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New Death Quiz for Art (Part 1)
New Death Quiz for Art (Part 1)
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This covers roughly pages 6-8 in the art fundamentals portion (Section I) of Aca Deca art materials.
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1
What happens to artifacts that are found by people on underexplored sites in Central and South America?
destroyed by warring factions
sold on the international market in antiquities
used by people in their homes because they don't know the value
purchased by smaller museums
2
When considering contemporary (or past) views of art history, one must know they are individuals stories with biases.
True
False
3
As art broadened to include the range of visual culture (ad posters, film/TV, photos), it has less concern with _______.
biographies of the artists
physical copies of the art
mediums used in its creation
geniuses and masterpieces
4
Art history uses the following methods and viewpoints EXCEPT __________________.
Marxist
feminist
linguistic
psychoanalytic
5
During the Renaissance, what great author and artist gathered biographies of famous Italian artists, past and present?
Tintoretto
Titian
Giovanni Bellini
Giorgio Vasari
6
Formal analysis requires excellent skills in ______________ and ______________.
observation and description
dating and mapping
recall and hindsight
measuring and adapting
7
Art historians define ART as visual material created by people AND __________ and/or valued for aesthetic appeal.
invested with meaning
invested with philosophical ideas
invested with allusions to the past
invested with religious truth
8
Even photographs can appear flatter, lacking their subtle transitions from ______________ when seen reproduced in books.
light to dark
smooth to rough
near to distant
focal to peripheral
9
Art historians look at all of the following in contextual analysis EXCEPT _________________________.
the cost of the work
the use of light in the work
original physical location of the work
patronage
10
The goal is to understand art in its place in history by considering its formal qualities, plus all of these EXCEPT ____
the original FUNCTION of the piece
the INTENTIONS of the artist and patron
the MOOD it creates
the perspective of the original AUDIENCE
11
The meaning of a work of art can shift with time.
True
False
12
Art history is often focused on Western civilizations for what reasons?
the art has been exploited and sold
it has the best art
the art is discovered and preserved
it has the most art
13
When did art history become a full academic discipline?
around the time of WWI
around 200 BCE with the Greeks
around 1000 CE
around the mid-eighteenth century
14
Art historians also use interviews, especially in a culture that relies more on _____________.
climate
population growth
oral history
technology
15
The following contribute to the long-term preservation of art EXCEPT _____________.
dry environmental conditions
sealed atmosphere (caves, tombs)
high-ranking patronage
political stability
16
Art historians view objects as art, such as ads or household items (forks, couches), that might not be art to ______.
high school students
regular historians
today's art critics
their original intended audience
17
Traditional art history focused on white men as artists and patrons. It's now all of these EXCEPT _________________.
narrower in scope
inclusive of women artists/patrons
international
multicultural
18
Looking at the original artwork is ideal because much is lost when we look at a reproduction rather than the original.
False
True
19
In doing formal analysis, what is always the MOST important to the art historian? A focus on ___________________.
the object itself
the artist's background
the quality of the medium
the theme of the work
20
Formal qualities of works of art are also called "______________ of art."
derivitives
advantages
elements
basics
21
What Roman historian wrote
Natural History
, in which he analyzed ancient and contemporary art?
Pliny the Elder
Remus the Younger
Julius Caesar
Ovid
22
An assumption of formal analysis is that decisions related to the artwork's visual aspects reveal some of its meaning.
True
False
23
Formal analysis focuses on the _______________ qualities of the artwork.
refined
dimensional
predictable
visual
24
Which of the following has a climate that made it historically unsuitable for art preservation?
Egypt
West Africa
Italy
Israel
25
Art history seeks to reconstruct all of the following contexts surrounding an artwork EXCEPT ________________
physical
economic
social
cultural
26
The German scholar who shifted away from biography to study stylistic development in a historical context was _________.
Jacques Rousseau
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
27
Contextual analysis looks
outside
the work to determine meaning. This ONLY applies to context at the time itwas created.
True
False
28
The following are now considered art but were once dismissed as "craft" EXCEPT ______________.
body art (like tattoos)
textiles (fabrics)
pottery
books
29
Written sources that an art historian might study include all of the following EXCEPT ______________.
documentation about the materials used or function (e.g. religious ritual)
measurements of an art museum
art criticism produced at the time
letters between the artist and patron
30
Art historians used to limit their focus to "fine art," which includes paintings and all the following EXCEPT _________.
drawings
architecture
found art
sculpture
31
Artworks made of the following materials last longer through the years EXCEPT ______________.
wood
stone
clay
metal
32
In addition to the original work itself, art historians are eager to study all of the following EXCEPT ________________.
mathematics textbooks
written sources
other works by the artist or his/her contemporaries
sketches and preparatory models
33
What book did Giorgio Vasari write?
Artists Then and Now
The Lives of the Artists
Anatomy of Art
Art Through Time
34
Enlightenment philosophy, which influenced the development of art history, came about in what century?
18th century
17th century
20th century
19th century
35
If a work is damaged or lost, art historians will rely on earlier descriptions for their analysis.
True
False
36
Whose text talks about the changing roles of artists in society and the developing concept of artistic genius?
Vasari's
Giorgione's
Titian's
Tintoretto's
37
An art historian studying masquerade traditions in Africa may participate in a performance while documenting the event.
This is known as "Cinderella complex"
This is known as "participant observation"
This is known as "blatant unprofessionalism"
This is known as "toasting the host"
38
Art historians analyze art in two distinct but interrelated ways. These are _______________ and ______________.
contextual and historical
historical and aesthetical
formal and informal
formal and contextual
39
Through the 19th & 20th centuries, art history placed
increasing
emphasis on __________ of formal qualities and context.
disparity
interrelationship
juxtaposition
indifference
40
Art history emphasizes ___________ & assumes the work of one generation of artists in a culture will impact future gens.
habitual development
chronological development
ideological development
mythological development
41
Many things are lost when we aren't looking at the original work, including all of the following EXCEPT ______________.
scale & 3-D qualities of sculpture
rich colors
texture
composition
42
The philosophical inquiry into the nature and expression of beauty is known as ________________.
philosophy
rationality
aesthetics
sublimity
43
Art criticism is an explanation about art made to the general public via the press. It must be about _____________ art.
unique
current
well-respected
traditional
44
Art history is closely related to these other disciplines EXCEPT ___________.
linguistics
history
sociology
anthropology
45
Art historians would examine all of the following EXCEPT _____________.
theater of the time
mathematics of the time
music of the time
literature of the time
46
More recently, art history has been revised, particularly by what group?
middle-class analysts
college professors
international art groups
feminist historians
47
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling might be viewed differently by the Pope and janitor for these reasons EXCEPT ____.
race and gender
social status and religious background
natural intuition
physical access to the artwork
48
It is quite common for art historians to settle for studying from reproductions due to practical constraints.
True
False
49
Where are there many important civilizations discovered but as of yet unexplored?
Eastern Europe
Australia
Central and South America
Southern Africa
50
Modern art history was strongly influenced by eighteenth-century (1700s) ______________________ philosophy.
Keynesian
Enlightenment
Cubist
Marxist
