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