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1
The main room in a Greek or Roman temple where the cult statue is placed is called the
cella
portico
pediment
stylobate
2
Works, such as the
Virgin (Theotokos) and Child
, are specifically known as
icons
secular paintings
altar paintings
frescoes
3
This work reflects the artist's interest in
dream imagery
mixed media
the human figure
multiple viewpoints
4
Who said, "Form follows function"?
Zaha Hadid
Mies van der Rohe
Louis Sullivan
Frank Gehry
5
What is this called?
A non-functional dog
A yorkshire terrier
A functional dog
A large rodent
6
These functioned as what?
clasps for robes
belt buckles
earrings
hair clips
7
The artist of this painting is associated with an art-historical movement known as the
Hudson River School
Bauhaus
Ashcan School
Royal Academy of San Carlos
8
What do the eyes symbolize in these votive statues?
Eternal wakefulness
Mystical visions
The sight of God
Great knowledge and truth
9
In
Lying with the Wolf
, Kiki Smith makes reference to both "Little Red Riding Hood" and
Lilith
Sainte Michelle
Eve
Sainte Genevieve
10
What was the significance of the use of Neoclassicism in the U.S. during the late 1700s?
The U.S. was obsessed with Greek Art and Literature
The style was trendy, making the U.S. artistically competent
It defined America's ideals in politics, education & art
It was relevant to the emotion and drama in the young nation
11
The Swing by Fragonard is an example of which artistic movement?
Romanticism
Baroque
Neoclassicism
Rococo
12
This building shares which of the following design characteristics with the Seagram Building?
A steel-frame structure
Cast-iron ornamentation
A Target store on the street level
The integration of a public plaza
13
Memorial Sheet of Karl Liebknecht was
a fictional narrative
commissioned by his family
a political statement supporting his ideology
a work of propaganda
14
Helen Frankenthaler used diluted paint primarily to
create the illusion of distance and depth in her work
form hard-edged geometric compositions using tonal variants
demonstrate the spontaneous flow of paint across a surface
reveal the expressive power of vigorous brushwork
15
The Kaaba proved influential on later Islamic architecture because it
exemplifies a hypostyle hall used in all mosques
inspired the enclosed cubic interiors of all mosques
serves as the orientation for the qibla wall in all mosques
replicates the house of the Prophet Muhammad at Medina
16
The Pyxis of al-Mughira is allowed to feature figural images because
it was not carved by a Muslim
it was never owned by a Muslim
it was created before figural imagery was outlawed
it is not used for an Islamic purpose
17
The function of a
Bibles moralisées
was to compare
Biblical kings to contemporary and historical kings
Old Testament stories to New Testament stories
Biblical stories to Islamic stories
Biblical stories to people and events in the world
18
What biblical story is represented here?
Judith and Holofernes
Marge and Homer
Samson and Delilah
Judith and Nebuchadnezzar
19
What period is responsible for the creation of the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramids?
Middle Kingdom
Late Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
20
The red and yellow colors on feather capes symbolized
wealth and family bloodlines
wealth and divinity
family bloodlines and divinity
divinity and personal strength
21
Auguste Rodin is most associated with which artistic movement?
Realism
Impressionism
Expressionism
Romanticism
22
Varvara Stepanova was
employed by the anti-communist group to create protest art
employed by the Russian government to create propaganda art
employed by the Russian Government to create cute scrapbooks
employed by the Russian art academy to create photomontages
23
The
Bayeux Tapestry
culminates in the famous
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Winterfell
Battle of Hastings
Battle of Little Big Horn
24
What style did the artist use to create this work?
Verism
Hellenism
Expressionism
Classicism
25
What is depicted on the Grave Stele of Hegeso?
Domestic life
Historical events
Mythological events
Athena's death
26
What is it called when a greater size equals greater importance?
Proportional weight
Heirarchical scale
Scale of importance
Perspective scale
27
Many of Bill Viola's work feature the element of water because
he nearly drowned while vacationing with his family
he witnessed his mother drown at a young age
his childhood home was destroyed in a flood
cuz water is, like, totally dope in slow-motion
28
Osorio's work is inspired by experiences, spaces, and people of what culture?
Cuban culture in Miami
Native American culture in Phoenix
Mexican culture in San Antonio
Puerto Rican culture in New York
29
Where were the Apollo 11 stones found?
Europe
Africa
North America
Asia
30
What type of "pose" is displayed in this sculpture?
Contrapposto
Symmetrical
Orator
Composite
31
The medium Ai Weiwei used here comments on an artistic tradition exemplified by the
David vases
Funeral banner of Lady Dai
Great Buddha at Todai-ji
Jade cong
32
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater demonstrates his conviction that this building should
elevate the individual above worldly concerns
be uninhabitable upon completion
be an integrative part of the landscape
reflect the most advanced building technologies
33
The depiction of the gigantomachy on the Great Altar of Zeus may have served as an allegory of
King Attalos' victory over the Gauls
Rome's control over the Mediterranean
Alexander the Great's military campaigns
Athens' defeat of Sparta
34
Where was the White Temple and its ziggurat located?
