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Course Introduction
Art History Survey offers a broad overview of significant developments in art and architecture from prehistoric times to the modern era. The course examines major movements, styles, and individual artists across diverse cultures and historical periods, emphasizing the social, political, religious, and technological contexts that have shaped artistic expression. Through lectures, discussions, and image analysis, students will gain foundational skills in visual literacy and critical thinking, learning to interpret artworks within both their aesthetic and historical frameworks. This course serves as an introduction for further specialized study in art history and related fields.
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Art History 5th Edition by Michael W. Cothren
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Chapter 1: Prehistoric Art in Europ
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Q1) The cave of Lascaux is in the country of __________.
A) Spain
B) Austria
C) France
D) Ireland
Answer: C
Q2) Megalithic tomb architecture reflects _________________in Neolithic communities.
A) the concept of an afterlife
B) the accumulation of material goods
C) a stratified class system
D) the importance of ritual performance
Answer: D
Q3) Stonehenge is connected to a nearby site built of wood called ________________.
A) Durrington Walls
B) Newgrange
C) Knowth
D) Lepenski Vir
Answer: A
Q4) What are the particular challenges and rewards of studying prehistoric art?
Answer: NO Answer
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Chapter 2: Art of the Ancient Near East
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Q1) In the Stele of Naram-Sin , what artistic device is used to signal Naram-Sin's importance and reinforce his divine right to rule?
A) Relative perspective
B) Hierarchic scale
C) Registers
D) Silhouetting
Answer: B
Q2) In the many votive statues commissioned by Gudea, he is represented as
A) a strong and pious ruler
B) a powerful military leader
C) an idealized divine figure
D) a prosperous and generous businessman
Answer: A
Q3) In the ancient Near East, why was there a need to control the water supply of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Answer: NO Answer
Q4) What story does the Stele of Naram-Sin tell?
Answer: NO Answer
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Chapter 3: Art of Ancient Egypt
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Q1) Prominent individuals, who were not of royal descent, were typically represented in more __________postures in Old Kingdom sculpture.
A) lifelike
B) formal
C) idealized
D) stylized
Answer: A
Q2) Amenhotep IV changed his name to __________ to honor the life-giving sun deity Aten.
A) Hunefer
B) Osiris
C) Akhenaten
D) Ti
Answer: C
Q3) Judgment of the Egyptian dead was presided over by the god __________.
A) Hathor
B) Osiris
C) Anubis
D) Thor
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean
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Q1) Scholars who think a confederation of aristocrats ruled Minoan civilization during the Old Palace period interpret the "palace" complex at Knossos as _____________.
A) the residences of several ruling families
B) sites of religious ceremony or ritual
C) an administrative complex
D) a commercial district
Q2) The first example of dressed stone in the Aegean is at__________.
A) Thera
B) Knossos
C) Akrotiri
D) Mycenae
Q3) Aegean artists created exquisite luxury goods from imported _________.
A) gold
B) beeswax
C) glass
D) marble
Q4) What continuity exists in the art and architecture from the Old Palace period to the New Palace period?
Q5) Why are Minoan metalwork and ceramics techniques so sophisticated?
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Chapter 5: Art of Ancient Greece
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Q1) Intimate images such as A Youth Pouring Wine into the Kylix of a Companion were painted on the interiors of __________ vessels, where it would have been seen only by the user as he tilted the cup up to drink from it.
A) amphora
B) krater
C) hydria
D) kylix
Q2) Although caryatids appear in the place of columns at the Treasury of the Siphnians in Delphi , the structure's continuous frieze indicates use of the ________order.
A) Doric
B) Ionic
C) Corinthian
D) none of the above
Q3) Greeks built ______________ to house and protect their offerings.
A) tombs
B) peristyles
C) treasuries
D) fountains
Q4) What is a caryatid and how were they dressed?
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Chapter 6: Etruscan and Roman Art
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Q1) According to the text, how did Augustus use his government to facilitate the Empire's development and administration?
A) He convinced the people that he was a god.
B) He implemented martial law.
C) He revived an interest in Greek Classical ideals.
D) He initiated massive building projects to improve city life.
Q2) Why is Republican period portraiture considered veristic?
