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1
These cities were buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted andpreserved information about Roman life
Etruria and Pompeii
Knossos and Etruria
Etruria and Tuscany
Pompeii and Herculaneum
2
Which of the following would be located in a forum and would house thelaw court for the city?
atrium
arena
basilica
tholos
3
The open-eyed states of the votive statues ofancient Sumer is thought to represent
a. Vigilance against demons
a. The priestly class
a. Portraits of specific people
a. Eternal wakefulness and duty
4
All of the following are Giotto’s techniques to create the illusion of naturalism EXCEPT
placement of figures to createforeground, center, background
emotional expressions and gestures
using light and shade to enhancefigures’ bodily weight
use of gold backgroundto emphasize religious symbolism
5
Egyptianfigural art is stiff and idealized. Which of the following accounts for thisportrayal?
Artists did not sketch theirsubjects from life.
Egyptian religion forbade therealistic portrayal of humans
Artists applied a canon to the humanfigure
Artistsdid not understand the human figure
6
Byzantinechurch interiors are typically decorated with
mosaics
tapestries
monumental sculpture
stained glass
7
Constantine issuedthe Edict of Milan in 313 which
forced Christians to worship in private
established Christianity as the official religion
ended persecution against Christians
forbade pagan worship
8
Allof the following are true of the Sarcophagus of the Spouses EXCEPT
It is painted terracotta
Portrays a somber expression of a couple in mourning
Thecouple is in an unrealistic L-position
Revealsthe elevated status of women in Etruscan society
9
Thetypical tympanum sculptural decoration sceneof Romanesque churches is the
Lamentation
Nativity
Crucifixion
Last Judgment
10
Giotto is known for all of the following EXCEPT
flatness
weighted (3D) figures
narrative setting
placement of figures
11
In 3,000 BCE, the conventions for representing the human figure dominating Egyptian art was
Akhenaton, Nefertiti and ThreeDaughters
Palette of Narmer
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
Stele of Ramses
12
The Five Pillars of Islam include all of thefollowing
except
Give alms to poor
Make a pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
Fast during month of Ramadan
Professing that Muhammad is god andAllah is his prophet
13
The animal figures of the Lascaux Caves are seen in both profile and frontal views called
twisted perspective
negative perspective
anthropomorphic perspective
positive perspective
14
Roman portrait sculpture shows a fluctuation betweenthe following opposite artistic tendencies
ideal and rigid
ideal and frontal
veristic and ideal
veristic and stylized
15
A Buddhist stupa
was a type of cosmic diagram (mandala)
all of the above
often contained relics
was circumambulated by pilgrims
16
What revolutionary material found its fullest expression in the RomanPantheon?
concrete
terra cotta
granite
marble
17
The Chinese interest in landscape was most stronglyinfluenced by
Confucianism
Daoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
18
Identifying features of the Buddha include all of thefollowing EXCEPT
linga
an urna (tuft of hair as a dot on forehead)
elongated earlobes
an ushnisha (head bump)
19
All of thefollowing are characteristics of the Byzantine style EXCEPT
frontal
flat
phat
floating
20
Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following?
Holy Trinity
Christ
Virgin Mary
Holy Spirit
21
InEgypt and Mesopotamia, figures were often arranged in ____, as indicatedby ground lines
