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