Question 1

Which earlier form of artwork is directly referenced in Untitled (After Marcel Duchamp,A.P.)?

Accepted Answer

A)  kinetic sculpture 
B)  readymades 
C)  functional pottery 
D)  performance 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  kinetic sculpture 
B)  readymades 
C)  functional pottery 
D)  performance 
E)  none of the other answers B

Question 2

Conceptual art emphasizes ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the way the final artwork looks and exists in the world 
B)  the ideas behind the artwork over its realization 
C)  how many theories an artwork can reference 
D)  what is actually there over what we know to be there 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  the way the final artwork looks and exists in the world 
B)  the ideas behind the artwork over its realization 
C)  how many theories an artwork can reference 
D)  what is actually there over what we know to be there 
E)  all of the other answers B

Question 3

James Hampton's The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly was made using ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  discarded chewing gum that the artist collected from movie theater seats 
B)  artworks created by other people, on top of which the artist painted his own work 
C)  fine gold and silver jewelry that the artist melted down 
D)  found objects that the artist transformed 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  discarded chewing gum that the artist collected from movie theater seats 
B)  artworks created by other people, on top of which the artist painted his own work 
C)  fine gold and silver jewelry that the artist melted down 
D)  found objects that the artist transformed 
E)  none of the other answers D

Question 4

Jackson Pollock made paintings by:

Accepted Answer

A)  flinging paint from a pinwheel onto canvases hanging in his studio 
B)  spitting glitter through a straw onto a plaster wall 
C)  dripping paint onto a canvas on the floor 
D)  dancing on ceramic tiles with paint on the bottom of his feet 
E)  spilling paint onto a dust sheet while painting his living room 
A)  flinging paint from a pinwheel onto canvases hanging in his studio 
B)  spitting glitter through a straw onto a plaster wall 
C)  dripping paint onto a canvas on the floor 
D)  dancing on ceramic tiles with paint on the bottom of his feet 
E)  spilling paint onto a dust sheet while painting his living room

Question 5

Jolene Rickard's Corn Blue Room is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a silkscreen print 
B)  installation art 
C)  collage 
D)  photomontage 
E)  a readymade 
A)  a silkscreen print 
B)  installation art 
C)  collage 
D)  photomontage 
E)  a readymade

Question 6

Matthew Barney explains that the complexity in his Cremaster series relates to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the editing process that he used 
B)  the nature of the specific stories he was trying to tell 
C)  his own wandering interests 
D)  the rules of American football 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  the editing process that he used 
B)  the nature of the specific stories he was trying to tell 
C)  his own wandering interests 
D)  the rules of American football 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 7

Romare Bearden,the artist of Three Folk Musicians,was particularly influenced by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimalism, Polaroid cameras, and classical music 
B)  Cubism, African masks, and the Harlem Renaissance 
C)  the Italian Renaissance, yo-yos, and gardening magazines 
D)  Afro-Cuban dance, metal spatulas, and Where the Wild Things Are 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  Minimalism, Polaroid cameras, and classical music 
B)  Cubism, African masks, and the Harlem Renaissance 
C)  the Italian Renaissance, yo-yos, and gardening magazines 
D)  Afro-Cuban dance, metal spatulas, and Where the Wild Things Are 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 8

The main message in Ana Mendieta's "Untitled" (3.9.11)is that women's bodies should only be passive receivers of the male gaze.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Pipilotti Rist's Ever Is Over All shows ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a woman smashing out car windows with a flower 
B)  women in chadors sailing out into the open water 
C)  a family painting a room in their house 
D)  a fairy princess being rescued from her turret 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  a woman smashing out car windows with a flower 
B)  women in chadors sailing out into the open water 
C)  a family painting a room in their house 
D)  a fairy princess being rescued from her turret 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 10

Designer Gerrit Rietveld preferred a limited color palette of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  red only 
B)  pastel hues 
C)  violet and green 
D)  black and white only 
E)  black, white, and primary colors 
A)  red only 
B)  pastel hues 
C)  violet and green 
D)  black and white only 
E)  black, white, and primary colors

Question 11

Artwork in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries can be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  representational 
B)  abstract 
C)  non-objective 
D)  all of the previous answers 
E)  none of the previous answers 
A)  representational 
B)  abstract 
C)  non-objective 
D)  all of the previous answers 
E)  none of the previous answers

Question 12

Shirin Neshat builds on her ________ heritage in her work.

