The layout and arrangement of elements on the page

A dome shaped structure used as a Buddhist shrine

A member of the ruling class families of ancient Rome

The direction that must be faced when Muslims pray

Corbelling is when...

Bricks are stacked and form an arch/dome

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

A spiritual symbol representing the universe

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1
A symbolic hand pose in Buddhism or Hinduism...
Buddha
Mudras
Kama
Ayurveda
2
All of these are examples of...
Mihrabs
Muhammad's home
Minarets
Bell towers
3
Verism is exaggerated realism, such as when wrinkles are emphasized.
True
False
4
Purpose of a buttress or flying buttress...
Height and Light
To reach the Heavens
Lol...you said "buttress"
To support a wall
5
This is a nave arcade.
False
True
6
The job of the Muezzin is to...
Guide believers, similar to a priest
Maintain the grounds in a mosque
Call others to prayer
Make social media posts
7
Composition is...
Not really important
The layout and arrangement of elements on the page
The idea the art is composed of
The media used to make the art
8
Encaustic is...
used only in Afghanistan
paint made from egg
melted wax
used as mortar
9
The ceiling of the Church of the Gesu shows a trompe l'oeil effect.
True
False
10
Abbott Suger wanted to create lux nova, or new light in his style of architecture.
True
False
11
These help architects attain greater height...
Carved bricks
Concrete
Ribs
Better plans
12
The name for small pieces of glass, ceramic, or shell in a mosaic
Tiles
Shards
Chips
Tesserae
13
A stupa is...
A dome created to worship Christian figures
A dome shaped structure used as a Buddhist shrine
A container for the ashes of a saint
A sculpture containing gems
14
The Merode Altarpiece is an example of...
A polyptych
A diptych
A triptych
A tych
15
A Patrician is...
A Pediatrician
A member of the ruling class families of ancient Rome
A politician in ancient Greece
A politician in ancient Rome
16
The Quibla is...
The mosaic design in a wall niche
The direction that must be faced when Muslims pray
The focal point of a mosque
The same thing as a Mihrab
17
Having a portico at each end and no columns along the sides...
Amphiprostyle
Peripteral
Engaged
Classic
18
These elements help to distribute weight in Gothic structures.
Barrel Vaults
Wooden supports
Concrete Ribs
Rib Vaults
19
This is called the...
Narthex
Atrium
Transept
Apse
20
This is called the...
Basilica Square
Narthex
Apse
Crossing Square
21
Which building features a bent axis approach?
A stepped pyramid
A Greek temple
A pyramid
A ziggurat
22
Name of this shape of Greek Pottery....
Exekius
Hydra
Amphora
Krater
23
This is an example of rusticated stone on the Palazzo Medici.
False
True
24
Corbelling is when...
Concrete is poured to form a dome
Mortar is used
Mortar is not used
Bricks are stacked and form an arch/dome
25
A cruciform plan is shaped like a ________ and was popular in the ________.
Cross, Romanesque Period
Rectangle, Gothic Period
Cross, American Colonies
Rectangle, Romanesque Period
26
This is the _____ from the Chartres Cathedral.
Rose Window
Stations of the Cross
Mandala
Gothic Circle
27
What is this?
Cornice
Entablature
Raking Cornice
Pediment
28
Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace is an example of...
A continuous narrative
Korean scroll painting
Linear perspective
Woodblock printing
29
This close up of Starry Night by Van Gogh shows...
En Plein Air
Impasto
Chiarascuro
Tenbrism
30
This painting is an example of the French Academic style.
True
False
31
Name the capitals from left to right...
Doric, Corinthian, Ionic
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Ionic, Doric, Corinthian
32
The main room in a temple where a statue of the god is placed...
Pronaos
The back room
Cella or Naos
Porch
33
I'm a Roman who wrote De Architectura
Alberti
Colossus
Trajan
Vitruvius
34
Rembrandt uses Chiarascuro in this self portrait.
True
False
35
In Velasco's Valley of Mexico, the name of the place where sky meets earth is called....
Horizon Line
Distant Line
Mountain Line
Linear Perspective
36
This is a...
Burial chamber
Urn
Sarcophogus
Bronze sculpture
37
The Narthex is a transitional space, like a porch, before the entrance to a Christian church.
True
False
38
The story of Lapiths and Centaurs was located in the _________ of the Parthenon.
