Praxis II - Art History

Question 1

What kind of art was prominent in the Paleolithic period?

Accepted Answer

Cave paintings and sculpture

Question 2

What unique variation of Gothic architecture did the English develop in the mid 1300s?

Accepted Answer

Perpendicular Gothic

Question 3

What kind of art dominated the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Religious

Question 4

Who painted the major fifteenth-century Italian painting Adoration of the Magi?

Accepted Answer

Gentile da Fabriano

Question 5

What subjects were used as inspiration in Rococo decorative art?

Accepted Answer

Nature

Question 6

Before the twentieth century, female artists were generally not allowed to go to art schools.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Which of the following is a type of early photograph, characterized by its very grainy quality?

Accepted Answer

Calotype

Question 8

During what time period did Art Nouveau come to be?

Accepted Answer

1890's

Question 9

What are the defining features of Egyptian art?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 10

What is the correct date for the construction of the dome of the Florence Cathedral?

Accepted Answer

1420-1436

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