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1
15th-16th c. Northern European art features all of the following EXCEPT
portraits
nature
genre painting
Crucifixion scenes
2
Identifying features of the Buddha include all of thefollowing EXCEPT
an urna (tuft of hair as a dot on forehead)
elongated earlobes
an ushnisha (head bump)
linga
3
The most venerated pilgrimagesite in the West, outside Rome and Jerusalem, was the
Tomb of St. James atSantiago de Compostela in Western Spain
Tomb of St. Martin at Tours
Tomb of Lazarus at Autun
Tomb of Saint Foy at Conques
4
The earliest known example of the use of
contrapposto
is the sculpture known asthe
Kritios Boy
Diskobolos
Anavysos Kouros
Spearbearer
5
All of the following are Giotto’s techniques to create the illusion of naturalism EXCEPT
use of gold backgroundto emphasize religious symbolism
placement of figures to createforeground, center, background
emotional expressions and gestures
using light and shade to enhancefigures’ bodily weight
6
InEgypt and Mesopotamia, figures were often arranged in ____, as indicatedby ground lines
terracotta
symmetrically
registers
black-figure style
7
The Roman atrium house was specifically designed to
Combine the tholos and cubicula
Include three cellas to feature statues of Roman gods
Feature cold, warm, and hot water baths
Showcase the relationship between patron and clients
8
Which of the following would be located in a forum and would house thelaw court for the city?
arena
atrium
basilica
tholos
9
The animal figures of the Lascaux Caves are seen in both profile and frontal views called
negative perspective
anthropomorphic perspective
positive perspective
twisted perspective
10
Who was the politician most responsible for the re-building of the Acropolis?
Aristotle
Iktinos
Pericles
Plato
11
These cities were buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted andpreserved information about Roman life
Etruria and Pompeii
Etruria and Tuscany
Knossos and Etruria
Pompeii and Herculaneum
12
The construction technique/feature used to cover the nave in early Romanesque cathedrals is
coffering
a dome
a barrel vault
a colonnade
13
Roman portrait sculpture shows a fluctuation betweenthe following opposite artistic tendencies
ideal and frontal
ideal and rigid
veristic and stylized
veristic and ideal
14
Giotto is known for all of the following EXCEPT
placement of figures
narrative setting
weighted (3D) figures
flatness
15
The
Rottgen Pietá
was intended to elicit which emotional responses from viewers?
Admiration
Empathy
Respect
Awe
16
Sculptures that create a slight (low) projection is known as
High relief
Bas relief
Additive sculpture
Subtractive sculpture
17
The HagiaSophia was built under the patronage of
Constantine
Justinian and Theodora
Leo III
Trajan
18
Allof the following are true of the Sarcophagus of the Spouses EXCEPT
Portrays a somber expression of a couple in mourning
Thecouple is in an unrealistic L-position
It is painted terracotta
Revealsthe elevated status of women in Etruscan society
19
A campanile is a
third-story window
center aisle
garden
bell tower
20
Thetypical tympanum sculptural decoration sceneof Romanesque churches is the
Lamentation
Nativity
Crucifixion
Last Judgment
21
In 3,000 BCE, the conventions for representing the human figure dominating Egyptian art was
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
Akhenaton, Nefertiti and ThreeDaughters
Stele of Ramses
Palette of Narmer
22
The function of most of the art from the Prehistoric times
is conjectural based on inquiry and estimation
must be dismissed as random
is totally unknown
can be easily verified by examining modern cultures
23
Byzantinechurch interiors are typically decorated with
stained glass
monumental sculpture
mosaics
tapestries
24
The stalactite-like decorations on the ceiling of the Hall of the Two Sisters (Alhambra) are
mihrab
muqarnas
mosques
minbar
25
In a Roman
domus
,the open garden or courtyard surrounded by columns is known as a
atrium
peristyle
cubiculum
impluvium
26
Islamic ornament is characterized by all of thefollowing
except
Abstract geometric designs
Motifs of Muhammad
calligraphy
Arabesques
27
The Five Pillars of Islam include all of thefollowing
except
Give alms to poor
Fast during month of Ramadan
Make a pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
Professing that Muhammad is god andAllah is his prophet
28
All of thefollowing are characteristics of the Byzantine style EXCEPT
floating
frontal
phat
flat
29
Flemish painting is characterized by all of thefollowing EXCEPT
crowded compositions
rich symbolism
tempera on fresco
high horizon lines
30
Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following?
