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1
This work of art can be attributed to which time period?
200 BCE
3000 BCE
100 BCE
1000 BCE
2
What was the function of this work?
decorative
religious representation
royal worship
grave marker
3
Where is this work located?
San Sabina
San Vitale
Sainte Foy
Hagia Sophia
4
How does realism correspond to social status in Ancient Egyptian art?
Pharaohs were the only individuals depicted realistically.
The lower the status, the more realistic
Higher the status, the more realistic
All depictions were highly idealized
5
What is the subject of this work?
The Annuciation
The betrothal of Mary and Joseph
The entombment of Christ
The martyrdom of St. Theresa
6
Name this floor plan!
San Vitale
Sainte Foy
Hagia Sophia
San Sabina
7
What was the function of this work?
altarpiece
personal commission by Pope Julius II
Devotional image for contemplation
reliquary
8
What is the content of the scene displayed here?
The wrath of the gods
The labors of Herakles
The birth of Venus
The battle of Marathon
9
This work shows __________________?
chiaroscuro
foreshortening
low relief
contrapposto
10
How are the pyramids located?
Near Thebes
Aligned on the east-west path of the sun
Aligned to the royal palace
Near Hatsupshet's mortuary temple
11
This work is by __________________________.
Leonardo
Donatello
Raphael
Michelangelo
12
The ground plan of this building indicates which of the following features?
nave
radiating chapels
ambulatory
hypostyle hall
13
Who was the architect of this building?
Brunelleschi
Giotto
Vasari
Alberti
14
The title of this work is a reference to
Greek mythology
A story from the Bible
Islamic prayers
Egyptian mythology
15
What event was being shown in this work?
A literary scene
A symbolic representation of the defeat of chaos/barbarians
A mythological battle of gods
A representation of a historical battle
16
What is the title of this work?
The Golden Haggadah
Vienna Genesis
Bayeux Tapestry
Lindisfarne Gospels
17
The human form in this work varies from the ceiling in all the following ways EXCEPT
figures look intentionally ugly and awkward
the body is shown more symbolic than naturalistic
bodies are very dense and muscular
Bodies have incorrect proportions and small heads
18
This work is similar to the statue of Menkaura and wife in which way?
both illustrate contrapposto
both are very stiff
both are carved from greywacke
both had inlaid crystal at one time
19
What artistic technique is used to show space, depth, and draw our attention to the subject?
contrapposto
atmospheric perspective
chiaroscuro
linear perspective
20
What is the function of this work?
Shield for battle
Palette that held makeup
Palette that held paints
Palette for food
21
This work differs from later parts of the Sistine Chapel in what ways?
Heavier and more distorted forms with more emotion
the use of tromp l'oeil techniques to frame the space
Use of many figures crowded together in a complex narrative
a deeper sense of space
22
How does the artist create spatial illusionism?
reflections
all of the above
foreshortening
chiaroscuro
23
The architecture depicted in
School of Athens
is based on ___________________________.
The Markets of Trajan
Chartres Cathedral
The Pope's residence
St. Peter's Basilica
24
Pontormo rejects all of the following Renaissance ideals, EXCEPT
The use of symbolic imagery in religious scenes
A structured pyramidal composition
The depiction of religious figures overwrought with emotion
The use of rational, earthly space
25
What type of plan is seen here?
axial
radial
basilica
central
26
In what two roles is God depicted in this work?
Judge and Merciful
Entombment and Judgement
Sinner and Saint
Salvation and Resurrection
27
This work shows evidence of the empirical or observed studies of ________________
contrast between perfect male and female bodies.
relationships between weight bearing and relaxed legs
men who actually fought in the Peloponnesian War
the full range of human emotions
28
The figure of Venus in this work was based on___________________.
Ancient Egyptian sculpture
An ancient Roman copy of an ancient Greek statue of Venus
Ancient Greek sculpture of a market woman
Early Renaissance/Flemish Paintings
29
What is the subject of this work?
The birth of Christ
The last judgement
The Eucharist
The martyrdom of a young girl
30
All of the following architectural features can be found in this church, EXCEPT
pointed arches
Ribbed groin vaults
lancet windows
Centrally planned space
31
This piece can be considered political in what sense?
Narmer is shown slaying the Gauls
Narmer is shown in hierarchical scale
Narmer is shown unifying Upper and Lower Egypt
Narmer is shown in a pose of victory
32
What was the function of this building?
government
marketplace
temple to gods
funerary
33
What is the content of this work of art?
Hunefer's decree of law
Hunefer being reincarnated
Hunefer's soul being weighed
Hunefer being tried for crimes
34
Which technique is used here to render light and shadow to create three-dimensional forms?
contrapposto
atmospheric perspective
linear perspective
chiaroscuro
35
This work was created a little more than a generation after (about 30 years)
The eruption of Vesuvius that finally buried Pompeii
the creation of the buildings on the Athenian Acropolis
an alliance of Greek city states defeated the Persians
The rise of Alexander the Great to Power
36
This work can be identified as N. Renaissance in all of the following ways EXCEPT?
The steeply rising ground line
The interior space filled with many objects
The details and meticulous handling of the paint
The depiction of the patrons
37
This work illustrates what fundamental belief of Martin Luther's Reformation?
One must follow the laws to secure salvation
Commissioning art atones for sin
Good deeds and financial donations secure salvation
Only through faith and grace was one's salvation secured
38
The design of this building represents a combination of what other two buildings?
Roman Temples and French Gothic Cathedrals.
The Pantheon and ancient Roman Temples
The Parthenon and the Trajan Forum
Early pre-Christian basilica plans and the Parthenon
39
Before the creation of this work, nude sculptures were not executed because
they showed man in a more primitive state
they were not suitable for churches
the iconoclasm controversy
they represented the pagan world of Gods
