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1
What type of art piece can The Gates be classifies as?
earth art
assemblage
abstract
installation
2
The central theme of the work is
vulnerability in art.
femininity in religion.
beauty in nature.
Enlightenment for all.
3
The Gates are currently located in New York City.
True
False
4
Kiki Smith's image
Lying with the Wolf
is a symbol of
all of the above.
humans bonding with animals.
predator and prey.
the commonalities between wolves and humans.
5
Who is the artist and actor in the work?
Smith
Viola
Koons
Tuffery
6
Who is the artist of this work?
Koons
Smith
Shonibare
Tuffrey
7
What media does Walker use in her works?
acrylic paint
screenprinting.
photography
cut paper
8
The word Pisupo means
cow
canned
pea soup
corned beef
9
The artist of the work is from
United States
Africa
Indonesia
Australia
10
The materials he used for the Old Mans Cloth represent.
a Europeanized society.
all of the above.
trade with the United States.
the Transatlantic slave trade.
11
The Bodhisattva's are shown as
aliens.
clouds.
none of the above.
flowers.
12
Pink panther is made of
bronze
porcelain
Terra cotta
glass
13
Who is the artist of the work?
Xu Bing
Su-nam
Maya Lin
Neshat
14
What media was used to create Summer Trees?
oil on canvas
ink on paper
acrylic on canvas
watercolor on paper
15
The image represents the artist experience as an African American female.
True
False
16
The work exemplifies mass productions made in China.
True
False
17
The headless woman is representative of the Reign of Terror in France.
True
False
18
The artist did not read, write or speak until the age of 6.
False
True
19
Basquiat was best friends with what other famous artist?
Warhol
Oppenheim
Abakanowicz
Pollock
20
What media was used to make the image?
acrylic paint
photography
oil paint
screenprinting
21
Where is the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao located?
Australia
Spain
France
New York
22
The image in the image is a 2D work that uses the element of movement.
True
False
23
Koon's work from his series
Banality
can be decribed as
kitsch
abstract
Rococo
mass production
24
A book from the Sky is a landscape made of Chinese writing.
True
False
25
The subject of the work is
masculinity
cutting hair
God
crying
26
Salcedo's work is classified as a sculpture.
True
False
27
Su-nam was influenced by what type of art?
Middle Eastern art
Western art
Australian art
East Asian art
28
The architecture can be categorized as
Rococo.
Baroque.
Neoclassical.
Abstract.
29
The barbershops served as settings for video productions that showed people getting a haircut.
False
True
30
What scene has the artist depicted?
The beheading of Medusa
none of the above.
David and Goliath
Judith beheading Holofernes
31
The Electronic Superhighway was created by
Osario
Paik
Viola
Koons
32
Who is the artist of Stadia II
AiWeiwei
Mehretu
Shonibare
Smith
33
The central theme of the painting is
revolution
chaos
all of the above.
nationalism
34
The work received backlash because of the material, style and artist.
False
True
35
Why does Smith incorporate paraphernalia with Indian logos in her work?
none of the above.
To show appreciation for America's use of Indian symbols.
To trade these items for the land that was lost.
To show her Native American heritage.
36
Why does the artist create her works?
to rewrite history with her own stories.
to criticize historical art.
to display historical events.
to show the vulnerability of her characters.
37
Why is the work different than typical memorials?
Anyone can come and visit the memorial.
The work makes a political statement about war.
The 58000 names on the wall appear to be abstract.
The location is unique.
38
The scenes in the Walkers works are fantastical and cheerful.
True
False
39
The theme of the work is
growth of the economy.
the indigenous culture of the Pacific.
ecological and health issues.
food scarcity
40
What theme is expressed in the work series
Backs?
chaos.
excitement and hope.
nothingness.
suffering and mourning.
41
The gun in the image represents
fear and escape.
martyrdom and control.
power and intelligence.
all of the above.
42
Which of the following is NOT true?
1600 artisans created the individual sunflower seeds.
The seeds were created at the Porcelain capital, Jingdezhen.
Sunflower seeds were a rare commodity in China.
The work is made of 100 million handmade seeds.
43
The use of words was reminiscent of graffiti art.
False
True
44
The image was created to commemorate
Thanksgiving Day
Presidents Day
Columbus Day
Independence Day
45
Pure Land
is a representation of what religion?
Buddhism
Hiduism
Catholicism
Sufism
46
Androgyne III was influenced by the artist's experiences during
WWI
Civil War
Vietnam War
WWII
47
The theme of the work characterizes
appropriation of goods in the global community.
all of the above.
the frivolous nature of the US economy.
social classes in modern society.
48
Who is that artist of the work in the image?
Maya Lin
Faith Ringgold
Song Su-nam
Andy Warhol
49
The work was created using
movable type
screenprinting
calligraphy
printing press
50
Shibboleth refers to
US military code words.
abstract art.
racial segregation.
vulnerability.
51
Kngwarreye never sold her work.
False
True
52
The artist of the work, Kngwarreye, is from?
France
Australia
Africa
United States
53
What does the writing symbolize in the photograph?
text from the Quran.
all of the above.
a poem about the bravery of martyrdom.
an inscription about forgiveness.
54
The name
Preying Mantra
refers to
the praying mantis that blends into its surroundings.
the subject being viewed as prey.
all of the above.
the subject preying on the viewer's fears.
55
Who is the artist of the work?
Walker
Keshat
Ringgold
Mori
56
The neon pieces in the work represented electronic communication.
True
False
57
The use of cut paper forces the viewer to discriminate between races and genders.
False
True
58
Abakanowicz' sculptures show the dehumanization of the 20th century.
True
False
59
Who is the artist of the work?
Smith
Neshat
Kngwarreye
Sherman
60
The material used for the swing was appropriated from what culture?
Holland
Africa
England
Indonesia
61
The image is representative of
Rain Time
Wintertime
Green Time
Summertime
62
What symbols of Buddha does the artist use in the image?
the floating stupa and Bodhisattva.
Her hand in is in a mudra position.
all of the above.
the magical wishing jewel.
63
Who are the people painted in the image?
Artists, Warhol and Basquiat
Picasso's guitar players
Famous jazz musicians, Gillespie and Parker
hired art models
64
Who is the artist of the work?
Nam June Paik
El Anatsui
Kiki Smith
Yinka Shonibare
65
The image references the domesticity of women and animals.
False
True
66
The electronic highway showed videos in each state, this gave the work a feeling of
Zen.
community in the U.S.
technological innovation.
information overload.
67
Who is the artist of this work?
Sunam
Maya Lin
Sherman
Keshat
68
The crossing refers to
spiritual afterlife.
the avant-garde art movement.
moving through the earth elements.
living in the moment.
