Question 1

M.Scott Momaday received a Pulitzer Prize for his novel House Made of Dawn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Lisa Fifield has painted a large number of canvases devoted to the traditions and beliefs of __________ Americans.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese 
B)  Latin 
C)  Native 
D)  African 
E)  European 
A)  Chinese 
B)  Latin 
C)  Native 
D)  African 
E)  European C

Question 3

Adrienne Rich is an important spokesperson for the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Native American peoples 
B)  Vietnam veterans 
C)  feminist consciousness 
D)  civil rights movement 
E)  workers' movement 
A)  Native American peoples 
B)  Vietnam veterans 
C)  feminist consciousness 
D)  civil rights movement 
E)  workers' movement C

Question 4

The Guerrilla Girls was a groundbreaking play of the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Eleanor Antin is known for her __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  series of personae 
B)  sculptural installations 
C)  mural paintings 
D)  photographic self-portraits 
E)  novels and plays 
A)  series of personae 
B)  sculptural installations 
C)  mural paintings 
D)  photographic self-portraits 
E)  novels and plays

Question 6

__________ photographed herself in a variety of "self-portraits," whose variety and artificiality serve to announce that the "self" is a fictionalized construction.

Accepted Answer

A)  Judy Chicago 
B)  Cindy Sherman 
C)  Lisa Fifield 
D)  Eleanor Antin 
E)  Susan Rothenberg 
A)  Judy Chicago 
B)  Cindy Sherman 
C)  Lisa Fifield 
D)  Eleanor Antin 
E)  Susan Rothenberg

Question 7

List the key differences between western and non-western art as delineated by Benton and DiYanni.
Essay

Accepted Answer

Benton and DiYanni delineate several key

Question 8

Lisa Fifield's Ghost Dancers Ascending is part of a series of canvases based on the massacre at Wounded Knee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

__________ is the focus of the Guerilla Girls.

Accepted Answer

A)  The gender inequities in the art scene 
B)  The nudity of female art figures 
C)  The need for more minority representation in art gallery attendance 
D)  The need to make art galleries handicapped accessible 
E)  both A and C 
A)  The gender inequities in the art scene 
B)  The nudity of female art figures 
C)  The need for more minority representation in art gallery attendance 
D)  The need to make art galleries handicapped accessible 
E)  both A and C

Question 10

The approach to culture called Structuralism was developed by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Roland Barthes 
B)  Jacques Derrida 
C)  Jean-Paul Sartre 
D)  Søren Kierkegaard 
E)  Emanuel Kant 
A)  Roland Barthes 
B)  Jacques Derrida 
C)  Jean-Paul Sartre 
D)  Søren Kierkegaard 
E)  Emanuel Kant

Question 11

What did the Magicians of the Earth exhibition of 1989 underscore about globalization and world art?

Accepted Answer

The Magicians of the Earth exhibition of

Question 12

Explore the participation of recognition of female artists in the past twenty years in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Over the past twenty years, there has be

Question 13

The stories of Maxine Hong Kingston's Woman Warrior derive from the Chinese "talk story," a Cantonese tradition that is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  only about 75 years old 
B)  taken from Korean tradition 
C)  kept alive mainly by men 
D)  kept alive mainly by women 
E)  performed in open-air markets 
A)  only about 75 years old 
B)  taken from Korean tradition 
C)  kept alive mainly by men 
D)  kept alive mainly by women 
E)  performed in open-air markets

Question 14

__________ achieved notoriety as "Samo," a grafitti artist writing on walls in Soho and Tribeca.

Accepted Answer

A)  Judith F. Baca 
B)  Betye Saar 
C)  Roy Licthenstein 
D)  Jean-Michel Basquiat 
E)  Andy Warhol 
A)  Judith F. Baca 
B)  Betye Saar 
C)  Roy Licthenstein 
D)  Jean-Michel Basquiat 
E)  Andy Warhol

Question 15

Postmodernism is a celebration and continuation of the tenets of Modernism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In Judy Chicago's sculptural installation, The Dinner Party the individual place settings were set for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  apostles of Jesus 
B)  women who had been abused 
C)  mythological figures 
D)  a coven of witches 
E)  women Chicago considered the most important women in Western art and history 
A)  apostles of Jesus 
B)  women who had been abused 
C)  mythological figures 
D)  a coven of witches 
E)  women Chicago considered the most important women in Western art and history

Question 17

The work of Adrienne Rich is a paradigm of the feminist backlash.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

__________ is the chief practitioner of Poststructuralism.

Accepted Answer

A)  Roland Barthes 
B)  Jacques Derrida 
C)  Søren Kierkegaard 
D)  Jean-Paul Sartre 
E)  Simone de Beauvoir 
A)  Roland Barthes 
B)  Jacques Derrida 
C)  Søren Kierkegaard 
D)  Jean-Paul Sartre 
E)  Simone de Beauvoir

Question 19

What is "Semiotics"?

