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