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1
This building is
a third generation, postmodern, Prairie Style skyscraper
a first generation, International Style skyscraper
a second generation, International Style skyscraper
a second generation, deconstructivist skyscraper
2
This building shares which of the following design characteristics with the Seagram Building?
Cast-iron ornamentation
A steel-frame structure
A Target store on the street level
The integration of a public plaza
3
Osorio's work is inspired by experiences, spaces, and people of what culture?
Mexican culture in San Antonio
Cuban culture in Miami
Native American culture in Phoenix
Puerto Rican culture in New York
4
The Great Wave was influenced by technical innovations, as demonstrated through the artist's
use of a camera obscura
use of oil paints
use of a printing press
use of perspective
5
What biblical story is represented here?
Judith and Holofernes
Marge and Homer
Samson and Delilah
Judith and Nebuchadnezzar
6
What was the significance of the use of Neoclassicism in the U.S. during the late 1700s?
It was relevant to the emotion and drama in the young nation
The style was trendy, making the U.S. artistically competent
It defined America's ideals in politics, education & art
The U.S. was obsessed with Greek Art and Literature
7
The red and yellow colors on feather capes symbolized
wealth and family bloodlines
divinity and personal strength
family bloodlines and divinity
wealth and divinity
8
The Kaaba proved influential on later Islamic architecture because it
replicates the house of the Prophet Muhammad at Medina
inspired the enclosed cubic interiors of all mosques
serves as the orientation for the qibla wall in all mosques
exemplifies a hypostyle hall used in all mosques
9
This artist was the official court painter for...
Henry IV and Marie de Medici
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Charles IV and Maria Luisa
Philip IV and Elisabeth
10
Helen Frankenthaler used diluted paint primarily to
demonstrate the spontaneous flow of paint across a surface
reveal the expressive power of vigorous brushwork
create the illusion of distance and depth in her work
form hard-edged geometric compositions using tonal variants
11
The painting shown was created by
Wifredo Lam
Frida Kahlo
Jacob Lawrence
Diego Rivera
12
The artist of this painting is associated with an art-historical movement known as the
Royal Academy of San Carlos
Bauhaus
Hudson River School
Ashcan School
13
What do the eyes symbolize in these votive statues?
Great knowledge and truth
Mystical visions
Eternal wakefulness
The sight of God
14
In this particular painting from the series, the artist intended to convey the
poor conditions of the lower class in the U.S.
discrimination that African Americans found in the U.S.
Effects of urban settings breaking down rural communities
separation of slaves and slaveholders in the United States
15
Many of Bill Viola's work feature the element of water because
he nearly drowned while vacationing with his family
he witnessed his mother drown at a young age
his childhood home was destroyed in a flood
cuz water is, like, totally dope in slow-motion
16
These functioned as what?
earrings
clasps for robes
hair clips
belt buckles
17
Who was the patron of the Athenian acropolis and the Parthenon?
Pericles
Trajan
Augustus
Sophocles
18
How an artist organizes forms in an artwork by placing shapes on a flat surface is known as
content
form
composition
intuition
19
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater demonstrates his conviction that this building should
be uninhabitable upon completion
be an integrative part of the landscape
elevate the individual above worldly concerns
reflect the most advanced building technologies
20
Istanbul has been known by what other names?
Constantinople and Ravenna
Byzantium and New Rome
New Rome and Constantinople
Byzantium and Constantinople
21
In sculpting his statue of
David
, Donatello created
the first bronze sculpture since antiquity
the sassiest David ever made
the first David wearing a fancy hat
the first free-standing nude sculpture since antiquity
22
What period is responsible for the creation of the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramids?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Late Kingdom
Old Kingdom
23
What scene is depicted on the East Pediment of the Parthenon?
Athena's contest with Poseidon
Athena's victory over the Titans
Athena's victory over the Amazons
Athena's birth
24
Yinka Shonibare included cultural references in this work by doing which of the following?
Using a modern textile in the style of Dutch wax fabric
Alluding to the setting of an English garden landscape
Basing his work on a scene from a popular theatrical play
Reusing materials employed by a Romantic sculptor
25
Figurines such as the one shown can be considered most similar in context to the
terra cotta fragment from Lapita
jade cong
Anthropomorphic Stele
Ambum Stone
26
Where was the White Temple and its ziggurat located?
Amarna
Eshnunna
Uruk
Babylon
27
The Pyxis of al-Mughira is allowed to feature figural images because
it was never owned by a Muslim
it is not used for an Islamic purpose
it was not carved by a Muslim
it was created before figural imagery was outlawed
28
What style did the artist use to create this work?
Classicism
Expressionism
Verism
Hellenism
29
Auguste Rodin is most associated with which artistic movement?
Expressionism
Realism
Romanticism
Impressionism
30
This creature guarded the gates and entrances of Mesopotamian cities and homes
Lamassu
Unicorn
Sphinx
Griffin
31
What is this called?
