AP Art History

Question 1

Pablo Picasso was known for _____, which focuses on angles, shapes, and other geometries to show multiple views at once.

Accepted Answer

Cubism

Question 2

Which of these time periods is most often characterized by its use of linear perspective?

Accepted Answer

the Italian Renaissance

Question 3

This Impressionist painted The Saint-Lazare Station and often painted a subject at different times of the day or year.

Accepted Answer

Claude Monet

Question 4

Which of these is a wooden commemorative portrait or mask of the Baule people in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Mblo

Question 5

Which of these is a tall, solid building, made of baked mud, that dominated the flat landscape in the Ancient Near East?

Accepted Answer

ziggurat

Question 6

This is a famous Contemporary work by Faith Ringgold that features within it three paintings by Leonardo da Vinci.

Accepted Answer

Dancing at the Louvre

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true of Structure 40, Lintel 25/Structure 23, and Structure 33?

Accepted Answer

They were all constructed around 1000 B.C.E.

Question 8

All of these are ways in which ancient Greek sculptures were a departure from sculptures of older civilizations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Most Greek sculptures were designed with fixed, immobile poses.

Question 9

This type of Gothic stone arch supports a roof and was part of the original design of the Chartres Cathedral.

Accepted Answer

flying buttress

Question 10

This prehistoric landmark, consisting of large megaliths and imported stones, was likely built in 3 phases.

Accepted Answer

Stonehenge

Question 11

All of these are examples of Baroque art or architecture EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

the Hagia Sophia

Question 12

One of the most respected art forms of the Islamic world in West Asia is __________, which is based upon Arabic script.

Accepted Answer

calligraphy

Question 13

________ was a mixed-media installation, a temporary work of art made up of assemblages created for a particular space.

Accepted Answer

The Gates

Question 14

This type of woven barkcloth is generally considered Pacific art.

Accepted Answer

tapa

Question 15

What do the works Travelers among Mountains and Streams and Portrait of Sin Sukju have in common?

Accepted Answer

Both are hanging scrolls on silk.

Questions 15