Art Appreciation
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Course Introduction
Art Appreciation is an introductory course designed to develop students understanding and enjoyment of visual art. Through the exploration of various art forms, styles, techniques, and historical contexts, students will learn to observe, analyze, and interpret works of art from different cultures and time periods. The course emphasizes cultivating visual literacy, understanding the elements and principles of design, and appreciating the role of art in society. By engaging in critical discussions and personal reflection, students will enhance their ability to appreciate the aesthetic, cultural, and expressive qualities of art in everyday life.
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Arts and Culture An Introduction to the Humanities Combined Volume 4th Edition by Janetta Benton
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Chapter 1: The Renaissance and Mannerism
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Q1) Benton and DiYanni make an implicit link between the "tense and disturbing" aspects of Mannerist art and the political and religious unrest of the time in which Mannerism began.What works of art can one use to support this notion?
Answer: One work of art that can support this notion is "The Last Judgment" by Michelangelo. This painting, located in the Sistine Chapel, depicts a scene of dramatic tension and turmoil, reflecting the political and religious unrest of the time. The figures in the painting are contorted and twisted in a mannerist style, adding to the sense of unease and disturbance.
Another work that supports this notion is "The Garden of Earthly Delights" by Hieronymus Bosch. This triptych painting is filled with bizarre and unsettling imagery, reflecting the chaotic and tense atmosphere of the time. The fantastical and nightmarish scenes depicted in the artwork align with the political and religious unrest of the Mannerist period.
Both of these works of art exemplify the tense and disturbing aspects of Mannerist art and can be used to support the implicit link between Mannerism and the political and religious turmoil of the time.
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Chapter 2: The Renaissance in Northern Europe
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Q1) The Essays written by __________ are a stunning example of Renaissance individualism grounded in humanism.
A) Erasmus
B) Martin Luther
C) Montaigne
D) William Shakespeare
E) Kit Marlowe
Answer: C
Q2) Although it has long been assumed that the viewer is witnessing a marriage in Van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami , recent arguments suggest, however, that it is a(n) __________.
A) courtship
B) engagement
C) annulment
D) divorce
E) baptism
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: The Baroque Age
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Q1) __________ painted The Night Watch in 1642 to represent the Amsterdam civic guard.
A) Pieter de Hooch
B) Peter Paul Rubens
C) Judith Leyster
D) Clara Peeters
E) Rembrandt van Rijn
Answer: E
Q2) The Hall of Mirrors is located in __________.
A) the Louvre
B) St. Paul's Cathedral
C) the Palace of Versailles
D) San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
E) Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
Answer: C
Q3) A fugue is composed of multiple instrumental parts.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: The Eighteenth Century
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Q1) Jane Austen's novels are classified as __________.
A) social comedies
B) satiric comedies
C) histories
D) revenge tragedies
E) mysteries
Q2) The __________ style is marked by a shift in court taste from the poussiniste style to a more rubéniste one.
A) Rococo
B) Mannerism
C) Baroque
D) Neoclassicism
E) Romanticism
Q3) The Enlightenment was a period in which a group of intellectuals called philosophes believed that through reason, humanity could achieve a perfect society.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Give an example of a mock epic.
Q5) How does the Neoclassical garden compare to the gardens of the Baroque era?
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Chapter 5: Romanticism and Realism
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Q1) Francisco Goya's __________ style was employed to chronicle of France's war with Spain.
A) Romantic
B) Realistic
C) Renaissance
D) Surrealistic
E) Neoclassical
Q2) Realist art portrays the lives of __________ people.
A) aristocratic
B) working class
C) old
D) beautiful
E) young
Q3) Compare at least three works to explore how did political unrest during the nineteenth-century affect the art of Europe and the United States.
Q4) The writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a favorite of the czarist regime.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Summarize the primary ideas expressed by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in his Confessions.
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Chapter 6: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
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Q1) The Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin left his wife and five children and moved to Tahiti.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe the goals of Impressionist paintings and evaluate the success by analyzing a single work by either Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, or Mary Cassatt.
Q3) How does Symbolist art and literature reflect, in the words of Benton and DiYanni, an attempt "[...] to convey reality by impression and sensation?"
Q4) Oscar Wilde styled himself a "decadent" and flaunted his homosexuality as a challenge to the accepted code of moral behavior being promoted in his day.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the significance of Darwin's theory of evolution through the process of natural selection to people of the late nineteenth century.
