History of Western Art Final
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History of Western Art offers a comprehensive survey of visual arts in Western civilization from prehistoric times through the modern era. The course examines key works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other media, exploring the social, cultural, religious, and technological contexts in which they were created. Through the study of prominent artistic movements, influential artists, and significant historical developments, students gain a deeper understanding of how Western art has evolved and how it reflects and shapes the values and experiences of various societies throughout history.
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Chapter 1: Prehistoric Art in Europ
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Q1) 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
Q2) The painting of Men Taunting a Deer? at Çatalhöyük may represent _____________________.
A) a belief in sympathetic magic
B) an earlier cave painting
C) the hope for more animals
D) a dangerous ritual or game of baiting
Answer: D
Q3) More than 40,000 examples of ______________ produced during the Bronze Age have been found at sites in the northern Swedish region of Bohuslän.
A) metal helmets
B) rock art
C) jewelry
D) cave paintings
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Art of the Ancient Near East
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Q1) Sumerian votive figures possess __________that reflect Mesopotamian devotional beliefs.
A) horned crowns
B) elaborate garments
C) large open eyes
D) muscular bodies
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following objects conveys both political and religious meaning?
A) Stele of Naram-Sin
B) Votive Statue of Gudea
C) Nanna Ziggurat
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Q3) What original elements have been lost from the Warka Head ?
A) the painted marble body
B) a gold wig
C) inlaid emerald eyes
D) all of the above
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Art of Ancient Egypt
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Q1) Which object commemorates the unification of Egypt and signals the beginning of the dynastic period?
A) The Palette of Narmer
B) Akhenaten and His Family
C) Queen Nerfertari Making an Offering to Isis
D) Ti Watching a Hippopatamus Hunt
Answer: A
Q2) King Tutankhamun's mummified body was enclosed in three nested coffins with the innermost made of __________.
A) silver
B) gold
C) wood
D) bronze
Answer: B
Q3) What might the Books of the Dead have contained?
Answer: NO Answer
Q4) How do the ziggurats of Mesopotamia differ from the early pyramids?
Answer: NO Answer
Q5) How might a Middle Kingdom town have been planned?
Answer: NO Answer
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Chapter 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean
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Q1) The metalworking technique that fuses minute balls of precious metal to the surface is called ____________.
A) fresco
B) relief
C) filigree
D) granulation
Q2) The largest of the Aegean islands, __________ became a wealthy sea power.
A) Crete
B) Pylos
C) Thera
D) Hissarlik
Q3) What is a key problem with fresco secco?
A) It forces painters to work quickly
B) It cannot be reworked
C) The pigment may eventually flake off
D) All of the above
Q4) What was the layout of the city of Mycenae and how did it maximize defensive qualities?
Q5) What kinds of metalwork were found in the shaft graves of Mycenae?
Q6) What scene is shown in the various Bull Leaping murals?
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Chapter 5: Art of Ancient Greece
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Q1) Which structure was NOT located on the Athenian akropolis?
A) the Agora
B) the Propylaia
C) the Erectheion
D) the Temple of Athena Nike
Q2) To give a sense of three-dimensional recession in the Battle Between the Gods and Giants the artist __________.
A) place rosettes in blank spaces
B) included landscape elements
C) overlapped the figures
D) stacked the pictorial motifs
Q3) Why is the theater at Epidauros characteristic of the fourth century BCE?
Q4) The Porch of the Maidens on the Erechtheion is supported by __________.
A) caryatids
B) piers
C) Corinthian columns
D) barrel vaults
Q5) What was the use of a stele?
Q6) How does Hellenistic art differ from Classical work?
Q7) What effect did the Greek victories over the Persians have on the Greeks?
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Chapter 6: Etruscan and Roman Art
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Q1) The simple design and imposing scale of the Basilica at Trier (formerly known as the Audience Hall of Constantius Chlorus) reflects which period of Roman history?
A) the Republic
B) the Pax Romana
C) Trajanic rule
D) the Tetrarchy
Q2) Which metalworking technique was used to decorate bronze Etruscan cistae?
