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1
Greek pots such as these functioned primarily as
storage vessels
grave markers
drinking cups
a vessel for mixing water and wine
2
This figure is an example of what kind of Greek vase?
Pitcher
Krater
Amphora
Kylix
3
It is common in Ancient Near Eastern art to have figures that are
emotional and dramatic
arranged in size order
facing front except for their shoulders
part animal and part human
4
The Muslim & Jewish ban on religious images influenced destruction of images in which period?
Carolingian
Romanesque
Gothic
Byzantine
5
Etruscan sculptures are unusual in that they are
placed on the roofs of temples
small and delicately carved
very heavy
located in pediments and in cellas
6
Which of the following is a characteristic of a Romanesque church?
Pediment
Double domes
Ambulatory
Triglyph
7
French Gothic architecture is known for the
circular plan of its buildings
roundness of the barrel vaults
horizontal pull of the main aisle
vertical rise of the building
8
Many works of Egyptian sculpture were carved in situ, meaning they were
carved in the spot where the stone was found
monumental in size
painted to stand out from the desert
made of stone
9
The temple depicted here is meant to
reflect the sun and provide a place for visitors to enter
harmonize with its landscape
be a platform that doubles for defense in times of war
entrap those who try to plunder it
10
Which of the following art forms were specialties of the Gothic period?
Encaustic
Pottery
Printmaking
Stained glass
11
The
Bayeux Tapestry
chronicles the accomplishments of
George III
Richard the Lionhearted
Catherine the Great
William the Conqueror
12
The Column of Trajan
functioned as all of the following EXCEPT a
library to house Trajan's writings
viewing stage to see Trajan's accomplishments
grave site for the emperor
narrative of Trajan's victories
13
What civilization produced this work?
Babylonian
Sumerian
Persian
Akkadian
14
A spandrel is the part of a building that
forms a window
has an oculus
is defined by the space between two arches
supports piers
15
The term "squinch" describes
a transitional element between the dome and a wall
a type of capital on an ancient column
an opening in the center of a dome
a series of arches one atop the other
16
Which Near Eastern Society built this monument?
Akkadian
Persian
Babylonian
Sumerian
17
This building was constructed
so that all gods could be celebrated
to ensure a successful hunt
as a thank you for a military victory
so that the Vestal Virgins would have some place to worship
18
It is said that Old Saint Peter's was built over
both of the above
the place where Saint Peter was buried
the place where Saint Peter died
none of the above
19
A stele
is in the shape of worshippers
is placed on a ziggurat
marks an important site
is made of steel
20
This building is located in
France
Russia
Germany
Italy
21
All of the following are characteristic of the Colosseum in Rome EXCEPT
it once had a retractable canvas roof
the use of groin and barrel vaults
it was built of concrete and brick and faced with marble
it was used for chariot races
22
This is a Roman building that is inspired by the Greeks in that
there is an inscription over the columns
the columns are not fluted
the pediment is empty
the pediment and columns appear on the front of the temple
23
Illuminated manuscripts were a specialty of medieval artists in all of the following EXCEPT
Persia
Norway
India
Ireland
24
This sculpture is from which period?
Gothic
Roman Imperial
Romanesque
Roman Republican
25
The Parthenon was dedicated to
Jesus
Poseidon
Athena
Zeus
26
Polykleitos was the famous sculptor of the
Spear Bearer
, but he also
constructed the works on the Parthenon
wrote a canon of human proportions
organized Greek artists into unions
oversaw the artistic decoration of the Erechtheion
27
This capital is from which of the following orders?
Ionic
Doric
Tuscan
Corinthian
28
This building's interior and exterior is a contrast of
white and black
marble and sand
barrel vaults and groin vaults
rectangles and circles
29
The Egyptian canon of proportions believed that frontal views were permitted of the shoulders &
hands
eye
feet
face
30
The type of stonework seen here is called
cyclopean
repoussé
reserve
megaron
31
A metope
contains sculpture
is a type of Greek pottery
can be seen in a frieze
has grooved ridges on it
32
What style of Greek pottery was this vase done in?
