Question 1

Thomas Jefferson's design for his home at Monticello was influenced by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) houses on the rue Transnonian 
B) Rococo salons 
C) British palaces 
D) Palladian villas in Italy 
A) houses on the rue Transnonian 
B) Rococo salons 
C) British palaces 
D) Palladian villas in Italy

Question 2

The sculpture Apulu (Apollo)was originally located __________.

Accepted Answer

A) in the cella of a temple 
B) at the top of a triumphal arch 
C) on the roof ridge of a temple 
D) in the atrium of a tomb 
A) in the cella of a temple 
B) at the top of a triumphal arch 
C) on the roof ridge of a temple 
D) in the atrium of a tomb

Question 3

The great royal center of book production at Herat was founded under the patronage of the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Persian Timurid dynasty 
B) Ottoman dynasty 
C) Nasrid dynasty 
D) Mamluk dynasty 
A) Persian Timurid dynasty 
B) Ottoman dynasty 
C) Nasrid dynasty 
D) Mamluk dynasty

Question 4

Which of the following artworks depicts the elite leisure activities enjoyed by the deceased in the afterlife?

Accepted Answer

A) Akhenaten and His Family 
B) Nebamun Hunting Birds in the Marshes 
C) Judgment of Hunefer Before Osiris 
D) Palette of Narmer 
A) Akhenaten and His Family 
B) Nebamun Hunting Birds in the Marshes 
C) Judgment of Hunefer Before Osiris 
D) Palette of Narmer

Question 5

Although archeologists and art historians are unsure of the meaning of Lion-Human Statuette,it is considered an artwork because it __________.

Accepted Answer

A) demonstrates the technique of modeling clay into representational figures 
B) establishes that Paleolithic artists copied what they observed in nature 
C) represents a spiritual figure communing with the celestial world 
D) demonstrates complex thinking and creative imagination 
A) demonstrates the technique of modeling clay into representational figures 
B) establishes that Paleolithic artists copied what they observed in nature 
C) represents a spiritual figure communing with the celestial world 
D) demonstrates complex thinking and creative imagination

Question 6

Which of the following aspects of Marie-Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun's Portrait of Marie Antoinette with Her Children represents the French reaction against Rococo during the 1760s?

Accepted Answer

A) the pastel colors 
B) the queen's conventional feminine charms 
C) the curving,delicate forms 
D) the restrained style 
A) the pastel colors 
B) the queen's conventional feminine charms 
C) the curving,delicate forms 
D) the restrained style

Question 7

For the Fang,a carved wooden guardian figure is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) an oni 
B) a byeri 
C) a nkisi 
D) an oba 
A) an oni 
B) a byeri 
C) a nkisi 
D) an oba

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of trompe l'oeil?

Accepted Answer

A) The Drawing Lesson 
B) Two Callas 
C) Diary (Minidoka Series #3) 
D) Flower Piece with Curtain 
A) The Drawing Lesson 
B) Two Callas 
C) Diary (Minidoka Series #3) 
D) Flower Piece with Curtain

Question 9

During the fifteenth century,the present-day lands of western Belgium,the southwestern Netherlands,and a small part of northern France were called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Florence 
B) Nuremberg 
C) Flanders 
D) Tournai 
A) Florence 
B) Nuremberg 
C) Flanders 
D) Tournai

Question 10

Which of the following characteristics of the illuminations of the Gospels of Otto III were inspired by Byzantine painting conventions?

Accepted Answer

A) abstract design 
B) naturalistic figures 
C) lavish fields of gold 
D) prefiguration 
A) abstract design 
B) naturalistic figures 
C) lavish fields of gold 
D) prefiguration

Question 11

Baroque art features theatrical compositions in order to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) emphasize the rationality of Humanism 
B) embody the ideals of the Reformation 
C) elicit emotional responses from viewers 
D) convey the frivolity of wealthy patrons 
A) emphasize the rationality of Humanism 
B) embody the ideals of the Reformation 
C) elicit emotional responses from viewers 
D) convey the frivolity of wealthy patrons

Question 12

Which of the following artists began a long tradition of illusionistic ceiling painting?

