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An #arthistory game to learn survey of #art history for #highschool
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1
What is Edgar Degas best known for painting?
Landscapes
Ballerinas
Waterlilies
Clowns
2
What does "Renaissance" mean?
Recollect
Modern
Servitude
Rebirth
3
Which of the following did Renaissance painters use to make Indian Yellow paint?
Fire Ants
Snail Mucous
Rotten Vegetables
Cattle urine
4
Byzantine artists used small chips of colored glass and stone to make murals, also called what?
iconography
mosaic
illumination
5
Born in the Netherlands, one of his most famous paintings is called Irises. Who is he?
Edvard Munch
Claude Monet
Pablo Picasso
Vincent VanGogh
6
In what type of building would you find a "minaret"?
Mormon Tabernacle
Islamic Mosque
Hindu Temple
Catholic Cathedral
7
What Egyptian writing system used pictures and symbols?
Coptic
Demotic
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
8
What religious building is the largest in the world?
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
The Grand Mosque of Mecca
Angor Wat, Cambodia
Songshan Shaolin Temple, China
9
Whose painting, School of Athens, is pictured here?
Raphael
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Donatello
10
Born in Paris, this painter was the original artist of "The Luncheon on the Grass"
Paul Gaugin
Pablo Picasso
Edouard Manet
Claude Monet
11
Andy Warhol said, "in the future, everyone will be world-famous for ______"
Fifteen minutes
Being an artist
Following their dreams
Breaking the rules
12
Why are most Greek sculptures white?
They were created by White artists
The colorful paint has worn off over the years
White marble was the only available material
13
Female surrealist painter born in Mexico, painted many self-portraits.
Lola Cueto
Georgia O'Keefe
Fanny Rebel
Frida Kahlo
14
Much of Egyptian art was originally found in what type of buildings?
Sphinxes
Tombs
Castles
Pyramids
15
What Post-Impressionist is known for his paintings of the people of Tahiti?
Paul Gauguin
Paul Cezanne
Camille Pissaro
Henri Matisse
16
For the last 1,300 years, what has happened to the Ise Shrine in Japan every 20 years?
Opened to the public
Torn down and Rebuilt
Moved to another location
Repainted
17
Which of the following museums is the most visited in the world?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Louvre
MoMA
Art Institute of Chicago
18
What is depicted in "still life" paintings?
People
Places
Things
19
What do art historians call this kind of medieval book, painted and decorated entirely by hand?
Abbot's Manual
Illuminated Manuscript
Illustrated Bible
Book of Prayers
20
What is a "Bust"?
A sculpture of someone's head & Shoulders
A repaired sculpture
A type of dress in Renaissance paintings
21
Whose work was known for melting clocks, ants, surreal landscapes, and strange animals?
Piet Mondrian
Salvador Dali
Ansel Adams
Pablo Picasso
22
What does "chiaroscuro" mean?
Painted with a Brush
Light and Dark
Emotional
Strong and Bold
23
Which type of paint has egg yolk in it?
Gouache
Oil
Tempera
Watercolor
24
The female painter best known for paintings of Southwest flowers, rocks, shells, and skulls?
Louise Bourgeois
Georgia O'Keefe
Frida Kahlo
Faith Ringgold
25
Michelangelo's sculpture "David" depicts the boy who did what?
Won a tournament
Killed Goliath
Lived forever
Became a king
26
Andy Warhol is associated with which movement?
Cubism
Dadaism
Pop Art
Superflat
27
Rembrandt, artist of this painting, was best known for what?
Painting war scenes
Painting still life
Painting common people
Painting portraits
28
What museum is pictured here?
The Louvre
The Guggenheim
The Met
MoMA
29
One of Andy Warhol's most famous paintings was what?
A can of soup
A can of oil
A can of milk
A can of beans
30
What art movement was founded by Picasso and Georges Braque?
Pointillism
Cubism
Geometrism
Surrealism
31
Which is NOT a genre of painting?
Monumental
Portrait
Landscape
Abstract
32
What building is this?
The Colosseum
The Temple of Apollo
The Pantheon
The Parthenon
33
Ruebens is associated with which period?
Renaissance
Neo Classical
Rococo
Baroque
34
What is the name of this Roman building?
The Temple of Poseidon
The Basilica
Hadrian's Villa
The Colosseum
35
What was Monet's first name?
Claude
Karl
Georges
Frances
36
Monet died in poverty.
True
False
37
What type of material was used to build the Taj Mahal?
Marble
Granite
Concrete
Coral
38
Which is not a traditional material for sculpture?
Bronze
Papyrus
Wood
Marble
39
Why were the most valuable works of art removed from the Louvre in 1939?
For preservation and restoration
To prevent them from being looted in the war
To raise funds for the war effort
They were returned to their countries of origin
40
Of what nationality was Monet?
Belgian
British
French
German
41
How many inches should Ms. H. cut off her hair?
3 inches
1 inch
SHORT
Leave it long!
42
Complete the title of this masterpiece: "The Garden of Earthly _____"
Pleasures
Dangers
Delights
Passions
43
Which of the following is true?
Greek art influenced Roman art
Roman art influenced Greek art
44
What is another name for this painting?
La Gioconda
The Dark Woman
La Joconde
The Smiling Woman
45
Whose painting is pictured here?
Michelangelo
Botticelli
Donatello
Bramante
46
This masterpiece is a well-known work of what style of painting, known for use of small dots?
Perfectionism
Painterism
Pointillism
Colorism
47
Whose painting, The Night Watch, is pictured here?
Vermeer
Rembrandt
Reubens
Velasquez
48
What type of paint did Monet mostly use?
Oil
Pastel
Tempera
Gouache