Question 1

The AT&T Stadium also houses an art collection,with artworks commissioned from eighteen contemporary artists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The AT&T Stadium is noteworthy in the study of art and architecture because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it is home to the Dallas Cowboys 
B)  it is the largest stadium since the Colosseum 
C)  is the world's largest domed structure without interior columns 
D)  it is only important in the world of sports 
E)  it was designed by Brunelleschi 
A)  it is home to the Dallas Cowboys 
B)  it is the largest stadium since the Colosseum 
C)  is the world's largest domed structure without interior columns 
D)  it is only important in the world of sports 
E)  it was designed by Brunelleschi C

Question 3

Holy relics located in churches ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  taught people about the stories of the Koran 
B)  inspired people to make pilgrimages to see them 
C)  fooled people into believing in ghosts 
D)  are proof that gladiator fights happened 
E)  holy relics were never kept in churches 
A)  taught people about the stories of the Koran 
B)  inspired people to make pilgrimages to see them 
C)  fooled people into believing in ghosts 
D)  are proof that gladiator fights happened 
E)  holy relics were never kept in churches B

Question 4

Amongst other entertainments,Roman citizens watched ________ in the Colosseum.

Accepted Answer

A)  synchronized swimming 
B)  mock sea battles 
C)  football games 
D)  scholarly debates 
E)  art competitions 
A)  synchronized swimming 
B)  mock sea battles 
C)  football games 
D)  scholarly debates 
E)  art competitions

Question 5

What is the primary medium of Wenda Gu's United Nations-China Monument?

Accepted Answer

A)  human hair 
B)  concrete 
C)  sand 
D)  stone 
E)  various textiles 
A)  human hair 
B)  concrete 
C)  sand 
D)  stone 
E)  various textiles

Question 6

Consider the following statement by Richard Serra:
"My sculptures are not objects for the viewer to stop and stare at.The historical purpose of placing sculpture on a pedestal was to establish a separation between the sculpture and the viewer.I am interested in creating a behavioural space in which the viewer interacts with the sculpture in its context." (Gateways to Art,p.570)
What does Serra mean by this statement? What kind of experience might such a sculpture inspire? How might art made in this way be used in public spaces?

Accepted Answer

Richard Serra's statement suggests that

Question 7

Ziggurats were made of what material?

Accepted Answer

A)  marble 
B)  reinforced concrete 
C)  mud-brick 
D)  sticks 
E)  glass 
A)  marble 
B)  reinforced concrete 
C)  mud-brick 
D)  sticks 
E)  glass

Question 8

Where is Monks Mound located?

Accepted Answer

A)  present-day Iraq 
B)  Lintong, China 
C)  near present-day St. Louis 
D)  beneath what is now Mexico City 
E)  on the Giza Plateau in Egypt 
A)  present-day Iraq 
B)  Lintong, China 
C)  near present-day St. Louis 
D)  beneath what is now Mexico City 
E)  on the Giza Plateau in Egypt

Question 9

Which of the following artworks did Diego Rivera make?

Accepted Answer

A)  Templo Mayor 
B)  Tilted Arc 
C)  Man at the Crossroads Looking with Hope and High Vision to the Choosing of a New and Better Future 
D)  The Two Fridas 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  Templo Mayor 
B)  Tilted Arc 
C)  Man at the Crossroads Looking with Hope and High Vision to the Choosing of a New and Better Future 
D)  The Two Fridas 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 10

Krzysztof Wodiczko uses the medium of video projection so that masses of people can experience his artwork and its message.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Even though it has not been maintained over the years,Monks Mound looks very much as it did when it was built.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

People shown in Tijuana Projection share what common experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  working in the maquiladora industry 
B)  being imprisoned 
C)  escaping as refugees 
D)  being granted US citizenship 
E)  they share no common experience 
A)  working in the maquiladora industry 
B)  being imprisoned 
C)  escaping as refugees 
D)  being granted US citizenship 
E)  they share no common experience

Question 13

In order for The Gates to be made,________,amongst others,had to get involved.