A) painting
B) engraving
C) repousse
D) niello
Q3) What motif commonly appears in Etruscan tomb painting?
A) Scenes of festive leisure activities
B) Scenes of the last judgment
C) Images of the deceased making offerings
D) Scenes of ritual initiation
Q4) Trace the development of Rome from the Empire, beginning 509 BCE through the 337 CE, until the death of Constantine.
Q5) Why is it difficult to distinguish between early Roman and Etruscan art?
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Chapter 7: Jewish and Early Christian Art
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Q1) The Greek city of ____________ was the capital of the Roman east under Galerius.
A) Thessaloniki
B) Ravenna
C) Constantinople
D) Athens
Q2) What image does NOT appear on the mosaic floor found at the Beth Alpha Synagogue?
A) signs of the zodiac
B) a Torah shrine
C) a menorah
D) orant figures
Q3) Where do Jews gather for study and worship?
Q4) Christian art includes ________ images that act as tangible signs of intangible concepts, and ___________ images that recount a specific event.
A) symbolic; narrative
B) allegorical; metaphorical
C) symbolic; iconic
D) iconic; narrative
Q5) How does Santa Costanza represent a tholos?
Q6) What was the purpose of the Edict of Milan?
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Chapter 8: Byzantine Art
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Q1) What made the third great age of Byzantine art possible?
Q2) The Transfiguration in the apse at St. Catherine emphasizes the notion of ___________ or the appearance of God.
A) theophany
B) parakklesion
C) anastasis
D) symbolism
Q3) What religious theme unites the mosaics at the Church of San Vitale ?
A) the martyrdom of St. Vitalis
B) the marriage sacrament of Justinian and Theodora
C) Christ's role as King of Heaven
D) the celebration of the Eucharist
Q4) Justinian sponsored the reconstruction of the monastery of _____________, which was a popular pilgrimage destination.
A) St. Catherine at Mount Sinai
B) Santa Sophia in Kiev
C) Hagios Georgios
D) St. Mark's in Venice
Q5) What stories do the mosaics of San Vitale in Ravenna tell?
Q6) How is the main dome of Hagia Sophia supported?
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Chapter 9: Islamic Art
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Q1) Why was the site of the Great Mosque in Cordoba so appropriate?
Q2) The holy book of Islam is called the __________.
A) Qur'an
B) Revelations
C) Maqamat
D) The Prophet
Q3) A key feature distinguishing the Dome of the Rock from Early Christian and Byzantine buildings is ______________.
A) the central-plan structure
B) the decorated exterior
C) the use of glass mosaic
D) the use of abstract imagery
Q4) How is Islamic religious belief reflected in the art of calligraphy?
A) Writing continues to extend the word of God
B) The written word promotes literacy and intellectual development.
C) Calligraphy serves as a common visual language uniting the Muslim community.
D) The variety of cursive scripts reflects the diversity of Islamic culture.
Q5) How was the Ottoman Empire formed?
Q6) What attributes make the Alhambra so beautiful?
Q7) How do Muslim manuscript
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Chapter 10: Art of South and Southeast Asia Before 1200
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Q1) The Female Figure Holding a Fly Whisk is characteristic of Mauryan period sculpture in the ______________.
A) figure's fleshy sensuality
B) high polished sandstone
C) representation of a yakshi figure
D) all of the above
Q2) The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho is built of stone blocks using __________ construction.
A) corbelled arch
B) post-and-lintel
C) barrel and groin vault
D) waddle-and-daub
Q3) Why did the Gandhara and Amaravati schools eventually decline?
Q4) What visible characteristic distinguishes Gandhara sculptures of the Buddha?
A) the ushnisha
B) the use of red sandstone
C) the clearly defined folds in the robe
D) all of the above
Q5) Why are there different artistic styles in the South Asian subcontinent?
Q6) Why is the Rajarajeshvara Temple a monumental southern style temple?
