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1
This building is located in
Italy
France
Russia
Germany
2
This selection from the Pergamon Altar shows the
gods kneeling before Zeus
gods rejoicing
gods dragging the giants up the stairs
kouros figures in action
3
Many Byzantine icons
were painted by ivory carvers
were kept in isolation so that few could see them
were meant to be touched and handled
represented the real world & approach to everyday problems
4
How many points is each short essay worth on the AP art history exam?
4 points
8 points
9 points
3 points
5
The Minoans followed the Egyptian figure style except that the
Egyptians are known for more fluid movement
Egyptians exposed the chests of women
Minoans painted men and women different colors
Minoans have some figures in true profile
6
Etruscan tombs are unusual in that they
are made of terra-cotta
are carved from the living rock
look like a domestic interior
have a number of occupants
7
Minoan culture was centered
in the Greek islands
near Athens on the Greek mainland
on Crete
in Egypt
8
The Parthenon was dedicated to
Poseidon
Zeus
Jesus
Athena
9
The
Bayeux Tapestry
chronicles the accomplishments of
William the Conqueror
Catherine the Great
George III
Richard the Lionhearted
10
This photo illustrates a corridor in a building that must have been designed
as a corbel vault
for a tomb
with engaged columns
as a treasury for ancient art
11
How many hours is the AP Art History exam?
2 hours
4 hours
5 hours
3 hours
12
The Egyptian canon of proportions believed that frontal views were permitted of the shoulders &
eye
feet
hands
face
13
What period in Greek art is this sculpture from?
Geometric
Hellenistic
Archaic
Classical
14
The Rosetta Stone was important to ancient art because it
led to the discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb
listed the order of Egyptian pharaohs
unraveled the mystery of the pyramids
led to the deciphering of hieroglyphics
15
Cycladic figures are known for their
imagery
stylization
depiction of rituals
repoussé technique
16
These keys are significant because
they are symbolic of the relationship between people
they open the doors to the Sistene Chapel
few people owned keys, therefore making these most precious
they symbolize the pope's authority
17
Greek pots such as these functioned primarily as
drinking cups
storage vessels
grave markers
a vessel for mixing water and wine
18
All of the following are characteristic of the Colosseum in Rome EXCEPT
it once had a retractable canvas roof
it was built of concrete and brick and faced with marble
the use of groin and barrel vaults
it was used for chariot races
19
How many multiple-choice questions are on the AP Art History exam?
85
80
115
110
20
This is a selection from a fresco dealing with
the virtues of good government and vices of bad government
the book of Genesis
the end of the world and the rise of the anti-Christ
parables from the life of Christ
21
Which art-historical period does this group sculpture come from?
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Pre-Dynastic
Middle Kingdom
22
This building was constructed
as a thank you for a military victory
so that the Vestal Virgins would have some place to worship
so that all gods could be celebrated
to ensure a successful hunt
23
Which of the following is a characteristic of a Romanesque church?
Pediment
Ambulatory
Double domes
Triglyph
24
This painting is by
Sandro Botticelli
Masaccio
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Luca Signorelli
25
Which Near Eastern Society built this monument?
Sumerian
Persian
Akkadian
Babylonian
26
The compositional arrangement of these figures is influenced by
manuscripts from this period
the architecture of the building the works are attached to
Byzantine art
Roman wall paintings
27
Key to understanding this work is its location in a
city hall
church
school
banqueting house
28
The historical event of the unification of Upper & Lower Egypt is depicted in the
Senusret III
Narmer Palette
Great Sphinx
Temple of Ramses II
29
What day is the AP art history exam?
Friday, May 8
Thursday, May 7
Wednesday, May 6
Tuesday, May 5
30
Among the architectural innovations that appear in this work
are Tuscan columns
are metopes
are rib vaults
is concrete
31
Many works of Egyptian sculpture were carved in situ, meaning they were
monumental in size
carved in the spot where the stone was found
made of stone
painted to stand out from the desert
32
An example of a veristic portrait is
Marcus Aurelius
Flavian Woman
Augustus of Primaporta
Man of the Roman Republic
33
How much time do you have for the long essays on the AP art history exam?
60 minutes
45 minutes
90 minutes
75 minutes
34
This work is an example of which of the following styles?
