Art History I Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Art History I provides an introduction to the key developments, movements, and masterpieces of art from prehistoric times through the end of the Middle Ages. The course surveys major artistic traditions from diverse cultures, focusing on painting, sculpture, and architecture, and investigates their social, religious, and political contexts. Through visual analysis and critical discussion, students will learn to identify and interpret artworks from different periods and regions, understand the evolution of artistic styles and techniques, and appreciate the cultural significance of art throughout early human history.
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Chapter 1: Prehistoric Art in Europ
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Q1) Scholars see the transport of bluestones to Stonehenge from more than 150 miles away as a sign of ________________.
A) the lack of local stone
B) evidence of engineering technology
C) connections to an ancestral homeland
D) ritual significance of materials
Answer: C
Q2) In Paleolithic architecture most daily activities were centered around _____________.
A) a fire pit
B) painted walls
C) arched doorways
D) all of the above
Answer: A
Q3) Handprints at the cave at Pech-Merle were probably created using what technique?
A) incising lines with a sharp stick
B) spraying paint onto the cave wall
C) painting the image with a brush
D) drawing with an ochre crayon
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Art of the Ancient Near East
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Q1) The Ishtar Gate and the walls extended beyond were made from _____________.
A) semi-precious stones
B) glazed bricks
C) glass mosaic
D) paint
Answer: B
Q2) What did the mutilations of the Head of a Man mean?
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Q3) The incised design on a cylinder seal found in the tomb of Queen Paubi demonstrates the Sumerian's use of ___________.
A) narrative images
B) geometric patterns
C) elaborate personal monograms
D) cuneiform
Answer: A
Q4) What were some of the significant features of the palace complex of Sargon II?
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Q5) Discuss the development of Mesopotamian architecture and city development from Sumer to Persia.
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Chapter 3: Art of Ancient Egypt
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Q1) The text on the Stele of the Sculptor Userwer asks the viewer to ____________.
A) kneel before the image
B) abandon belief in Aten
C) let him rest in peace
D) make offerings
Answer: D
Q2) Although the Sphinx of Taharqo reflects Old Kingdom conventions, the face of the ruler is _____________.
A) Greek
B) European
C) African
D) Hittite
Answer: C
Q3) The first ruler to call himself pharaoh was __________.
A) Tutankhamun I
B) Thutmose III
C) Menkaure II
D) Khafre IV
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean
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Q1) What building method was used to create the conical roof structure that characterizes tholos tombs?
A) post and lintel
B) groin vaulting
C) mortise and tenon
D) corbelling
Q2) The technique of painting on a wet plaster surface is called __________.
A) buon fresco
B) al prima
C) fresco secco
D) fresco prima
Q3) Thomas Strasser identified the subject of the so-called "Flotilla Fresco" as
A) an animal hunt
B) a specific seascape viewed from Thera
C) a volcanic eruption
D) the approach of a Mycenaean warship
Q4) Why is the term Labyrinth appropriate for the Palace of Knossos?
Q5) What types of materials were traded during the Aegean Bronze Age?
Q6) How did the Mycenaean tomb develop from the shaft grave to the tholos tomb?
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Chapter 5: Art of Ancient Greece
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Q1) Which of the following characteristics marks a stylistic departure from High Classical sculpture that occurred in Greek art of the fourth century BCE?
A) more emotional expressivity
B) fully nude female figures
C) taller and leaner proportions
D) all of the above
Q2) The term "Pausian" refers to ______________.
A) mosaic copies of painted originals
B) opulent floral borders in paintings and mosaics
C) hunting scenes
D) a type of textile
Q3) Trace the development of pottery from the black-figure, to the red-figure, through to the white ground.
Q4) How and where did the early Greek polis originate?
Q5) The ancient Greeks believed that, like humans, their gods had what flaw?
A) they were mortal
B) they had human weaknesses and emotions
C) they could bleed
D) none-the gods embodied absolute perfection
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Chapter 6: Etruscan and Roman Art
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Q1) What does the Arch of Titus depict?
Q2) The hair of Young Flavian Woman , demonstrates Roman artists' skillful__________, a technique for rapidly cutting deep grooves with straight sides.
A) engraving
B) drillwork
C) modeling
D) inlay
Q3) Trace the development of the Roman portrait bust from 509 BCE to 337 CE.