Accepted Answer

A) Masaccio 
B) Andrea Mantegna 
C) Jan van Eyck 
D) Piero della Francesca 
A) Masaccio 
B) Andrea Mantegna 
C) Jan van Eyck 
D) Piero della Francesca

Question 13

A written legal code that recorded laws and the punishments for breaking them is found on the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Stele of Naram-Sin 
B) Votive Statue of Gudea 
C) Carved Vessel from Uruk 
D) Stele of Hammurabi 
A) Stele of Naram-Sin 
B) Votive Statue of Gudea 
C) Carved Vessel from Uruk 
D) Stele of Hammurabi

Question 14

Which of the following features of St.Peter's basilica was designed by Michelangelo?

Accepted Answer

A) longitudinal plan 
B) colonnaded plaza 
C) three hemicycles 
D) rectangular porticos 
A) longitudinal plan 
B) colonnaded plaza 
C) three hemicycles 
D) rectangular porticos

Question 15

The Inca are distinguished from other ancient American cultures by their __________.

Accepted Answer

A) geoglyphs of animals and abstract designs 
B) system of roads and durable stone structures 
C) cliff dwellings carved from the canyon walls 
D) wooden dwellings painted with mythical animals 
A) geoglyphs of animals and abstract designs 
B) system of roads and durable stone structures 
C) cliff dwellings carved from the canyon walls 
D) wooden dwellings painted with mythical animals

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of the use of low relief sculpture in Assyrian palace complexes?

Accepted Answer

A) Stele of Naram-Sin 
B) Ishtar Gate 
C) Ceremonial complex of Darius I and Xerxes I 
D) Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions 
A) Stele of Naram-Sin 
B) Ishtar Gate 
C) Ceremonial complex of Darius I and Xerxes I 
D) Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions

Question 17

The stepped pyramidal structures in Sumer are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) stele 
B) lamassu 
C) ziggurats 
D) cuneiform 
A) stele 
B) lamassu 
C) ziggurats 
D) cuneiform

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the pose that was a stylistic signature of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Gothic art in France?

Accepted Answer

A) contrapposto 
B) fresco 
C) column-like 
D) graceful S-curve 
A) contrapposto 
B) fresco 
C) column-like 
D) graceful S-curve

Question 19

In the opening of Psalm 1 in the Windmill Psalter,Christ's royal and spiritual heritage is symbolized by the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) letter B 
B) Tree of Jesse 
C) Judgment of Solomon 
D) large windmill 
A) letter B 
B) Tree of Jesse 
C) Judgment of Solomon 
D) large windmill

Question 20

The burial site at Newgrange in Ireland is an example of a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) passage grave 
B) circular henge 
C) megalithic cairn 
D) post-and-lintel structure 
A) passage grave 
B) circular henge 
C) megalithic cairn 
D) post-and-lintel structure

Exam 21: Introduction

Thomas Jefferson's design for his home at Monticello was influenced by __________.

The sculpture Apulu (Apollo)was originally located __________.

The great royal center of book production at Herat was founded under the patronage of the __________.

Which of the following artworks depicts the elite leisure activities enjoyed by the deceased in the afterlife?

Although archeologists and art historians are unsure of the meaning of Lion-Human Statuette,it is considered an artwork because it __________.

Which of the following aspects of Marie-Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun's Portrait of Marie Antoinette with Her Children represents the French reaction against Rococo during the 1760s?

For the Fang,a carved wooden guardian figure is called __________.

Which of the following is an example of trompe l'oeil?

During the fifteenth century,the present-day lands of western Belgium,the southwestern Netherlands,and a small part of northern France were called __________.

Which of the following characteristics of the illuminations of the Gospels of Otto III were inspired by Byzantine painting conventions?

Baroque art features theatrical compositions in order to __________.

Which of the following artists began a long tradition of illusionistic ceiling painting?

A written legal code that recorded laws and the punishments for breaking them is found on the __________.

Which of the following features of St.Peter's basilica was designed by Michelangelo?

The Inca are distinguished from other ancient American cultures by their __________.

Which of the following is an example of the use of low relief sculpture in Assyrian palace complexes?

The stepped pyramidal structures in Sumer are called __________.

Which of the following best describes the pose that was a stylistic signature of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Gothic art in France?

In the opening of Psalm 1 in the Windmill Psalter,Christ's royal and spiritual heritage is symbolized by the __________.

The burial site at Newgrange in Ireland is an example of a __________.

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Art of the Ancient Near East

Art of Ancient Egypt

Early Asian Art

Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish,early Christian,and Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

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Early Medieval and Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Early Renaissance Art

Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation

Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe

Art of the Americas

Arts of Africa

European and American Art, 1715-1840

European and American Art, 1840-1910

Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1945

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