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1
The
Bayeux Tapestry
culminates in the famous
Battle of Winterfell
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Little Big Horn
Battle of Hastings
2
Varvara Stepanova was
employed by the anti-communist group to create protest art
employed by the Russian government to create propaganda art
employed by the Russian Government to create cute scrapbooks
employed by the Russian art academy to create photomontages
3
Where was the White Temple and its ziggurat located?
Eshnunna
Babylon
Amarna
Uruk
4
The theme of
The Stonebreakers
is most strongly related to the
speeches of Napoleon III
theories of Charles Darwin
hypotheses of Isaac Newton
writings of Karl Marx
5
Who said, "A house is a machine for living in"?
Louis Sullivan
Mies van der Rohe
Le Corbusier
Frank Lloyd Wright
6
This building is
a second generation, International Style skyscraper
a second generation, deconstructivist skyscraper
a first generation, International Style skyscraper
a third generation, postmodern, Prairie Style skyscraper
7
A conversation over coffee with which artist inspired Meret Oppenheim to create this
Gustav Klimt
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
Salvador Dali
8
The painting shown was created by
Wifredo Lam
Diego Rivera
Jacob Lawrence
Frida Kahlo
9
What scene is depicted on the East Pediment of the Parthenon?
Athena's birth
Athena's contest with Poseidon
Athena's victory over the Titans
Athena's victory over the Amazons
10
In this particular painting from the series, the artist intended to convey the
separation of slaves and slaveholders in the United States
discrimination that African Americans found in the U.S.
Effects of urban settings breaking down rural communities
poor conditions of the lower class in the U.S.
11
The architecture depicted in School of Athens was
a reflection of the excavated markets of Trajan
modeled on the plans for the pope's palace
Raphael's strategy to acquire architectural commissions
an idealized recreation of a classical gymnasium
12
These functioned as what?
hair clips
clasps for robes
earrings
belt buckles
13
Works, such as the
Virgin (Theotokos) and Child
, are specifically known as
altar paintings
frescoes
icons
secular paintings
14
What type of "pose" is displayed in this sculpture?
Symmetrical
Contrapposto
Composite
Orator
15
Julie Mehretu intentionally underscores the art-making process by
layering drawing with painting
applying paint mechanically
using screen printing techniques in addition to paint
collaging printed material to create texture
16
Many of Bill Viola's work feature the element of water because
he witnessed his mother drown at a young age
cuz water is, like, totally dope in slow-motion
his childhood home was destroyed in a flood
he nearly drowned while vacationing with his family
17
The use of gold and jewel-like patterning in this work reflects the artist’s interest in
Japanese woodblocks
Byzantine mosaics
illuminated manuscripts
Gothic stained glass
18
This artist was the official court painter for...
Charles IV and Maria Luisa
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Henry IV and Marie de Medici
Philip IV and Elisabeth
19
Memorial Sheet of Karl Liebknecht was
a fictional narrative
commissioned by his family
a work of propaganda
a political statement supporting his ideology
20
The Swing by Fragonard is an example of which artistic movement?
Baroque
Neoclassicism
Rococo
Romanticism
21
Who painted this?
Edward Muybridge
Claude Monet
Gustave Courbet
Édouard Manet
22
The iconography used by Miguel Cabrera in his portrayal of Sor Juana suggests his intention to
reminder of her martyrdom & role as patron saint of learning
reference her famous translation of the Bible into Spanish
emphasize her role as both a nun and an intellectual
endow the painting with symbolism of the Virgin of Guadalupe
23
The main room in a Greek or Roman temple where the cult statue is placed is called the
portico
pediment
cella
stylobate
24
The Great Wave was influenced by technical innovations, as demonstrated through the artist's
use of perspective
use of a camera obscura
use of a printing press
use of oil paints
25
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are examples of
Etruscan columns
Egyptian columns
Greek columns
Roman columns
26
The function of a
Bibles moralisées
was to compare
Biblical kings to contemporary and historical kings
Biblical stories to people and events in the world
Old Testament stories to New Testament stories
Biblical stories to Islamic stories
27
This building shares which of the following design characteristics with the Seagram Building?
Cast-iron ornamentation
A Target store on the street level
The integration of a public plaza
A steel-frame structure
28
Who said, "Form follows function"?