Accepted Answer

A)  artists, engineers, politicians, and security guards 
B)  artists, curators, and wealthy patrons 
C)  artists, gardeners, TV crews, and prison guards 
D)  historians, an airplane pilot, lifeguards, and random people in the community 
E)  Christo and Jeanne-Claude alone made the piece 
A)  artists, engineers, politicians, and security guards 
B)  artists, curators, and wealthy patrons 
C)  artists, gardeners, TV crews, and prison guards 
D)  historians, an airplane pilot, lifeguards, and random people in the community 
E)  Christo and Jeanne-Claude alone made the piece

Question 14

The Guggenheim Museum in New York City was designed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  look exactly like the ziggurats in the ancient Near East 
B)  teach young architects all the skills they would need 
C)  house Christian relics for safe keeping 
D)  be a temple of spirit, a monument 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  look exactly like the ziggurats in the ancient Near East 
B)  teach young architects all the skills they would need 
C)  house Christian relics for safe keeping 
D)  be a temple of spirit, a monument 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 15

A visitor to a Gothic cathedral would have found him or herself surrounded by:

Accepted Answer

A)  cement and barbed wire 
B)  darkened passageways and smoke from torches 
C)  soaring height and spiritual light 
D)  traffic in the market square 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  cement and barbed wire 
B)  darkened passageways and smoke from torches 
C)  soaring height and spiritual light 
D)  traffic in the market square 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 16

Community art may ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  be made by numerous people 
B)  be made for large numbers of viewers 
C)  be situated in public places 
D)  represent the common interests of a group 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  be made by numerous people 
B)  be made for large numbers of viewers 
C)  be situated in public places 
D)  represent the common interests of a group 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 17

Gèlèdé masquerades give communities the opportunity to:

Accepted Answer

A)  communicate with the spirit realm 
B)  reinforce their cultural beliefs 
C)  combine costumes, music, and dance 
D)  celebrate female power 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  communicate with the spirit realm 
B)  reinforce their cultural beliefs 
C)  combine costumes, music, and dance 
D)  celebrate female power 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 18

The Gates remains intact,while Stonehenge has had to be dismantled because it has eroded over the years and become a health-and-safety hazard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One important similarity between Stonehenge and The Gates is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they are both located in England 
B)  both structures have exactly the same dimensions 
C)  it took a highly organized team to construct them 
D)  only one person could experience them at a time 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  they are both located in England 
B)  both structures have exactly the same dimensions 
C)  it took a highly organized team to construct them 
D)  only one person could experience them at a time 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 20

The ziggurat at Ur was dedicated to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Muhammad 
B)  Shamash 
C)  Anu 
D)  Nanna 
E)  Jesus Christ 
A)  Muhammad 
B)  Shamash 
C)  Anu 
D)  Nanna 
E)  Jesus Christ

Exam 30: Art and Community

The AT&T Stadium also houses an art collection,with artworks commissioned from eighteen contemporary artists.

The AT&T Stadium is noteworthy in the study of art and architecture because ________.

Holy relics located in churches ________.

Amongst other entertainments,Roman citizens watched ________ in the Colosseum.

What is the primary medium of Wenda Gu's United Nations-China Monument?

Ziggurats were made of what material?

Where is Monks Mound located?

Which of the following artworks did Diego Rivera make?

Krzysztof Wodiczko uses the medium of video projection so that masses of people can experience his artwork and its message.

Even though it has not been maintained over the years,Monks Mound looks very much as it did when it was built.

People shown in Tijuana Projection share what common experience?

In order for The Gates to be made,________,amongst others,had to get involved.

The Guggenheim Museum in New York City was designed to:

A visitor to a Gothic cathedral would have found him or herself surrounded by:

Community art may ________.

Gèlèdé masquerades give communities the opportunity to:

The Gates remains intact,while Stonehenge has had to be dismantled because it has eroded over the years and become a health-and-safety hazard.

One important similarity between Stonehenge and The Gates is that ________.

The ziggurat at Ur was dedicated to:

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

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

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

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