Q3) Although the temple (perhaps dedicated to Portunus) resembles a Greek temple, the decorative use of __________is a distinctly Roman feature.
A) the Ionic order
B) engaged columns
C) a podium
D) a continuous freize on the entablature
Q4) The decoration of Etruscan tombs suggests a _________ attitude towards death and the afterlife.
A) fearful
B) celebratory
C) somber
D) mournful
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Chapter 7: Jewish and Early Christian Art
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Q1) What scenes are shown on the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus ? Essay
Q2) How does Santa Costanza represent a tholos?
Q3) The Greek city of ____________ was the capital of the Roman east under Galerius.
A) Thessaloniki
B) Ravenna
C) Constantinople
D) Athens
Q4) Where do Jews gather for study and worship?
Q5) What is the history of the First and Second Temple in Jerusalem?
Q6) Most of the earliest surviving examples of Jewish art date from the __________period(s).
A) Neo-Babylonian
B) Hellenistic and Roman
C) Minoan and Mycenaen
D) Achaemenid Persian
Q7) What are the different types of Christian art in existence from the time prior to Constantine?
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Chapter 8: Byzantine Art
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Q1) What caused the iconoclasm of 726 CE and what was the result?
Q2) Small portable luxury items created in the Middle Byzantine period combine exceptional beauty and technical skill with ____________.
A) altruistic flair
B) philosophical virtues
C) religious meaning
D) pagan motifs
Q3) 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
Q4) After the Iconoclasm, Byzantine artists continued to create ___________.
A) images with secular subject
B) only symbolic images
C) devotional images in a variety of media
D) subjects that were not religious
Q5) What made the third great age of Byzantine art possible?
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Chapter 9: Islamic Art
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Q1) ____________ appears on works in many media throughout the history of Islamic art.
A) Blazons
B) Tugras
C) Calligraphy
D) Images of holy figures
Q2) How does Islamic architecture reflect Muslim beliefs and religious practice?
Q3) Why did the use of Muslim tombs increase after the eleventh century?
Q4) In Sultan Muhammad's The "Court of Gayumars" the king elevated above a mountaintop is surrounded by ______________.
A) the prophet Muhammad and his family
B) members of his family and court
C) angels
D) figures involved in various activities
Q5) The huge tower from which the faithful are called to pray is called a __________.
A) minaret
B) mihrab
C) qibla
D) masjid
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Chapter 10: Art of South and Southeast Asia Before 1200
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Q1) How does the art of the Maurya period reflect an age of heroes?
Q2) What was the bhakti movement in Hinduism and how is it reflected in art?
Q3) What brought Buddhism and Hinduism to Southeast Asia?
Q4) The colossal sculpture Parinirvana of the Buddha at Gal Vihara is composed of durable_________________, which helps to preserve this statue over time.
A) basalt
B) sandstone
C) marble
D) granite
Q5) __________ are enlightened beings who postpone nirvana and buddhahood to help others achieve enlightenment.
A) Yogis
B) Priests
C) Bodhisattvas
D) Ministers
Q6) How does the southern style of Hindu temples differ from the northern style?
Q7) How does the Great Stupa at Sanchi represent the central Indian type of stupa?
Q8) How did Siddhartha Gautama reach enlightenment?
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Q9) How do representations of Buddha differ throughout South and Southeast Asia?
Chapter 11: Chinese and Korean Art Before 1279
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Q1) How is the Seated Guanyin Bodhisattva represented?
Q2) The spectacular discovery of 65 bronze _______in the tomb of Marquis Yi suggests that music may have played a part in rituals for communicating with the supernatural.
A) scrolls
B) bells
C) drums
D) figures
Q3) How did Chinese art explore human relationships and heroic ideals?
Q4) Chinese __________are paintings that are meant to be viewed in small sections at a time.
A) longscrolls
B) handscrolls
C) landscape scrolls
D) vertical scrolls
Q5) How do Northern Song paintings record "eternal essence?"
Q6) What happened to the Chinese people during the period known as Six Dynasties?
Q7) What structure, dating earlier than 1400 CE, shows characteristics of both a temple and a palace of the Tang dynasty?
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Q8) How did the Chinese present philosophical ideals through the theme of landscape?