terracotta
black-figure style
symmetrically
registers
22
1. The land known as Mesopotamia lay between whattwo rivers?
Euphrates and Ganges
Tigris and Euphrates
Tigris and Ganges
Ganges and Euphrates
23
Flemish painting is characterized by all of thefollowing EXCEPT
crowded compositions
rich symbolism
tempera on fresco
high horizon lines
24
Martin Luther’s Reformation split Christendom in half and produced conflict between the
Protestant and Lutherans
Christians and Catholics
Lutherans and Calvinists
Protestants and Catholics
25
The stalactite-like decorations on the ceiling of the Hall of the Two Sisters (Alhambra) are
minbar
mosques
muqarnas
mihrab
26
The earliest known example of the use of
contrapposto
is the sculpture known asthe
Diskobolos
Kritios Boy
Spearbearer
Anavysos Kouros
27
In a Roman
domus
,the open garden or courtyard surrounded by columns is known as a
atrium
cubiculum
peristyle
impluvium
28
A campanile is a
garden
bell tower
third-story window
center aisle
29
Sculptures that create a slight (low) projection is known as
Additive sculpture
High relief
Bas relief
Subtractive sculpture
30
This technique created a sense of distance throughshading or blurring in cooler colors
foreshortening
sfumato
linear perspective
atmospheric perspective
31
The most important factorinfluencing the prosperity of ancient Egypt was
The predictable flooding of theNile
Its position between two rivers
Its warlike nobles
Its position as a tradingintermediary
32
The Aphrodite of Knidos is known for all of thefollowing EXCEPT
Praxitelean S-Curve
Humanizes a god showing her about to bathe
First nude female sculpture
Meant to be seen from the front only
33
15th-16th c. Northern European art features all of the following EXCEPT
genre painting
Crucifixion scenes
nature
portraits
34
All of the following are true of the
Reliquary of Sainte Foy
EXCEPT
Sainte Foy became a martyr by refusing to worship pagan gods
Sainte Foy died in 1050
Sainte Foy’s skull is housed inthe mannish looking head
Jewels, gems, and crown addedover years by the faithful
35
The construction technique/feature used to cover the nave in early Romanesque cathedrals is
a colonnade
a barrel vault
coffering
a dome
36
The HagiaSophia was built under the patronage of
Trajan
Justinian and Theodora
Leo III
Constantine
37
Which is NOT an element of Gothic architecture?
flying buttresses
stained glass
rounded arches
rib vaults
38
The Roman atrium house was specifically designed to
Include three cellas to feature statues of Roman gods
Combine the tholos and cubicula
Showcase the relationship between patron and clients
Feature cold, warm, and hot water baths
39
The function of most of the art from the Prehistoric times
is conjectural based on inquiry and estimation
is totally unknown
can be easily verified by examining modern cultures
must be dismissed as random
40
What accountsfor the relatively little knowledge of Byzantine art prior to the ninthcentury?
Iconoclasm
Ottoman Turk invasion
Roman invasion of Constantinople
Seljuk Turks capture of Anatolia
41
The orientation of all mosques, no matter periodor country, must be oriented toward
Damascus
Medina
Mecca
Jerusalem
42
Islamic ornament is characterized by all of thefollowing
except
calligraphy
Arabesques
Motifs of Muhammad
Abstract geometric designs
43
The most venerated pilgrimagesite in the West, outside Rome and Jerusalem, was the
Tomb of St. James atSantiago de Compostela in Western Spain
Tomb of Lazarus at Autun
Tomb of Saint Foy at Conques
Tomb of St. Martin at Tours
44
The
Rottgen Pietá
was intended to elicit which emotional responses from viewers?
Awe
Respect
Empathy
Admiration
45
How an artist organizes forms in an artwork by placing shapes on a flat surface is
Composition
Form
Hue
Mass
46
A standing nude figure of a young man isknown in Greek art as which of the following?
kore
stele
kouros
ka
47
All of the following are any prehistoric works were layered over the course of centuries EXCEPT
Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine
Lascaux
Running Horned Woman
Stonehenge
48
Roman art was strongly influenced by(and included many copies of at least one of these two):
Greek and Etruscan
Egyptian and Greek
Greek and Minoan
Egyptian and Etruscan
49
All of the following is true of iconography
except
a. includes the study of symbols
a. refers to the context not content of an artwork
a cross is a type of icon symbolizing religion
a. it is defined as the “writing of images”
50
The
Allegory of Law and Grace
was an OK for Protestants because all of the following EXCEPT
cheap to produce
it was Catholic propaganda
mass producible
artist was BFFs with Martin Luther
51
Thepost-and-lintel system is demonstrated in the creation of
Rapa Nui
Stonehenge
the Ambum Stone
Easter Island moai
52
Who was the politician most responsible for the re-building of the Acropolis?
Iktinos
Plato
Pericles
Aristotle