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1
This is
not
a cult statue.
True
False
2
fauvres are French artists of the early 20th century whose works are characterized by vivid colors and contours.
False
True
3
What
is this?
dynasty : a succession of rulers of the same line of descent.
feudalism : dominant social system in medieval Europe
humanism : a system of thought attaching prime importance to human.
representation : an artistic likeness or image
4
pugilist, means a professional boxer.
True
False
5
This peace of art has ground line.
True
False
6
A flying buttress is what?
arch that extends from the upper portion of a wall to a pier of great mass
large open air or skylight covered space surrounded by a building
a circular painting or relief
high section of wall that contains windows above eye level
7
The façade is the back of the building yes or no?
True
False
8
a style of Greek vase painting that was invented in Athens around 530 BC
chalice
drum
red figure pottery
paten
9
Who made
this?
Palazzo Rucellai, Alberti
Eadweard Muybridge
Katsushika Hokusai
San Vitale, Ravenna
10
This painting is why type of
style
?
divisionism : separation of colors into individual dots or patches.
soak stain : drenches the fabric of raw canvas with fluid paint.
dry point : lines are scratched directly into the plate.
fauvres : vivid colors and contours
11
which vocab word=remission before God of the temporal punishment due to the sins whose guilt has already been forgiven
iconoclasm
plenary indulgence
chatras
narrative
12
This
is
daguerro-type.
False
True
13
fresco secco is not the technique of painting on dry plaster with pigment mixed water.
True
False
14
This technique that uses toning and colors is called what
sfumato
vanitas
tenebrism
tondo
15
Which definition matches the word engraving?
extremely or strictly naturalistic
method of making prints from a metal plate, design incised by acid
process of cutting or carving a design on a hard surface, to make a print
primitive version of later motion picture, sequence of still photographs
16
ancient Greek drinking horn.
slip
rhyton
repousse
kitsch
17
what is this grand entrance to a structure called?
portal
atrium
barrel vault
archivolt
18
A Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year, is what?
farsi
hajj
ankh
tawaf
19
This
is
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
False
True
20
The process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heat is what vocab word?
firing
rhyton
fresco secco
slip
21
a monumental gateway of an Egyptian temple is called?
pylon
necropolis
ziggurat
keep
22
This method is what?
etching
neo-plasticism
automatism
sfumato
23
rocaille is an 18th century style of decoration characterized by elaborate ornamentation with pebbles and shells
True
False
24
the doctrine or belief that there is more than one god is called?
monotheism
polytheistic
karma
ka
25
peplos is a loose-fitting outer garment worn by women in ancient Greece.
False
True
26
ordinary manufactured works of art whose components have been combined or modified by the artist.
pop art
karma
kitsch
readymades
27
What is the
vocab word?
hypostyle hall
groin vault
kiva
corbelled vaulting
28
Find the vocab word for A building material made of concrete witch included steel bars or wires to increase strength.
drum
bier
stucco
ferro-concrete
29
This is
not
Duat (the realm of the dead in ancient Egyptian mythology)
False
True
30
What is the definition for gongsin?
a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer
title bestowed by king to those who perform respected services for state.
"chosen women", sequestered women in the Inca empire living in convents
two individual maintaining a sociologically significant relationship.
31
pinakotheke is a picture gallery in ancient Greek or Rome
False
True
32
Is this photography?
True
False
33
engobe (white or colored slip applied to the pottery usually for decoration or to improve the surface texture)
True
False
34
This artwork is showing pilasters
True
False
35
A paten is used for what?
typically used for drinking wine
a suspension of clay particles in water
ancient Greek drinking horn.
a plate, used for holding the bread during the Eucharist.
36
What is the
definition
of entablature?
the front of a building
horizontal part in classical architecture, rests on the columns
a bundle of rods with projecting axe blades.
produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults.
37
A pendentive is what definition?
single room shop covered by a barrel vault
an architectural structure projecting from a wall
semi-circular decorative wall surface over an entrance
device- makes place of a circular dome over a square or rectangular room.
38
pop art is a movement from mid to late 1950's that challenged traditions of fine art.
False
True
39
This is an old paper cutter, not a printing press.