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Chapter 11: Chinese and Korean Art Before 1279
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Q1) The artwork decorating numerous rock-cut caves at Dunhuang, a major stop on the _____________, suggests that commercial trade had an important role in the spread of Buddhism in China.
A) Shanxi Road
B) Yungang Road
C) Silk Road
D) Gansu Road
Q2) What does Daoism teach?
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the 8000 figures that the tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi?
A) They are life-sized.
B) They have individualized faces.
C) They are carved from stone.
D) They stood in military formation.
Q4) What two vaults of terra-cotta "guards" have recently been unearthed in China?
Q5) How and when did Shihuangdi decorate his mausoleum?
Q6) What is an example of a work of Buddhist art, which survives from the Six Dynasties period?
Q7) What happened to the Chinese people during the period known as Six Dynasties?
Q8) What are the principles of Chinese painting as set out by the Xie He?
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Chapter 12: Japanese Art Before 1333
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Q1) Discuss how Japan's changing relationship with China and Korea impacted its art and cultural development.
Q2) Which characteristic of Japanese art was already evident in haniwa figures of the Kofun period?
A) innovative glazing techniques
B) technical sophistication
C) a love of asymmetry
D) the preference for wooden sculpture
Q3) The large imperial tombs of the Kofun period were constructed following ________examples.
A) Korean
B) Cambodian
C) Chinese
D) Indian
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?
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Chapter 13: Art of the Americas Before 1300
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Q1) Why might the most extensive great house in Chaco Canyon, Pueblo Bonito, have had so many rooms?
Q2) What were two uses of Hopewell pipes?
Q3) The different architectural style and art emphasizing military conquests seen at the city of __________ demonstrates the influence of Central Mexico on the Maya in the post-classic period.
A) Chichen Itza
B) Yaxchilan
C) Palenque
D) Tikal
Q4) Much of what we know about Mayan courtly life comes from paintings on _________________.
A) cylinder vases
B) rectangular vases
C) wall reliefs
D) wood statues
Q5) What monumental structures were built in the ancient Americas?
Q6) How did the lives of the coastal central Andes people differ from those who lived in the highlands?
Q7) For what achievements are the Maya known?
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Chapter 14: Early African Art
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Q1) What was the function of the monolithic stelae erected at the Ethiopian site of Aksum?
A) They marked an area used for celestial observation and agricultural ritual.
B) They were political propaganda meant to remind the people of the rulers' good deeds.
C) They documented Aksumite history through carved narrative reliefs.
D) They served as commemorative markers among tombs and burial sites of the elite.
Q2) A clear symbol of the oba's power and authority seen on memorial heads are the headdress and necklaces made of ________ beads.
A) coral
B) jade
C) ivory
D) gold
Q3) What architectural characteristic gives Great Zimbabwe its name?
A) the use of stone as a building material
B) the ornamental stonework on buildings
C) the technique of building without mortar
D) distinctive conical thatch roofs
Q4) Why is the study of ancient African art so different?
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Chapter 15: Early Medieval Art in Europe
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Q1) Monumental stone crosses were influenced by ____________.
A) metalworking traditions
B) architecture
C) imperial sculpture
D) catacomb painting
Q2) The burial site discovered at Sutton Hoo revealed the grave's occupant had been buried in a ________________.
A) bed
B) ship
C) throne
D) stone sarcophagus
Q3) How does the life of Galla Placidia bring the fall of the Roman Empire to life?
Q4) The Latin script letters used to create illustrated books were either __________ (capitals) or __________ (lowercase).
A) rune; vernacular
B) majuscules; minuscules
C) alpha; omega
D) chi rho; incipit
Q5) What artifacts were contained in the burial ship at Sutton Hoo?
Q6) 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) A __________, which symbolizes the Holy Sepulcher, covers the main altar in the apse of San Clemente.
A) baldachin
B) mausoleum
C) tapestry
D) font
Q2) How does the abbey and church of Notre-Dame at Fontenay reflect Cistercian architecture?
Q3) 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
Q4) In the relief Christ and Disciples on the Road to Emmaus , Christ is pictured as a _________ with the attributes of a hat, a satchel, and a walking stick.
