How did creators of earthworks use photography in relation to their presentation of artworks?

to prolong their works’ existence

Which event helped lead to Robert Smithson’s creation of Spiral Jetty?

the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency

How did Robert Smithson’s Eight-Part Piece connectto education?

He integrated academic concepts he found interesting.

How did Olafur Eliasson use Ice Watch to comment upon climate change?

He explicates the science of climate change.

How did changes in technology affect artists’fountain sculptures?

Fountains became increasingly decorative

Olafur Eliasson used ice in his Ice Watch PRIMARILY in order to

suggest nature’s vulnerability to climate change

Why did Robert Smithson often need several flightswhen traveling?

to research materials for his earthworks

Why did Frank Lloyd include different elements in Fallingwater?

to contrast the core elements of nature

How did Islamic engineers develop fountain traditions after the fall of the Roman Empire?

building large fountain complexes

All of the following facts are true about the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi EXCEPT that it

served as a monument to the King’s power

Carl Milles moved to the United States in order to

teach at George Booth’s museum

Why did Robert Smithson create his Spiral Jetty?

to comment upon humanity’s relationship with nature

How does Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty dialogue with railroad technologies?

It emulates a railroad but leads to nowhere.

Why did Olafur Eliasson integrate an audio component into his Ice Watch?

to suggest the purity of Earth before humans

Kara Walker’s Fons Americanus dialogues with art history in all of the following ways EXCEPT that it

memorializes the British colonial period

Why did Robert Smithson first explore minimalist sculpture?

to follow his wife’s inspiration

Carl Milles' design for his Meeting of the Waters sculpture honors Louis P. Aloe inall of the following ways EXCEPT that

the bronze casting suggests Aloe’s contribution to rail networks

Why did Alison Saar paint mami wata (or how to know a goddess when you see one)?

to honor victims of Hurricane Katrina

Why did Louis P. Aloe lose his mayoral election?

The Ku Klux Klan undermined his election.

How do Robert Smithson and Olafur Eliasson’s artistic processes differ?

Eliasson built his earthworks in places where many could see them.

How has Mami Wata’s appearance in popular culture changed over time?

Artists no longer use Mami Wata for onlycommercial purposes.

Why did Frank Lloyd Wright struggle before he received his commission for Fallingwater?

During the Depression, opportunities for architects disappeared.

How did Marcel Duchamp’s artworks comment upon the development of fountain design traditions?

questioning the artistic value of fountains

How did Carl Milles’s upbringing shape his artisticskill?

He took classes in carving in school

Thirteenth-century Italian fountains marked the

reintroduction of fountains to Western Europe

Why did people in the Medieval era not use aqueducttechnology?

The aqueduct network collapsed after the Roman Empire fell

Why PRIMARILY do artists vary in their depictionsof Mami Wata?

to honor their local traditions

How did Frank Lloyd Wright influence modernarchitecture?

He developed the Prairie Style.

How do depictions of Mami Wata connect tocolonialism?

Dualities within her connect to African responses to colonialism.

Why did Frank Lloyd Wright have to rebuildTaliesin in 1914?

An angry former employee burned it.

How did European and Islamic fountain technologies differ during the Medieval Era?

European technology deteriorated, whereas Islamic technology improved

Why did Europeans allegedly circulate a chromolithograph of Mami Wata throughout the world?

to advertise the “people show”

How did artists’ use of water in sculpture change inthe last century?

Artists started using water symbolically rather than practically

How did Robert Smithson’s Sites and Non-Sites connect to conceptual art?

He gave natural materials greater meaning.

How did Olafur Eliasson gain interest in theenvironment?

He grew up around natural beauty in Iceland.

Art historians have noted that Minoans

used pipes to create fountains without natural springs

How did Olafur Eliasson use technology in The Weather Project to simulate natural phenomena?

He positioned lights to form an artificial sun.