Q4) The Arch of Constantine commemorates Constantine's victory over __________.
A) Nero
B) Galerius
C) Maxentius
D) Diocletain
Q5) What does the art of the third century CE emphasize?
Q6) Which metalworking technique was used to decorate bronze Etruscan cistae?
A) painting
B) engraving
C) repousse
D) niello
Q7) Why did the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius survive demolition?
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Chapter 7: Jewish and Early Christian Art
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Q1) What are the different types of Christian art in existence from the time prior to Constantine?
Q2) In the Oratory of Galla Placidia, the ____________ symbolize eternal life.
A) bookcases
B) doves flanking a fountain
C) floral designs
D) geometric patterns
Q3) Like the Romans, early Christians first used central-plan buildings as _________.
A) libraries
B) tombs
C) baths
D) gathering places
Q4) The youthful, beardless Jesus, depicted in the Catacomb of Commodilla, holds a book to emphasize his role as______.
A) King of Heaven
B) a teacher
C) the son of God
D) a judge
Q5) What is the history of the First and Second Temple in Jerusalem?
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Q1) The giant mosaic depicting the Virgin and Child at ______________ announced the significance of images after iconoclasm ended.
A) St. Mark's
B) Hagia Sophia
C) Santa Sophia
D) Hasios Loukas
Q2) The image of the Lamentation at Nerezi reflects the ______________ of Byzantine art under the Komnenians.
A) short squatty figures
B) painterly spontaneity
C) flat, two-dimensionality
D) aloof and emotionless quality
Q3) The ____________ on the back central panel of the Harbaville Triptych symbolically evoked paradise.
A) bust-length portraits of saints
B) vegetation inhabited by animals
C) archangel Michael
D) portraits of monks
Q4) What inspired the doge of Venice to commission the Cathedral of Saint Mark ?
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Chapter 9: Islamic Art
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Q1) Islamic metalworking skills are demonstrated in the ____________decorating Baptistery of St. Louis .
A) gold and silver inlay
B) engraved bronze figures
C) silver repousse
D) gold cloisonné
Q2) The Islamic Mosque and Cultural Center in Rome reconciles Islamic cultural identity with ___________.
A) Byzantine
B) ancient Roman art
C) Christianity
D) modernity
Q3) The two basic types of carpets are flat weave and pile, or ________carpets.
A) stretched
B) flattened
C) knotted
D) ornamental
Q4) How does Islamic architecture reflect Muslim beliefs and religious practice?
Q5) How does the Great Mosque of Kairouan reflect the early mosque form, but with new additions?
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Chapter 10: Art of South and Southeast Asia Before 1200
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Q1) A __________ or "fully enlightened being," sees the ultimate nature of the world and is no longer subject to the cycle of samsara.
A) buddha
B) chakravartin
C) yakshis
D) bodhisattva
Q2) The relief of Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters the Temple of Vishnu at Deogarh illustrates the Hindu story of ____________.
A) rebirth
B) creation
C) procreation
D) destruction
Q3) The garbhagriha, or "womb chamber," in Hindu temples is a darkened space where the ____________is housed.
A) plinth
B) vimana
C) sacred image
D) shikhara
Q4) What is depicted on the entrance to the Temple of Vishnu at Deogarth ?
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Chapter 11: Chinese and Korean Art Before 1279
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Q1) The Daoist emphasis on the close relationship between humans and nature is evident based on what major motif in early Chinese art?
A) nature
B) human figures
C) architecture
D) costumes
Q2) The ______________ is the protuberance on the head of Buddha, one of several traditional attributes of the figure.
A) mathura
B) ushnisha
C) sutra
D) laksana
Q3) Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Wild Goose Pagoda at Ci'en Temple in Chang'an ?
A) It is a wooden structure.
B) It originally had only five stories.
C) Its simplicity and symmetry is typical of Tang architecture.
D) Its form derives from Buddhist architecture in India.
Q4) What did Confucius say calligraphy revealed about the ruler?
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Chapter 12: Japanese Art Before 1333
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Q1) Archaeological discoveries show Japan to be the site of the oldest _________ever found.
A) musical instruments
B) ceramic pottery
C) wooden architecture
D) bronze weapons
Q2) How is Buddha pictured in the Amida Buddha (12-12) by Jocho?
