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Small chapels located behind the altar of a Christian church are known as...

Apsidal Chapels, Radiating Chapels

Circumambulation is...

A form of meditation, The act of moving around a sacred object

The direction that must be faced when Muslims pray

A member of the ruling class families of ancient Rome

one who commissions and pays for art

A dome shaped structure used as a Buddhist shrine

A mandala is a __________, similar to this plan of the Borobudur temple.

A spiritual symbol representing the universe

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AP Art History Vocab

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1
This Theotokos image was painted with...
Oil paint
Chalk pastel
Egg Tempera
Fresco
2
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are examples of...
Greek Buildings
Cities in New York
Capitals
Columns
3
Karma is...
A belief held by all Americans
Your fate based on your actions
Your pre-determined destiny
The name for the afterlife for Hindus
4
Patriarchy or patrilineal refers to a society in which _________ are dominant.
Kings
Women
Men
Queens
5
Small chapels located behind the altar of a Christian church are known as...
Apsidal Chapels
Radiating Chapels
Holy Relic Shrines
Gothic Chapels
6
Mural technique painted onto dry plaster.
True Fresco
Frise
Fresco Secco
Buon Fresco
7
Kathe Kollwitz used this process in this print...
Intaglio
Lino Cut
Woodcut
Silkscreen
8
Name for this type of ceiling...
Vertical Vault
Lateral Vault
Barrel Vault
Groin Vault
9
Type of arch that allowed Gothic architects to attain greater height.
Round Arch
Multifoil Arch
Pointed Arch
Horeshoe Arch
10
Name of this shape of Greek Pottery....
Amphora
Krater
Hydra
Exekius
11
In Delacroix's Liberty leading the People, the main figure is...
Venus
a representation of France
part of the ancien regime
a pesant woman
12
Circumambulation is...
Not used in religious practice
A form of meditation
The act of sculpting a sacred object
The act of moving around a sacred object
13
This space is called...
A Byzantine mosaic
An apse
A Romanesque altar
The Good Shepherd
14
An Iconophile is in support of creating images.
False
True
15
The media used in Sarcophagus of the Spouses...
Adobe
Bronze
Terra Cotta
Porcelain
16
The name for the spirit of a dead Pharoah
Da
Pa
Ra
Ka
17
The Quibla is...
The focal point of a mosque
The mosaic design in a wall niche
The direction that must be faced when Muslims pray
The same thing as a Mihrab
18
When Monet painted outside in the fields of haystacks, he was painting...
Impromptu
Encaustic
Impasto
En Plein Air
19
These help architects attain greater height...
Better plans
Concrete
Ribs
Carved bricks
20
These are...
Horizon Lines
Cubes
Orthogonal Lines
Deep space Lines
21
A horizontal line which breaks up parts of visual stories...
Composite View
Altered Line
Heiratic Scale
Register
22
This is a...
Corbelled Vault
Groin vault
Pendentive
Fresco
23
A Patrician is...
A politician in ancient Greece
A politician in ancient Rome
A member of the ruling class families of ancient Rome
A Pediatrician
24
The Narthex is a transitional space, like a porch, before the entrance to a Christian church.
True
False
25
What is this?
A pendentive
An occulus
A pupil
A good time
26
When size equals importance...
Heiratic or Heirarchal Scale
Sizing
Perspective
Proportion
27
These elements help to distribute weight in Gothic structures.
Rib Vaults
Barrel Vaults
Concrete Ribs
Wooden supports
28
A patron is...
a trainer of artists
another name for an artist
always in a work of art
one who commissions and pays for art
29
The Parthenon is...
Peripteral
Designed in the golden ratio
Post and Lintel construction
All answers are correct
30
Contropposto is Italian for....
Counter Intuitive
Counter Culture
Cultured
Counter Balance
31
Leonardo liked to use a smoky brownish haze, known as...
Atmospheric Perspective
Contropposto
Sfumato
Tenebrism
32
The job of the Muezzin is to...
Call others to prayer
Maintain the grounds in a mosque
Guide believers, similar to a priest
Make social media posts
33
This is supported by two posts.
Pediment
Lintel
Raking Cornice
Tympanum
34
Name the capitals from left to right...
Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
Doric, Corinthian, Ionic
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
35
This statue is an example of...
A precious metal casting
A manuscript cover
A container for church donations
A Reliquary
36
This is an example of...
A pyramid
A cemetery
A mastaba
A stepped pyramid
37
A religious painting, often small and portable
Tesserae
Mural
Sketchbook
Icon
38
This is a....
Daguerrotype
Charcoal Drawing
Etching
Polaroid
39
Are these pilasters?
No
Yes
40
A stupa is...
A container for the ashes of a saint
A dome created to worship Christian figures
A sculpture containing gems
A dome shaped structure used as a Buddhist shrine
41
Images that represent animals can be called...
Zoolander
Overdone
Zoomorphic
Primal
42
Columns that surround a space inside a building like this are called...
Courtyard
Engaged
Peristyle
Functional
43
This close up of Starry Night by Van Gogh shows...
Impasto
En Plein Air
Tenbrism
Chiarascuro
44
Verism is...
Exaggerated realism
Very special
Variety of forms of realism
Only used in Italy
