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Pre-Historic Gothic Practice Quiz Chp. 13, 14, 15
Pre-Historic Gothic Practice Quiz Chp. 13, 14, 15
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Art Appreciation Donna Hatcher
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1
Structural systems must take two factors into account: tensile strength and _________
load-bearing contruction
support
weight
material
2
Hierarchical scale means that:
each figure is balanced
all figures are the same size
the main figure is balanced symmetrically
the main figure is the biggest
3
The purpose of the
Venus of Willendorf was probably:
to remind women not to speak too much
to serve as an ideal of beauty
to be a doll for a little girl
to suggest fertility
4
Stonehenge apparently functioned as a:
public meeting place
tomb
calender
temple
5
Probably the most famous example of a dome on pendentives is the:
Hagia Sophia
Crystal Palace
Pantheon
Cathedral of St. Basil
6
the Olmec art included:
big heads and baby figures
glazed bricks and walking lions
sphinxes and pyramids
torsos and bronze animals
7
The oldest known paintings date from about:
30,000 B.C.
40,000 B.C.
20,000 B.C.
10,000 B.C.
8
Hammurabi had himself portrayed with:
many votive figures
a god
praying hands
his army
9
The Pantheon was a temple dedicated to:
Augustus, the emperor
Ra, the sun god
Athena, the warrior maiden
all the gods
10
The _____ order has a capital of _____.
Doric/ volutes
Doric/ arches
Corinthian/ acanthus leaves
Ionic/ slab and rounded stone
11
The Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame was designed by:
Gehry
Pei
Jones
Fuller
12
The acropolis was a:
man-made mountain
frieze
high hill
ceremonial gateway
13
The Industrial Revolution introduced the all-important:
ferroconcrete
Nail
peg
stud
14
In its continuous narration of a series of historical events, the Column of Trajan can be compared to :
the Ishtar Gate
the Bayeux Tapestry
Etruscan frescoes
Egyptian tomb paintings
15
The kouros figures differ from the
Spear Bearer in that they lack:
archaic smiles
contraposto
clothes
rigidity
16
The Greek red-figure style featured a _______ background.
geometric
black
meander
white
17
A stele is a:
stone tablet
paving stone
tombstone
stone gate
18
Neo-babylonians were famous for:
the Ishtar gate
large, human-headed, winged animals
their continuity
the Stele of Hammurabi