Question 1

Pablo Picasso's painting Girl before a Mirror reflects his knowledge of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the history of art 
B)  Dutch still life painting 
C)  Renaissance and Baroque figure studies 
D)  images of the goddess Venus 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  the history of art 
B)  Dutch still life painting 
C)  Renaissance and Baroque figure studies 
D)  images of the goddess Venus 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 2

The sequence of photographs Dorothea Lange took of a migrant family in 1936 shows how photographers move around their subject and anticipate the right time to capture the image they seek.In this way,photography is still deeply concerned with the elements of ________ and time.

Accepted Answer

A)  motion 
B)  color 
C)  light 
D)  volume 
E)  texture 
A)  motion 
B)  color 
C)  light 
D)  volume 
E)  texture

Question 3

"Pentimenti" was the term used by Picasso for his young students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Artemisia Gentileschi was influenced by the style of which other artist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Masaccio 
B)  Caravaggio 
C)  Sofonisba Anguissola 
D)  Nicolas Poussin 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  Masaccio 
B)  Caravaggio 
C)  Sofonisba Anguissola 
D)  Nicolas Poussin 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 5

Pablo Picasso's Girl before a Mirror relates to the theme of vanitas through which of the following elements?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rotten food in the corner reflects the fact that all living things decay 
B)  the woman looks in a mirror to contemplate her beauty, which will fade over time 
C)  the realistic depiction of a cemetery reminds us that death is inevitable 
D)  the instruments remind us that life, like music, is transient 
E)  the skull on the table represents death 
A)  the rotten food in the corner reflects the fact that all living things decay 
B)  the woman looks in a mirror to contemplate her beauty, which will fade over time 
C)  the realistic depiction of a cemetery reminds us that death is inevitable 
D)  the instruments remind us that life, like music, is transient 
E)  the skull on the table represents death

Question 6

In his work The School of Athens,this Renaissance artist created figures using the ideal human proportions developed by the ancient Greeks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Raphael 
B)  Claes Oldenburg 
C)  Dorothea Tanning 
D)  Michelangelo 
E)  Leonardo da Vinci 
A)  Raphael 
B)  Claes Oldenburg 
C)  Dorothea Tanning 
D)  Michelangelo 
E)  Leonardo da Vinci

Question 7

To create a color woodblock,such as Hokusai's famous "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," a printer must produce a new ________ for each separate color.

Accepted Answer

A)  style 
B)  piece of paper 
C)  relief block 
D)  design 
E)  medium 
A)  style 
B)  piece of paper 
C)  relief block 
D)  design 
E)  medium

Question 8

The identity of Dorothea Lange's migrant mother has never been discovered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The fact that Goya's paintings The Second of May,1808 and The Third of May,1808 portray different sides committing acts of violence shows that Goya was condemning war in general.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Pablo Picasso made Girl before a Mirror ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  when he was in grade school, before he became an artist 
B)  at the beginning of his career, when he was studying art 
C)  at the height of his career, when he was inspired by his mistress 
D)  later in his career, when he was learning to use photography 
E)  near the end of his career, when he was revisiting old themes 
A)  when he was in grade school, before he became an artist 
B)  at the beginning of his career, when he was studying art 
C)  at the height of his career, when he was inspired by his mistress 
D)  later in his career, when he was learning to use photography 
E)  near the end of his career, when he was revisiting old themes

Question 11

Trompe l'oeil techniques are used to make artworks look extremely realistic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe in detail the role that Mount Fuji plays in Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa." Consider formal elements,such as the size,shape,and placement of the mountain,as well as meaning and symbolism.

Accepted Answer

Answers may include: stability

Question 13

What theme is not represented in the paintings that decorate the walls of the library of Pope Julius II in the Vatican?

Accepted Answer

A)  theology 
B)  law and justice 
C)  humility 
D)  philosophy 
E)  poetry 
A)  theology 
B)  law and justice 
C)  humility 
D)  philosophy 
E)  poetry

Question 14

Compare Pieter Claesz's painting Vanitas with Violin and Glass Ball with Pablo Picasso's Girl before a Mirror.Begin by describing each artwork,both in terms of what it looks like stylistically and its subject matter.Next,consider the underlying meaning of each artwork.Name several similarities and differences in both form and content.Finally,consider how the appearance of each artwork contributes to our understanding of its message.

