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