Chapter 12: Japanese Art Before 1333
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Q1) Named for the patterns on pottery, the _______ period is known for its coiled clay vessels that probably imitated reed baskets.
A) Asuka
B) Nara
C) Jomon
D) Heian
Q2) How does Zen Buddhist art differ from that of Esoteric and Pure Land Buddhism?
Q3) What was a haniwa used for?
Q4) The earliest form of samurai armor is known as______________.
A) kamakura
B) soji
C) yoroi
D) giga
Q5) What is one of the jataka tales told by the paintings of Horyuji?
Q6) Discuss the interplay of indigenous traditions and transmitted culture in Japanese art.
Q7) What do the kondo and pagoda of Horyuji temple contain?
Q8) What social changes occurred in the Yayoi period?
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Q9) Discuss how Japan's changing relationship with China and Korea impacted its art and cultural development.
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Chapter 13: Art of the Americas Before 1300
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Q1) How and why did Mayan artists create their work?
Q2) The Temple of the Feathered Serpent includes high-relief carvings depicting a serpent with the goggle-eyed headdress associated with the Teotihuacan
A) Lightning God
B) Sun God
C) Storm God
D) Thunder God
Q3) How is Andean culture distinguished from the artistic developments in other parts of the world?
A) the early production of textiles
B) the extensive of gold in secular and ritual objects
C) the early manufacture of functional ceramic vessels
D) the lack of monumental architecture
Q4) How did the lives of the coastal central Andes people differ from those who lived in the highlands?
Q5) What advancements were developed by the people of Mesoamerica?
Q6) What were two uses of Hopewell pipes?
Q7) What characterized the Early Horizon period?
Q8) How might the Great Serpent Mound relate to Haley's comet?
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Chapter 14: Early African Art
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Q1) Which of the following was NOT a key function of art in sub-Saharan Africa?
A) It provided a physical form for spirits in the afterlife.
B) It was used for domestic decoration and personal adornment.
C) It demonstrated wealth, status and power.
D) It commemorated and memorialized individual rulers.
Q2) Why do memorial sculptures of the oba represent only the ruler's head?
A) The brass head would have originally been attached to a wooden body.
B) The head is the symbolic center of a person's wisdom and ability to communicate with spiritual forces.
C) The facial features give the most accurate representation of the ruler's actual appearance.
D) Lost-wax casting could not be used for full figures.
Q3) In Benin, ___________ is the ultimate symbol of the oba's power and authority.
A) gold
B) diamonds
C) coral
D) granite
Q4) What role did textiles play in the Kongo kingdom?
Q5) What was unique about the site of Igbo-Ukwu?
Q6) 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) Images of ____________ were adorned with Viking jewelry, houses, beds, wagons and more.
A) floral motifs
B) warrior figures
C) shields and weapons
D) gripping beasts
Q2) The animated poses of the angels and mourners on the cover of the Lindau Gospels are similar to the energetic expressionism of ____________.
A) the Book of Durrow
B) the Coronation Gospels
C) the Utrecht Psalter
D) the Gospels of Otto III
Q3) Which of the following was NOT a material used in the production of medieval manuscripts?
A) gold leaf
B) semiprecious stones
C) vellum
D) colophon
Q4) What was the fate of most Ottonian architecture and why?
Q5) How do the arts of the Carolingian dynasty compare with the Ottonian dynasty?
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Chapter 16: Romanesque Art
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Q1) How does the abbey and church of Notre-Dame at Fontenay reflect Cistercian architecture?
Q2) How does the Worchester Chronicle depict medieval society?
Q3) What architectural element of Romanesque portals was used to depict the most important imagery?
A) jambs
B) archivolts
C) lintel
D) tympanum
Q4) The oldest known bronze tomb effigy is of King __________.
A) Ralph
B) Rudolf of Swabia
C) Reiner of Huy
D) Homilies of Guda
Q5) What religious theme was often used to decorate the tympanum of Romanesque portals?
A) Christ Enthroned in Majesty
B) the Birth of Christ
C) the Crucifixion of Christ
D) all of the above
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Chapter 17: Gothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth
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Q1) Some scholars suggest a relationship between the geometric order underlying Gothic cathedrals and scholasticism, an intellectual system of thought that attempted to reconcile Christian theology with _____________.
