What is a Pendentive?

The triangle shape created with supporting arches of a dome

What is a "Symphony"?

A 4 movement musical composition written for an orchestra

When a character speaks to himself or herself.

Characteristics of Ragtime include:

Bass and chords left hand and syncopated melody in the right

Standing on a straight leg with the back leg lifted behind

The origins of 'modern dance' are usually traced to __________.

Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis

Tones that sound unstable and unpleasant.

What is a corbeled arch?

an archway that is stacked; cantilevered stones

The suggested or implied meaning

The functional necessities of architecture require

a division between inner and outer space

The relationship of two or more musical lines, contrasting melodies

What is the Parthenon?

A temple to celebrate goddess Athena.

...describe how loud or soft the music is

What is an archetype?

A pattern that appears in literature across cultures

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1
What is a Pendentive?
A domed arch
I don't know
What ever "P" is
The triangle shape created with supporting arches of a dome
2
What museum was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?
The Guggenheim
The Met
The Louvre
The MOMA
3
What is the name of this Doric Temple?
Pantheon
Parthenon
Treasury of Atreus
Temple of Athena Nike
4
What was the Treasury of Atreus?
a tholos tomb
The treasury of the Persian King
wher the Delian League tribute was kept
Pericles building fund
5
This is an example of 'pas de trois.'
False
True
6
What kind of sculpture is this?
In the round
Relief
Closed
Open
7
What does denotation mean?
A type of letter
Figurative meaning
dictionary or literal meaning
A type of sentence.
8
The Great Mosque of Djenné is an example of ______ because it rules over the earth.
earth-resting
earth-dominating architecture
sky-oriented
earth-rooted
9
Who composed the ballet, Swan Lake?
Stravinsky
Tchaikovsky
Beethoven
Chopin
10
Which is NOT one of Aristotle's six elements of the drama?
Spectacle
Character
Rhythm
Plot
11
The principles of art are like the _______
grammar
genres
styles
techniques
12
What does adante mean?
Play fast
Chug a bottle of Mountain dew
Play walking speed
Make a clarenet squeak
13
What is a "Symphony"?
A pair of instrumental movements - one slow, the other fast.
An instrumental piece that precedes an opera or musical
A long complicated instrumental piece
A 4 movement musical composition written for an orchestra
14
soliloquy
When a character speaks to himself or herself.
When a thing or an idea is given human characteristics
Describes a person or thing
A statement that contradicts itself
15
The vaulting system employed in this cathedral is best described as
Groin Vaulting
Rib Vaulting
Barrel Vaulting
Fan Vaulting
16
The cross-shaped floor plan of a church is formed by the combined shapes of the nave and the:
clerestory
narthex
apse
transept.
17
Hearing and Listening are the same thing.
True
False
18
Characteristics of Ragtime include:
Bass and chords right hand and syncopated melody in the left
Steady beat in the right hand and simple melody in the left
Steady beat in the left hand and simple melody in the right
Bass and chords left hand and syncopated melody in the right
19
The elements of art are like _______
grammar
styles
techniques
vocabulary
20
Arabesque is what?
Walk in a circle
Two straight legs
Two bent knees
Standing on a straight leg with the back leg lifted behind
21
Scott Joplin is known as____________:
Mr. Know It All
The King of Ragtime
The Master of Music
The Best Composer Ever
22
The origins of 'modern dance' are usually traced to __________.
Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey
Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham
José Limón and Ruth St. Denis
Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis
23
Dissonance
Tones that complement each other together
Tones that sound unstable and unpleasant.
counterpoint
Rhythm that is off-beat
24
What is a corbeled arch?
an archway that refers to the Minoan fertility goddess
an archway in the post and lintel style
an archway that is stacked; cantilevered stones
an archway that is smooth and rounded
25
Of the four necessities of architecture, which is the most obvious?
technical requirements
access requirements
revelatory requirements
spatial relationships
26
Who created the sculpture 'David'?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Albrecht Durer
Michelangelo Buonarotti
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
27
What is connotation?
The suggested or implied meaning
A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
Naunce
The literal meaning of a word
28
This is an example of a ________.
voussoir
cyclopic masonry
cantilevered stones
Keystone
29
The functional necessities of architecture require
the form of the building to be revelatory of its function
materials that function together to withstand the stress
a division between inner and outer space
the form of the building to be reflective of the values
30
Define: Counterpoint
The relationship of two or more musical lines, contrasting melodies
Synonym for harmony
Not green
Simultaneously occuring frequencies, pitches, or chords
31
"You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes..." from Angelou's "Still I Rise" is an example of ___.
metaphor
symbolism
connotation
irony
32
Frank Lloyd Wright's The Fallingwater House , built in 1936, is an example of
Cantilevered structural design
a tholos
Post and lental construction
Load-bearing masonry
33
What is the Parthenon?
Where Greek men discuss politics.
The marketplace for Spartans.
A temple to celebrate goddess Athena.
A place for god and goddesses to meet.
34
A kinetic sculpture ________.
is wind-powered
moves
is stable
is upside-down
35
What kind of vaulting is seen here?
Arched Vault
Tracery
Ribbed Vault
Barrel Vault
36
Name this Roman vaulting system.
Barrel Vault
Groin Vault
Ribbed Vault
37
Dynamics...
...describes the sound or the tonal character of the different instruments
...describes how long the notes sound; some notes are short, some are long
...describes the order or the structure of the music
...describe how loud or soft the music is
38
Which of the statues has a contrapposto stance?
Right
Neither
Left
39
The dome of the Pantheon is supported by ____________.
Squinches
a cylindar
Pendentives
40
What is the name of the Greek column shown?
Corinthian
Composite
Ionic
Doric
41
The objects that sit on top of a column in all orders of Greek architecture are called what?
Volutes
Capitals
Acanthus leaves
Abacuses
42
The Apulu sculpture and the Kouros are similar by having…
Archaic smile
Stylized hair
All the above
Almond shaped eyes
43
What is an archetype?
a person who designs buildings
a character, a plot/theme, and/or symbol/number
A pattern that appears in literature across cultures
fundamental human motifs
44
What is the Golden Ratio? May be more than one answer.
1.571
3.1415
Phi
1.618
45
The image of the mortuary Temple of Hapshetsut is an example of __________ architecture.
sky-orientated
earth-rooted
raw material
centrality
46
What type of floor plan?
Central
cruciform
Basilica/Axial
nave
47
Scott Joplin became known as the
Duke of Dubuque
King of Swing
King of Pop
King of Ragtime
48
THE SPEED OF MUSIC
TEMPO
MEASURE
CUT TIME
COMMON TIME
49
This column is
Caryatid
Ionic
Doric
Corinthian
50
Marina Abromovic is a ________?
Theatre of the Absurd
Metatheatre Artist
Performance Artist
Magical Realism
51
True or False: the Hagia Sophia rests on squinches
False
True
52
The foundation of literature is ____________.
spoken word
objective correlatives
literary details
themes
53
Define Axis Mundi
Capital
Center of the World
Mountain
Pillars
54
Dynamics, in music terms, refers to
the degree of loudness or softness
the quality that distinguishes musical sounds
an exemplary performance
the relative highness or lowness of a sound

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