Accepted Answer

Semiotics is the study of signs and symb

Question 20

Throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s, American society underwent a shift in attitude and structure largely as a result of three major catalysts for change; __________ is not one of them.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Vietnam War 
B)  the Women's Movement 
C)  the Korean War 
D)  the Civil Rights Movement 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the Vietnam War 
B)  the Women's Movement 
C)  the Korean War 
D)  the Civil Rights Movement 
E)  none of the above

M.Scott Momaday received a Pulitzer Prize for his novel House Made of Dawn.

Lisa Fifield has painted a large number of canvases devoted to the traditions and beliefs of __________ Americans.

Adrienne Rich is an important spokesperson for the __________.

The Guerrilla Girls was a groundbreaking play of the 1970s.

Eleanor Antin is known for her __________.

__________ photographed herself in a variety of "self-portraits," whose variety and artificiality serve to announce that the "self" is a fictionalized construction.

List the key differences between western and non-western art as delineated by Benton and DiYanni. Essay

Lisa Fifield's Ghost Dancers Ascending is part of a series of canvases based on the massacre at Wounded Knee.

__________ is the focus of the Guerilla Girls.

The approach to culture called Structuralism was developed by __________.

What did the Magicians of the Earth exhibition of 1989 underscore about globalization and world art?

Explore the participation of recognition of female artists in the past twenty years in the United States.

The stories of Maxine Hong Kingston's Woman Warrior derive from the Chinese "talk story," a Cantonese tradition that is __________.

__________ achieved notoriety as "Samo," a grafitti artist writing on walls in Soho and Tribeca.

Postmodernism is a celebration and continuation of the tenets of Modernism.

In Judy Chicago's sculptural installation, The Dinner Party the individual place settings were set for __________.

The work of Adrienne Rich is a paradigm of the feminist backlash.

__________ is the chief practitioner of Poststructuralism.

What is "Semiotics"?

Throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s, American society underwent a shift in attitude and structure largely as a result of three major catalysts for change; __________ is not one of them.

The Renaissance and Mannerism

The Renaissance in Northern Europe

The Baroque Age

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism and Realism

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Chinese Civilization after the Thirteenth Century

Japanese Civilization after the Fifteenth Century

Modern Africa and Latin America

Early Twentieth Century

Mid-Twentieth Century and Later

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Exam 12: Diversity in Contemporary Life

M.Scott Momaday received a Pulitzer Prize for his novel House Made of Dawn.

Lisa Fifield has painted a large number of canvases devoted to the traditions and beliefs of __________ Americans.

Adrienne Rich is an important spokesperson for the __________.

The Guerrilla Girls was a groundbreaking play of the 1970s.

Eleanor Antin is known for her __________.

__________ photographed herself in a variety of "self-portraits," whose variety and artificiality serve to announce that the "self" is a fictionalized construction.

List the key differences between western and non-western art as delineated by Benton and DiYanni. Essay

Lisa Fifield's Ghost Dancers Ascending is part of a series of canvases based on the massacre at Wounded Knee.

__________ is the focus of the Guerilla Girls.

The approach to culture called Structuralism was developed by __________.

What did the Magicians of the Earth exhibition of 1989 underscore about globalization and world art?

Explore the participation of recognition of female artists in the past twenty years in the United States.

The stories of Maxine Hong Kingston's Woman Warrior derive from the Chinese "talk story," a Cantonese tradition that is __________.

__________ achieved notoriety as "Samo," a grafitti artist writing on walls in Soho and Tribeca.

Postmodernism is a celebration and continuation of the tenets of Modernism.

In Judy Chicago's sculptural installation, The Dinner Party the individual place settings were set for __________.

The work of Adrienne Rich is a paradigm of the feminist backlash.

__________ is the chief practitioner of Poststructuralism.

What is "Semiotics"?

Throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s, American society underwent a shift in attitude and structure largely as a result of three major catalysts for change; __________ is not one of them.

The Renaissance and Mannerism

The Renaissance in Northern Europe

The Baroque Age

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism and Realism

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Chinese Civilization after the Thirteenth Century

Japanese Civilization after the Fifteenth Century

Modern Africa and Latin America

Early Twentieth Century

Mid-Twentieth Century and Later

Filters