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1
The columns within the arches
are in Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles
are from ancient Greek buildings
are inspired by Islamic columns in Spain
have no support function and are placed to fill the space
2
What style of Greek pottery was this vase done in?
Black figure
Orientalizing
Red figure
Geometric
3
The only unclothed figures in this work are
the dead
the men
the women
the slaves
4
The Muslim & Jewish ban on religious images influenced destruction of images in which period?
Romanesque
Carolingian
Byzantine
Gothic
5
Glazed brick tile was used at
the Standard of Ur
the Ishtar Gate
scenes of the Lion Hunt
the Palace of Shapur I
6
This ancient temple was dedicated to
Poseidon
Apollo
Athena
Zeus
7
This painting is placed
on a wall
in a dining hall
on a ceiling
in a convent
8
This painting is an illustration of the painting technique called
a pilaster
tromp l'oeil
a lantern
rustication
9
Renaissance architecture can be characterized by
open, light, and airy interiors
flying butresses
great sheets of stained glass windows
the use of Roman type domes
10
The Column of Trajan
functioned as all of the following EXCEPT a
narrative of Trajan's victories
viewing stage to see Trajan's accomplishments
grave site for the emperor
library to house Trajan's writings
11
All of the following are characteristic of the Colosseum in Rome EXCEPT
it was used for chariot races
the use of groin and barrel vaults
it once had a retractable canvas roof
it was built of concrete and brick and faced with marble
12
This work is typical of the style of painting produced in
Florence
Rome
Siena
Venice
13
This photo illustrates a corridor in a building that must have been designed
for a tomb
as a treasury for ancient art
with engaged columns
as a corbel vault
14
The style of this work is
Ottonian
Romanesque
Carolingian
Early Christian
15
Which of the following art forms were specialties of the Gothic period?
Stained glass
Encaustic
Pottery
Printmaking
16
The Romans extensively copied examples of works of art from
the Aegean
Byzantium
the Ancient Near East
Greece
17
The buildings on the extreme left and right are free copies of the
Parthenon
Arch of Constantine
Arch of Titus
Ara Pacis
18
Cylinder seals are most commonly found in ancient
Egypt
Near East
Rome
Greece
19
This building is called
a ziggurat
an arch
a lamassu
an apadana
20
The patron of this building was
Socrates
Pericles
Alexander the Great
Phidias
21
The sculptor who designed two sets of bronze doors for the Florence Baptistery was
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Nanni di Banco
Donatello
Filippo Brunelleschi
22
Sir Arthur Evans was an archaeologist who uncovered the ruins at
Troy
Mycenae
Knossos
Rhodes
23
The Minoans followed the Egyptian figure style except that the
Egyptians exposed the chests of women
Minoans have some figures in true profile
Egyptians are known for more fluid movement
Minoans painted men and women different colors
24
The work shown was painted in approximately what year?
1300
1700
1500
1100
25
A stele
marks an important site
is placed on a ziggurat
is in the shape of worshippers
is made of steel
26
This building was used for
civic ceremonies
religious rituals
military defense
grain storage
27
The historical event of the unification of Upper & Lower Egypt is depicted in the
Temple of Ramses II
Narmer Palette
Senusret III
Great Sphinx
28
The type of stonework seen here is called
megaron
cyclopean
repoussé
reserve
29
English Gothic buildings are different from French Gothic in that the English have
flying buttresses
large central spires
sculpture on the façade
rib vaults
30
The statue by Praxiteles that represents the ideals of late classical sculpture is called
The Spear Bearer
Nike of Samothrace
Hermes and Dionysos
The Scraper
31
How many multiple-choice questions are on the AP Art History exam?
110
115
85
80
32
The frescoes in the Sistine Chapel were painted by all of the following artists EXCEPT
Sandro Botticelli
Michelangelo
Pietro Perugino
Masaccio
33
French Gothic architecture has its accent on the
roundness of the barrel vaults
vertical rise of the building
horizontal pull of the main aisle
circular plan of its buildings
34
The triangular feature at the top of this temple is called a
pediment
cornice
architrave
triglyph
35
This building is unusual in Near Eastern art because
it has lions on the outside
stone is used in the construction of the palace
the animals are in high relief emerging from the rock behind
the animals act as guardian figures
36
The interior of this building can be characterized as
filled with stained glass
dark and mysterious
containing coffers and an oculus
a hypostyle hall
37
This building was constructed
so that all gods could be celebrated
as a thank you for a military victory
so that the Vestal Virgins would have some place to worship
to ensure a successful hunt
38
An atrium can have
a cubicula
an orthogonal
an impluvium
a forum
39
Which of the following is a characteristic of a Romanesque church?