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Q6) Explore Claude Debussy's "musical impressionism."
Q7) List the features of Art Nouveau and provide an example of this style.
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Chapter 7: Chinese Civilization after the Thirteenth Century
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Q1) China ceded Hong Kong to Great Britain after their defeat in the Opium War; the city has now reverted back to the control of the Chinese.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What was Mao Zedong's belief about the arts? Essay
Q3) Analyze one work that expresses the creators and features of literati painting.
Q4) What is the significance of the subject matter of Wu Zhen's Bamboo ?
Q5) Under the rule of the so-called Yongle Emperor the palace enclosure where the emperor and his court lived was called the __________.
A) Imperial City
B) Forbidden City
C) Gate of Heavenly Peace
D) Gate of Supreme Harmony
E) The Garden of Imperial Delights
Q6) Explain what is meant by "the patriarchal nature" of Confucian society.
Q7) Discuss the impact of the arrival of Jesuit Catholic missionaries, such as Matteo Ricci, into China during the Qing dynasty.
Q8) What is the painter Shitao known for?
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Chapter 8: Japanese Civilization after the Fifteenth Century
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Q1) Modern Japanese literature dates from the beginning of the __________.
A) Meiji era
B) Edo period
C) Momoyama period
D) Heian period
E) Muromachi period
Q2) Woodblock prints were closely associated with __________.
A) Beijing opera
B) Kabuki theater
C) Hsi-wen
D) Bunraku puppet theater
E) bushido
Q3) During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, a style of Japanese art called ukiyo-e arose, which became especially associated with __________.
A) haiku
B) Japanese gardens
C) woodblock prints
D) landscape painting
E) garden design
Q4) What are the differences between Noh and Kabuki?
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Chapter 9: Modern Africa and Latin America
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Q1) Solomon Linda, the Zulu musician who wrote Mbube (The Lion Sleeps Tonight), sold the rights in 1952 for one million dollars.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Proxylin is a lacquer developed as an automobile paint that was used by David Alfaro Siqueiros.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The most popular forms of popular Latin American music are those associated with
A) dance
B) opera
C) ballet
D) folk music
E) parables
Q4) With what are the most prevalent forms of popular music in Latin America associated?
Q5) Examine how the arts and literature of Latin America show an immense plurality that demonstrates equally diverse cultures.
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Chapter 10: Early Twentieth Century
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Q1) Edward Hopper is associated with __________.
A) Dadaism
B) Neo-plasticism
C) Regionalism
D) Surrealism
E) Art Brut
Q2) Examine the role of music in defining "the distinct character of America's regions [...]" Essay
Q3) Duke Ellington is associated with __________.
A) scat singing
B) ragtime
C) swing music
D) hip-hop
E) classical arias
Q4) How does Surrealism differ from Dada? Present one Surrealist and one Dada work that to support a thesis.
Q5) How did World War I shape the arts of Europe from 1914-1940?
Q6) What were the root causes of the Russian Revolution?
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Chapter 11: Mid-Twentieth Century and Later
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Q1) __________ introduced the philosophy of Existentialism.
A) Thomas Hobbes
B) René Descartes
C) Søren Kierkegaard
D) Jacques Derrida
E) John Locke
Q2) The emperor of Japan during World War II was Hirohito.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Kouros by __________ is obviously related to the works of such Surrealists as Jan Arp and Joan Mirò.
A) Isamu Noguchi
B) Alexander Calder
C) Anthony Caro
D) Eduardo Chillida
E) Mark di Suvero
Q4) Leonard Bernstein was successful at popularizing not only classical music, but also at classicizing popular music.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Diversity in Contemporary Life
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Q1) The work of Adrienne Rich is a paradigm of the feminist backlash.
A)True
B)False
Q2) __________ is the focus of the Guerilla Girls.
A) The gender inequities in the art scene
B) The nudity of female art figures
C) The need for more minority representation in art gallery attendance
D) The need to make art galleries handicapped accessible
E) both A and C
Q3) What is "Semiotics"?
Q4) List as many aspects of Postmodernism as possible.
Q5) What function does identity play in art and art criticism in the late twentieth-century? Be sure to examine particular works to prove the point.
Q6) Lisa Fifield's Ghost Dancers Ascending is part of a series of canvases based on the massacre at Wounded Knee.
A)True
B)False
Q7) What is meant by the term "Cyborg Surrealism," what artist do Benton and DiYanni associate the term with, and why?
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