Cultural Studies in the Arts
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Cultural Studies in the Arts explores the intricate relationships between artistic practices and the cultural, social, and historical contexts in which they are produced and received. This course examines how art both shapes and is shaped by issues of identity, power, politics, globalization, and technology. Through analyzing various art forms such as visual arts, performance, literature, and popular media students will learn to critically engage with cultural texts and practices, understand diverse theoretical approaches within cultural studies, and develop the skills necessary to interpret and critique the dynamic interplay between the arts and society.
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Reality Through the Arts 8th Edition by
Dennis J. Sporre
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Chapter 1: Two-Dimensional Art
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Q1) Which of the following is considered the foundation of two-dimensional art?
A) drawing
B) painting
C) sculpture
D) printmaking
Answer: A
Q2) Hung Liu utilizes what kinds of lines in her painting 2005 painting,Relic 12? (Hung Liu is a female artist.There is a typo in the text.)
A) expressive and straight
B) contour and dominant
C) classical and curved
D) implied and outline
Answer: D
Q3) What painting media traditionally refers to a transparent paint usually applied to paper?
A) watercolor
B) acrylic
C) tempera
D) fresco
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Sculpture
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Q1) Describe low relief and high relief sculptures? Include an example of each.
Answer: Low relief sculptures, also known as bas-relief, are sculptures that are only slightly raised from the background. They have a shallow depth and the images are carved or molded with a small projection from the background. An example of low relief sculpture is the Parthenon Frieze, which is a series of low relief sculptures on the exterior of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.
High relief sculptures, on the other hand, are sculptures that have a much greater projection from the background and have a more pronounced three-dimensional effect. The figures in high relief sculptures are often fully or almost fully three-dimensional and stand out prominently from the background. An example of high relief sculpture is the "Gates of Paradise" by Lorenzo Ghiberti, which is a set of gilded bronze doors for the Florence Baptistery that features intricate and deeply carved figures.
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Chapter 3: Architecture
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Q1) How are line,repetition and balance integrated in Christopher Wren's St.Pauls' Cathedral,London?
Answer: Christopher Wren's St. Paul's Cathedral in London demonstrates a seamless integration of line, repetition, and balance in its architectural design.
Line is evident in the cathedral's soaring columns, arches, and domes, creating a sense of verticality and grandeur. The repetition of these architectural elements, such as the consistent use of columns and arches throughout the building, creates a harmonious and cohesive visual rhythm.
The balance is achieved through the symmetrical layout of the cathedral, with a central dome flanked by two identical towers, and a consistent use of classical architectural elements such as pediments and pilasters. This creates a sense of equilibrium and stability in the overall design.
Overall, the integration of line, repetition, and balance in St. Paul's Cathedral reflects Wren's mastery of classical architecture and his ability to create a harmonious and visually stunning masterpiece.
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Chapter 4: Music and Opera
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Q1) This form of classical music grew out of the Romantic style of the nineteenth century having an emotional tendency.
A) art song
B) fugue
C) cantata
D) concerto
Q2) This form of music blends elements from diverse musical cultures including West Africa,America and Europe.
A) jazz
B) blues
C) fusion
D) groove
Q3) Franz Schubert's "The Erlking" is an excellent example of this form of music.
A) concerto
B) symphony
C) art song
D) oratorio
Q4) Explain how Hildegard of Bingen's "O Viridissima Virga" illustrates freedom from strict metrical development.
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Chapter 5: Literature
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Q1) The use of language to take words beyond their literal meaning?
A) figures
B) imagery
C) rhythm
D) symbol
Q2) Explain the use of allegory in Christina Rosetti's poem,Uphill (1858).
Q3) In literature,what term is used to describe the overriding idea of a work that also shapes the other elements?
A) theme
B) character
C) plot
D) symbol
Q4) In poetry,a form of sound structure that uses a similarity among vowels but not consonants.
A) assonance
B) consonance
C) rhyme
D) alliteration
Q5) Discuss Alice Walker's contribution to American literature? What novel best supports her contribution?
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Chapter 6: Theatre
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Q1) In Greek Classical theatre what is the term for the character defect that causes classical heroes to contribute to their own downfall.
A) tragic flaw
B) self-realization
C) denouement
D) discovery
Q2) By creating sunlight,moonlight to help the audience experience time and place,lighting design creates one of the following:
A) selective visibility
B) rhythm
C) illusion and motivation
D) structure
Q3) In what ways does a director control the dynamics of a play?
Q4) Poetic language in a theatrical production indicates
A) the plot
B) less realism
C) complication
D) the context
Q5) Explain the importance of lighting design in theatrical performance.
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Chapter 7: Cinema
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Q1) In filmmaking,a transition device where a scene fades out into black and the next scene fades in.