Frank Gehry
Louis Sullivan
Zaha Hadid
Mies van der Rohe
29
This work reflects the artist's interest in
the human figure
mixed media
dream imagery
multiple viewpoints
30
How an artist organizes forms in an artwork by placing shapes on a flat surface is known as
form
intuition
composition
content
31
The type of pose, shown in the figures here, is known as
composite view
camera obscura view
counter-pose view
contrapposto view
32
A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration on a wall near the ceiling
Triglyph
Frieze
Pediment
Metope
33
The sculpted lintel from Yaxchilan reflects Maya tradition by
featuring a powerful woman ruler in battle
privileging the male role over all others
referring to the capital city of the empire
combining writing about and images of elites
34
The medium Ai Weiwei used here comments on an artistic tradition exemplified by the
David vases
Funeral banner of Lady Dai
Jade cong
Great Buddha at Todai-ji
35
In sculpting his statue of
David
, Donatello created
the first David wearing a fancy hat
the first bronze sculpture since antiquity
the first free-standing nude sculpture since antiquity
the sassiest David ever made
36
Helen Frankenthaler used diluted paint primarily to
demonstrate the spontaneous flow of paint across a surface
form hard-edged geometric compositions using tonal variants
reveal the expressive power of vigorous brushwork
create the illusion of distance and depth in her work
37
Figurines such as the one shown can be considered most similar in context to the
Ambum Stone
jade cong
Anthropomorphic Stele
terra cotta fragment from Lapita
38
What is it called when a greater size equals greater importance?
Proportional weight
Scale of importance
Perspective scale
Heirarchical scale
39
This creature guarded the gates and entrances of Mesopotamian cities and homes
Griffin
Sphinx
Unicorn
Lamassu
40
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater demonstrates his conviction that this building should
be an integrative part of the landscape
elevate the individual above worldly concerns
reflect the most advanced building technologies
be uninhabitable upon completion
41
What event caused the beginning of the Classical period in Greece?
Death of Alexander the Great
Destruction of the Acropolis by the Persians
Victory over the Egyptians
Construction of the Colosseum
42
This building is in which style?
Brutalism
Postmodern Bauhaus
International Modern
Deconstructivism
43
What was the significance of the use of Neoclassicism in the U.S. during the late 1700s?
It defined America's ideals in politics, education & art
The U.S. was obsessed with Greek Art and Literature
It was relevant to the emotion and drama in the young nation
The style was trendy, making the U.S. artistically competent
44
Who was the patron of the Athenian acropolis and the Parthenon?
Pericles
Sophocles
Augustus
Trajan
45
What period is responsible for the creation of the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramids?
Late Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
46
What is this?
Templo Mayor
Chavin de Huantar
Athenian acropolis
Athenian agora
47
In
Lying with the Wolf
, Kiki Smith makes reference to both "Little Red Riding Hood" and
Sainte Michelle
Sainte Genevieve
Lilith
Eve
48
The Pyxis of al-Mughira is allowed to feature figural images because
it was created before figural imagery was outlawed
it is not used for an Islamic purpose
it was never owned by a Muslim
it was not carved by a Muslim
49
What do the eyes symbolize in these votive statues?
The sight of God
Eternal wakefulness
Mystical visions
Great knowledge and truth
50
The depiction of the gigantomachy on the Great Altar of Zeus may have served as an allegory of
Alexander the Great's military campaigns
King Attalos' victory over the Gauls
Rome's control over the Mediterranean
Athens' defeat of Sparta
51
Osorio's work is inspired by experiences, spaces, and people of what culture?
Mexican culture in San Antonio
Native American culture in Phoenix
Puerto Rican culture in New York
Cuban culture in Miami
52
The Kaaba proved influential on later Islamic architecture because it
serves as the orientation for the qibla wall in all mosques
inspired the enclosed cubic interiors of all mosques
replicates the house of the Prophet Muhammad at Medina
exemplifies a hypostyle hall used in all mosques
53
What biblical story is represented here?
Judith and Holofernes
Marge and Homer
Samson and Delilah
Judith and Nebuchadnezzar
54
The artist of this painting is associated with an art-historical movement known as the
Royal Academy of San Carlos
Bauhaus
Ashcan School
Hudson River School
55
Where were the Apollo 11 stones found?
Asia
Africa
Europe
North America
56
Who sculpted this?
Auguste Rodin
Jean-Antoine Houdon
Constantin Brâncuși
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre
57
What is depicted on the Grave Stele of Hegeso?
Mythological events
Athena's death
Historical events
Domestic life
58
What style did the artist use to create this work?
Expressionism
Verism
Classicism
Hellenism
59
Auguste Rodin is most associated with which artistic movement?
Impressionism
Romanticism
Expressionism
Realism
60
This is...
garbage
misunderstood garbage
61
Matisse was inspired to paint goldfish after he visited
China
Japan
America
Morocco
62
Istanbul has been known by what other names?
Constantinople and Ravenna
Byzantium and New Rome
Byzantium and Constantinople
New Rome and Constantinople
63
What is this called?
A non-functional dog
A yorkshire terrier
A large rodent
A functional dog
64
The red and yellow colors on feather capes symbolized
wealth and divinity
family bloodlines and divinity
wealth and family bloodlines
divinity and personal strength
65
Yinka Shonibare included cultural references in this work by doing which of the following?
Basing his work on a scene from a popular theatrical play
Alluding to the setting of an English garden landscape
Using a modern textile in the style of Dutch wax fabric
Reusing materials employed by a Romantic sculptor