A) mathematical principles
B) engineering practices of Egypt and the Ancient Near East
C) Classical philosophy
D) socio-economic concerns
Q2) Why does the Psalter of Saint Louis define the Court style?
Q3) Why is the Church of St. Francis at Assisi a typical Franciscan church?
Q4) What was the Age of Cathedrals?
Q5) What is Gothic mural painting?
Q6) The artist __________ and his family became the leading exponent of the classicizing and naturalistic style that characterized Gothic art in southern Italy.
A) William of Sens
B) Honnecourt
C) Marcovaldo
D) Pisano
Q7) Where and why was the term "Gothic" first used?
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Chapter 18: Fourteenth-century Art in Europe
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Q1) The term "maniera greca" refers to the ___________ influence seen in Italian painting throughout the fourteenth century.
A) Classical
B) Hellenistic
C) French Gothic
D) Byzantine
Q2) In the Book of Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, the figures are painted in the __________ technique.
A) tempera
B) grisaille
C) opus anglicanum
D) fresco
Q3) The city council of Siena commissioned__________ to fresco the city hall with scenes of good and bad government.
A) Ambrogio Lorenzetti
B) Duccio
C) Giotto
D) Cimabue
Q4) Who was Master Theodoric? Characterize his style.
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Chapter 19: Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe
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Q1) The term "Flamboyant" in architecture is a reference to the A) the flame-like tracery patterns
B) geometric character
C) the height of the building
D) presence of windows
Q2) Although no signed paintings by Rogier van der Weyden exist, art historians use a painting of the ___________________to establish the characteristics of his art.
A) Annunciation
B) Deposition
C) Last Judgment
D) Virgin and Child
Q3) Petrus Christus's A Goldsmith in His Shop includes a small__________, which unites the interior and exterior spaces and draws the viewer into the painting.
A) vase of lilies
B) water basin
C) sheath of hay
D) mirror
Q4) Define the Flamboyant style. Cite specific examples.
Q5) 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) The austere exterior of the Façade, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi can be attributed to
A) sumptuary laws in Florence
B) the bankruptcy of the family
C) the architect was a monk
D) Venetian influence
Q2) Discuss the interpretations for Botticelli's Primavera
Q3) Discuss the artistic careers of Gentile and Giovanni Bellini. Specify individual works; address their location, their style, technique, subject matter, and patronage.
Q4) The term used to describe Italian works of art in the style of ancient Greek and Roman art is __________.
A) giornata
B) sinopia
C) albarello
D) all'antica
Q5) Describe the narrative program by Ghirlandaio at the Church of Santa Trinita in Florence. Who commissioned it? What is the subject matter? How did Ghirlandaio engage the fifteenth century with his frescoes?
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Chapter 21: Sixteenth-century Art in Italy
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Q1) 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.
Q2) The current attribution of The Pastoral Concert or Allegory on the Invention of Pastoral Poetry is to the artist __________.
A) Titian
B) Giorgione
C) Corregio
D) Pontormo
Q3) Charles V sacked __________ in 1527.
A) the Netherlands
B) Venice
C) Rome
D) Antwerp
Q4) What was Palladio's great contribution to Venetian religious architecture?
Q5) Why did Raphael change his painting style?
Q6) How did Julius II support and complicate Michelangelo's artistic life?
Q7) Why is Michelangelo's David so well regarded and revered?
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Chapter 22: Sixteenth-century Art in Northern Europe and
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Q1) What was the role of miniatures in sixteenth-century English art?
Q2) How did travel impact on Dürer's art?
Q3) Erasmus and __________ were important reformers in the early sixteenth century.
A) Charles
B) Leoni
C) Philip
D) Luther
Q4) What are the main features of Elizabethan houses?
Q5) The Flemish artist __________ found favor in France as the royal portrait painter.
A) Clouet
B) Altdorfer
C) Grünewald
D) Durër
Q6) One of the grandest of all the Elizabethan houses was __________, designed by Robert Smythson for the Countess of Shrewsbury.
A) Hardwick Hall
B) Fontainebleau
C) Chenonceau
D) Villa Rotunda
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Chapter 23: Seventeenth-century Art in Europe
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Q1) What is Baroque naturalism?
