Question 1

How many times does Zhu Da sign his work Quince (Mugua)?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 B

Question 2

To depict the human body according to an idea of physical perfection is called

Accepted Answer

A) idealization. 
B) romanticism. 
C) naturalism. 
D) realism. 
A) idealization. 
B) romanticism. 
C) naturalism. 
D) realism. A

Question 3

What formal device leads the viewers' eyes directly to Christ in Leonardo's The Last Supper?

Accepted Answer

A) the family crest 
B) the contrasting colors 
C) the white tablecloth 
D) the regularly spaced tapestries 
A) the family crest 
B) the contrasting colors 
C) the white tablecloth 
D) the regularly spaced tapestries D

Question 4

What is the study of conventional subjects and symbols?

Accepted Answer

A) aesthetics 
B) iconography 
C) canon 
D) capital 
A) aesthetics 
B) iconography 
C) canon 
D) capital

Question 5

Which of the following terms best describes David Smith's Cubi?

Accepted Answer

A) abstraction 
B) naturalism/realism 
C) nonrepresentational 
D) figurative 
A) abstraction 
B) naturalism/realism 
C) nonrepresentational 
D) figurative

Question 6

A painting that portrays inanimate objects is called a

Accepted Answer

A) canon. 
B) lithograph. 
C) still life. 
D) trompe l'oeil. 
A) canon. 
B) lithograph. 
C) still life. 
D) trompe l'oeil.

Question 7

What is art history? What are some of the natural and human threats to artworks that concern contemporary art historians? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Question 8

What does Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson provide for modern viewers?

Accepted Answer

A) a record of familial interaction 
B) a record of an artist's workplace 
C) a record of sculptural technique 
D) a record of a Dutch landscape 
A) a record of familial interaction 
B) a record of an artist's workplace 
C) a record of sculptural technique 
D) a record of a Dutch landscape

Question 9

Which of the following is a threat to the Sphinx today?

Accepted Answer

A) pollution 
B) unstable governments 
C) arid environment 
D) the Nile 
A) pollution 
B) unstable governments 
C) arid environment 
D) the Nile

Question 10

Which of the following is a central goal of art history?

Accepted Answer

A) to realize the worth of the work 
B) to apply current artistic theories to past works 
C) to investigate the artist's reputation 
D) to explore the cultural factors that contributed to the initial reception of the work 
A) to realize the worth of the work 
B) to apply current artistic theories to past works 
C) to investigate the artist's reputation 
D) to explore the cultural factors that contributed to the initial reception of the work

Question 11

Describe how the role of the artist has changed from ancient times to the present.

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Question 12

Which of the following terms is the name for the study and evaluation of art based on formal,visual,and stylistic analysis in order to deduce its maker?

Accepted Answer

A) contextualism 
B) iconography 
C) connoisseurship 
D) aesthetics 
A) contextualism 
B) iconography 
C) connoisseurship 
D) aesthetics

Question 13

Discuss the modes of representation.Give one example for each mode.

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Question 14

Looking at Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson,what can we deduce about an artist's studio and apprenticeship during the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Question 15

Describe the iconography of Still Life with Fruit and Flowers by Clara Peeters.

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Question 16

Which of the following terms best describes the painting Jack in the Pulpit,NO.IV by Georgia O'Keeffe?

Accepted Answer

A) abstraction 
B) naturalism/realism 
C) nonrepresentational 
D) figurative 
A) abstraction 
B) naturalism/realism 
C) nonrepresentational 
D) figurative

Question 17

During which era did artists begin to be designated as "masters"?

Accepted Answer

A) Baroque 
B) Ancient Rome 
C) Renaissance 
D) Middle Ages 
A) Baroque 
B) Ancient Rome 
C) Renaissance 
D) Middle Ages

Question 18

Which of the following media did Hendrick Goltzius base his engravings on?

Accepted Answer

A) architecture 
B) drawing 
C) sculpture 
D) painting 
A) architecture 
B) drawing 
C) sculpture 
D) painting

Question 19

What do tulips symbolize in Dutch still life s from the seventeenth century,such as Flower Piece with Curtain?

Accepted Answer

A) beauty 
B) nature 
C) wealth 
D) permanence 
A) beauty 
B) nature 
C) wealth 
D) permanence

Question 20

The English word "technique" comes from

Accepted Answer

A) Latin. 
B) Greek. 
C) Egyptian. 
D) French. 
A) Latin. 
B) Greek. 
C) Egyptian. 
D) French.

Exam 21: Introduction

How many times does Zhu Da sign his work Quince (Mugua)?

To depict the human body according to an idea of physical perfection is called

What formal device leads the viewers' eyes directly to Christ in Leonardo's The Last Supper?

What is the study of conventional subjects and symbols?

Which of the following terms best describes David Smith's Cubi?

A painting that portrays inanimate objects is called a

What is art history? What are some of the natural and human threats to artworks that concern contemporary art historians? Give an example.

What does Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson provide for modern viewers?

Which of the following is a threat to the Sphinx today?

Which of the following is a central goal of art history?

Describe how the role of the artist has changed from ancient times to the present.

Which of the following terms is the name for the study and evaluation of art based on formal,visual,and stylistic analysis in order to deduce its maker?

Discuss the modes of representation.Give one example for each mode.

Looking at Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson,what can we deduce about an artist's studio and apprenticeship during the seventeenth century?

Describe the iconography of Still Life with Fruit and Flowers by Clara Peeters.

Which of the following terms best describes the painting Jack in the Pulpit,NO.IV by Georgia O'Keeffe?

During which era did artists begin to be designated as "masters"?

Which of the following media did Hendrick Goltzius base his engravings on?

What do tulips symbolize in Dutch still life s from the seventeenth century,such as Flower Piece with Curtain?

The English word "technique" comes from

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