A) Good Shepherd
B) pilgrim
C) youthful emperor
D) Nordic king
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Chapter 17: Gothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth
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Q1) 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
Q2) The first true Gothic hall church was the Church of __________ of Hungary in Marburg.
A) Saint Foy
B) Saint Dame
C) Saint Clare
D) Saint Elizabeth
Q3) __________, or notches were added to the tops of towers in order to provide stone shields for more effective defense.
A) Crenellations
B) Crossing
C) Transept
D) Jambs
Q4) What three characteristic sculptural styles are represented at Reims?
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Chapter 18: Fourteenth-century Art in Europe
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Q1) The recognizable cityscape in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's The Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country is a tribute to his patron_____________.
A) Enrico Scrovegni
B) King Charles IV
C) The Florentine Signoria
D) The Siena City Council (The Nine)
Q2) The _________________ of Duccio's representation of the Raising of Lazarus contrasts with Giotto's portrayal of the same subject.
A) simplification to only a few characters
B) expressive gestures and charged glances
C) monumentality of the figures
D) the majestic architecture
Q3) Which of the following does NOT apply to Giotto's frescoes of the Scrovegni Chapel ?
A) Their placement complements the building's architectural details.
B) They are organized to create symmetrical pairings that encourage viewers to relate biblical events.
C) They distill complex narratives into compelling moments.
D) They emphasize human emotion in their details.
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Chapter 19: Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe
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Q1) The major work of the Limbourg brothers was __________ commissioned for Jean, the Duke of Berry.
A) the Ghent Altarpiece
B) the Tres Riches Heures (Very Sumptuous Book of Hours)
C) the Merode Altarpiece
D) the Portinari Altarpiece
Q2) Discuss the major work of Claus Sluter. Address the patronage surrounding his work as well as his style and his use of medium.
Q3) What is meant by the term "disguised symbolism"? Provide examples of artists and their work to support your answer.
Q4) Engraving on metal requires a technique called __________ in which the lines are cut into the metal plate with sharp tools.
A) gouging
B) intaglio
C) sinopia
D) giornata
Q5) Discuss the Flemish school of painting in the fifteenth century. Address its origins, technique, major artists, individual styles, commissions, and subject matter.
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Chapter 20: Renaissance Art in Fifteenth-century Italy
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Q1) The most prolific painting workshop of the later fifteenth century was the workshop of
A) Michelozzo
B) Ghiberti
C) Ghirlandaio
D) Masaccio
Q2) Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise demonstrate the use of linear perspective to render illusionistic space in ____________.
A) oil painting
B) fresco
C) architecture
D) relief sculpture
Q3) __________ stone blocks, that is, stone blocks whose surfaces are intentionally left rough, characterize the exterior of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence.
A) Dressed
B) Rusticated
C) Pilaster
D) Mullion
Q4) Discuss the context of the Foundling Hospital.
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Chapter 21: Sixteenth-century Art in Italy
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Q1) Possibly a self-portrait, __________ on the Tomb of Giuliano de' Medici may serve as Michelangelo's signature and justify his presence there.
A) shield
B) the coint
C) the mask
D) servant
Q2) Titian created a painting of __________ for the Duke of Urbino.
A) Pietà
B) a reclining nude
C) Madonna
D) landscape
Q3) What was the cause of the extensive damage to Leonardo's painting of The Last Supper that occurred shortly after its completion?
A) the humid climate in Milan
B) the experimental technique used in its production
C) bombings during World War II
D) poor attempts at restoration of the work
Q4) In what ways did women figure into the sixteenth-century art in Italy?
Q5) For what reasons did Michelangelo's art change?
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Chapter 22: Sixteenth-century Art in Northern Europe and the
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Q1) The format of Hieronymus Bosch's painting Garden of Earthly Delights , which was commissioned by an aristocrat for his Brussels townhouse, conforms to a long tradition of ______________.
