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1
A standing nude figure of a young man isknown in Greek art as which of the following?
stele
kore
ka
kouros
2
What accountsfor the relatively little knowledge of Byzantine art prior to the ninthcentury?
Ottoman Turk invasion
Seljuk Turks capture of Anatolia
Iconoclasm
Roman invasion of Constantinople
3
A campanile is a
garden
center aisle
bell tower
third-story window
4
The Roman atrium house was specifically designed to
Showcase the relationship between patron and clients
Feature cold, warm, and hot water baths
Include three cellas to feature statues of Roman gods
Combine the tholos and cubicula
5
Byzantinechurch interiors are typically decorated with
tapestries
monumental sculpture
mosaics
stained glass
6
Egyptianfigural art is stiff and idealized. Which of the following accounts for thisportrayal?
Artists did not sketch theirsubjects from life.
Artists applied a canon to the humanfigure
Artistsdid not understand the human figure
Egyptian religion forbade therealistic portrayal of humans
7
Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following?
Holy Spirit
Virgin Mary
Holy Trinity
Christ
8
All of the following is true of iconography
except
a. it is defined as the “writing of images”
a. includes the study of symbols
a cross is a type of icon symbolizing religion
a. refers to the context not content of an artwork
9
All of the following are true of the
Reliquary of Sainte Foy
EXCEPT
Sainte Foy became a martyr by refusing to worship pagan gods
Jewels, gems, and crown addedover years by the faithful
Sainte Foy died in 1050
Sainte Foy’s skull is housed inthe mannish looking head
10
The
Rottgen Pietá
was intended to elicit which emotional responses from viewers?
Respect
Awe
Admiration
Empathy
11
InEgypt and Mesopotamia, figures were often arranged in ____, as indicatedby ground lines
terracotta
registers
symmetrically
black-figure style
12
Which of the following would be located in a forum and would house thelaw court for the city?
atrium
basilica
tholos
arena
13
A Buddhist stupa
was circumambulated by pilgrims
was a type of cosmic diagram (mandala)
often contained relics
all of the above
14
Roman art was strongly influenced by(and included many copies of at least one of these two):
Egyptian and Greek
Greek and Minoan
Greek and Etruscan
Egyptian and Etruscan
15
All of the following are any prehistoric works were layered over the course of centuries EXCEPT
Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine
Lascaux
Stonehenge
Running Horned Woman
16
In a Roman
domus
,the open garden or courtyard surrounded by columns is known as a
peristyle
impluvium
cubiculum
atrium
17
The function of most of the art from the Prehistoric times
is totally unknown
is conjectural based on inquiry and estimation
can be easily verified by examining modern cultures
must be dismissed as random
18
Thepost-and-lintel system is demonstrated in the creation of
Rapa Nui
the Ambum Stone
Stonehenge
Easter Island moai
19
The Aphrodite of Knidos is known for all of thefollowing EXCEPT
Meant to be seen from the front only
Praxitelean S-Curve
Humanizes a god showing her about to bathe
First nude female sculpture
20
What revolutionary material found its fullest expression in the RomanPantheon?
concrete
marble
granite
terra cotta
21
Giotto is known for all of the following EXCEPT
narrative setting
placement of figures
flatness
weighted (3D) figures
22
The Chinese interest in landscape was most stronglyinfluenced by
Hinduism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Daoism
23
Sculptures that create a slight (low) projection is known as
High relief
Additive sculpture
Bas relief
Subtractive sculpture
24
The HagiaSophia was built under the patronage of
Justinian and Theodora
Trajan
Leo III
Constantine
25
These cities were buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted andpreserved information about Roman life
Pompeii and Herculaneum
Etruria and Tuscany
Etruria and Pompeii
Knossos and Etruria
26
Flemish painting is characterized by all of thefollowing EXCEPT
high horizon lines
tempera on fresco
rich symbolism
crowded compositions
27
All of the following are Giotto’s techniques to create the illusion of naturalism EXCEPT
placement of figures to createforeground, center, background
using light and shade to enhancefigures’ bodily weight
emotional expressions and gestures
use of gold backgroundto emphasize religious symbolism
28
The
Allegory of Law and Grace
was an OK for Protestants because all of the following EXCEPT
it was Catholic propaganda
artist was BFFs with Martin Luther
mass producible
cheap to produce
29
The earliest known example of the use of
contrapposto
is the sculpture known asthe
Spearbearer
Anavysos Kouros
Diskobolos
Kritios Boy
30
Allof the following are true of the Sarcophagus of the Spouses EXCEPT
Portrays a somber expression of a couple in mourning
Revealsthe elevated status of women in Etruscan society
Thecouple is in an unrealistic L-position
It is painted terracotta
31
The open-eyed states of the votive statues ofancient Sumer is thought to represent