True
False
40
length of time when the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light
zoo praxiscope
pictographs
photography
shutter speed
41
What
style
is this?
interlace : cross or be crossed intricately together; interweave
etching : design has been incised by acid
fauvres : characterized by vivid colors and contours.
dry point : lines are scratched directly into the plate.
42
opus modernum was introduced where and when?
1504, Northern Europe.
1429, Florence, Italy
France during the Gothic time period
1503, Italy
43
Which
is this column?
doric
corinthian
Ionic
chalice
44
pathos makes people feel emotions: example: pity or compassion.
False
True
45
what art style(s) is this?
tenebrism
representation
twisted perspective
linear perspective
46
This is a sarcophagus
True
False
47
What is
Dromos
?
narrow passages on either side of the tablinium.
a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge
produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults
the passage to an ancient Egyptian or Mycenean subterranean tomb
48
A guild is what definition?
a medieval group of craftsmen/merchants, often having considerable power.
a succession of rulers of the same line of descent
in Hindu religion, the embodiment of kingship
the common people of an ancient Greek state
49
a circular window found in Gothic churches divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery
rose window
cloissone
rosette
chryselephantine
50
What
is this art work
called?
cloissone
encaustic
paten
chalice
51
parietal is
what
?
of or relating to the walls of a cavity
cross or be crossed intricately together; interweave
"action painting", a style of painting
inlaying mother-of-pearl into an oil painting
52
the part of the theater stage in front of the curtain.
cult statue
chryseleph antine
proscenium
diprosopus
53
pax augusta is a long period of relative peace and minimal military expansion under Caesar Augustus.
True
False
54
Is this a garbhagriha? The innermost sanctum of a Hindu temple.
True
False
55
This peace is from
when and where
?
62 BCE, Italy
2490 BCE, Egypt
Saudi Arabia, 631-32
1275 BCE, Egypt
56
Harmika, means what definition?
eight-sided architectural plan
a square fence-like enclosure which indicates heaven on the top of a stupa.
large awning used in ancient Rome
a round or eye-like opening or design
57
A octafoliate is an eight-sided architectural plan.
True
False
58
This type of style of painting is ______ also known as "action painting".
hangukhwa
engobe
gestural abstraction
encaustic
59
radiating chapels were in France from 1050-1130
False
True
60
a figure or object in the extreme foreground: used as a contrast and to increase the illusion of depth.
ukiyo-e
soak stain
repoissoir
vanishing point
61
two upright members, the posts, hold up a third member, the lintel, laid horizontally is called what?
post and lintel
bent-axis approach
vanishing point
gallery
62
the outer part of an ancient Greek temple forming a portico immediately in front of the cella is called a what?
pronaos
iwan
radiating chape
apadana
63
The round eye-like opening is
not
a oculus.
True
False
64
a triangular space that forms the gable of a low-pitched roof is what?
taberna
portal
proscenium
pediment
65
scriptoria is a room set apart for writing, especially one in a monastery where manuscripts were covered.
True
False
66
plebian
are one of the highest ranks in ancient Rome
False
True
67
Quran the Islamic sacred book, the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, written down in Arabic.
False
True
68
This
is
the Two-faced conjoined twins (incompletely seperated identical twins).
True
False
69
This ancient Egyptian percussion instrument is called a sistrum
False
True
70
patrician doesn't mean an aristocrat or nobleman.
False
True
71
What is this called?
corinthian
barrel vault
coffer
buttress
72
an ancient or prehistoric drawing or painting on a rock wall is called?
represent ation
gestural abstraction
pictographs
daguerro-type
73
Name the style of the coliseum.
stylobate
velarium
amphipro style
pilasters
74
hangukhwa means a "Korean paintings", referring to traditional Korean paintings.