A) palace decoration
B) paintings in the offices of church officials
C) public art in government buildings
D) church altarpieces
Q2) The elaborate steel armor with gold inlay made for George Clifford would have been ____________________.
A) used as sculptural decoration in Clifford's study
B) worn at royal functions to demonstrate his family's military legacy
C) worn in jousting competitions at festivals and public celebrations
D) worn only once at the ceremony when the queen knighted him
Q3) What features characterize early sixteenth-century German sculpture?
Q4) El Greco's distinctive style _________________.
A) demonstrates his humanist interest in the use of ancient sources
B) was based on mathematical systems of proportions and perspective
C) reveals the influence of Byzantine icons and Venetian painting techniques
D) provided an appropriate aesthetic for Protestant zealots of the period.
Q5) What kind of art and architecture did Philip II support in Spain?
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Chapter 23: Seventeenth-century Art in Europe
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Q1) Gaulli's The Triumph of the Name of Jesus and the Fall of the Damned is on the ceiling of the __________.
A) Church of Il Gesù
B) Vatican
C) Palazzo Barberini
D) Palazzo Farnese
Q2) Caravaggio actively used __________, in which he painted forms emerging from a dark background into a strong light that often falls from a single source outside the painting
A) ash
B) tenebrism
C) grisaille
D) ignudi
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
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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) Shwedagon stupa, Myanmar enshrines relics from the four past Buddhas, including hair from ______________.
A) Shakyamuni
B) Krishna
C) Amitabha
D) Gopi
Q3) Which object could best be described as a nationalist statement of Indian identity?
A) The Taj Mahal
B) George Wittet, Gateway of India
C) Abanindranath Tagore, Bharat Mata (Mother India)
D) Temple of the Emerald Buddha
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) Who were the painters known as the individualists?
Q2) Discuss the increased emphasis given to "personal expressionism" in Chinese art after the thirteenth century. How was it manifested in artistic production and what was its relationship to the social and political context of the period?
Q3) The symmetrical layout of the Forbidden City intentionally emphasizes the emperor's role as _____________, who maintains the cosmic order from his throne in the center of the world.
A) the Son of the Seas
B) the greatest Ruler
C) the Son of Heaven
D) the Son of Buddha
Q4) Dong Qichang based his ideas about China's Northern and Southern schools of painting on ________________.
A) regional centers of artistic production
B) parallels he saw in Buddhist practice
C) traditions associated with the Song dynasty
D) none of the above
Q5) What was the impact of the Yuan dynasty on the arts? Build your discussion using specific examples.
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Chapter 26: Japanese Art After 1333
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Q1) The Tea Bowl, called Yugure ("Twilight") , is attributed to Chojiro, thought to be the founder of what type of pottery?
A) raku
B) Mount Fuji
C) crackle glaze
D) Hokusai
Q2) Hokusai's famous The Great Wave is from a series of woodblock prints depicting
A) the sea
B) Mount Fuji
C) the seasons
D) Japan's southern coast
Q3) __________, an esteemed sixteenth-century painter from the Kano school, painted fusuma for Daitoku-ji, a well-known Zen monastery in Kyoto.
A) Gita
B) Vishnu
C) Kano Eitoku
D) Sesshu
Q4) How did exposure to European firearms influence Japanese architecture?
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Chapter 27: Art of the Americas After 1300
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Q1) The Incas utilized __________ as pack animals to help negotiate the steep mountain slopes of Cuzco.
A) llamas
B) dogs
C) cats
D) bears
Q2) __________ is the people-eating spirit of the north.
A) Kwatee
B) Hamatsa
C) Wendego
D) Sedna
Q3) 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
Q4) How did Native Americans use basketry?
Q5) What features did the Aztecs and Incas share in their art?
Q6) What was the goal of the Spanish in approaching the New World?
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Q1) The Maori tradition of building a large wooden meeting house evolved after _______________.
A) the population experienced dramatic growth
B) contact with Westerners
C) the introduction of steel tools
D) Raharuhi Rukupo introduced a new design
Q2) Korambo spirit houses of the Abelam culture possess a male architectural element, which is interpreted as the structure's penis, and a ______, which symbolizes the female womb.