a. Vigilance against demons
a. Portraits of specific people
a. Eternal wakefulness and duty
a. The priestly class
32
1. The land known as Mesopotamia lay between whattwo rivers?
Tigris and Ganges
Tigris and Euphrates
Euphrates and Ganges
Ganges and Euphrates
33
Identifying features of the Buddha include all of thefollowing EXCEPT
linga
an ushnisha (head bump)
elongated earlobes
an urna (tuft of hair as a dot on forehead)
34
Constantine issuedthe Edict of Milan in 313 which
forbade pagan worship
established Christianity as the official religion
ended persecution against Christians
forced Christians to worship in private
35
Islamic ornament is characterized by all of thefollowing
except
calligraphy
Arabesques
Abstract geometric designs
Motifs of Muhammad
36
Roman portrait sculpture shows a fluctuation betweenthe following opposite artistic tendencies
ideal and frontal
veristic and ideal
veristic and stylized
ideal and rigid
37
The animal figures of the Lascaux Caves are seen in both profile and frontal views called
positive perspective
negative perspective
anthropomorphic perspective
twisted perspective
38
Who was the politician most responsible for the re-building of the Acropolis?
Pericles
Iktinos
Plato
Aristotle
39
The most important factorinfluencing the prosperity of ancient Egypt was
Its position between two rivers
The predictable flooding of theNile
Its warlike nobles
Its position as a tradingintermediary
40
The stalactite-like decorations on the ceiling of the Hall of the Two Sisters (Alhambra) are
mihrab
minbar
mosques
muqarnas
41
The Five Pillars of Islam include all of thefollowing
except
Professing that Muhammad is god andAllah is his prophet
Give alms to poor
Fast during month of Ramadan
Make a pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
42
Thetypical tympanum sculptural decoration sceneof Romanesque churches is the
Lamentation
Last Judgment
Nativity
Crucifixion
43
This technique created a sense of distance throughshading or blurring in cooler colors
atmospheric perspective
linear perspective
sfumato
foreshortening
44
Which is NOT an element of Gothic architecture?
stained glass
flying buttresses
rib vaults
rounded arches
45
15th-16th c. Northern European art features all of the following EXCEPT
Crucifixion scenes
genre painting
nature
portraits
46
The orientation of all mosques, no matter periodor country, must be oriented toward
Mecca
Damascus
Medina
Jerusalem
47
How an artist organizes forms in an artwork by placing shapes on a flat surface is
Composition
Form
Hue
Mass
48
The most venerated pilgrimagesite in the West, outside Rome and Jerusalem, was the
Tomb of St. James atSantiago de Compostela in Western Spain
Tomb of St. Martin at Tours
Tomb of Saint Foy at Conques
Tomb of Lazarus at Autun
49
All of thefollowing are characteristics of the Byzantine style EXCEPT
flat
phat
floating
frontal
50
The construction technique/feature used to cover the nave in early Romanesque cathedrals is
a dome
coffering
a barrel vault
a colonnade
51
Martin Luther’s Reformation split Christendom in half and produced conflict between the
Christians and Catholics
Protestants and Catholics
Protestant and Lutherans
Lutherans and Calvinists
52
In 3,000 BCE, the conventions for representing the human figure dominating Egyptian art was
Palette of Narmer
Stele of Ramses
Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
Akhenaton, Nefertiti and ThreeDaughters