Question 1

Both Clara Peeters's Still Life with Fruit and Flowers and Zhu Da's Quince demonstrate that artworks can __________.

Accepted Answer

A) have multiple meanings 
B) include recognizable abstractions 
C) be used in communal rituals 
D) have more than one patron 
A) have multiple meanings 
B) include recognizable abstractions 
C) be used in communal rituals 
D) have more than one patron

Question 2

The iconography of Frida Kahlo's The Two Fridas might have been influenced by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Spanish Civil War 
B) Kahlo's divorce from Diego Rivera 
C) Kahlo's dreams and unconscious thoughts 
D) the Dada movement 
A) the Spanish Civil War 
B) Kahlo's divorce from Diego Rivera 
C) Kahlo's dreams and unconscious thoughts 
D) the Dada movement

Question 3

Why was Hatshepsut portrayed as a male king?

Accepted Answer

A) She was not of royal blood and used her image to validate her reign. 
B) She was a warrior and led many successful military campaigns. 
C) There was no artistic tradition for a female ruler in Egyptian art. 
D) There was not a legitimate male heir and she pretended to be a male king. 
A) She was not of royal blood and used her image to validate her reign. 
B) She was a warrior and led many successful military campaigns. 
C) There was no artistic tradition for a female ruler in Egyptian art. 
D) There was not a legitimate male heir and she pretended to be a male king.

Question 4

How is the Colossal Figure of Akhenaten different from Menkaure and a Queen?

Accepted Answer

A) Akhenaten is not depicted with the traditional symbols of the pharaoh's sovereignty. 
B) Akhenaten's face is idealized and his pose evokes power and permanence. 
C) Akhenaten is depicted as a youthful,athletic male at the peak of physical perfection. 
D) Akhenaten's body is distorted and his facial features are exaggerated. 
A) Akhenaten is not depicted with the traditional symbols of the pharaoh's sovereignty. 
B) Akhenaten's face is idealized and his pose evokes power and permanence. 
C) Akhenaten is depicted as a youthful,athletic male at the peak of physical perfection. 
D) Akhenaten's body is distorted and his facial features are exaggerated.

Question 5

Which of the following traditions influenced the use of verism in Roman Republican portraiture?

Accepted Answer

A) the advertisement of successful gladiators 
B) the commemoration of military battles on triumphal arches 
C) the display of death masks of deceased relatives 
D) the use of images of Roman emperors as propaganda 
A) the advertisement of successful gladiators 
B) the commemoration of military battles on triumphal arches 
C) the display of death masks of deceased relatives 
D) the use of images of Roman emperors as propaganda

Question 6

Paul Cézanne's artwork can be distinguished from that of Impressionists because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) he distorts forms to expresses his emotional state 
B) he solidly models the faces and hands of his subjects 
C) he only attempts to capture the fleeting effects of light 
D) his application of color creates a highly structured painting 
A) he distorts forms to expresses his emotional state 
B) he solidly models the faces and hands of his subjects 
C) he only attempts to capture the fleeting effects of light 
D) his application of color creates a highly structured painting

Question 7

At Hagia Sophia,the main dome rests on four __________.

Accepted Answer

A) conches 
B) exedrae 
C) pendentives 
D) transepts 
A) conches 
B) exedrae 
C) pendentives 
D) transepts

Question 8

The Infant Virgin Mary Caressed by Her Parents (Joachim and Anna)exemplifies the style and iconography of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Middle Byzantine art 
B) Early Byzantine art 
C) Early Christian art 
D) Late Byzantine art 
A) Middle Byzantine art 
B) Early Byzantine art 
C) Early Christian art 
D) Late Byzantine art

Question 9

In Congo: Shadow of a Shadow,Aimé Mpane assembles planks of wood on the ground in the shape of a man,woman,and child in order to ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) reference the brutality of colonialism 
B) celebrate the liberation of the Congo 
C) problematize European ethnography 
D) challenge how we dispose of our waste 
A) reference the brutality of colonialism 
B) celebrate the liberation of the Congo 
C) problematize European ethnography 
D) challenge how we dispose of our waste

Question 10

Which of the following is an advantage of using oil paint?

Accepted Answer

A) It dries very quickly. 
B) It produces a matte surface. 
C) It creates jewel-like colors. 
D) It features opaque tones. 
A) It dries very quickly. 
B) It produces a matte surface. 
C) It creates jewel-like colors. 
D) It features opaque tones.

Question 11

Which of the following aspects of Salisbury Cathedral distinguishes it from the style of Gothic churches in France?

Accepted Answer

A) rib vaulting 
B) flying buttresses 
C) emphasis on height 
D) Purbeck marble shafts 
A) rib vaulting 
B) flying buttresses 
C) emphasis on height 
D) Purbeck marble shafts

Question 12

The term "Mesopotamia" means land __________.

