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New Death Quiz for Art (Part 1)
New Death Quiz for Art (Part 1)
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This covers roughly pages 6-8 in the art fundamentals portion (Section I) of Aca Deca art materials.
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1
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling might be viewed differently by the Pope and janitor for these reasons EXCEPT ____.
social status and religious background
physical access to the artwork
natural intuition
race and gender
2
An art historian studying masquerade traditions in Africa may participate in a performance while documenting the event.
This is known as "blatant unprofessionalism"
This is known as "toasting the host"
This is known as "Cinderella complex"
This is known as "participant observation"
3
Contextual analysis looks
outside
the work to determine meaning. This ONLY applies to context at the time itwas created.
True
False
4
Whose text talks about the changing roles of artists in society and the developing concept of artistic genius?
Tintoretto's
Titian's
Vasari's
Giorgione's
5
Looking at the original artwork is ideal because much is lost when we look at a reproduction rather than the original.
False
True
6
An assumption of formal analysis is that decisions related to the artwork's visual aspects reveal some of its meaning.
False
True
7
When considering contemporary (or past) views of art history, one must know they are individuals stories with biases.
True
False
8
Art history seeks to reconstruct all of the following contexts surrounding an artwork EXCEPT ________________
social
economic
physical
cultural
9
Art criticism is an explanation about art made to the general public via the press. It must be about _____________ art.
traditional
well-respected
unique
current
10
In addition to the original work itself, art historians are eager to study all of the following EXCEPT ________________.
other works by the artist or his/her contemporaries
mathematics textbooks
written sources
sketches and preparatory models
11
The following are now considered art but were once dismissed as "craft" EXCEPT ______________.
books
textiles (fabrics)
body art (like tattoos)
pottery
12
When did art history become a full academic discipline?
around the time of WWI
around 1000 CE
around the mid-eighteenth century
around 200 BCE with the Greeks
13
Art history emphasizes ___________ & assumes the work of one generation of artists in a culture will impact future gens.
mythological development
habitual development
chronological development
ideological development
14
Formal qualities of works of art are also called "______________ of art."
advantages
elements
derivitives
basics
15
What book did Giorgio Vasari write?
Art Through Time
The Lives of the Artists
Anatomy of Art
Artists Then and Now
16
Modern art history was strongly influenced by eighteenth-century (1700s) ______________________ philosophy.
Marxist
Keynesian
Enlightenment
Cubist
17
Art historians analyze art in two distinct but interrelated ways. These are _______________ and ______________.
historical and aesthetical
formal and contextual
contextual and historical
formal and informal
18
Art historians look at all of the following in contextual analysis EXCEPT _________________________.
the use of light in the work
patronage
original physical location of the work
the cost of the work
19
Formal analysis requires excellent skills in ______________ and ______________.
observation and description
measuring and adapting
dating and mapping
recall and hindsight
20
Where are there many important civilizations discovered but as of yet unexplored?
Australia
Southern Africa
Central and South America
Eastern Europe
21
Traditional art history focused on white men as artists and patrons. It's now all of these EXCEPT _________________.
narrower in scope
inclusive of women artists/patrons
international
multicultural
22
Art historians view objects as art, such as ads or household items (forks, couches), that might not be art to ______.
high school students
today's art critics
regular historians
their original intended audience
23
If a work is damaged or lost, art historians will rely on earlier descriptions for their analysis.
False
True
24
It is quite common for art historians to settle for studying from reproductions due to practical constraints.
False
True
25
More recently, art history has been revised, particularly by what group?
international art groups
feminist historians
middle-class analysts
college professors
26
Art historians also use interviews, especially in a culture that relies more on _____________.
oral history
population growth
climate
technology
27
What happens to artifacts that are found by people on underexplored sites in Central and South America?
used by people in their homes because they don't know the value
purchased by smaller museums
sold on the international market in antiquities
destroyed by warring factions
28
The German scholar who shifted away from biography to study stylistic development in a historical context was _________.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
Jacques Rousseau
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
29
What Roman historian wrote
Natural History
, in which he analyzed ancient and contemporary art?
Julius Caesar
Pliny the Elder
Ovid
Remus the Younger
30
Through the 19th & 20th centuries, art history placed
increasing
emphasis on __________ of formal qualities and context.
indifference
juxtaposition
disparity
interrelationship
31
The following contribute to the long-term preservation of art EXCEPT _____________.
political stability
high-ranking patronage
dry environmental conditions
sealed atmosphere (caves, tombs)
32
During the Renaissance, what great author and artist gathered biographies of famous Italian artists, past and present?
Giovanni Bellini
Titian
Giorgio Vasari
Tintoretto
33
Art historians define ART as visual material created by people AND __________ and/or valued for aesthetic appeal.
invested with allusions to the past
invested with philosophical ideas
invested with meaning
invested with religious truth
34
In doing formal analysis, what is always the MOST important to the art historian? A focus on ___________________.
the theme of the work
the artist's background
the object itself
the quality of the medium
35
Enlightenment philosophy, which influenced the development of art history, came about in what century?
18th century
17th century
19th century
20th century
36
The meaning of a work of art can shift with time.
True
False
37
Many things are lost when we aren't looking at the original work, including all of the following EXCEPT ______________.
composition
scale & 3-D qualities of sculpture
texture
rich colors
38
Formal analysis focuses on the _______________ qualities of the artwork.
refined
predictable
dimensional
visual
39
The philosophical inquiry into the nature and expression of beauty is known as ________________.
aesthetics
rationality
sublimity
philosophy
40
Which of the following has a climate that made it historically unsuitable for art preservation?
Israel
Egypt
West Africa
Italy
41
Artworks made of the following materials last longer through the years EXCEPT ______________.
stone
clay
metal
wood
42
Art historians used to limit their focus to "fine art," which includes paintings and all the following EXCEPT _________.
found art
drawings
sculpture
architecture
43
As art broadened to include the range of visual culture (ad posters, film/TV, photos), it has less concern with _______.
geniuses and masterpieces
mediums used in its creation
physical copies of the art
biographies of the artists
44
Art historians would examine all of the following EXCEPT _____________.
theater of the time
music of the time
literature of the time
mathematics of the time
45
Art history is closely related to these other disciplines EXCEPT ___________.
sociology
anthropology
history
linguistics
46
Even photographs can appear flatter, lacking their subtle transitions from ______________ when seen reproduced in books.
focal to peripheral
near to distant
smooth to rough
light to dark
47
Art history is often focused on Western civilizations for what reasons?
it has the most art
the art has been exploited and sold
the art is discovered and preserved
it has the best art
48
Written sources that an art historian might study include all of the following EXCEPT ______________.
measurements of an art museum
art criticism produced at the time
documentation about the materials used or function (e.g. religious ritual)
letters between the artist and patron
49
Art history uses the following methods and viewpoints EXCEPT __________________.
feminist
psychoanalytic
Marxist
linguistic
50
The goal is to understand art in its place in history by considering its formal qualities, plus all of these EXCEPT ____
the perspective of the original AUDIENCE
the MOOD it creates
the INTENTIONS of the artist and patron
the original FUNCTION of the piece