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1
How did creators of earthworks use photography in relation to their presentation of artworks?
to chronicle the construction process
to admire humanity’s domination over its surroundings
to prolong their works’ existence
to criticize the concept of permanence
2
Which event helped lead to Robert Smithson’s creation of Spiral Jetty?
the establishment of the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art
the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
the first supersonic flight
the war in Vietnam
3
Why did merchants in Africa send pictures of Maladamatjaute to India in 1955?
to brand perfume
to make a calendar
to advertise a show
to share cultural traditions
4
The Museum of Modern Art felt that Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs were too
organic
simple
expensive
eccentric
5
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi PRIMARILY showed the Catholic Church’s
ignorance toward other cultures
rigid artistic standards
apathy toward common people
rigid artistic standards
6
Why did Frank Lloyd Wright build Fallingwater overa waterfall?
to make the house organic
to emulate famous Japanese designs
to provide an efficient cooling system
to provide running water to the home
7
Why did critics insist the Municipal Art Commission change Meeting of the Waters’s original name?
to make it less abstract
to make it more recognizable
to let it honor all of Saint Louis
to make it less suggestive
8
How did Robert Smithson’s Eight-Part Piece connectto education?
He pleased academic expressionist painters.
He designed it for local students.
He integrated academic concepts he found interesting.
He used materials sourced from students.
9
How did Olafur Eliasson use Ice Watch to comment upon climate change?
He provides an artificial environment similar to that of the Arctic.
He explicates the science of climate change.
He forms a circle enclosing the viewer of the piece.
He juxtaposes melting ice with symbols of passing time
10
How did changes in technology affect artists’fountain sculptures?
Fountains became less common in areas without natural springs
Fountains became increasingly decorative
Fountains provided drinking water
Fountains became less environmentally sustainable
11
Olafur Eliasson used ice in his Ice Watch PRIMARILY in order to
integrate temperature into the exhibition
suggest nature’s vulnerability to climate change
herald its natural beauty
engage with light, water, and air
12
Water in modern art and architecture symbolizes all of following themes EXCEPT
global capitalism
nature
national identity
socialist movements
13
Why did Robert Smithson often need several flightswhen traveling?
to collect pieces from diverse geographiclocations
to exploit museums’ willingness to fund histravel
to enrich his art by experiencing flight
to research materials for his earthworks
14
Why did Frank Lloyd include different elements in Fallingwater?
to contrast the core elements of nature
to suggest the geographic origins of the house
to connect to the International style
to counter the criticisms of the Museum of Modern Art
15
How did Islamic engineers develop fountain traditions after the fall of the Roman Empire?
reintroducing aqueduct technology to Europe
building large fountain complexes
constructing fountains for religious ceremonies
developing new water transportation technologies
16
All of the following facts are true about the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi EXCEPT that it
served as a monument to the King’s power
connected with growing gardening traditions
emerged after the Pope commissioned it
17
Carl Milles moved to the United States in order to
start his own museum and garden
teach at George Booth’s museum
build a cliffside home on an island in Michigan
support his wife’s teaching career
18
Why did Robert Smithson create his Spiral Jetty?
to comment upon humanity’s relationship with nature
to examine his interests in entropy and disorder
to suggest the eventual extinction of humanity
to manipulate the limited number of colors in nature
19
How does Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty dialogue with railroad technologies?
It suggests progress and ingenuity.
It mimics cogs in railroad construction.
It emulates a railroad but leads to nowhere.
It celebrates American railroad engineering.
20
Why did Olafur Eliasson integrate an audio component into his Ice Watch?
to immerse the viewer into a multi-faceted experience
to suggest humanity’s progress leads to nowhere
to encourage active listening in society
to suggest the purity of Earth before humans
21
Kara Walker’s Fons Americanus dialogues with art history in all of the following ways EXCEPT that it
suggests the relationship between cultures on various continents
alludes to Winslow Homer’s The Gulf Stream
references The Voyage of the Sable Venus from Angola to the West Indies
memorializes the British colonial period
22
Why did Robert Smithson first explore minimalist sculpture?
to follow his wife’s inspiration
to stand out among other artists
to conform to his school’s style
to follow artistic trends in his home city
23
Carl Milles' design for his Meeting of the Waters sculpture honors Louis P. Aloe inall of the following ways EXCEPT that
the bronze casting suggests Aloe’s contribution to rail networks
its classical forms honor Aloe’s contributions to the city
meeting rivers indicate Aloe’s public service
its size suggests Aloe’s significance to Saint Louis history
24
Why did Alison Saar paint mami wata (or how to know a goddess when you see one)?
to market for a new brand
to suggest her relationship with imperialism
to honor victims of Hurricane Katrina
to honor Mami Wata with woodcarvings
25
Why did Louis P. Aloe lose his mayoral election?
His history as a businessman made him unpopular
He did not do enough for the city as acting mayor
The Ku Klux Klan undermined his election.
Saint Louis residents did not share his vision for public plazas
26
Both Fallingwater and the Guggenheim museum
integrate elements from their original sites
show Walter Gropius’s influence
