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1
What type of "pose" is displayed in this sculpture?
Orator
Composite
Contrapposto
Symmetrical
2
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater demonstrates his conviction that this building should
elevate the individual above worldly concerns
reflect the most advanced building technologies
be an integrative part of the landscape
be uninhabitable upon completion
3
These functioned as what?
hair clips
earrings
belt buckles
clasps for robes
4
Varvara Stepanova was
employed by the anti-communist group to create protest art
employed by the Russian government to create propaganda art
employed by the Russian art academy to create photomontages
employed by the Russian Government to create cute scrapbooks
5
What event caused the beginning of the Classical period in Greece?
Victory over the Egyptians
Destruction of the Acropolis by the Persians
Death of Alexander the Great
Construction of the Colosseum
6
This work reflects the artist's interest in
the human figure
mixed media
multiple viewpoints
dream imagery
7
The artist of this painting is associated with an art-historical movement known as the
Ashcan School
Royal Academy of San Carlos
Bauhaus
Hudson River School
8
This building is
a third generation, postmodern, Prairie Style skyscraper
a first generation, International Style skyscraper
a second generation, deconstructivist skyscraper
a second generation, International Style skyscraper
9
What is this called?
A non-functional dog
A large rodent
A functional dog
A yorkshire terrier
10
The iconography used by Miguel Cabrera in his portrayal of Sor Juana suggests his intention to
emphasize her role as both a nun and an intellectual
reference her famous translation of the Bible into Spanish
endow the painting with symbolism of the Virgin of Guadalupe
reminder of her martyrdom & role as patron saint of learning
11
The main room in a Greek or Roman temple where the cult statue is placed is called the
stylobate
portico
cella
pediment
12
Istanbul has been known by what other names?
Constantinople and Ravenna
Byzantium and New Rome
New Rome and Constantinople
Byzantium and Constantinople
13
What is depicted on the Grave Stele of Hegeso?
Mythological events
Historical events
Athena's death
Domestic life
14
Figurines such as the one shown can be considered most similar in context to the
jade cong
terra cotta fragment from Lapita
Anthropomorphic Stele
Ambum Stone
15
Osorio's work is inspired by experiences, spaces, and people of what culture?
Cuban culture in Miami
Mexican culture in San Antonio
Native American culture in Phoenix
Puerto Rican culture in New York
16
What do the eyes symbolize in these votive statues?
Eternal wakefulness
Mystical visions
Great knowledge and truth
The sight of God
17
This building is in which style?
Postmodern Bauhaus
Brutalism
Deconstructivism
International Modern
18
What biblical story is represented here?
Judith and Holofernes
Judith and Nebuchadnezzar
Samson and Delilah
Marge and Homer
19
A conversation over coffee with which artist inspired Meret Oppenheim to create this
Vincent Van Gogh
Salvador Dali
Gustav Klimt
Pablo Picasso
20
In sculpting his statue of
David
, Donatello created
the sassiest David ever made
the first free-standing nude sculpture since antiquity
the first bronze sculpture since antiquity
the first David wearing a fancy hat
21
Where were the Apollo 11 stones found?
Africa
North America
Europe
Asia
22
Works, such as the
Virgin (Theotokos) and Child
, are specifically known as
icons
secular paintings
altar paintings
frescoes
23
The depiction of the gigantomachy on the Great Altar of Zeus may have served as an allegory of
Athens' defeat of Sparta
King Attalos' victory over the Gauls
Alexander the Great's military campaigns
Rome's control over the Mediterranean
24
What style did the artist use to create this work?
Classicism
Hellenism
Expressionism
Verism
25
The sculpted lintel from Yaxchilan reflects Maya tradition by
combining writing about and images of elites
referring to the capital city of the empire
privileging the male role over all others
featuring a powerful woman ruler in battle
26
Who painted this?
Édouard Manet
Gustave Courbet
Edward Muybridge
Claude Monet
27
In this particular painting from the series, the artist intended to convey the
separation of slaves and slaveholders in the United States
discrimination that African Americans found in the U.S.
Effects of urban settings breaking down rural communities
poor conditions of the lower class in the U.S.
28
Memorial Sheet of Karl Liebknecht was
a work of propaganda
a fictional narrative
a political statement supporting his ideology
commissioned by his family
29
The red and yellow colors on feather capes symbolized
wealth and divinity
wealth and family bloodlines
family bloodlines and divinity
divinity and personal strength
30
The use of gold and jewel-like patterning in this work reflects the artist’s interest in
Japanese woodblocks
Byzantine mosaics
illuminated manuscripts
Gothic stained glass
31
Who sculpted this?
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre
Auguste Rodin
Constantin Brâncuși
Jean-Antoine Houdon
32
The medium Ai Weiwei used here comments on an artistic tradition exemplified by the
Funeral banner of Lady Dai
Great Buddha at Todai-ji
Jade cong
David vases
33
The function of a
Bibles moralisées
was to compare
Biblical kings to contemporary and historical kings
Biblical stories to Islamic stories
Biblical stories to people and events in the world
Old Testament stories to New Testament stories
34
What is it called when a greater size equals greater importance?