Pediment
Triglyphs
Metopes
Roof
39
This is an example of...
A basilica plan
Hypostyle Hall
An occulus
Jewish temple plan
40
Patriarchy or patrilineal refers to a society in which _________ are dominant.
Women
Kings
Men
Queens
41
Alla Prima is when a painter...
paints with watercolors
paints on canvas
paints wet on wet oil paint
paints on wet plaster
42
Mural technique painted onto dry plaster.
Buon Fresco
True Fresco
Frise
Fresco Secco
43
Raphael intentionally placed _______ in between Plato and Aristotle.
the vanishing point
thick paint
negative space
a triangle
44
We are examples of...
Contropposto
Caryatids
Greek High Classical
All of these are correct
45
This is an example of...
Corbelling
Perspective
Coffers
Pediment
46
This statue is an example of...
A Reliquary
A precious metal casting
A manuscript cover
A container for church donations
47
The media used in Sarcophagus of the Spouses...
Bronze
Terra Cotta
Adobe
Porcelain
48
This is a...
A burial chamber
A stepped pyramid
A ziggurat
A pyramid
49
Contropposto is Italian for....
Counter Intuitive
Counter Balance
Counter Culture
Cultured
50
A mandala is a __________, similar to this plan of the Borobudur temple.
A drawing created by monks
A painting only seen in India
A spiritual symbol representing water
A spiritual symbol representing the universe
51
This creature guarded the gates of Mesopotamian cities...
Lamassu
Unicorn
Angel
Gryffin
52
An Apadana is the porch of an Etruscan temple.
False
True
53
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is actually a...
Campanile
Castle
Home for Quasimodo
Minaret
54
In Delacroix's Liberty leading the People, the main figure is...
part of the ancien regime
Venus
an allegory
a pesant woman
55
Media that allowed the Romans to create the Pantheon...
Iron
Cement
Concrete
Mortar
56
If a pier is a column support structure, a compound pier is...
a cluster of piers
a more complex design
even better
a hand carved marble pillar
57
A mosaic is made up of...
Tesserae
Craftsmanship
Glitter
Shells
58
This is an example of...
A sculpture in the round
A stele
Stone
A monument
59
Are these pilasters?
Yes
No
60
Name for the central religious text of Islam, a revelation from God...
The Apocrypha
Dunghuang Manuscripts
Koran or Qu'ran
The Bible
61
Karma is...
A belief held by all Americans
Your fate based on your actions
The name for the afterlife for Hindus
Your pre-determined destiny
62
The Parthenon is...
Post and Lintel construction
Designed in the golden ratio
All answers are correct
Peripteral
63
An Iconoclast approves of making images.
False
True
64
This is an example of...
A stepped pyramid
A pyramid
A mastaba
A cemetery
65
This staircase from the Hagia Sophia is called a...
Shoe Shelf
Minaret
Minbar
Qibla
66
The red lines represent...
A Muslim Pilgrimage Route
A Christian Pilgrimage Route
Border Disputes
Jesus' Travels
67
The Composition often used in the Renaissance by Christian artists.
Square or Quad
Circle
Open
Pyramid or Triangle
68
Columns that surround a space inside a building like this are called...
Engaged
Peristyle
Functional
Courtyard
69
A bas relief is...
A deep carving
A shallow carving
70
This is called the...
Aisles
Transept
Apse
Ambulatory
71
A camera obscura was first used by the Mayans.
True
False
72
From St. Denis in Paris, these are called...
The Virgin of Paris
Gothic Royal Figures
Jamb Figures
Holy Relics
73
Is this a Tholos?
Yes
No
74
A fluted column...
Has vertical cuts surrounding the shaft
Is very musical
Has horizontal cuts surrounding the shaft
Has no capital
75
Matriarchy or matrilineal refers to a society in which ___________ are dominant.
Women
Queens
Men
Kings
76
What is the function of a fibula?
Holy relics
Decoration for armor
Earrings
A brooch or clasp
77
This is a...
Fresco
Pendentive
Groin vault
Corbelled Vault
78
Matisse's color palette can best be described as...
Monochromatic
Lifeless
Complimentary
Highly saturated
79
The Imam is a prayer leader in a mosque.
True
False
80
This column bears no weight...
A Reserved Column
A Doric Column
Ionic Column
An Atlantid
81
This is a....
Polaroid
Etching
Daguerrotype
Charcoal Drawing
82
A diptych is three panels presented as one piece.
False
True
83
If this indicates the direction of Mecca, it must be a...
Wall Niche
Minaret
Qiblah
Mihrab
84
The name for the spirit of a dead Pharoah
Ka
Ra
Pa
Da
85
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are examples of...
