What was the primary reason for Catherine de Medici's influence on French culture?
Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet

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To introduce French and Italian culture into a formal alliance
To promote the arts as a means to soothe tensions and pacify conflicts
To establish the Académie de Poésie et de Musique
To bring her Italianate taste to bear on French courtiers
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What was the connection between Catherine de Medici and the Florentine Platonic Academy?
Catherine founded the Florentine Platonic Academy
The Académie de Poésie et de Musique was modeled after the Florentine Platonic Academy
Catherine was a student at the Florentine Platonic Academy
Catherine's influence on French culture was inspired by the Florentine Platonic Academy
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What was the main goal of the Académie de Poésie et de Musique?
To create a new kind of spectacle in which the rigorous rhythms of classical Greek verse would harmonize dance, music, and language
To establish a secret society dedicated to Neoplatonism
To create a new form of Catholic liturgy through theater and art
To promote the Italian Renaissance thought in France
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What was the key element that made dance an essential part of the Académie de Poésie et de Musique's vision?
To redirect man's troublesome passions and physical desires towards a transcendent love of God
To demonstrate the natural laws of the universe and the mystical power of God
To create a perfect mathematical proportion between the body and the soul
To showcase the allegorical and symbolic character of gods and goddesses
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Which ballet is considered the first ballet de cour?
Ballet comique de la Reine
Ballet de la Naissance de la Puix
Ballet de la Couronne Royale
Ballet de la Fête des Rois
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What was the primary purpose of the Ballet comique de la Reine?
To celebrate the marriage of the queen's sister
To demonstrate the order of the universe and the power of God
To showcase the artistic achievements of the Académie de Poésie et de Musique
To celebrate the reign of King Henri III
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Who was the dancing master responsible for creating the dances for the Ballet comique de la Reine?
Jean Dorat
Pierre de Ronsard
Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx
René Descartes
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