Q3) What was the possible purpose of Jomon dogu?
Q4) What cultural transformations occurred during the Asuka period?
Q5) Small humanoid figures made out of clay by the people of the middle and late Jomon period are called __________.
A) dogu
B) Vishnu
C) shika
D) rama
Q6) How do raigo paintings differ from mandalas?
Q7) Japanese ceramics are considered to be among the finest in the world. Explain what makes them so special both in terms of craftsmanship and aesthetics.
Q8) What are some of the Buddhist symbols and what do they stand for?
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Chapter 13: Art of the Americas Before 1300
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Q1) The Diquis culture produced elaborate jewelry that reflects ________________.
A) their belief in gold's supernatural powers
B) their mythological beliefs
C) their ritual practices
D) all of the above
Q2) For what achievements are the Maya known?
Q3) What Mayan object commonly included inscriptions or painted text?
A) cylinder vessels
B) wall paintings
C) monumental stelae
D) all of the above
Q4) Discuss the similarities and differences characterizing the major cultures of Mesoamerica.
Q5) The earspools worn by the Moche warriors on the gold and turquoise Earspool illustrate what notable features of Moche art?
A) capacity for naturalism
B) close attention to detail
C) frequent use of gold in their jewelry
D) all of the above
Q6) Discuss the cultures of North America and their various earthworks.
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Chapter 14: Early African Art
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Q1) How did Benin rise, fall, and then rise again?
Q2) What were some of the urban centers of ancient Africa, besides Ife and Benin?
Q3) Found often at Igbo-Ukwu, what is the term for the objects which were created in a different material from the original but made to resemble the original in form, shape, and texture?
A) skeuomorph
B) polymorph
C) automorph
D) metamorph
Q4) What was the original function of almost 900 brass plaques, depicting a variety of subjects, which were made in Benin during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
A) They were placed at ritual altars.
B) They decorated the tombs of obas
C) They were traded with the Portuguese.
D) They decorated the royal palace in Benin.
Q5) What are specific characteristics of Nok sculpture as seen in the Head in ?
Q6) What was unique about the site of Igbo-Ukwu?
Q7) Why is the study of ancient African art so different?
Q8) Why was ancient Africa so alluring to different cultures?
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Chapter 15: Early Medieval Art in Europe
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Q1) The development of minuscule, _________________, was a significant contribution of the Carolingian period.
A) a building material that was inexpensively produced
B) a metalworking process for embedding precious stones and glass
C) a new clear, lowercase script that increased the legibility of manuscripts
D) a technique for making small copies of large-scale paintings
Q2) Seafaring bands of Norse seamen were called __________ or "people from the coves."
A) Scandinavians
B) Danes
C) Vikings
D) Soviets
Q3) Most Carolingian churches followed the __________plan.
A) martyrium
B) cross
C) basilica
D) central
Q4) What were the special needs of the monastic community?
Q5) How does the life of Galla Placidia bring the fall of the Roman Empire to life?
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Q6) What do the Doors of Bishop Bernward depict ?
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Chapter 16: Romanesque Art
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Q1) The Scivias records ___________________of Hildegard of Bingen.
A) the day-to-day events in the life
B) the musical and theatrical compositions
C) the mystical visions
D) treatises on medicine and natural science
Q2) Wiligelmo, who carved horizontal reliefs across the west façade of Modena Cathedral, may have been influenced by Roman ___________.
A) equestrian portraits
B) triumphal arches
C) sarcophagi
D) imperial portraiture
Q3) What was an advantage of stone masonry in the construction of cathedrals?
A) Vaults were more cost efficient
B) Cut stone was readily available.
C) It was less susceptible to fire.
D) It was reminiscent of pagan architecture.
Q4) How does Speyer Cathedral emphasize Ottonian qualities?
Q5) In which cathedrals did masons experiment with vaults?
Q6) Investigate the decoration of Romanesque churches.
Q7) What affect did pilgrimages and the crusades have on Christendom?
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Chapter 17: Gothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth
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Q1) Chartres received revenue not only from pilgrims but also from _________ that were held on the feast days of the Virgin.