45
A mandala is a __________, similar to this plan of the Borobudur temple.
A painting only seen in India
A drawing created by monks
A spiritual symbol representing water
A spiritual symbol representing the universe
46
An Iconoclast approves of making images.
False
True
47
This Vermeer painting is an example of...
En Plein Air
A Genre Scene
Alla Prima
An Allegory
48
If this indicates the direction of Mecca, it must be a...
Minaret
Qiblah
Wall Niche
Mihrab
49
Purpose of a buttress or flying buttress...
Lol...you said "buttress"
To reach the Heavens
To support a wall
Height and Light
50
Name for the central religious text of Islam, a revelation from God...
Dunghuang Manuscripts
The Bible
Koran or Qu'ran
The Apocrypha
51
Encaustic is...
paint made from egg
melted wax
used only in Afghanistan
used as mortar
52
This is an example of...
A stele
Stone
A monument
A sculpture in the round
53
Who is this?
Buddha
Jesus
Mohammad
Shiva
54
The Merode Altarpiece is an example of...
A triptych
A tych
A diptych
A polyptych
55
This is called the...
Apse
Basilica Square
Narthex
Crossing Square
56
This is called a nave.
True
False
57
What is this?
Entablature
Raking Cornice
Pediment
Cornice
58
The space above the entrance of a Christian church is called a pediment.
True
False
59
This is called the...
Transept
Narthex
Apse
Atrium
60
The process used by Durer in this piece.
lino cut
woodblock
Intaglio
silkscreen
61
Muhammad was...
the prophet of Islam
a physical representation of God on Earth
the son of God who started Islam
one of Jesus' disciples
62
This is called the...
Ambulatory
Aisles
Apse
Transept
63
This creature guarded the gates of Mesopotamian cities...
Unicorn
Gryffin
Lamassu
Angel
64
Verism is exaggerated realism, such as when wrinkles are emphasized.
False
True
65
This is the international style.
False
True
66
Media that allowed the Romans to create the Pantheon...
Concrete
Iron
Cement
Mortar
67
A facade is a sculpture of the head and shoulders.
True
False
68
A cruciform plan is shaped like a ________ and was popular in the ________.
Rectangle, Romanesque Period
Cross, American Colonies
Cross, Romanesque Period
Rectangle, Gothic Period
69
Raphael intentionally placed _______ in between Plato and Aristotle.
thick paint
a triangle
negative space
the vanishing point
70
The red lines represent...
A Christian Pilgrimage Route
A Muslim Pilgrimage Route
Jesus' Travels
Border Disputes
71
Name of Sumerian written language...
Heiroglyps
Sumer
Cuneiform
Telugu
72
This is a nave arcade.
False
True
73
Information of a biased nature, used to promote or publicize a certain point of view...
Opinions
Preferences
Fake News
Propaganda
74
A mosaic is made up of...
Shells
Craftsmanship
Glitter
Tesserae
75
A fluted column...
Has no capital
Has vertical cuts surrounding the shaft
Is very musical
Has horizontal cuts surrounding the shaft
76
A symbolic hand pose in Buddhism or Hinduism...
Kama
Ayurveda
Mudras
Buddha
77
This is a ....
Cathedral plan
Basilica plan
Mosque plan
Roman Forum plan
78
This book, commissioned by Spanish conquistadors, can also be called a...
Bound paper
Scroll
Codex
Storyboard
79
Which building has a dome?
The Hagia Sophia
The Maison Caree
Fallingwater
The Parthenon
80
This is an example of...
An occulus
Hypostyle Hall
Jewish temple plan
A basilica plan
81
A camera obscura was first used by the Mayans.
True
False
82
The ceiling of the Church of the Gesu shows a trompe l'oeil effect.
True
False
83
A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, on a wall near the ceiling
Entablature
Triglyph
Frieze
Pediment
84
The main room in a temple where a statue of the god is placed...
Pronaos
Cella or Naos
Porch
The back room
85
All of these are examples of...
Bell towers
Muhammad's home
Mihrabs
Minarets
86
This is a...
Urn
Bronze sculpture
Sarcophogus
Burial chamber
87
Corbelling is when...
Mortar is not used
Concrete is poured to form a dome
Mortar is used
Bricks are stacked and form an arch/dome
88
This is a...
A burial chamber
A pyramid
A stepped pyramid
A ziggurat
89
This is the _____ from the Chartres Cathedral.
Mandala
Stations of the Cross
Gothic Circle
Rose Window
90
This is an example of...
Pediment
Coffers
Perspective
Corbelling
91
The Composition often used in the Renaissance by Christian artists.
Open
Square or Quad
Pyramid or Triangle
Circle
92
Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace is an example of...
Linear perspective
A continuous narrative
Woodblock printing
Korean scroll painting
93
What Duchamp called his sculptures, like Fountain....
Found Objects
Collages
Readymades
Factory Art
94
What is the function of a fibula?
A brooch or clasp
Holy relics
Earrings
Decoration for armor
95
A diptych is three panels presented as one piece.
False
True
96
Abbott Suger wanted to create lux nova, or new light in his style of architecture.
False
True
97
The Temple of Amun-Re is known for it's...
Images of Jesus and the saints
Paintings of proper human anatomy
Clerestory
Ionic capitals
98
The name for small pieces of glass, ceramic, or shell in a mosaic
Tesserae
Tiles
Chips
Shards
99
A relief is...
A shallow carving
Raising of the stone
100
Matisse's color palette can best be described as...
Highly saturated
Lifeless
Complimentary
Monochromatic

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