Question 1

Who is the artist of the Untitled Film Stills series?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judy Chicago 
B)  Catherine Opie 
C)  Cindy Sherman 
D)  Dorothea Lange 
E)  Spike Lee 
A)  Judy Chicago 
B)  Catherine Opie 
C)  Cindy Sherman 
D)  Dorothea Lange 
E)  Spike Lee

Question 2

What movement influenced the Untitled Film Stills series?

Accepted Answer

A)  Renaissance 
B)  Civil Rights 
C)  Minimalism 
D)  Cubism 
E)  Feminism 
A)  Renaissance 
B)  Civil Rights 
C)  Minimalism 
D)  Cubism 
E)  Feminism

Question 3

Consider the following statement by Cindy Sherman: "I realized I had to become more specific in details,because that's what makes a person different from other people." (Gateways to Art,p.678)
What is your response to this statement? Do you agree with Sherman or disagree? Give an example of an artwork that supports your opinion and discuss it in relation to Sherman's statement.

Accepted Answer

I agree with Cindy Sherman's statement t

Question 4

Why did the artist of The Two Fridas paint two of herself?

Accepted Answer

A)  because she could not decide what she wanted to wear 
B)  because she liked to show the mirror she painted from 
C)  because she was seeing double during her recuperation from surgery 
D)  because she wanted to depict distinct aspects of her identity 
E)  one of the women in the picture is her twin sister 
A)  because she could not decide what she wanted to wear 
B)  because she liked to show the mirror she painted from 
C)  because she was seeing double during her recuperation from surgery 
D)  because she wanted to depict distinct aspects of her identity 
E)  one of the women in the picture is her twin sister

Question 5

What is the date of Spike Lee's movie Do the Right Thing?

Accepted Answer

A)  1865 
B)  1900 
C)  1965 
D)  1989 
E)  2014 
A)  1865 
B)  1900 
C)  1965 
D)  1989 
E)  2014

Question 6

Which artwork did Carrie Mae Weems make?

Accepted Answer

A)  Untitled Film Stills 
B)  "You Became a Scientific Profile" 
C)  Hip Hop Project 
D)  Sphinx of Hatshepsut 
E)  "Melissa & Lake, Durham, North Carolina" 
A)  Untitled Film Stills 
B)  "You Became a Scientific Profile" 
C)  Hip Hop Project 
D)  Sphinx of Hatshepsut 
E)  "Melissa & Lake, Durham, North Carolina"

Question 7

The layout of The Dinner Party alludes to:

Accepted Answer

A)  an ancient sign for woman 
B)  a coven of witches 
C)  the Last Supper 
D)  ancient religions that worshiped a mother goddess 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  an ancient sign for woman 
B)  a coven of witches 
C)  the Last Supper 
D)  ancient religions that worshiped a mother goddess 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 8

What is the medium of Self-Portrait with Saskia in the Scene of the Prodigal Son in the Tavern?

Accepted Answer

A)  gelatin silver print 
B)  etching 
C)  ink and colors on paper 
D)  oil on canvas 
E)  marble 
A)  gelatin silver print 
B)  etching 
C)  ink and colors on paper 
D)  oil on canvas 
E)  marble

Exam Identity, Race, and Gender in Art

Who is the artist of the Untitled Film Stills series?

What movement influenced the Untitled Film Stills series?

Why did the artist of The Two Fridas paint two of herself?

What is the date of Spike Lee's movie Do the Right Thing?

Which artwork did Carrie Mae Weems make?

The layout of The Dinner Party alludes to:

What is the medium of Self-Portrait with Saskia in the Scene of the Prodigal Son in the Tavern?

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

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

Gateway Features for Gateways to Art

Introduction

Filters