Triglyph
Ambulatory
Pediment
Double domes
40
A metope
can be seen in a frieze
has grooved ridges on it
contains sculpture
is a type of Greek pottery
41
The work was painted by
Simone Martini
Luca Signorelli
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Masaccio
42
Which of the following civilizations probably built this?
Minoan
Mycenaean
Cycladic
Egyptian
43
Etruscan tombs are unusual in that they
have a number of occupants
look like a domestic interior
are made of terra-cotta
are carved from the living rock
44
A tumulus marks a
temple
terra-cotta god or goddess
grave
forum
45
Illuminated manuscripts were a specialty of medieval artists in all of the following EXCEPT
India
Ireland
Persia
Norway
46
This is a Roman building that is inspired by the Greeks in that
the pediment is empty
the pediment and columns appear on the front of the temple
the columns are not fluted
there is an inscription over the columns
47
Etruscan temples resemble Greek temples in that they both
have pediments
are made of wood and mud-brick
have a central flight of stairs
have sculptures on the roof
48
This building's interior and exterior is a contrast of
barrel vaults and groin vaults
rectangles and circles
marble and sand
white and black
49
Masaccio's
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden
&
Tribute Money
were placed in a private chapel
for the Lenzi family
for the Tornabuoni family
for the Brancacci family
for the Medici family
50
What day is the AP art history exam?
Thursday, May 7
Friday, May 8
Wednesday, May 6
Tuesday, May 5
51
Minoan culture was centered
in Egypt
in the Greek islands
near Athens on the Greek mainland
on Crete
52
Works like this are related in style to which of the following artists?
Rogier van der Weyden
Pietro Perugino
Duccio
Cimabue
53
This painting depicts a scene from
The Old Testament
the New Testament
Greek mythology
a treatise by Vitruvius
54
Many Byzantine icons
represented the real world & approach to everyday problems
were meant to be touched and handled
were painted by ivory carvers
were kept in isolation so that few could see them
55
Polykleitos was the famous sculptor of the
Spear Bearer
, but he also
constructed the works on the Parthenon
wrote a canon of human proportions
organized Greek artists into unions
oversaw the artistic decoration of the Erechtheion
56
This is a selection from a fresco dealing with
the virtues of good government and vices of bad government
the book of Genesis
the end of the world and the rise of the anti-Christ
parables from the life of Christ
57
Which Near Eastern Society built this monument?
Persian
Sumerian
Babylonian
Akkadian
58
This building is located in
Germany
Italy
Russia
France
59
Figures of Jesus placed in the apse or in the dome of Byzantine buildings have him depicted as
Pendentive
Theotokos
Pantocrator
Maestá
60
The difference between a reserve and engaged column is that the reserve column is
held in reserve and used at a later date
cut out of rock
attached to a wall behind it
made up of individual stones cut into round shapes
61
The Rosetta Stone was important to ancient art because it
led to the deciphering of hieroglyphics
led to the discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb
listed the order of Egyptian pharaohs
unraveled the mystery of the pyramids
62
How many short essays are on the AP art history exam?
2
4
8
6
63
How much time do you have for the long essays on the AP art history exam?
60 minutes
75 minutes
45 minutes
90 minutes
64
The difference between
buon fresco
and
fresco secco
is that
buon fresco
is
good
better because it allows the artist to take his or her time
applied to a wet wall
portable
65
A dramatic change in Egyptian art took place during the Amarna period under the reign of
Hatshepsut
Akhenaton
Djoser
Ramses
66
Among the architectural innovations that appear in this work
are rib vaults
is concrete
are Tuscan columns
are metopes
67
How many long essays do you have on the AP art history exam?
6
8
2
4
68
The
Bayeux Tapestry
chronicles the accomplishments of
Richard the Lionhearted
George III
William the Conqueror
Catherine the Great
69
This work is an example of which of the following styles?
Gothic
Ottonian
Baroque
Romanesque
70
This sculpture is from which period?
Roman Imperial
Romanesque
Gothic
Roman Republican
71
It is said that Old Saint Peter's was built over
the place where Saint Peter died
the place where Saint Peter was buried
none of the above
both of the above
72
Greek pots such as these functioned primarily as
storage vessels
drinking cups
a vessel for mixing water and wine
grave markers
73
Caryatids were figures that can be found on
the Erechtheion
the theatre at Epidaurus
in the Battle of Issus
the Parthenon
74
Many works of Egyptian sculpture were carved in situ, meaning they were
carved in the spot where the stone was found
made of stone
painted to stand out from the desert
monumental in size
75
It is common in Ancient Near Eastern art to have figures that are
emotional and dramatic
arranged in size order
part animal and part human
facing front except for their shoulders
76
How long do you have for the short essay portion of the AP Art History exam?