Q2) Rembrandt's study of Italian Renaissance art was done mostly through
A) travel to Italy in the early years of his career
B) engravings and paintings imported through the Amsterdam art market
C) his access to private art collections in Amsterdam
D) his frequent travel to foreign courts
Q3) Claude Lorraine is known for his landscapes that typically include
A) forms that zigzag through the composition to direct the viewer's eye
B) figures
C) atmospheric lighting effects
D) all of the above
Q4) Why did women artists gain success and notoriety in seventeenth century art?
Q5) How did the patronage change in seventeenth-century art and what impact did it have on art?
Q6) Why did Rembrandt's fortunes rise and fall?
Q7) How did Bernini unify the exterior of St. Peter's?
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Q8) How is Borromini's architecture eccentric or unusual?
Q9) Who were the patrons of Dutch Baroque art?
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Chapter 24: Art of South and Southeast Asia After 1200
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Q1) In Burma, the _________, which enshrines relics of the Buddha, continues to be a center of Buddhist devotion.
A) Taj Mahal
B) Luna Vasahi
C) Temple of the Emerald Buddha
D) Shwedagon stupa
Q2) The practices of Tantric Buddhism include techniques for _______________, encouraging the development of images with precise iconographic details.
A) visualizing deities
B) unifying the soul
C) resurrecting the deceased
D) visualizing loved ones
Q3) __________ is characteristic of the Kangra school of painting, in the Punjab Hills, north of Delhi.
A) Krishna and the Gopis
B) Hour of Cowdust
C) Akbarnama
D) Hazma at the Gate
Q4) Discuss the Indian technique of painting on paper.
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Chapter 25: Chinese and Korean Art After 1279
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Q1) How does Zhao Mengfu's Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains reflect the literati's taste for the "spirit of antiquity"?
A) It was painted in honor of the ancestors of a close friend.
B) It depicts an ancient landscape in a distant Chinese province.
C) It was painted in the archaic style of the earlier Tang dynasty.
D) It is characterized by unassuming brushwork and subtle use of color.
Q2) What was the impact of the Yuan dynasty on the arts? Build your discussion using specific examples.
Q3) What is the Forbidden City ? Who built it? Consider its origins, its design, its symbolism.
Q4) The earliest extant and dated Joseon secular painting is __________ by An Gyeon.
A) Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land
B) A Landscape with Swans
C) The Lotus Pond
D) Snowy Mountain and Lake
Q5) __________ painted The Rongxi Studio , using a dry brush technique.
A) Jenghiz Khan
B) Ni Zan
C) Zhao Mengfu
D) Kublai Khan
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Chapter 26: Japanese Art After 1333
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Q1) How did exposure to European firearms influence Japanese architecture?
Q2) Ukiyo-e artists designed many prints of actors from the form of popular theater, known as __________.
A) shoin
B) oni
C) kabuki
D) otani
Q3) The first book on the artist Hokusai was published in __________.
A) Germany
B) Britain
C) France
D) Italy
Q4) Describe the means of access to Himeji Castle ?
Q5) Chanoyu is Japanese for __________, although the word itself doesn't convey the full meaning.
A) painting ceremony
B) tea ceremony
C) bathing ceremony
D) healing ceremony
Q6) What was the impact of Hokusai's Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji on the arts?
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Chapter 27: Art of the Americas After 1300
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Q1) Decorative beadwork did not become commonplace until after __________ contact.
A) Chinese
B) Japanese
C) Russian
D) European
Q2) Two Native American peoples of the southwestern United States discussed in the text include the __________ and the Navajo.
A) Pueblo
B) Abenaki
C) Aztec
D) Iroquois
Q3) A robe collected by Lewis and Clark on their 1804-06 expedition into western lands was eventually displayed at __________.
A) church
B) Monticello
C) night
D) home
Q4) What are the common traits of the different Native American peoples in their art?
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Chapter 28: Art of Pacific Cultures
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Q1) What changes have occurred in the modern manufacture and use of bilum work bags in New Guinea?
A) Machines are used for greater efficiency.
B) Contemporary fibers including nylon and acrylic yarn are used.
C) They are worn by men as well as women.
D) All of the above.