Accepted Answer

A) outside the rivers 
B) between the rivers 
C) north of the rivers 
D) south of the rivers 
A) outside the rivers 
B) between the rivers 
C) north of the rivers 
D) south of the rivers

Question 13

What was the function of a Greek temple?

Accepted Answer

A) to house a god or goddess 
B) to provide an interior space for worship 
C) to create sacred ground for burials 
D) to enshrine an altar for communal offerings 
A) to house a god or goddess 
B) to provide an interior space for worship 
C) to create sacred ground for burials 
D) to enshrine an altar for communal offerings

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of early Chinese Buddhist art?

Accepted Answer

A) Buddha and Attendants 
B) Hungry Tigress Jataka 
C) Seated Buddha 
D) Eternal Shiva 
A) Buddha and Attendants 
B) Hungry Tigress Jataka 
C) Seated Buddha 
D) Eternal Shiva

Question 15

Fluted columns without bases that rise to unadorned,cushion-like capitals characterize the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Ionic order 
B) Corinthian order 
C) Composite order 
D) Doric order 
A) Ionic order 
B) Corinthian order 
C) Composite order 
D) Doric order

Question 16

The Bayeux Embroidery was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) hung on the wall of a castle or palace 
B) displayed in the nave of a church 
C) commissioned by monks for a monastery 
D) found in an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 
A) hung on the wall of a castle or palace 
B) displayed in the nave of a church 
C) commissioned by monks for a monastery 
D) found in an Anglo-Saxon burial mound

Question 17

How does the iconography of Empress Theodora and Her Attendants and Emperor Justinian and His Attendants symbolize the celebration of the Eucharist?

Accepted Answer

A) Justinian and Theodora offer a model of San Vitale as well as other gifts to Christ. 
B) They are depicted alongside Christ in an icon that was used to aid a worshiper in prayer. 
C) The mosaics portray the baptism of the Byzantine rulers next to scenes from Christ's life. 
D) Justinian holds a paten and Theodora carries a chalice that will be used in the liturgy. 
A) Justinian and Theodora offer a model of San Vitale as well as other gifts to Christ. 
B) They are depicted alongside Christ in an icon that was used to aid a worshiper in prayer. 
C) The mosaics portray the baptism of the Byzantine rulers next to scenes from Christ's life. 
D) Justinian holds a paten and Theodora carries a chalice that will be used in the liturgy.

Question 18

In the Camera Picta,Mantegna created the illusion of figures projecting into space by using __________.

Accepted Answer

A) foreshortening 
B) linear perspective 
C) pietra serena 
D) atmospheric perspective 
A) foreshortening 
B) linear perspective 
C) pietra serena 
D) atmospheric perspective

Question 19

The central image of Botticelli's Birth of Venus is derived from __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Masaccio's The Expulsion 
B) a Classical Greek statue 
C) the iconography of the Virgin Mary 
D) Pollaiuolo's Battle of the Nudes 
A) Masaccio's The Expulsion 
B) a Classical Greek statue 
C) the iconography of the Virgin Mary 
D) Pollaiuolo's Battle of the Nudes

Question 20

Gerhard Richter's Man Shot Down (1)demonstrates the characteristics of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Minimalism 
B) a Happening 
C) Neo-Expressionism 
D) Formalism 
A) Minimalism 
B) a Happening 
C) Neo-Expressionism 
D) Formalism

Exam 21: Introduction

Both Clara Peeters's Still Life with Fruit and Flowers and Zhu Da's Quince demonstrate that artworks can __________.

The iconography of Frida Kahlo's The Two Fridas might have been influenced by __________.

Why was Hatshepsut portrayed as a male king?

How is the Colossal Figure of Akhenaten different from Menkaure and a Queen?

Which of the following traditions influenced the use of verism in Roman Republican portraiture?

Paul Cézanne's artwork can be distinguished from that of Impressionists because __________.

At Hagia Sophia,the main dome rests on four __________.

The Infant Virgin Mary Caressed by Her Parents (Joachim and Anna)exemplifies the style and iconography of __________.

In Congo: Shadow of a Shadow,Aimé Mpane assembles planks of wood on the ground in the shape of a man,woman,and child in order to ___________.

Which of the following is an advantage of using oil paint?

Which of the following aspects of Salisbury Cathedral distinguishes it from the style of Gothic churches in France?

The term "Mesopotamia" means land __________.

What was the function of a Greek temple?

Which of the following is an example of early Chinese Buddhist art?

Fluted columns without bases that rise to unadorned,cushion-like capitals characterize the __________.

The Bayeux Embroidery was __________.

How does the iconography of Empress Theodora and Her Attendants and Emperor Justinian and His Attendants symbolize the celebration of the Eucharist?

In the Camera Picta,Mantegna created the illusion of figures projecting into space by using __________.

The central image of Botticelli's Birth of Venus is derived from __________.

Gerhard Richter's Man Shot Down (1)demonstrates the characteristics of __________.

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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

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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

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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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