90 minutes
75 minutes
60 minutes
45 minutes
77
The term "squinch" describes
an opening in the center of a dome
a transitional element between the dome and a wall
a type of capital on an ancient column
a series of arches one atop the other
78
The Egyptian canon of proportions believed that frontal views were permitted of the shoulders &
feet
face
eye
hands
79
This building is a
church
hall in a university
monastery
mosque
80
What period in Greek art is this sculpture from?
Archaic
Hellenistic
Classical
Geometric
81
Ghiberti's
Gates of Paradise
was originally located on the doors of the
Florence Cathedral
Pisa Cathedral
Florence Baptistry
Palazzo Medici-Riccardi
82
How many hours is the AP Art History exam?
2 hours
5 hours
3 hours
4 hours
83
Naram-Sin was the first ancient ruler to
build a ziggurat
be represented in a work of art
make himself a god
be seen in a relief sculpture
84
What order of Greek architecture is this building?
Corinthian
Tuscan
Ionic
Doric
85
An example of a veristic portrait is
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus of Primaporta
Flavian Woman
Man of the Roman Republic
86
Key to understanding this work is its location in a
school
banqueting house
city hall
church
87
The compositional arrangement of these figures is influenced by
Roman wall paintings
the architecture of the building the works are attached to
manuscripts from this period
Byzantine art
88
Egyptian columns come in all of the following forms EXCEPT
bull's heads
lotus
papyrus
palm
89
The temple depicted here is meant to
entrap those who try to plunder it
be a platform that doubles for defense in times of war
harmonize with its landscape
reflect the sun and provide a place for visitors to enter
90
Minoan columns are unusual in that they
are made of concrete
have cushion-like bases
are not meant to hold up buildings
are wider at the top than at the bottom
91
What civilization produced this work?
Persian
Babylonian
Sumerian
Akkadian
92
Etruscan sculptures are unusual in that they are
placed on the roofs of temples
located in pediments and in cellas
small and delicately carved
very heavy
93
The scene in this painting depicts Christ handing keys to
Saint Peter
David
Mary
the Magi
94
Mastabas are an early form of an Egyptian
temple
tomb
book made of papyrus
palace
95
This capital is from which of the following orders?
Tuscan
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
96
Which of the following artists was a contemporary of Leonardo and Raphael?
El Greco
Paolo Veronese
Andrea del Castagno
Donato Bramante
97
The Pergamon Altar was designed to parallel the gods' victories with those of
Alexander the Great
Apollo
Darius
Plato
98
A bas-relief is formed when
relief is shallow and slightly raised above picture plane
sculptor sinks the relief into the surface of the sculpture
a sculptor uses metal tools
relief sculpture is carved from the back side of the work
99
Cycladic figures are known for their
repoussé technique
depiction of rituals
stylization
imagery
100
How many points is each short essay worth on the AP art history exam?
9 points
8 points
4 points
3 points
101
These keys are significant because
they open the doors to the Sistene Chapel
they symbolize the pope's authority
few people owned keys, therefore making these most precious
they are symbolic of the relationship between people
102
The architectural system that was used to construct this building is called
cantilever
skeleton
post and lintel
barrel vault
103
A spandrel is the part of a building that
is defined by the space between two arches
supports piers
has an oculus
forms a window
104
This work can best be described as
a work that was mounted on top of a Greek temple
a relief sculpture
influenced by Egyptian art
meant to be seen from several viewpoints
105
Etruscan sculpture is different from Greek sculpture in that in Etruscan art
relief sculpture is more common that sculpture in the round
figures smile
terra-cotta is favored
heads are proportionately smaller
106
How long do you have to answer the multiple choice questions on the AP Art History exam?
90 minutes
60 minutes
45 minutes
75 minutes
107
This painting is by
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Sandro Botticelli
Masaccio
Luca Signorelli
108
Which of the following civilizations produced this monument?
Hittite
Sumerian
Assyrian
Babylonian
109
In Egyptian art, hippopotami are often seen as
forces of positive energy
water gods
uniting spirits
agents of evil
110
The Alhambra was built as a
church
palace
mosque
crypt
111
The Parthenon was dedicated to
Jesus
Zeus
Poseidon
Athena
112
Which art-historical period does this group sculpture come from?
Middle Kingdom
Pre-Dynastic
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
113
This figure is an example of what kind of Greek vase?
Krater
Kylix
Pitcher
Amphora
114
This selection from the Pergamon Altar shows the
gods rejoicing
gods dragging the giants up the stairs
kouros figures in action
gods kneeling before Zeus
115
This building is dedicated to
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
Ramses
Narmer