Heirarchical scale
Scale of importance
Perspective scale
Proportional weight
35
How an artist organizes forms in an artwork by placing shapes on a flat surface is known as
content
form
intuition
composition
36
The painting shown was created by
Wifredo Lam
Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo
Jacob Lawrence
37
What scene is depicted on the East Pediment of the Parthenon?
Athena's victory over the Titans
Athena's victory over the Amazons
Athena's birth
Athena's contest with Poseidon
38
Auguste Rodin is most associated with which artistic movement?
Expressionism
Romanticism
Realism
Impressionism
39
Yinka Shonibare included cultural references in this work by doing which of the following?
Using a modern textile in the style of Dutch wax fabric
Alluding to the setting of an English garden landscape
Basing his work on a scene from a popular theatrical play
Reusing materials employed by a Romantic sculptor
40
What period is responsible for the creation of the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramids?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Late Kingdom
Old Kingdom
41
This artist was the official court painter for...
Philip IV and Elisabeth
Henry IV and Marie de Medici
Charles IV and Maria Luisa
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
42
Who said, "A house is a machine for living in"?
Louis Sullivan
Mies van der Rohe
Le Corbusier
Frank Lloyd Wright
43
Matisse was inspired to paint goldfish after he visited
Japan
America
China
Morocco
44
The theme of
The Stonebreakers
is most strongly related to the
speeches of Napoleon III
theories of Charles Darwin
writings of Karl Marx
hypotheses of Isaac Newton
45
The Great Wave was influenced by technical innovations, as demonstrated through the artist's
use of a printing press
use of a camera obscura
use of perspective
use of oil paints
46
The Pyxis of al-Mughira is allowed to feature figural images because
it was created before figural imagery was outlawed
it was never owned by a Muslim
it was not carved by a Muslim
it is not used for an Islamic purpose
47
What was the significance of the use of Neoclassicism in the U.S. during the late 1700s?
The style was trendy, making the U.S. artistically competent
It was relevant to the emotion and drama in the young nation
It defined America's ideals in politics, education & art
The U.S. was obsessed with Greek Art and Literature
48
Where was the White Temple and its ziggurat located?
Eshnunna
Babylon
Uruk
Amarna
49
A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration on a wall near the ceiling
Frieze
Metope
Triglyph
Pediment
50
The Kaaba proved influential on later Islamic architecture because it
exemplifies a hypostyle hall used in all mosques
inspired the enclosed cubic interiors of all mosques
replicates the house of the Prophet Muhammad at Medina
serves as the orientation for the qibla wall in all mosques
51
What is this?
Templo Mayor
Athenian agora
Chavin de Huantar
Athenian acropolis
52
This is...
misunderstood garbage
garbage
53
This building shares which of the following design characteristics with the Seagram Building?
The integration of a public plaza
A Target store on the street level
Cast-iron ornamentation
A steel-frame structure
54
The Swing by Fragonard is an example of which artistic movement?
Baroque
Neoclassicism
Romanticism
Rococo
55
Who said, "Form follows function"?
Louis Sullivan
Mies van der Rohe
Frank Gehry
Zaha Hadid
56
In
Lying with the Wolf
, Kiki Smith makes reference to both "Little Red Riding Hood" and
Lilith
Sainte Genevieve
Eve
Sainte Michelle
57
Julie Mehretu intentionally underscores the art-making process by
layering drawing with painting
applying paint mechanically
using screen printing techniques in addition to paint
collaging printed material to create texture
58
The architecture depicted in School of Athens was
Raphael's strategy to acquire architectural commissions
a reflection of the excavated markets of Trajan
an idealized recreation of a classical gymnasium
modeled on the plans for the pope's palace
59
Who was the patron of the Athenian acropolis and the Parthenon?
Augustus
Pericles
Trajan
Sophocles
60
This creature guarded the gates and entrances of Mesopotamian cities and homes
Sphinx
Griffin
Unicorn
Lamassu
61
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are examples of
Etruscan columns
Greek columns
Egyptian columns
Roman columns
62
Many of Bill Viola's work feature the element of water because
his childhood home was destroyed in a flood
he witnessed his mother drown at a young age
cuz water is, like, totally dope in slow-motion
he nearly drowned while vacationing with his family
63
The
Bayeux Tapestry
culminates in the famous
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Little Big Horn
Battle of Winterfell
Battle of Hastings
64
The type of pose, shown in the figures here, is known as
counter-pose view
camera obscura view
contrapposto view
composite view
65
Helen Frankenthaler used diluted paint primarily to
create the illusion of distance and depth in her work
reveal the expressive power of vigorous brushwork
form hard-edged geometric compositions using tonal variants
demonstrate the spontaneous flow of paint across a surface