A) triangular floorplan
B) small door
C) figurative sculpture at the top of the structure
D) open hearth
Q3) How were Lapita ceramics decorated?
A) They were covered with red slip.
B) They were decorated with figurative images.
C) Dots, lines, and hatchings were stamped or incised on the surface.
D) All of the above.
Q4) What is known about the art of the Marquesas?
Q5) How did the Hawaiian use feathers in their art?
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Chapter 29: Art of Africa in the Modern Era
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Q1) Weavers of kente cloth are traditionally __________.
A) women
B) men
C) children
D) kings
Q2) Why are major deities rarely depicted in African art?
A) There is a prohibition against iconic representation of gods.
B) Deities are only used for divination purposes.
C) Deities are too far removed from the everyday problems of people.
D) Deities are considered malevolent forces to be feared.
Q3) How does art in Africa relate to the world of ancestors and other spirits?
Q4) Numerous tradition-based societies persist in __________.
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) Asia
D) Pacific Islands
Q5) How are nkisi nkonde an example of an object transformed by use?
Q6) How is contemporary African art different than tradition-based African art?
Q7) How do leaders in Africa use art if it isn't intended to convey their authority and status?
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Chapter 30: Eighteenth-
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Q1) Géricault painted __________ to expose incompetence, an aim that deviated from typical history paintings.
A) The Death of Benjamin West
B) An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
C) The Signboard of Gersaint
D) The Raft of the Medusa
Q2) __________ became a venerated pilgrimage site located in Mexico and named for a Spanish town.
A) Guadalupe
B) Madrid
C) Segovia
D) Toledo
Q3) The main entrance of Chiswick House is a __________ temple front.
A) Roman
B) Chinese
C) Gothic
D) Spanish
Q4) What differences can be seen in Neoclassical art of the eighteenth century to that produced in the nineteenth century?
Q5) What are the main features of Rococo style in art and architecture?
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Chapter 31: Mid-to Late Nineteenth-century Art in Europe and the
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Q1) During the nineteenth century, who were major patrons of the arts?
A) monarchs
B) workers
C) church officials
D) industrialists and entrepreneurs
Q2) Who was Camille Claudel?
Q3) Although associated with the Academy, Gustave Moreau's sensuous treatment of biblical themes served as a precursor to which art movement?
A) Neo-Impressionism
B) Symbolism
C) Impressionism
D) the Pre-Raphaelites
Q4) Winslow Homer employed an unadorned realism in depicting the heroic struggles of ____________.
A) African-Americans
B) the working poor
C) soldiers in the Civil War
D) young male athletes
Q5) What is repoussoir and how did Cézanne use it?
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Chapter 32: Modern Art in Europe and the Americas,
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A) Cubist
B) Regionalist
C) Orphist
D) Expressionist
Q2) What kind of form did Modern Architecture take during this period?
Q3) The Prairie school designed low, horizontal __________ that echoed the flat plains of the prairie.
A) skyscrapers
B) landscapes
C) gardens
D) houses
Q4) The Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia promoted a __________ painting style.
A) Constructivism
B) Suprematism
C) abstract
D) Socialist realism
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) High Tech architecture is frequently characterized by ___________________.
A) the elimination of almost all applied decoration
B) the visible display of service systems such as heating and power
C) distorted designs that challenge traditional assumptions about stability
D) the simultaneous mixing of styles from different architectural periods
Q2) Kiki Smith is a Postmodern sculptor interested in the __________.
A) body
B) religious images
C) race
D) geometric forms
Q3) How does Jackie Winsor's Burnt Piece subvert the practices of Minimalist sculptors?
A) It relies on natural materials.
B) It references the artist's autobiography.
C) The artist's working process is visible.
D) All of the above.
Q4) Using examples from each of the last four decades, write an essay comparing how contemporary artists have addressed the issue of identity. Consider their varied strategies, media, and aesthetics, as well as how their interests have been altered by cultural changes over the last 40 years.
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