AP AH Unit 10

Question 1

What is the definition of “shibboleth?”

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A belief distinguishing a particular group of people.

Question 2

In Nam June Paik's Electronic Superhighway, which of these materials were used?

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Televisions and neon lights

Question 3

Maya Lin’s design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial called for polished black granite because...

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its reflective quality contributes to the monument’s meaning.

Question 4

Who was the architect who designed the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao?

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Frank Gehry

Question 5

On the basis of style, the work shown can be attributed to...

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Julie Mehretu

Question 6

In Darkytown Rebellion, Kara Walker uses silhouettes of nineteenth-century racist images to...

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Provoke dialogue about how stereotypes still affect contemporary society.

Question 7

In The Swing (after Fragonard), Yinka Shonibare uses cloth as a...

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reference to colonialism and cultural hybridity.

Question 8

Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s site-specific installations were intended primarily to elicit what kind of viewer response?

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Appreciation for the ephemeral quality of their artworks.

Question 9

On the basis of style, the work shown can be attributed to...

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Magdalena Abakanowicz

Question 10

Song Su-nam was one of the leaders of the &#x27;Sumukhwa&#x27; movement of the 1980s, also known as the...

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Oriental Ink Movement

Question 11

In A Book from the Sky what is being referenced as a comment on the political/cultural context of 20th-century China?

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Hand-bound books and scrolls printed with woodblock.

Question 12

In Pure Land, Mariko Mori includes the iconography of lotus blossoms in order to reference which of the following?

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Buddhist beliefs about purity

Question 13

In Pisupo Lua Afe, Michel Tuffery mostly intended for the piece to address…

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his heritage, neocolonialism & the distress of indigenous peoples.

Question 14

The female subjects in Neshat'sRebellious Silence and Manet’s Olympia are both depicted with...

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confrontational gazes

Question 15

The Crossing expands the viewer’s psychological, & spiritual experience through Viola's signature use of...

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high-speed film capturing detail beyond normal ranges of human perception.

Question 16

What media is Praying Mantra made from?

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Collage

Question 17

On the basis of style, the work shown can be attributed to...

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Nam June Paik

Question 18

According to Cindy Sherman, she only sourced printed images from books to create her History Portraits series because...

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wanted to use imagery available to anyone in the world

Question 19

Art historians have interpreted Basquiat’s experimentation with form & content in this work as demonstrating his

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interest in the role of improvisation and its relationship to jazz.

Question 20

What style of architecture did Zaha Hadid commonly work in?

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Modernism and postmodernism

Question 21

Jeff Koons' Pink Panther conveys what sort of meaning?

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Playful focus on imagery from popular culture

Question 22

On the basis of style, the work shown can be attributed to...

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Question 23

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith made Trade (Gifts for Trading Land with White People) partly in reaction to which event?

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The 500-year anniversary of Christopher Columbus&#x27;s arrival in the Americas.

Question 24

The medium Ai Weiwei&#x27;s Sunflower Seeds comments on an artistic tradition exemplified by which of the following works?

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David Vases

Question 25

To give his work the appearance of a flowing tapestry, El Anatsui uses...

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flattened labels from liquor bottlecaps fastened together with copper wire.

Question 26

On the basis of style, the work shown can be attributed to...

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Yinka Shonibare

Question 27

Which of the following statements correctly describes an audience response to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

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Critics initially said that the black granite suggested shame/degradation.

Question 28

Earth’s Creation reflects the artist’s roots in aboriginal painting as well as the style of what Western art movement?

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Impressionism

Question 29

Lying with the Wolf was created as a…

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Statement against stereotypes and gender roles.

Question 30

In No Crying Allowed in the Barbershop, the artist took inspiration from his ________ heritage.

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Puerto Rican

Question 31

What concept is key to Jeff Koons&#x27; art style?

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Kitsch.

Question 32

Faith Ringgold references traditional folk art forms in Dancing at the Louvre by incorporating the technique of...

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quilting

AP AH Unit 10

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AP AH Unit 10

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