A) royal processions
B) mystery plays
C) cloth markets
D) jousting competitions
Q2) In its day, art of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries was called the _______________, but Giorgio Vasari, an artist and art historian of the sixteenth century, coined the term "Gothic" as a pejorative reference to its rejection of the classical principles that regained popularity in the Renaissance.
A) French style
B) International style
C) Church style
D) Denisian style
Q3) What scenes are depicted in the decoration of Chartres?
Q4) Why are the stained glass windows of Chartres unique?
Q5) What was the Age of Cathedrals?
Q6) Why does the Psalter of Saint Louis define the Court style?
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Q7) In 1194 CE, what significant event occurred at Chartres?
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Chapter 18: Fourteenth-century Art in Europe
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Q1) The doors for the Florentine Baptistery are made of __________.
A) carved wood
B) gilded bronze
C) molded stucco
D) a brick core
Q2) The ______________ erupted between France and England.
A) Hundred Years' War
B) Peasants' War
C) Black Death
D) Opus Anglicanum
Q3) Compare and contrast the approach of Cimabue, Giotto, and Duccio to depictions of the human figure and the surrounding space. Reference individual works of art and address specifics, such as modeling, facial expression, gesture, proportions, the treatment of surfaces, and any possible artistic influences.
Q4) Discuss the significance of Prague in the fourteenth century.
Q5) The governing body for the city of Florence met in the __________.
A) Camposanto
B) Palazzo Della Signoria
C) Duomo
D) Baptistry
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Chapter 19: Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe
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Q1) Discuss the patronage that produced the Chartreuse de Champmol. Consider the painting and sculpture that were designed for this project.
Q2) Discuss the Flemish school of painting in the fifteenth century. Address its origins, technique, major artists, individual styles, commissions, and subject matter.
Q3) Intaglio is a technique associated with __________.
A) oil painting
B) Books of Hours
C) engraving
D) Chartreuse de Champmol
Q4) Where do the donors' portraits appear in Jan and Hubert van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece?
A) in the semi-circular areas at the top of closed shutters
B) they were depicted Adam and Even on the outer wings of the opened doors
C) in the outer compartments of the lower section of the closed shutters
D) in the outer compartments of the lower section of the interior with the people before the lamb of God
Q5) Define the Flamboyant style. Cite specific examples.
Q6) Explain the achievements of the Limbourg brothers in their art.
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Chapter 20: Renaissance Art in Fifteenth-century Italy
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Q1) Compare Ghirlandaio's Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds with the Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes from Flanders. Consider each painter's style and technique. How would you account for their distinctive approaches?
Q2) Pollaiuolo's primary concern in The Battle of the Nudes seems to have been
A) exploring the medium of engraving
B) the detailed analysis of anatomical form and movement
C) the use of linear perspective
D) traditions of realism used in Roman portraiture
Q3) How does civic pride enter into many of the artistic projects of fifteenth-century Italy?
Q4) The radical use of perspective on the domed ceiling in the Camera Picta is termed
A) di sotto in sù
B) trompe l'oeil
C) all' antica
D) aerial perspective
Q5) What were Cosimo de Medici the Elder's primary concerns for the commission of the Medici Palace in Florence?
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Chapter 21: Sixteenth-century Art in Italy
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Q1) Giorgione introduced _________, or enigmatic pastoral themes into Venetian painting.
A) Mannerism
B) poesie
C) allegories
D) Counter-Reformation themes
Q2) In Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling , the _____________are depicted in the spandrels.
A) prophets
B) signs of the zodiac
C) ancestors of Jesus
D) apostles
Q3) How did Michelangelo alter Bramante's plan for St. Peter's Basilica?
A) He shifted to a Latin Cross plan.
B) He simplified the plan to allow for a more open, unified interior.
C) He called for a taller slimmer dome.
D) All of the above.
Q4) What role did the Jesuits play in patronizing Roman artists or architects?
Q5) What are some general features of painting in the High Italian Renaissance?
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Q6) Who were the main figures in the Venetian Renaissance?
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Chapter 22: Sixteenth-century Art in Northern Europe and the
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Q1) How was Northern Renaissance art an amalgam of early Northern and Italian sources and influences?
Q2) How is Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece arranged and why?
Q3) Tilman Riemenschneider had the largest workshop in __________.