Babylon
Uruk
Eshnunna
Amarna
35
A conversation over coffee with which artist inspired Meret Oppenheim to create this
Salvador Dali
Gustav Klimt
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
36
Who said, "A house is a machine for living in"?
Mies van der Rohe
Louis Sullivan
Frank Lloyd Wright
Le Corbusier
37
Istanbul has been known by what other names?
Constantinople and Ravenna
Byzantium and Constantinople
Byzantium and New Rome
New Rome and Constantinople
38
What is this?
Athenian acropolis
Athenian agora
Chavin de Huantar
Templo Mayor
39
This creature guarded the gates and entrances of Mesopotamian cities and homes
Sphinx
Griffin
Lamassu
Unicorn
40
In this particular painting from the series, the artist intended to convey the
discrimination that African Americans found in the U.S.
Effects of urban settings breaking down rural communities
separation of slaves and slaveholders in the United States
poor conditions of the lower class in the U.S.
41
The sculpted lintel from Yaxchilan reflects Maya tradition by
featuring a powerful woman ruler in battle
referring to the capital city of the empire
combining writing about and images of elites
privileging the male role over all others
42
Julie Mehretu intentionally underscores the art-making process by
collaging printed material to create texture
layering drawing with painting
applying paint mechanically
using screen printing techniques in addition to paint
43
The painting shown was created by
Diego Rivera
Wifredo Lam
Frida Kahlo
Jacob Lawrence
44
A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration on a wall near the ceiling
Frieze
Triglyph
Metope
Pediment
45
Yinka Shonibare included cultural references in this work by doing which of the following?
Using a modern textile in the style of Dutch wax fabric
Alluding to the setting of an English garden landscape
Reusing materials employed by a Romantic sculptor
Basing his work on a scene from a popular theatrical play
46
The iconography used by Miguel Cabrera in his portrayal of Sor Juana suggests his intention to
reminder of her martyrdom & role as patron saint of learning
emphasize her role as both a nun and an intellectual
reference her famous translation of the Bible into Spanish
endow the painting with symbolism of the Virgin of Guadalupe
47
The architecture depicted in School of Athens was
an idealized recreation of a classical gymnasium
modeled on the plans for the pope's palace
a reflection of the excavated markets of Trajan
Raphael's strategy to acquire architectural commissions
48
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are examples of
Egyptian columns
Roman columns
Etruscan columns
Greek columns
49
What scene is depicted on the East Pediment of the Parthenon?
Athena's victory over the Amazons
Athena's contest with Poseidon
Athena's victory over the Titans
Athena's birth
50
The theme of
The Stonebreakers
is most strongly related to the
hypotheses of Isaac Newton
speeches of Napoleon III
theories of Charles Darwin
writings of Karl Marx
51
This artist was the official court painter for...
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Charles IV and Maria Luisa
Henry IV and Marie de Medici
Philip IV and Elisabeth
52
How an artist organizes forms in an artwork by placing shapes on a flat surface is known as
form
intuition
composition
content
53
The use of gold and jewel-like patterning in this work reflects the artist’s interest in
illuminated manuscripts
Gothic stained glass
Byzantine mosaics
Japanese woodblocks
54
This building is
a second generation, International Style skyscraper
a third generation, postmodern, Prairie Style skyscraper
a first generation, International Style skyscraper
a second generation, deconstructivist skyscraper
55
Who painted this?
Gustave Courbet
Claude Monet
Édouard Manet
Edward Muybridge
56
Who sculpted this?
Constantin Brâncuși
Auguste Rodin
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre
Jean-Antoine Houdon
57
This building is in which style?
Brutalism
International Modern
Postmodern Bauhaus
Deconstructivism
58
The type of pose, shown in the figures here, is known as
composite view
camera obscura view
contrapposto view
counter-pose view
59
In sculpting his statue of
David
, Donatello created
the first free-standing nude sculpture since antiquity
the first bronze sculpture since antiquity
the sassiest David ever made
the first David wearing a fancy hat
60
The Great Wave was influenced by technical innovations, as demonstrated through the artist's
use of perspective
use of a camera obscura
use of a printing press
use of oil paints
61
Figurines such as the one shown can be considered most similar in context to the
terra cotta fragment from Lapita
jade cong
Ambum Stone
Anthropomorphic Stele
62
Who was the patron of the Athenian acropolis and the Parthenon?
Pericles
Trajan
Sophocles
Augustus
63
What event caused the beginning of the Classical period in Greece?
Victory over the Egyptians
Construction of the Colosseum
Destruction of the Acropolis by the Persians
Death of Alexander the Great
64
This is...
misunderstood garbage
garbage
65
Matisse was inspired to paint goldfish after he visited
Japan
America
Morocco
China