Accepted Answer

A)  African-American 
B)  Iranian 
C)  Native American 
D)  Swiss 
E)  British 
A)  African-American 
B)  Iranian 
C)  Native American 
D)  Swiss 
E)  British

Question 13

Roy Lichtenstein challenged traditional notions of the subject matter and appearance of fine art painting by embracing everyday subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Donald Judd's Untitled (1967)is part of which movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impressionism 
B)  Cubism 
C)  Futurism 
D)  Minimalism 
E)  Arte Povera 
A)  Impressionism 
B)  Cubism 
C)  Futurism 
D)  Minimalism 
E)  Arte Povera

Question 15

What is the medium of Tara Donovan's Untitled (2003)?

Accepted Answer

A)  plastic drinking straws 
B)  styrofoam cups 
C)  thumb tacks 
D)  pillow cases 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  plastic drinking straws 
B)  styrofoam cups 
C)  thumb tacks 
D)  pillow cases 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 16

Donald Judd ordered the boxes for his Untitled artwork,made in 1967,from a factory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why are words crossed out in Jean-Michel Basquiat's The Nile?

Accepted Answer

A)  because he was not good at spelling 
B)  because someone else tagged his graffiti 
C)  because he changed his mind while making the piece 
D)  because he wanted to challenge existing meanings 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  because he was not good at spelling 
B)  because someone else tagged his graffiti 
C)  because he changed his mind while making the piece 
D)  because he wanted to challenge existing meanings 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 18

Shirin Neshat's Rapture is a film that separates ________ onto different screens.

Accepted Answer

A)  the colors of red and green 
B)  a street scene and a garden 
C)  men and women 
D)  all of the other answers 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  the colors of red and green 
B)  a street scene and a garden 
C)  men and women 
D)  all of the other answers 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 19

Nathalie Djurberg is known for making claymation movies with dark,carnivalesque humor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the medium of I Wasn't Made to Play the Son?

Accepted Answer

A)  found-object installation 
B)  clay animation and digital video 
C)  discarded car parts and glitter 
D)  taxidermy animals 
E)  bronze sculpture and note cards 
A)  found-object installation 
B)  clay animation and digital video 
C)  discarded car parts and glitter 
D)  taxidermy animals 
E)  bronze sculpture and note cards

Exam 29: Late Modern and Contemporary Art: from Abstract Expressionism in the 1940s to the Present Day

Which earlier form of artwork is directly referenced in Untitled (After Marcel Duchamp,A.P.)?

Conceptual art emphasizes ________.

James Hampton's The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly was made using ________.

Jackson Pollock made paintings by:

Jolene Rickard's Corn Blue Room is an example of ________.

Matthew Barney explains that the complexity in his Cremaster series relates to ________.

Romare Bearden,the artist of Three Folk Musicians,was particularly influenced by which of the following?

The main message in Ana Mendieta's "Untitled" (3.9.11)is that women's bodies should only be passive receivers of the male gaze.

Pipilotti Rist's Ever Is Over All shows ________.

Designer Gerrit Rietveld preferred a limited color palette of ________.

Artwork in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries can be ________.

Shirin Neshat builds on her ________ heritage in her work.

Roy Lichtenstein challenged traditional notions of the subject matter and appearance of fine art painting by embracing everyday subjects.

Donald Judd's Untitled (1967)is part of which movement?

What is the medium of Tara Donovan's Untitled (2003)?

Donald Judd ordered the boxes for his Untitled artwork,made in 1967,from a factory.

Why are words crossed out in Jean-Michel Basquiat's The Nile?

Shirin Neshat's Rapture is a film that separates ________ onto different screens.

Nathalie Djurberg is known for making claymation movies with dark,carnivalesque humor.

What is the medium of I Wasn't Made to Play the Son?

Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast

Form, Volume, Mass, and Texture

Implied Depth: Value and Space

Color

Time and Motion

Unity Variety and Balance

Scale and Proportion

Emphasis and Focal Point

Pattern and Rhythm

Content and Analysis

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Sculpture

Architecture

The Tradition of Craft

Visual Communication Design

Photography

Film, Video, and Digital Art

Alternative Media and Processes

The Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean

Art of the Middle Ages

Art of India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia

Art of the Americas

Art of Africa and the Pacific Islands

Art of Renaissance and Baroque Europe: 1400 to 1750

Art of Europe and America, 1700 to 1865: Rococo to Realism

The Modern Aesthetic: Manet in 1863 to the American Scene in the 1930s

Art and Community

Spirituality and Art

Art and the Cycle of Life

Art and Science

Art and Illusion

Art of Political Leaders and Rulers

Art, War, and Revolution

Art of Social Conscience

The Body in Art

Exam Identity, Race, and Gender in Art

Gateway Features for Gateways to Art

Introduction

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