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