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Academic Decathlon 2017-2018 Art Part 1
What was a ziggurat?
What was the pose contrapposto invented for?
Academic Decathlon 2017-2018 Art Part 1
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What was the pose contrapposto invented for?
It was invented to show the body at its best angle.
It was invented so sculpting would be easier for the artist.
It was invented so the body wouldn't look so tense.
It was invented to show the body at its worst angle.
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What was a ziggurat?
A style of column that the Greeks invented.
Status of a person to determine their size in a painting.
A decorative vase the Persians made for burial purposes.
A step like pyramid made by the Mesopotamia's.
3
The Hierarchical Scale is used by Historians to determine whether a person was royalty or not.
False
True
4
A set of rules put forth by King Louis XIV that set a standard for works of art.
Academie Royal de Peinture et de Scolptore
Common Standard
Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture
Academy
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The use of mellow colors and blurred outline allows for better blending between colors.
Fumato
Sfumato
Furmato
Sfumo
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What is another name for the Middle Stone Age?
Mesolithic Period
Upper Paleolithic Period
Neolithic Period
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What is a barrel vault?
A tunnel of arches
Framework of stone ribs/arches built under a vaulted ceiling
Bracing material used on the exterior of a building
Arch shaped structure used as a roof or support for a roof
8
Why was concrete an important contribution to architecture?
Allowed the Romans to fill in gaps in rocks when building.
The Romans could construct large domed buildings.
It made walls stronger.
It was used to build roads which allowed for easier travel.
9
Who was Giorgio Vasari?
He was a Renaissance artist/author who lived in the 1400s
He was a Renaissance artist/author who lived in the 1500s.
He was an artist who wrote Natural History.
He was an artist who wrote The Lives of the Artists.
10
What was an arch-shaped structure used as a ceiling or a support for a roof?
Vault
Vasese
Bay
Impost
11
He advocated for more rigorous study of stylistic development when related to historic context?
Johann Marxist Winckelmann
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Marxist
Giorgio Vasari
12
Value is the actual name of a color and hue is the lightness or darkness of the color.
False
True
13
What is another name for the Old Stone Age?
Mesolithic Period
Upper Paleolithic Period
Neolithic Period
14
Where and around what time was Stonehenge built?
Ireland 2100 BCE
England 2100 BCE
Ireland 2200 BCE
England 2200 BCE
15
Who was the ancient Roman historian who wrote
Natural History
?
Pliny the Elder
Johann Winkelmann
Giorgio Vasari
Johann the Elder
16
What material did the Persians use to build their palace in Persepolis?
Stone
Brick
Wood
Marble
17
Contextual analysis involves looking outside the work of art in order to determine the meaning.
False
True
18
What was the
School of Athens
Artwork made as homage to the Greek philosophers.
Art created by Raphael Sanzio.
Art made in the early 1500s.
Artwork made as homage to the Greek scientists.
19
Which style was common in Roman and Greek columns?
Ionic
Tuscan
Corinthian
Doric
20
What is a ribbed vault?
A framework of thin stone ribs built to support ceilings
Bracing material placed on the outside of buildings
An arch shaped structure
A tunnel of arches
21
What is another name for the New Stone Age?
Neolithic Period
Mesolithic Period
Upper Paleolithic Period
22
The positive space in an artwork is the space that is surrounding the main focal points.
True
False
23
What does the term "Baroque" mean
described artworks from the late 15th-16th century.
If it aint broke don't fix it.
described artworks from the late 16th-18th century.
described artworks from the late 17th-19th century.
24
What is the difference between watercolor paint and gouache?
Gouache colors are more vibrant and watercolor is more dull
Gouache dries much quicker than watercolors.
Gouache is not water based but watercolors are.
Watercolor colors are more vibrant and gouache is more dull
25
What was the Reformation?
The Catholic Church made their churches more extravagant.
Protestants and Catholics became one because of artists.
The Catholic Church tried to purify the Protestants
Protestants tried to purify the Catholic Church.
26
What style was an extension of the Baroque period?
Rococo
Romanticism
Neoclassicism
Realism
27
What are some visual components in a work of art?
Lines, shapes and meaning
Shapes, color and texture
Form and space
Emotion and shapes
28
What is a flying buttress?
Framework of thin stone ribs underneath sections of ceiling
Bracing material placed on the exterior of a building
An arch shaped structure used for support for ceilings
A tunnel of arches
29
What is negative space?
The main focal points in an artwork.
The area surrounding a sculpture.
The sculpture itself.
The space surrounding the focal points in an artwork.
30
When were the oldest cave paintings said to have been created?
900 BCE
20,000 BCE
30,000 BCE
29,091 BCE
31
What is an arch?
A form created by the Greeks to build bridges/aqueducts.
A pose invented to show the body at its best advantage
A form created by the Romans to build bridges/aqueducts.
Sculptures used by the Romans for funerary purposes.
32
Formal Analysis implies that the artist used visual contents to get the meaning across.
True
False
33
What type of analysis do Art Historians use to analyze works of art?
Important analysis
Formal analysis
Contextual analysis
Historical analysis
34
Who were two "High Renaissance Artists"
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
Michelangelo and Botticello
Botticello and Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo and Leonardo DiCaprio