Red figure
Orientalizing
Geometric
Black figure
33
This selection from the Pergamon Altar shows the
kouros figures in action
gods rejoicing
gods dragging the giants up the stairs
gods kneeling before Zeus
34
This building was used for
civic ceremonies
grain storage
religious rituals
military defense
35
What order of Greek architecture is this building?
Doric
Corinthian
Ionic
Tuscan
36
The columns within the arches
have no support function and are placed to fill the space
are from ancient Greek buildings
are inspired by Islamic columns in Spain
are in Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles
37
Many Byzantine icons
were painted by ivory carvers
represented the real world & approach to everyday problems
were kept in isolation so that few could see them
were meant to be touched and handled
38
A dramatic change in Egyptian art took place during the Amarna period under the reign of
Hatshepsut
Akhenaton
Ramses
Djoser
39
Figures of Jesus placed in the apse or in the dome of Byzantine buildings have him depicted as
Pantocrator
Maestá
Pendentive
Theotokos
40
A bas-relief is formed when
relief is shallow and slightly raised above picture plane
a sculptor uses metal tools
relief sculpture is carved from the back side of the work
sculptor sinks the relief into the surface of the sculpture
41
Among the architectural innovations that appear in this work
is concrete
are metopes
are Tuscan columns
are rib vaults
42
The compositional arrangement of these figures is influenced by
Byzantine art
Roman wall paintings
the architecture of the building the works are attached to
manuscripts from this period
43
The architectural system that was used to construct this building is called
barrel vault
post and lintel
skeleton
cantilever
44
This building is called
an arch
a ziggurat
an apadana
a lamassu
45
Etruscan sculpture is different from Greek sculpture in that in Etruscan art
heads are proportionately smaller
figures smile
terra-cotta is favored
relief sculpture is more common that sculpture in the round
46
English Gothic buildings are different from French Gothic in that the English have
large central spires
sculpture on the façade
rib vaults
flying buttresses
47
The style of this work is
Carolingian
Ottonian
Early Christian
Romanesque
48
Etruscan temples resemble Greek temples in that they both
are made of wood and mud-brick
have sculptures on the roof
have a central flight of stairs
have pediments
49
Glazed brick tile was used at
the Palace of Shapur I
the Standard of Ur
the Ishtar Gate
scenes of the Lion Hunt
50
This building is dedicated to
Ramses
Tutankhamen
Narmer
Hatshepsut
51
Which art-historical period does this group sculpture come from?
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Pre-Dynastic
52
The Alhambra was built as a
palace
crypt
church
mosque
53
The Rosetta Stone was important to ancient art because it
led to the discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb
led to the deciphering of hieroglyphics
unraveled the mystery of the pyramids
listed the order of Egyptian pharaohs
54
Mastabas are an early form of an Egyptian
tomb
temple
book made of papyrus
palace
55
Wealth of the patrons is shown through
Hieratic scale
length of beards
hand gestures
clothing style
56
The interior of this building can be characterized as
dark and mysterious
a hypostyle hall
containing coffers and an oculus
filled with stained glass
57
The difference between a reserve and engaged column is that the reserve column is
attached to a wall behind it
made up of individual stones cut into round shapes
held in reserve and used at a later date
cut out of rock
58
An atrium can have
a cubicula
a forum
an impluvium
an orthogonal
59
The triangular feature at the top of this temple is called a
cornice
triglyph
architrave
pediment
60
The patron of this building was
Socrates
Phidias
Alexander the Great
Pericles
61
The Romans extensively copied examples of works of art from
the Aegean
Byzantium
the Ancient Near East
Greece
62
Egyptian columns come in all of the following forms EXCEPT
palm
papyrus
lotus
bull's heads
63
An example of a veristic portrait is
Man of the Roman Republic
Augustus of Primaporta
Flavian Woman
Marcus Aurelius
64
The Pergamon Altar was designed to parallel the gods' victories with those of
Darius
Plato
Apollo
Alexander the Great
65
This building is a
hall in a university
mosque
church
monastery
66
Etruscan tombs are unusual in that they
have a number of occupants
look like a domestic interior
are carved from the living rock
are made of terra-cotta
67
This ancient temple was dedicated to
Zeus
Poseidon
Athena
Apollo
68
The historical event of the unification of Upper & Lower Egypt is depicted in the
Great Sphinx
Narmer Palette
Temple of Ramses II
Senusret III