False
True
75
what word means a step or platform on which an altar is placed?
apse
garbhagriha
predella
proscenium
76
What is a peristyle?
colonnade surrounding a building/court, open space enclosed by a colonnade.
a square fence-like enclosure which indicates heaven on the top of a stupa
a passageway on either side of the nave
awning used in ancient Rome to cover an amphitheater against the weather
77
narrow passages on either side of the tablinium, are called what?
fauces
colonnade
ambulatory
amphipro-style
78
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal and used as a durable writing surface, is called?
papyrus
pictograph
vellum
parchment
79
A genre is
what
?
third gender persons with traditional spiritual and social roles
an early type of portable gun supported on a tripod or in a forked rest
painting that depicts events from everyday life usually realistically.
a sculpted representation of a young woman
80
papyrus is a tall perennial sedge of the Nile valley, that can be pressed into material that can be written on.
True
False
81
What, Where
and what
year
?
encaustic : 530 BCE, Greece
kore : 530 BCE, Greece
contrapposto : 450 BCE, Greece
dyad : 2490 BCE, Egypt
82
What are the supports called?
pilotis
colonnade
impluvium
amphipro style
83
This is a gallery, a covered passageway that is open at one side a narrow balcony running the length of the wall.
False
True
84
inlay technique using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images is called
pietra dura
False
True
85
grisaille is not, a method of painting in gray monochrome, typically to imitate sculpture.
True
False
86
What is the roof of this structure called?
muqarnas
apse
gabled roof
fauces
87
What type
of column is this
corinthian
Doric
Ionic
pilasters
88
a bundle of rods with projecting axe blades are called facses
False
True
89
prothesis, means Greek times when relatives and friends came to pay their respects to the deceased laid out on a bed.
False
True
90
an imitation of a rose used as an ornament in decoration
corinthian
rosette
rocaille
coffer
91
painted with wax colors fixed with heat, or with any process in which colors are burned in.
Which word
means this.
gravitas
encaustic
kore
engraving
92
This is what type of vault?
trumeau
Barrel vault
archivolt
groin vault
93
A forum is what?
a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject
world center, connection between heaven and earth
rectangular plaza surroinded by ruins of several old government buildings.
Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year
94
Which
word and definition
is correct?
cuneiform : composed of or written in wedge-shaped characters.
duat : the realm of the dead in ancient Egyptian mytholog.
demos : the common people of an ancient Greek state.
Quran : the word of God as dictated to Muhammad.
95
foreshortening is too reduce in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye?
True
False
96
Which
word and definition
is correct?
codex : an ancient manuscript text in book form.
book of the dead : collection of ancient Egyptian books about the dead.
camera obscura : darkened box with a lens for projecting the image
dynasty : a succession of rulers of the same line of descent
97
The word feudalism means what?
in Greek times, when relatives and friends came to pay their respects
dominant social system in medieval Europe.
a monument to someone buried elsewhere.
the doctrine or belief that there is only one god.
98
This
has
dormer windows.
(
window that projects vertically from a sloping roof)
False
True
99
the direction of the Kaaba, to which Muslims turn at prayer
chatras
predella
qibla
kiswa
100
a person who gives financial support to a person, organization, cause or activity is what?
pugilist
campesino
kouros
patron
101
repousse is a type of metalwork hammered into relief from the reverse side
True
False
102
is this
enconchado? (
inlaying mother-of-pearl into an oil painting)
True
False
103
What is the writing on the girls face called, and what is the definition?
cuneiform: composed of or written in wedge-shaped characters.
facses: a bundle of rods with projecting axe blades.
mantra: a word or sound repeated to aid in concentration or meditation.
farsi:modern Persian language, written in Arabic script and spoken in Iran.
104
a copy of the biblial Psalms, especially for liturgical use is called a?
scriptoria
Book of the Dead
psalter
cartouches
105
the supreme council of the ancient Roman republic, deliberative and legislative functions
hypostyle hall
guild
senate
taberna
106
This is
not
a drum (cylinder stone blocks composing a column that is not a monolith)
True
False
107
What vocab word means: Italian term for "a day's work", used in buon fresco, how much work can be done in a single day.
spoilia
veristic
giornate
pietra serena
108
What
is this called?
colonnade : a series of columns, usually supporting the base of a roof.
doric : One of 3 , known for having flattened capitals.
nave : central and principal part of a Christian church.
aisle : a passageway on either side of the nave.
109
What is the vocab word for a solid support designed to sustain vertical pressure?
pilotis
pier
mortise and tenon
pilasters
110
gravitas means dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner.
False
True