have water as a design element
use organic forms
27
How did Japanese influence manifest in Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs?
in the use of natural light
in long horizontal buildings
in symmetrical buildings
in the manipulation of water
28
Depictions of Mami Wata include all of the following influences EXCEPT
European mermaids
Indigenous African icons
Native American iconography
Hindu goddesses
29
How do Robert Smithson and Olafur Eliasson’s artistic processes differ?
Eliasson built his earthworks in places where many could see them.
Eliasson gained money from an art form established by Smithson.
Smithson responded to immediate changes he witnessed in the environment.
Smithson created fully immersive structures.
30
How has Mami Wata’s appearance in popular culture changed over time?
Artists started using less varied visions ofMami Wata.
Artists stopped using Mami Wata as aspecific cultural symbol.
Artists no longer use Mami Wata for onlycommercial purposes.
Businesses now use Mami Wata to advertiseinternationally.
31
Why did Frank Lloyd Wright struggle before he received his commission for Fallingwater?
Frank Lloyd Wright divorced his wife and had an affair.
During the Depression, opportunities for architects disappeared.
During World War II, resources went to soldiers, not houses.
Frank Lloyd Wright had to close his Wisconsin studio.
32
How did Marcel Duchamp’s artworks comment upon the development of fountain design traditions?
praising ornate American fountain design
mocking racist fountain designs
satirizing ancient fountain traditions
questioning the artistic value of fountains
33
How did Carl Milles’s upbringing shape his artisticskill?
He took classes in carving in school
He studied at a French school of art
He worked with his father, a famous artist
He explored Parisian art
34
Thirteenth-century Italian fountains marked the
reintroduction of fountains to Western Europe
first uses of fountains for religious legitimacy
replacement of aqueducts for water transportation
beginning of the Renaissance
35
Why did people in the Medieval era not use aqueducttechnology?
The aqueduct network collapsed after the Roman Empire fell
Medieval people preferred to use groundwater
Medieval governments could not afford to construct aqueducts
Aqueducts proved unsustainable during the Roman Empire
36
Why PRIMARILY do artists vary in their depictionsof Mami Wata?
to honor their local traditions
to avoid copying past creations
to honor her broad cultural significance
to suggest her many physical forms
37
Why did Carl Milles make his figures powerful anddynamic?
to encourage modesty in artworks
to challenge the artistic definition of fountain design
to give them a musical rhythm
to connect to ancient structures
38
How did Frank Lloyd Wright influence modernarchitecture?
He built several American designs in Japan.
He developed the Prairie Style.
He introduced symmetrical buildings to modernism.
He was the first supporter of form follows function design.
39
Fallingwater helped Frank Lloyd Wright revive his career by helping him
gain recognition in the 1932 Museum of Modern Art magazine
earn a position as a teacher in architecture school
get new commissions
kickstart his early career
40
How do depictions of Mami Wata connect tocolonialism?
Religious symbols within connect to spread of Indigenous African religions
Bright colors in the image connect tointernational trade.
Differences in her physical form connect todisplacement of European people.
Dualities within her connect to African responses to colonialism.
41
Why did Frank Lloyd Wright have to rebuildTaliesin in 1914?
A design flaw made it unstable.
A rival from Italy burned it down.
A tornado destroyed it.
An angry former employee burned it.
42
How did European and Islamic fountain technologies differ during the Medieval Era?
Islamic engineers used sebils, whereas Europeans used aqueducts
Europeans recycled water, whereas Islamic engineers filtered fountain water
Europeans used water as decoration - Islamic engineers used it practically
European technology deteriorated, whereas Islamic technology improved
43
Frank Lloyd Wright included all of the following elements in his design of Fallingwater EXCEPT
wood made from local trees
a boulder from the original site
fireplaces that appear carved
a façade composed of windows
44
Why did Europeans allegedly circulate a chromolithograph of Mami Wata throughout the world?
to carry out colonial missions
to advertise the “people show”
to celebrate foreign cultures
to convert African people to Christianity
45
How did artists’ use of water in sculpture change inthe last century?
Artists started using water symbolically rather than practically
Artists started manipulating properties of water
Artists started using water for cooling
Artists started using water for electric power
46
How did Robert Smithson’s Sites and Non-Sites connect to conceptual art?
He included flowing water in his project.
He made his art site-specific.
He gave natural materials greater meaning.
He criticized concepts heralded by Salons.
47
How did Olafur Eliasson gain interest in theenvironment?
He encountered nature for the first time after moving from Berlin.
He grew up around natural beauty in Iceland.
He studied the causes of rainbows and waterfalls.
He became passionate about climate change at a young age
48
Art historians have noted that Minoans
decorated their fountains with animals and heroes
created vast water transportation systems
used pipes to create fountains without natural springs
created a large fountain in the shape of a lion head
49
Why did Edith Rosenblatt Aloe commission Carl Milles to create a fountain?
to honor her late husband
to symbolize the importance of social reforms
to celebrate marriage
to improve her local train station
50
How did Olafur Eliasson use technology in The Weather Project to simulate natural phenomena?
He sprinkled water to form artificial rain.
He positioned ice to form a clock face
He positioned lights to form an artificial sun.
He used performance art technology to connect with natural elements.

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