A non-functional dog
A yorkshire terrier
A functional dog
A large rodent
32
What type of "pose" is displayed in this sculpture?
Composite
Orator
Symmetrical
Contrapposto
33
This work reflects the artist's interest in
dream imagery
mixed media
multiple viewpoints
the human figure
34
Works, such as the
Virgin (Theotokos) and Child
, are specifically known as
frescoes
icons
altar paintings
secular paintings
35
The main room in a Greek or Roman temple where the cult statue is placed is called the
pediment
portico
cella
stylobate
36
Julie Mehretu intentionally underscores the art-making process by
layering drawing with painting
applying paint mechanically
using screen printing techniques in addition to paint
collaging printed material to create texture
37
The sculpted lintel from Yaxchilan reflects Maya tradition by
privileging the male role over all others
featuring a powerful woman ruler in battle
combining writing about and images of elites
referring to the capital city of the empire
38
The medium Ai Weiwei used here comments on an artistic tradition exemplified by the
Funeral banner of Lady Dai
David vases
Great Buddha at Todai-ji
Jade cong
39
The function of a
Bibles moralisées
was to compare
Biblical kings to contemporary and historical kings
Old Testament stories to New Testament stories
Biblical stories to Islamic stories
Biblical stories to people and events in the world
40
In
Lying with the Wolf
, Kiki Smith makes reference to both "Little Red Riding Hood" and
Sainte Genevieve
Sainte Michelle
Eve
Lilith
41
The theme of
The Stonebreakers
is most strongly related to the
writings of Karl Marx
theories of Charles Darwin
speeches of Napoleon III
hypotheses of Isaac Newton
42
Matisse was inspired to paint goldfish after he visited
Morocco
Japan
China
America
43
This building is in which style?
Deconstructivism
International Modern
Postmodern Bauhaus
Brutalism
44
Who said, "A house is a machine for living in"?
Louis Sullivan
Le Corbusier
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mies van der Rohe
45
Memorial Sheet of Karl Liebknecht was
a fictional narrative
commissioned by his family
a work of propaganda
a political statement supporting his ideology
46
Where were the Apollo 11 stones found?
North America
Africa
Asia
Europe
47
Who said, "Form follows function"?
Zaha Hadid
Louis Sullivan
Frank Gehry
Mies van der Rohe
48
The Swing by Fragonard is an example of which artistic movement?
Baroque
Neoclassicism
Romanticism
Rococo
49
The type of pose, shown in the figures here, is known as
contrapposto view
composite view
camera obscura view
counter-pose view
50
The architecture depicted in School of Athens was
a reflection of the excavated markets of Trajan
an idealized recreation of a classical gymnasium
modeled on the plans for the pope's palace
Raphael's strategy to acquire architectural commissions
51
The
Bayeux Tapestry
culminates in the famous
Battle of Little Big Horn
Battle of Hastings
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Winterfell
52
The depiction of the gigantomachy on the Great Altar of Zeus may have served as an allegory of
Athens' defeat of Sparta
Rome's control over the Mediterranean
King Attalos' victory over the Gauls
Alexander the Great's military campaigns
53
What is it called when a greater size equals greater importance?
Heirarchical scale
Perspective scale
Scale of importance
Proportional weight
54
What event caused the beginning of the Classical period in Greece?
Death of Alexander the Great
Destruction of the Acropolis by the Persians
Victory over the Egyptians
Construction of the Colosseum
55
What is this?
Athenian acropolis
Chavin de Huantar
Athenian agora
Templo Mayor
56
Who painted this?
Claude Monet
Edward Muybridge
Édouard Manet
Gustave Courbet
57
The iconography used by Miguel Cabrera in his portrayal of Sor Juana suggests his intention to
endow the painting with symbolism of the Virgin of Guadalupe
emphasize her role as both a nun and an intellectual
reminder of her martyrdom & role as patron saint of learning
reference her famous translation of the Bible into Spanish
58
The use of gold and jewel-like patterning in this work reflects the artist’s interest in
Japanese woodblocks
Gothic stained glass
Byzantine mosaics
illuminated manuscripts
59
This is...
garbage
misunderstood garbage
60
What is depicted on the Grave Stele of Hegeso?
Athena's death
Domestic life
Mythological events
Historical events
61
A conversation over coffee with which artist inspired Meret Oppenheim to create this
Gustav Klimt
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
Salvador Dali
62
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are examples of
Greek columns
Egyptian columns
Roman columns
Etruscan columns
63
Varvara Stepanova was
employed by the Russian government to create propaganda art
employed by the Russian art academy to create photomontages
employed by the Russian Government to create cute scrapbooks
employed by the anti-communist group to create protest art
64
A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration on a wall near the ceiling
Triglyph
Frieze
Pediment
Metope
65
Who sculpted this?
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre
Auguste Rodin
Constantin Brâncuși
Jean-Antoine Houdon