Ottonian
Gothic
Baroque
Romanesque
35
Minoan columns are unusual in that they
are made of concrete
are not meant to hold up buildings
have cushion-like bases
are wider at the top than at the bottom
36
A tumulus marks a
forum
terra-cotta god or goddess
grave
temple
37
Polykleitos was the famous sculptor of the
Spear Bearer
, but he also
oversaw the artistic decoration of the Erechtheion
wrote a canon of human proportions
constructed the works on the Parthenon
organized Greek artists into unions
38
The Column of Trajan
functioned as all of the following EXCEPT a
grave site for the emperor
narrative of Trajan's victories
viewing stage to see Trajan's accomplishments
library to house Trajan's writings
39
Etruscan sculptures are unusual in that they are
located in pediments and in cellas
placed on the roofs of temples
very heavy
small and delicately carved
40
The temple depicted here is meant to
harmonize with its landscape
entrap those who try to plunder it
reflect the sun and provide a place for visitors to enter
be a platform that doubles for defense in times of war
41
How many long essays do you have on the AP art history exam?
4
2
8
6
42
The type of stonework seen here is called
reserve
repoussé
megaron
cyclopean
43
The Alhambra was built as a
crypt
palace
church
mosque
44
Sir Arthur Evans was an archaeologist who uncovered the ruins at
Troy
Knossos
Mycenae
Rhodes
45
The work was painted by
Masaccio
Simone Martini
Luca Signorelli
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
46
In Egyptian art, hippopotami are often seen as
agents of evil
uniting spirits
water gods
forces of positive energy
47
The only unclothed figures in this work are
the dead
the women
the men
the slaves
48
An atrium can have
a forum
an impluvium
a cubicula
an orthogonal
49
The Pergamon Altar was designed to parallel the gods' victories with those of
Darius
Plato
Alexander the Great
Apollo
50
How long do you have to answer the multiple choice questions on the AP Art History exam?
75 minutes
60 minutes
45 minutes
90 minutes
51
Caryatids were figures that can be found on
in the Battle of Issus
the Parthenon
the Erechtheion
the theatre at Epidaurus
52
Works like this are related in style to which of the following artists?
Cimabue
Pietro Perugino
Rogier van der Weyden
Duccio
53
A dramatic change in Egyptian art took place during the Amarna period under the reign of
Akhenaton
Djoser
Ramses
Hatshepsut
54
This building's interior and exterior is a contrast of
marble and sand
rectangles and circles
white and black
barrel vaults and groin vaults
55
Which of the following civilizations produced this monument?
Hittite
Assyrian
Babylonian
Sumerian
56
Egyptian columns come in all of the following forms EXCEPT
palm
bull's heads
papyrus
lotus
57
This building is called
an apadana
a ziggurat
a lamassu
an arch
58
This building is a
mosque
hall in a university
church
monastery
59
The style of this work is
Carolingian
Ottonian
Romanesque
Early Christian
60
This work can best be described as
a relief sculpture
a work that was mounted on top of a Greek temple
meant to be seen from several viewpoints
influenced by Egyptian art
61
The work shown was painted in approximately what year?
1500
1700
1300
1100
62
English Gothic buildings are different from French Gothic in that the English have
large central spires
sculpture on the façade
flying buttresses
rib vaults
63
What order of Greek architecture is this building?
Tuscan
Ionic
Corinthian
Doric
64
Mastabas are an early form of an Egyptian
palace
tomb
temple
book made of papyrus
65
What civilization produced this work?
Babylonian
Akkadian
Sumerian
Persian
66
A bas-relief is formed when
relief is shallow and slightly raised above picture plane
a sculptor uses metal tools
relief sculpture is carved from the back side of the work
sculptor sinks the relief into the surface of the sculpture
67
The difference between
buon fresco
and
fresco secco
is that
buon fresco
is
better because it allows the artist to take his or her time
portable
good
applied to a wet wall
68
The triangular feature at the top of this temple is called a
triglyph
pediment
cornice
architrave
69
This painting is placed
in a convent
on a wall
in a dining hall
on a ceiling
70
Glazed brick tile was used at
scenes of the Lion Hunt
the Standard of Ur
the Palace of Shapur I
the Ishtar Gate
71
It is said that Old Saint Peter's was built over
the place where Saint Peter was buried
the place where Saint Peter died
none of the above
both of the above
72
This painting is an illustration of the painting technique called
a lantern
rustication
a pilaster
tromp l'oeil
73
The frescoes in the Sistine Chapel were painted by all of the following artists EXCEPT
Pietro Perugino
Masaccio
Michelangelo
Sandro Botticelli
74
This painting depicts a scene from
the New Testament
The Old Testament
Greek mythology
a treatise by Vitruvius
75
This work is typical of the style of painting produced in
Siena
Rome
Florence
Venice
76
This is a Roman building that is inspired by the Greeks in that
the pediment and columns appear on the front of the temple
there is an inscription over the columns
the pediment is empty
the columns are not fluted
77
Masaccio's
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden
&
Tribute Money
were placed in a private chapel
for the Lenzi family
for the Brancacci family
for the Tornabuoni family
for the Medici family
78
The buildings on the extreme left and right are free copies of the
Ara Pacis
Parthenon
Arch of Titus
Arch of Constantine
79
The term "squinch" describes
a type of capital on an ancient column
a transitional element between the dome and a wall
a series of arches one atop the other
an opening in the center of a dome
80
How long do you have for the short essay portion of the AP Art History exam?
