Humanities: Art and Culture Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
This course explores the rich interrelationship between the visual arts, literature, music, and philosophy, examining how these creative expressions reflect and shape cultures throughout history. Students will analyze significant works from diverse global traditions, considering the social, political, and technological contexts that influenced their creation. Through critical discussions and interdisciplinary studies, the course fosters an appreciation for artistic achievements and their continuing impact on contemporary society, encouraging students to think deeply about the ways in which art and culture influence human experience and understanding.
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Art History 5th Edition Volume 2 by Marilyn Stokstad
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Chapter 1: Fourtheenth-Century Art in Europe
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Q1) Discuss the different phases of construction for Exeter Cathedral.
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Q2) What characteristic introduced by the Parler family came to dominate central European architecture during the Renaissance?
A) clustered colonnettes that make the arcade seem to ripple
B) intricately patterned vaults that unify interior space
C) fortified walls and large towers
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Q3) In Northern Europe,particularly Germany,devotional images which depict Mary mourning her dead son,Jesus,are known as __________.
A) chasubles
B) predellas
C) vestments
D) Vesperbild
Answer: D
Q4) Discuss the change in patronage practices in fourteenth-century France.How did these changes impact the arts?
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Chapter 2: Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe
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Q1) Which of the following was NOT a reason that the Flemish style of art became popular outside Flanders?
A) Flemish artists worked in foreign courts.
B) Artists from abroad traveled to Flanders to study.
C) The influence of the Flemish court was powerful.
D) Flemish paintings were exported abroad.
Answer: D
Q2) For most of the fifteenth century,the __________ were the most powerful rulers and art patrons in northern Europe.
A) dukes of Normandy
B) earls of Hampden
C) dukes of Windsor
D) dukes of Burgundy
Answer: D
Q3) Define the Flamboyant style.Cite specific examples.
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Q4) Discuss the importance of the fiber arts in -fifteenth century Flanders.Cite specific examples.
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Chapter 3: Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy
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Q1) In fifteenth-century Italy,__________ were the men whom a city-state could hire,for a sum of money,to organize and lead an army in its defense.
A) condottiere
B) giornata
C) sinopia
D) maestro
Answer: A
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
Answer: B
Q3) Explain Brunelleschi's design for the Florence Cathedral .Be specific in your explanation.
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Chapter 4: Sixteenth-century art in Italy
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Q1) What feature of Palladio's Villa Rotunda had not previously been used on a domestic structure?
A) a portico
B) exterior sculpture
C) the dome
D) Ionic columns
Q2) What role did the Jesuits play in patronizing Roman artists or architects?
Q3) Which of these works by Michelangelo was made in Rome?
A) the Pietà
B) David
C) Tomb of Giuliano de' Medici with Allegorical Figures of Day and Night
D) Vestibule of the Laurentian Library
Q4) Why is Michelangelo's David so well regarded and revered?
Q5) How was St.Peter's Basilica modified during the sixteenth century?
Q6) The ______________ issued guidelines that limited what could be represented in art.
A) Pope
B) Holy Roman Emperor
C) Council of Trent
D) Inquisition
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Chapter 5: sixteenth-century art in northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula
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Q1) What kind of art and architecture did Philip II support in Spain?
Q2) The descriptions of Saint __________ informed Grünewald's paintings for the Isenheim Altarpiece .
A) Clare
B) Ann
C) Agnes
D) Bridget
Q3) Resembling calendar pages of Books of Hours,Bruegel's Return of the Hunters is filled with _____________.
A) religious episodes
B) Christian symbolism
C) behaviors typical of that season
D) immoral behavior
Q4) King Manuel I of Portugal commissioned Diogo de Arruda to create a church and sculpture in __________.
A) Moura
B) Madrid
C) Lisbon
D) Tomar
Q5) How is Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece arranged and why?
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Chapter 6: Seventeenth-Century art in Europe
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Q1) How did the architects and artists of Versailles celebrate the Sun King in the buildings and gardens?
Q2) How does Bernini's David distinguish itself from Renaissance images of the same subject?
A) He depicts David at a dramatic moment of quiet contemplation.
B) He based the figure on ancient sculptures of athletes.
C) He captures the action of the figure moving through space.
D) He shows David as a young contemporary man.
