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