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1
The exterior design of the Parthenon exemplifies which of the following architectural orders?
Ionic
Doric
Corinthian
Composite
2
Which artist made flower arrangements suggesting the fleeting nature of beauty and human life?
Rachel Ruysch
Judith Leyster
Jan Steen
Frans Hals
3
Which work elicits empathy due to the sorrowful physical appearance of the work’s subject?
Doryphoros
Grave Stele of Hegeso
Nike of Samothrace
Seated Boxer
4
The structure’s layout can BEST be described as a
basilica plan
hypostle hall plan
central plan
four iwan plan
5
The painting is associated with the Romantic movement due to its
idealized treatment of the human form with heroic overtones
allusion to biblical subjects showing the horrors of war
strict application of academic/ classical rules + principles
emotionally charged representation of a current event
6
Which of the following is a distinctive feature of the mosque at Cordoba?
groin vaulting
undulating staircases
horseshoe arches
lancet windows
7
A tower from which the faithful are called to worship at an Islamic mosque is called a/an
minaret
mihrab
hamam
iwan
8
The Doryphoros, or Spear-Bearer, is a canonical Classical Greek statue attributed to
Phidias
Lysippos
Polykleitos
Praxiteles
9
The liquefied clay used to create the blackfigure technique on Greek pottery is called
faience
slip
glaze
encaustic
10
The Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock rejected artistic convention by
silkscreening images onto canvas
collaging magazine imagery
applying pigments with an airbrush
pouring and dripping paint
11
Early Christian catacombs were often decorated with
terracotta statuary
frescoes
mosaics
bronze reliefs
12
The use of hierarchical proportion in this work is primarily an indication of
foreign birth
advanced age
artistic skill
divine status
13
This structure was built on a site sacred to all of the following EXCEPT
Christians
Jews
Buddhists
Muslims
14
Picasso’s Guernica was created in response to an event that occurred during
World War II
the Mexican American War
the Spanish Civil War
World War I
15
A stupa is usually understood to be a
a Hindu temple with multiple towers
an Islamic hall devoted to prayer
a rectangular Egyptian tomb
a mound-shaped Buddhist shrine
16
The artwork pictured is
Victory Stele of Naram Sin
Stele of Hammurabi
Standard of Ur
Palette of Narmer
17
Artwork's location and religion
China; Buddhism
Japan; Buddhism
Japan; Shamanism
Korea; Shamanism
18
The imagery on this work is organized with the use of
registers
spandrels
pediments
ketstones
19
The round, central opening of the hemispherical dome in the Pantheon is called a/an
oculus
coffer
cella
portico
20
The work on the right is an example of
sculpture in the round
fresco
sunken relief
high relief
21
Where are the mosaics of Justinian and Theodora found?
St. Foy
Santa Sabina
San Vitale
Chartres Cathedral
22
The dome of the Hagia Sophia is supported by what architectural innovation?
pendentives
cantilevers
ribbed vaults
flying buttresses
23
The American architectural structures designed by Thomas Jefferson can BEST be described as
Victorian
Baroque
Romantic
Neoclassical
24
Which architectural innovations made Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater possible?
cantilevers
ribbon windows
ashlar masonry
pilasters
25
The bas relief sculpture seen in a spiral frieze on the Column of Trajan depicts
mythological narratives
a funeral procession
a military victory
the founding of Rome
26
Gustave Courbet was a leading figure in what 19th century movement?
Neoclassical
Realism
Expressionism
Post-Impressionism
27
A “daguerreotype” is a
series of related images
type of photograph
prefabricated cast-iron structure
tool used to mix pigments
28
The painting refers to what historical event?
The French Revolution
The Thirty Years' War
The American Revolution
The July Revolution of 1830
29
The Taj Mahal serves as a
palace
mosque
temple
mausoleum
30
What was placed in front of the entrance of an
Assyrian
palace to intimidate visitors?
a sphinx
a lamassu
a centaur
a yakshi
31
Two intersecting barrel vaults form a
squinch
groin vault
transverse vault
pendentive
32
The painting of Las Meninas by Velázquez includes a self-portrait of the artist in order to
demonstrate his religious piety and convictions
protest against the injustices of a corrupt papacy
reflect on the fleeting, transient pleasures of life
draw attention to his elevated status in society
33
Changes to the Romanesque church layout (addition of aisles and chapels) happened to
provide burial for plague victims
accommodate increased number of pilgrims
educate the illiterate masses
meet the growing demand for icon worship
34
The principal subjects of Mary Cassatt’s paintings were
couples in love
rural peasants
women and children
ballet dancers
35
In Buddhist art, a bodhisattva is a
divine attendant
monastic structure
sacred tower
symbolic hand gesture
36
Images of Buddha are often depicted with a hand gesture known as a/an
yakshi
urna
ushnisha
mudra
37
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts
the events leading to Battle of Hastings
Battles against Darius I
processions to the king of France
funerary practices of the English