Capitals
Greek Buildings
Columns
Cities in New York
86
Not quite contropposto, this pose is called...
Gothic Sway
the Hipster
S-Curve
Gothic Bounce
87
The name of this event...
Salon
Art Show
Academy Show
King's Exhibit
88
A cemetery, especially a large one belonging to an ancient city
Indianpolis
Anapolis
Anypolis
Necropolis
89
These are...
Orthogonal Lines
Deep space Lines
Horizon Lines
Cubes
90
When Monet painted outside in the fields of haystacks, he was painting...
Impromptu
Impasto
Encaustic
En Plein Air
91
The space above the entrance of a Christian church is called a pediment.
False
True
92
A patron is...
always in a work of art
a trainer of artists
one who commissions and pays for art
another name for an artist
93
What is this?
An occulus
A pupil
A good time
A pendentive
94
Which building has a dome?
The Hagia Sophia
The Maison Caree
Fallingwater
The Parthenon
95
Aerial or Atmospheric Perspective uses orthoganal lines to create an illusion.
True
False
96
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
97
Leonardo liked to use a smoky brownish haze, known as...
Sfumato
Contropposto
Atmospheric Perspective
Tenebrism
98
This Theotokos image was painted with...
Fresco
Oil paint
Egg Tempera
Chalk pastel
99
Muhammad was...
the son of God who started Islam
one of Jesus' disciples
a physical representation of God on Earth
the prophet of Islam
100
The process used by Durer in this piece.
silkscreen
Intaglio
lino cut
woodblock
101
This is called a nave.
False
True
102
A facade is a sculpture of the head and shoulders.
False
True
103
The Temple of Amun-Re is known for it's...
Paintings of proper human anatomy
Clerestory
Ionic capitals
Images of Jesus and the saints
104
Kathe Kollwitz used this process in this print...
Woodcut
Lino Cut
Intaglio
Silkscreen
105
Images that represent animals can be called...
Zoomorphic
Overdone
Zoolander
Primal
106
This is a central plan.
True
False
107
This is a ....
Cathedral plan
Roman Forum plan
Basilica plan
Mosque plan
108
Is this correctly labeled?
No
Yes
109
A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, on a wall near the ceiling
Triglyph
Frieze
Entablature
Pediment
110
What Duchamp called his sculptures, like Fountain....
Collages
Found Objects
Factory Art
Readymades
111
Mathematical equation used in most Greek works...
Polykleitos' rule
The silver section
Zeus' formula
The golden ratio
112
Information of a biased nature, used to promote or publicize a certain point of view...
Opinions
Fake News
Propaganda
Preferences
113
A religious painting, often small and portable
Icon
Tesserae
Mural
Sketchbook
114
Type of arch that allowed Gothic architects to attain greater height.
Multifoil Arch
Pointed Arch
Round Arch
Horeshoe Arch
115
This space is called...
A Romanesque altar
The Good Shepherd
An apse
A Byzantine mosaic
116
Small chapels located behind the altar of a Christian church are known as...
Holy Relic Shrines
Apsidal Chapels
Radiating Chapels
Gothic Chapels
117
A horizontal line which breaks up parts of visual stories...
Register
Altered Line
Heiratic Scale
Composite View
118
Name for this type of ceiling...
Lateral Vault
Groin Vault
Vertical Vault
Barrel Vault
119
This book, commissioned by Spanish conquistadors, can also be called a...
Storyboard
Codex
Scroll
Bound paper
120
An Iconophile is in support of creating images.
False
True
121
This is supported by two posts.
Tympanum
Lintel
Raking Cornice
Pediment
122
Verism is...
Exaggerated realism
Very special
Variety of forms of realism
Only used in Italy
123
The concept that people are inherently good and important, as seen in Giotto's Arena Chapel.
Idolatry
Mankindism
Secularism
Humanism
124
A Pseudo Peripteral Colonnade is....
When some of the columns are Atlantids
When some of the columns are Doric
When some of the columns...oh, who cares?
When some of the columns are engaged
125
The stereobate is under the stylobate...
True
False
126
Who is this?
Shiva
Mohammad
Jesus
Buddha
127
The metalworking technique used here...
Molding
Repousse
Engraving
Gilding
128
This Vermeer painting is an example of...
A Genre Scene
An Allegory
Alla Prima
En Plein Air
129
When size equals importance...
Heiratic or Heirarchal Scale
Sizing
Perspective
Proportion
130
Name of Sumerian written language...
Sumer
Cuneiform
Heiroglyps
Telugu

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