Q2) How does body adornment function in Pacific cultures?
Q3) Known for their seafaring skills and construction of fine canoes, the people of Micronesia produced functional wapepe, or ____________, which also have an aesthetic impact.
A) navigational maps
B) baskets
C) woodwork
D) textiles
Q4) The creation of all Polynesian art is considered __________________.
A) a scholarly endeavor
B) a royal practice
C) a demonstration of cultural loyalty
D) a sacred act
Q5) What is Dreamtime for the Aboriginal people?
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Chapter 29: Art of Africa in the Modern Era
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Q1) Why do the Bwa use wooden masks now?
Q2) What African tradition(s) are evoked in the work of contemporary artist El Anatsui (29-24)?
A) the performative context of sculptural masks
B) the surface design in textiles
C) the use of ephemeral materials such as leaves, grass, and feathers
D) none of the above
Q3) How are African traditional art forms known to us today?
Q4) What happened to art shipped from Africa to Western Europe prior to the twentieth century?
Q5) African art was frequently regarded as the work of __________ cultures and was placed in natural history or ethnographic museums.
A) primitive
B) advanced
C) european
D) aggressive
Q6) Why does African art idealize the spirits of community leaders and others?
Q7) Why does tradition-based art in Africa appear in such a wide variety of forms?
Q8) What rites of passage are commemorated in African art?
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Chapter 30: Eighteenth- and Early-nineteenth Century Art in Europe and North America
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Q1) Monticello was based on Jefferson's study of __________ houses and fashionable Parisian houses.
A) Palladian
B) Chinese
C) Mexican
D) Canadian
Q2) How do scientific discoveries impact on art during the eighteenth century?
Q3) Angelika Kauffman's Cornelia Pointing to her Children as Her Treasures expresses the idea of __________, a popular theme among eighteenth century audiences who preferred Classical subjects that taught lessons of civic virtue.
A) family loyalty
B) the obedient child
C) the good mother
D) the faithful wife
Q4) Goya's goal with the Los Caprichos series was to _____________.
A) convey the value of Enlightenment ideals
B) alert the Spanish people to the error of their ways
C) communicate a need to maintain the monarchies of Europe
D) state the need for Christianity in a time of political unrest
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Chapter 31: Mid-to Late Nineteenth-century Art in Europe and the
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Q1) Although artists in different countries developed their own approach to Realism, what common interest united them?
A) a rejection of Academic standards for art
B) a desire to present an unflinching look at the lives of the working poor
C) a preference for oil painting
D) their political affiliation and activist role in society
Q2) 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
Q3) The reading room at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris demonstrates the tendency of late nineteenth century architects to ______________.
A) fuse a historicizing approach to form with new technologies
B) reject the use of mass-produced and industrial materials in design
C) explore new architectural forms that could reflect the modern world
D) adhere to the dictum that "form ever follows function"
Q4) Who was William Morris?
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Q1) The manner in which Picasso and Braque broke objects into parts initiated
A) collage
B) analytic cubism
C) automatism
D) expressionism
Q2) The use of metal beams and girders was a main feature in the development of
A) skyscrapers
B) Suprematism
C) murals
D) Constructivism
Q3) The politically charged expressionism of Käthe Kollwitz can be most closely aligned with the artists of which modern movement?
A) The Bridge
B) Dada
C) Regionalism
D) none of the above
Q4) What is the International Style?
Q5) What are the different kinds of Cubist painting?
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Chapter 33: The International Scene Since 1950
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Q1) In the 1950s and 1960s several artists argued that ______________was just as important as a finished art object.
A) the readymade
B) the artist's idea
C) the creative process
D) reproductions of art
Q2) Eva Hesse embraced __________ in her art, making works that used the vocabulary of Minimalism for emotional ends.
A) optical illusion
B) Earthworks
C) Pop Art
D) absurdity
Q3) What kinds of assaults did artists make from the 1960's to the early 1970's on artistic traditions?
Q4) How has audience interaction changed in Postmodern art?
Q5) Why did the Minimal artists eliminate personal feeling and social references from their work?
Q6) What did artists do from 1955 to 1965 to bring the real world into their art?
Q7) How did the Conceptual artists eliminate the art object?
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