A) dissolve
B) jump cut
C) wipe
D) cut
Q2) Discuss "the gaze" as it relates to viewpoint in film.
Q3) A transitional device in filmmaking created by closing or opening the aperture of the camera lens.
A) zoom
B) iris in/iris out
C) lap dissolve
D) differential focus
Q4) An editing technique in cinema that includes a rapid succession of images or a compression or elongation of time.
A) jump cut
B) form cut
C) montage
D) juxtaposition
Q5) What is persistence of vision?
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Chapter 8: Dance
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Q1) It is impossible to have dance without what element of music?
A) melody
B) rhythm
C) harmony
D) repetition
Q2) What kinds of patterns are formed when the action of a dancer's body has some relationship in time to every other movement?
A) tonal
B) formal
C) linear
D) rhythmic
Q3) Modern ballet-twentieth century ballet-has dealt increasingly with what kinds of ideas?
A) abstract
B) narrative
C) mimetic
D) rhythmic
Q4) Compare ballet to ritual dance.What are the basic differences? Are there any similarities?
Q5) What role does the choreographer play in dance.
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Chapter 9: Ancient Approaches
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Q1) This text forms the hymnal of ancient Israel.
A) Psalter
B) Holy Bible
C) Torah
D) Masoretic
Q2) This motif appears repeatedly in Sumerian art.
A) scenes of sacrifice
B) hunting
C) the lioness and intertwined snakes
D) battle
Q3) Ancient Greek sculpture of the Archaic style that focus on physicality and athleticism of youth.
A) torso
B) kouros
C) attic
D) colossal
Q4) What do the mask of Tutankhamen and the bust of Nefertiti have in common?
Q5) Why is Sumerian writing different from other early cultures?
Q6) Compare the Assyrian ziggurat with the Egyptian pyramid.What is the basic difference?
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Chapter 10: Artistic Reflections in the Pre-Modern World
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Q1) The greatest temple built by the Greeks and the prototype for all Classical buildings.
A) Parthenon
B) Acropolis
C) Pantheon
D) Olympian
Q2) In this characteristic style of Greek Classical sculpture,the body's weight rests on one leg thereby shifting the hip/shoulder axis and resulting in a subtle play of curves.
A) hieratic
B) canon
C) golden proportion
D) contrapposto
Q3) During the first millennium B.C.E.the Nok style in Nigeria first appeared in what form?
A) clay pottery
B) iron weapons
C) carved tools
D) terracotta sculpture
Q4) Explain the meaning of the Surah 4 ("The Women")from the Qur'an.
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Chapter 11: Artistic Styles in the Emerging Modern World
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Q1) Love,sentiment,pleasure and sincerity are predominant themes in this style of the eighteenth century.
A) Baroque
B) Rococo
C) Romanticism
D) Neoclassicism
Q2) Japanese theatre of the seventeenth century that focuses on a climactic moment.
A) Noh
B) Imari
C) Kabuki
D) Zen
Q3) What style of painting sought to inspire patriotism and democracy illustrating the newly perceived grandeur of antiquity?
A) Neoclassicism
B) Realism
C) Classicism
D) Baroque
Q4) Explain Rajput style painting.
Q5) Compare the architecture of the Pantheon with that of the Florence dome.
Q6) What is linear perspective? Provide an example in your explanation.
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Chapter 12: Artistry in an Age of Industry
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Q1) Norwegian master of Realist drama.
A) Henrik Ibsen
B) Anton Chekhov
C) George Bernard Shaw
D) Feodor Dostoyevski
Q2) The belief that a spirit exists in every living thing.
A) animism
B) ancestor worship
C) abstraction
D) magic
Q3) One of the most significant and prominent women artists of the Romantic period who painted Plowing in the Ninervais.
A) Berthe Morisot
B) Mary Cassatt
C) Rosa Bonheur
D) Susan Rothenberg
Q4) Why is Goya's painting,Execution of the Citizens of Madrid,May 3 categorized as a Romantic painting?
Q5) How did the Industrial Revolution impact the development of the arts and the role of the artist?
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Chapter 13: The Arts in a Modern, Postmodern, and Pluralistic World
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Q1) Postmodernism disdained:
A) a skeptical viewpoint
B) concern with purity of form
C) a variety of perspectives
D) aesthetic and artistic styles
Q2) In visual art,theatre,cinema and literature,The Expressionists turned to non-naturalistic techniques to express:
A) societal conventions
B) moralistic viewpoints
C) subconscious thoughts and emotions
D) dream-like impressions
Q3) In Western culture,which one of the following describes the tendencies of Modernism?
A) rejection of innovation
B) rejection of experimentation
C) rejection of traditional conventions
D) rejection of the new
Q4) Discuss the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on African American arts.
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Q5) How does "new" media art reflect contemporary culture? Include a work of art by Michael Lew in your explanation.