75 minutes
90 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
81
This capital is from which of the following orders?
Corinthian
Tuscan
Doric
Ionic
82
The statue by Praxiteles that represents the ideals of late classical sculpture is called
Hermes and Dionysos
The Scraper
Nike of Samothrace
The Spear Bearer
83
Which of the following civilizations probably built this?
Minoan
Egyptian
Cycladic
Mycenaean
84
The Romans extensively copied examples of works of art from
the Aegean
Greece
the Ancient Near East
Byzantium
85
This sculpture is from which period?
Romanesque
Roman Imperial
Roman Republican
Gothic
86
This ancient temple was dedicated to
Athena
Apollo
Zeus
Poseidon
87
The architectural system that was used to construct this building is called
barrel vault
skeleton
cantilever
post and lintel
88
Illuminated manuscripts were a specialty of medieval artists in all of the following EXCEPT
Ireland
India
Norway
Persia
89
Renaissance architecture can be characterized by
the use of Roman type domes
flying butresses
great sheets of stained glass windows
open, light, and airy interiors
90
Etruscan sculpture is different from Greek sculpture in that in Etruscan art
figures smile
heads are proportionately smaller
terra-cotta is favored
relief sculpture is more common that sculpture in the round
91
The patron of this building was
Alexander the Great
Phidias
Pericles
Socrates
92
Which of the following artists was a contemporary of Leonardo and Raphael?
Andrea del Castagno
Paolo Veronese
El Greco
Donato Bramante
93
This building was used for
religious rituals
grain storage
military defense
civic ceremonies
94
Which of the following art forms were specialties of the Gothic period?
Encaustic
Pottery
Printmaking
Stained glass
95
What style of Greek pottery was this vase done in?
Black figure
Geometric
Orientalizing
Red figure
96
The sculptor who designed two sets of bronze doors for the Florence Baptistery was
Donatello
Filippo Brunelleschi
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Nanni di Banco
97
This figure is an example of what kind of Greek vase?
Pitcher
Krater
Kylix
Amphora
98
It is common in Ancient Near Eastern art to have figures that are
facing front except for their shoulders
part animal and part human
emotional and dramatic
arranged in size order
99
Figures of Jesus placed in the apse or in the dome of Byzantine buildings have him depicted as
Maestá
Pantocrator
Theotokos
Pendentive
100
The columns within the arches
have no support function and are placed to fill the space
are inspired by Islamic columns in Spain
are from ancient Greek buildings
are in Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles
101
This building is unusual in Near Eastern art because
stone is used in the construction of the palace
it has lions on the outside
the animals act as guardian figures
the animals are in high relief emerging from the rock behind
102
A metope
has grooved ridges on it
contains sculpture
can be seen in a frieze
is a type of Greek pottery
103
Naram-Sin was the first ancient ruler to
be represented in a work of art
be seen in a relief sculpture
make himself a god
build a ziggurat
104
Cylinder seals are most commonly found in ancient
Greece
Near East
Egypt
Rome
105
This building is dedicated to
Hatshepsut
Ramses
Narmer
Tutankhamen
106
How many short essays are on the AP art history exam?
4
8
2
6
107
Etruscan temples resemble Greek temples in that they both
are made of wood and mud-brick
have a central flight of stairs
have pediments
have sculptures on the roof
108
A spandrel is the part of a building that
has an oculus
is defined by the space between two arches
forms a window
supports piers
109
The interior of this building can be characterized as
dark and mysterious
a hypostyle hall
filled with stained glass
containing coffers and an oculus
110
A stele
is placed on a ziggurat
is in the shape of worshippers
marks an important site
is made of steel
111
The Muslim & Jewish ban on religious images influenced destruction of images in which period?
Carolingian
Byzantine
Romanesque
Gothic
112
The difference between a reserve and engaged column is that the reserve column is
cut out of rock
attached to a wall behind it
made up of individual stones cut into round shapes
held in reserve and used at a later date
113
Ghiberti's
Gates of Paradise
was originally located on the doors of the
Palazzo Medici-Riccardi
Pisa Cathedral
Florence Baptistry
Florence Cathedral
114
The scene in this painting depicts Christ handing keys to
Saint Peter
the Magi
David
Mary
115
French Gothic architecture has its accent on the
horizontal pull of the main aisle
circular plan of its buildings
vertical rise of the building
roundness of the barrel vaults