A) Würzburg
B) Vienna
C) Munich
D) Berlin
Q4) How were sixteenth-century women in England involved in the arts?
Q5) In the Netherlands, the sixteenth century was an age of religious and political
A) harmony
B) resolution
C) accord
D) conflict
Q6) Nicholas Hilliard was a renowned painter of __________.
A) armor
B) Fontainbleau decorations
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Chapter 23: Seventeenth-century Art in Europe
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Q1) Hyacinthe Rigaud painted a 1701 portrait of __________.
A) Louis XIV
B) Charles V
C) Julius II
D) Francis I
Q2) What innovative device did Hals introduce in the painting of group portraits?
A) They placed the figures symmetrically according to height.
B) They included distinctive symbols that identified each sitter.
C) Figures were depicted as engaged in a lively social event.
D) Figures were shown in allegorical roles from mythology or biblical stories.
Q3) Bernini's great sculptural grouping Saint Teresa of Ávila in Ecstasy is located in the Cornaro Chapel, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in the city of __________.
A) Antwerp
B) Rome
C) Paris
D) Vienna
Q4) What are the subjects of debate regarding the enormous portrait Las Meninas (The Maids) by Velazquez? Discuss its many interpretations and the skills the artist used in creating it.
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Chapter 24: Art of South and Southeast Asia After 1200
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Q1) The pointed cranial protuberance of the Seated Sukhotai Bronze Buddha from Thailand is interpreted as ________________ similar to its meaning in southern India and Sri Lanka.
A) a flame of divine knowledge
B) a stupa-like structure
C) a ray of golden light
D) a royal umbrella
Q2) In the painting, Krishna and the Gopis , how does the artist use color, line, shape, and spatial properties to convey the emotion and energy of the situation?
Q3) Who is the designer of the Victoria Terminus , the massive train station built in Mumbai in 1887?
A) Sir Bartle Frere
B) King George V
C) George Wittet
D) Frederick Stevens
Q4) Define the movement known as bhakti.
Q5) How did Buddhism and Hinduism influence the arts in Nepal after 1200? Specify the particular religious beliefs and the artistic expression of those beliefs.
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Chapter 25: Chinese and Korean Art After 1279
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Q1) Who was Marco Polo? What was his significance?
Q2) How does Shen Zhou's Poet on a Mountaintop represent the essence of Ming literati painting?
A) the loose rendering of a mountain landscape
B) the harmonious blending of mind and nature
C) the emphasis on the solitary man
D) the use of calligraphy
Q3) Explain the dry brush technique. Identify an artist and a work associated with this technique.
Q4) The symbolism of Yin Hong's Hundreds of Birds Admiring the Peacocks to show homage to court officials recalls what philosophical tradition?
A) Buddhism
B) Daoism
C) Confucianism
D) none of the above
Q5) Discuss the use of seals in Chinese painting? What was their function and how do they contribute to a particular work of art?
Q6) What is a colophon?
Q7) Who were the painters known as the individualists?
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Chapter 26: Japanese Art After 1333
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Q1) The first book on the artist Hokusai was published in __________.
A) Germany
B) Britain
C) France
D) Italy
Q2) In the Edo period, new schools of philosophy developed in Kyoto based on ______________, which promoted individualism and cultivated artistic creativity.
A) Jainism
B) Christianity
C) Zen Buddhism
D) Confucianism
Q3) The social and economic changes of the Edo period saw _________ become active patrons of the arts.
A) rural peasants
B) samurai
C) merchants
D) all of the above
Q4) Does the teabowl have significance in the tea ceremony? Base your answer on an actual object discussed in the book.
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Chapter 27: Art of the Americas After 1300
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Q1) The __________ abruptly changed life on the Great Plains in 1869.
A) warriors
B) farms
C) railway
D) gold
Q2) Although __________ was one of the glories of Mesoamerican art, it was fragile and very little survives today.
A) sculpture
B) textile work
C) featherwork
D) painting
Q3) Why did Northwest Coast people live in communal houses?
Q4) What is the Hamatsa?
Q5) The Inca valued gold and silver because ______________.
A) They could be traded with the Spanish.
B) They saw in them symbols of the sun and the moon.
C) They could be easily worked into sacred sculptures.
D) They were symbols of personal wealth and status.