Accepted Answer

Pieter Claesz's painting "Vanitas with V

Question 15

Raphael's The School of Athens contains:

Accepted Answer

A)  accurate portraits of ancient scholars and writers 
B)  accurate portraits of sixteenth-century scholars and writers 
C)  ancient scholars looking like sixteenth-century artists 
D)  contemporary scholars looking like ancient artists 
E)  only people the artist knew personally 
A)  accurate portraits of ancient scholars and writers 
B)  accurate portraits of sixteenth-century scholars and writers 
C)  ancient scholars looking like sixteenth-century artists 
D)  contemporary scholars looking like ancient artists 
E)  only people the artist knew personally

Question 16

In the etching The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters,Francisco Goya uses regularity of line and shape to create a/an ________ rhythm,with a benign effect,in the lower half of the work.

Accepted Answer

A)  erratic 
B)  wistful 
C)  stable 
D)  wild 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  erratic 
B)  wistful 
C)  stable 
D)  wild 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 17

________ made a Symbolist version of Judith with Holofernes's head.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary Cassatt 
B)  Berthe Morisot 
C)  Camille Claudel 
D)  Gustav Klimt 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  Mary Cassatt 
B)  Berthe Morisot 
C)  Camille Claudel 
D)  Gustav Klimt 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 18

This Spanish artist created artworks in both print and paint that depict horrific events that happened during the French occupation of Spain between 1808 and 1814.

Accepted Answer

A)  Albrecht Dürer 
B)  Pablo Picasso 
C)  Francisco Goya 
D)  Max Beckmann 
E)  Rembrandt 
A)  Albrecht Dürer 
B)  Pablo Picasso 
C)  Francisco Goya 
D)  Max Beckmann 
E)  Rembrandt

Question 19

The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to celebrate the birth of his son Shah Jahan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Why were the Greek god Apollo and the goddess Athena included in The School of Athens?

Accepted Answer

A)  because Renaissance artists admired Greek mythology, philosophy, and art 
B)  because there were no longer deities during the Renaissance 
C)  because the artist was Greek 
D)  because the huge flowers the artist wanted to carve fell apart 
E)  none of the answers 
A)  because Renaissance artists admired Greek mythology, philosophy, and art 
B)  because there were no longer deities during the Renaissance 
C)  because the artist was Greek 
D)  because the huge flowers the artist wanted to carve fell apart 
E)  none of the answers

Exam 40: Gateway Features for Gateways to Art

Pablo Picasso's painting Girl before a Mirror reflects his knowledge of ______.

The sequence of photographs Dorothea Lange took of a migrant family in 1936 shows how photographers move around their subject and anticipate the right time to capture the image they seek.In this way,photography is still deeply concerned with the elements of ________ and time.

"Pentimenti" was the term used by Picasso for his young students.

Artemisia Gentileschi was influenced by the style of which other artist?

Pablo Picasso's Girl before a Mirror relates to the theme of vanitas through which of the following elements?

In his work The School of Athens,this Renaissance artist created figures using the ideal human proportions developed by the ancient Greeks.

To create a color woodblock,such as Hokusai's famous "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," a printer must produce a new ________ for each separate color.

The identity of Dorothea Lange's migrant mother has never been discovered.

The fact that Goya's paintings The Second of May,1808 and The Third of May,1808 portray different sides committing acts of violence shows that Goya was condemning war in general.

Pablo Picasso made Girl before a Mirror ______.

Trompe l'oeil techniques are used to make artworks look extremely realistic.

Describe in detail the role that Mount Fuji plays in Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa." Consider formal elements,such as the size,shape,and placement of the mountain,as well as meaning and symbolism.

What theme is not represented in the paintings that decorate the walls of the library of Pope Julius II in the Vatican?

Raphael's The School of Athens contains:

In the etching The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters,Francisco Goya uses regularity of line and shape to create a/an ________ rhythm,with a benign effect,in the lower half of the work.

________ made a Symbolist version of Judith with Holofernes's head.

This Spanish artist created artworks in both print and paint that depict horrific events that happened during the French occupation of Spain between 1808 and 1814.

The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to celebrate the birth of his son Shah Jahan.

Why were the Greek god Apollo and the goddess Athena included in The School of Athens?

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

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