Virgin Mary
Holy Trinity
Holy Spirit
Christ
31
A standing nude figure of a young man isknown in Greek art as which of the following?
ka
stele
kouros
kore
32
Which is NOT an element of Gothic architecture?
flying buttresses
rounded arches
rib vaults
stained glass
33
This technique created a sense of distance throughshading or blurring in cooler colors
sfumato
linear perspective
atmospheric perspective
foreshortening
34
Constantine issuedthe Edict of Milan in 313 which
established Christianity as the official religion
forced Christians to worship in private
forbade pagan worship
ended persecution against Christians
35
The Aphrodite of Knidos is known for all of thefollowing EXCEPT
Humanizes a god showing her about to bathe
Praxitelean S-Curve
Meant to be seen from the front only
First nude female sculpture
36
Thepost-and-lintel system is demonstrated in the creation of
Easter Island moai
Stonehenge
the Ambum Stone
Rapa Nui
37
The
Allegory of Law and Grace
was an OK for Protestants because all of the following EXCEPT
mass producible
artist was BFFs with Martin Luther
it was Catholic propaganda
cheap to produce
38
The orientation of all mosques, no matter periodor country, must be oriented toward
Mecca
Damascus
Jerusalem
Medina
39
The open-eyed states of the votive statues ofancient Sumer is thought to represent
a. Portraits of specific people
a. Eternal wakefulness and duty
a. The priestly class
a. Vigilance against demons
40
All of the following are any prehistoric works were layered over the course of centuries EXCEPT
Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine
Running Horned Woman
Lascaux
Stonehenge
41
All of the following is true of iconography
except
a cross is a type of icon symbolizing religion
a. includes the study of symbols
a. it is defined as the “writing of images”
a. refers to the context not content of an artwork
42
1. The land known as Mesopotamia lay between whattwo rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Tigris and Ganges
Ganges and Euphrates
Euphrates and Ganges
43
Martin Luther’s Reformation split Christendom in half and produced conflict between the
Protestant and Lutherans
Protestants and Catholics
Christians and Catholics
Lutherans and Calvinists
44
What revolutionary material found its fullest expression in the RomanPantheon?
terra cotta
granite
marble
concrete
45
Roman art was strongly influenced by(and included many copies of at least one of these two):
Egyptian and Greek
Greek and Minoan
Greek and Etruscan
Egyptian and Etruscan
46
The Chinese interest in landscape was most stronglyinfluenced by
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
47
What accountsfor the relatively little knowledge of Byzantine art prior to the ninthcentury?
Roman invasion of Constantinople
Seljuk Turks capture of Anatolia
Iconoclasm
Ottoman Turk invasion
48
All of the following are true of the
Reliquary of Sainte Foy
EXCEPT
Sainte Foy became a martyr by refusing to worship pagan gods
Sainte Foy’s skull is housed inthe mannish looking head
Sainte Foy died in 1050
Jewels, gems, and crown addedover years by the faithful
49
Egyptianfigural art is stiff and idealized. Which of the following accounts for thisportrayal?
Artistsdid not understand the human figure
Artists did not sketch theirsubjects from life.
Artists applied a canon to the humanfigure
Egyptian religion forbade therealistic portrayal of humans
50
A Buddhist stupa
all of the above
was circumambulated by pilgrims
often contained relics
was a type of cosmic diagram (mandala)
51
The most important factorinfluencing the prosperity of ancient Egypt was
Its warlike nobles
Its position between two rivers
Its position as a tradingintermediary
The predictable flooding of theNile
52
How an artist organizes forms in an artwork by placing shapes on a flat surface is
Form
Mass
Composition
Hue