Q6) How did Native Americans use basketry?
Q7) What is the Four Corners region?
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Q1) Which material is NOT used in the production of Micronesian art?
A) feathers
B) coconut and banana fibers
C) turtle shells
D) wood
Q2) Maori men in New Zealand prized __________ and considered it to have sacred powers.
A) emerald
B) sapphire
C) jadeite
D) coral
Q3) In 1980, which man became the first Marquesan in modern times to be fully tattooed?
A) Raharuhi Rukupo
B) Teve Tupuhia
C) Clifford Tjapaltjarri
D) Shigeyuki Kihara
Q4) What is Dreamtime for the Aboriginal people?
Q5) What are Moai?
Q6) What is the malangan?
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Q1) How did the Nkanu peoples confront colonial domination through art?
Q2) In what contexts are African art objects used?
Q3) In Yoruba tradition, honoring a deceased __________ by creating a beautiful dwelling place for its spirit represents hope for the future, for survival, and for prosperity.
A) child
B) parent
C) twin
D) ancestor
Q4) Kuba funerary rites involve the performance of masquerade figures assuming roles associated with _______________.
A) male and female
B) living and dead
C) children and elders
D) earth and sky
Q5) When first carved, nkisi nkonde are __________, but then gain power through use.
A) memories
B) neutral
C) curved
D) toys
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Chapter 30: Eighteenth- and Early-nineteenth Century Art in Europe and North America
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Q1) Which artist did NOT produce prints emphasizing themes of social critique and political activism?
A) Hogarth
B) Blake
C) Goya
D) Daumier
Q2) How did Hogarth and Greuze criticize culture in hopes of improving it?
Q3) A common thread that connected Romantic artists was ____________.
A) the belief in the necessity of the Grand Tour
B) a simplified composition that clearly depicts individual forms
C) a focus on rational subjects
D) an emphasis on emotional expressiveness
Q4) When did the Romantic movement in England begin?
Q5) Painted for an unknown patron, Fragonard's The Swing suggests the __________ of his aristocratic clientele.
A) devout religious practice
B) erotic interests
C) intellectual pursuits
D) scientific curiosity
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Q6) How does Rococo art differ from art based on Classical tradition?
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Chapter 31: Mid-to Late Nineteenth-century Art in Europe and the
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Q1) Van Gogh's insistence on his emotional state over fidelity to nature contributed to the development of which subsequent movement in modern art?
A) Symbolism
B) Japonisme
C) Expressionism
D) Art Nouveau
Q2) What is Symbolism?
Q3) __________'s famous saying "Form ever follows function" had a significant impact on architectural design in the twentieth century.
A) Victor Horta
B) Charles Garnier
C) Louis Sullivan
D) Antonio Gaudi
Q4) Van Gogh's impact on the arts has been significant and far reaching. Explore some of his innovations in terms of his concepts and their manifestation in is his work.
Q5) How is Central Park organized?
Q6) Who was William Morris?
Q7) How are the first skyscrapers designed and ornamented?
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Q2) How did the Suprematists combine Cubist picture space with complete abstraction?
Q3) How did Marcel Duchamp's Fountain change the course of art?
Q4) The manner in which Picasso and Braque broke objects into parts initiated
A) collage
B) analytic cubism
C) automatism
D) expressionism
Q5) How did Modern artists in the Americas combine their experiments in form with efforts to uncover their national or cultural identities?
Q6) Why and how did Dada ask radical questions about the nature of art itself?
Q7) Grant Wood was one of the _______________ artists who explored Midwestern themes.
A) Cubist
B) Regionalist
C) Orphist
D) Expressionist
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Chapter 33: The International Scene Since 1950
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A) Op Art
B) Surrealist art
C) Postmodern art
D) Art Informel
Q2) Critics of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial were especially outraged by the use of
A) the color black
B) the setting
C) the minimalist treatment
D) the listing of names
Q3) What are the main trends in Post-war photography?
Q4) Because her figures are all silhouettes, which does not identify race, the artist Kara Walker forces the viewer to read the narrative by ___________________.
A) recalling the novel from which the story was taken
B) comparing the scene to other artists
C) looking for other visual markers of race
D) reading the text panels accompanying each character
Q5) How did the activism of the 1960's influence art?
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