Q3) In the fourth state of the Three Crosses,Rembrandt modified the scene
A) adding God the Father at the top
B) increasing the amount of figures
C) expanding it to include more landscape
D) making it darker and simpler
Q4) The Baldacchino by __________ is a canopy over the high altar of St.Peter's.
A) Maderno
B) Bernini
C) Borromini
D) Mansart
Q5) Why did English Baroque architects replace the prevailing Gothic style?
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Chapter 7: art of south and southeast Asia after 1200
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Q1) Scholars generally agree that the __________ dynasty made the most lasting and inspired contribution to the art of India.
A) Dagon
B) Shwe
C) Sukho
D) Mughal
Q2) India's ruling dynasties of Islamic heritage introduced two fundamental structures into Indian architecture: the __________ and the __________.
A) mosque; tomb
B) temple; gate
C) reflecting pool; fountain
D) tomb; palace
Q3) The techniques used by Indian painters derived from _________ painting traditions.
A) Chinese
B) Celtic
C) Persian
D) British
Q4) Discuss the Indian technique of painting on paper.
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Chapter 8: Chinese and Korean art after 1279
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Q1) Among silhak painters,__________ typically depicted aristocratic figures in native Korean garb,as in Picnic at the Lotus Pond .
A) Jeong Seon
B) An Gyeon
C) Sin Yunbok
D) Weh Hong
Q2) Explain the significance of the dragon in Chinese tradition; cite a specific example of its representation in the arts.
Q3) Who was Dong Qichang? Address his achievements and his influence on later generations.
Q4) In its balance and symmetry,the plan of __________ reflects ancient Chinese beliefs about the harmony of the universe.
A) Hong Kong City
B) Suzhou City
C) the Forbidden City
D) Shanghai City
Q5) Who is Gim Hwangi? Relate this artist and his work to his historical and artistic context.
Q6) What is distinctive about Korean painted porcelain?
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Chapter 9: Japanese art after 1333
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Q1) What subject was NOT popular among ukiyo-e artists?
A) courtesans
B) Kabuki actors
C) popular sights in Japan
D) famous samurai
Q2) The most famous tea master in Japanese history was __________.
A) Asuka
B) Ikkyu
C) Sesshu
D) Sen no Rikyu
Q3) The Buddhist phrase __________ was used in the middle and later Edo periods to describe the taste for life's pleasures.
A) ukiyo
B) fusuma
C) tatami
D) tokonoma
Q4) Describe the tools and materials used for ink painting.Are these only used for ink painting or are they used for other arts as well?
Q5) How did exposure to European firearms influence Japanese architecture?
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Chapter 10: Art of the Americas after 1300
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Q1) What are some qualities of Plains Indian art?
Q2) What are the four sacred plants?
Q3) What was the goal of the Spanish in approaching the New World?
Q4) Woodlands people used __________,which were sometimes used to keep records or exchange at the conclusion of treaties.
A) wampum
B) featherwork
C) corbeling
D) llama
Q5) After the Spanish invasion,Aztec craftspeople adapted their skills to create ___________of Christian subjects.
A) gold and silver sculptures
B) feather paintings
C) woven textiles
D) manuscripts
Q6) __________ were widely used in Mesoamerican art.
A) Feathers
B) Papers
C) Prints
D) Diamonds
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Chapter 11: art of pacific cultures
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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) Which Micronesian site known for its extensive architectural complex had been abandoned before Europeans discovered it in the nineteenth century?
A) Marshall Islands
B) Palau
C) Yap
D) Nan Madol
Q3) People in the Marshall Islands relied on stick charts called wapepe or mattang ,which ____________.
A) show navigational routes connecting islands
B) show a schematic diagram of ocean currents and wave patterns
C) are shells and sticks held together by coconut fibers
D) all of the above
Q4) How did the Hawaiian use feathers in their art?
Q5) What is bark painting?
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Chapter 12: art of Africa in the modern era
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Q1) What is the function of nkisi nkonde?
A) It is a ritual object commissioned after the death of an infant.
B) It is a decorative object resembling traditional sculpture, which is popularly sold in markets today.
C) It is an object that harnesses powers that will alleviate the specific problems of its owner.
D) It is a special type of reliquary kept on domestic ancestral altars.
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) Swahili developed from the longtime mingling of Arabic with local __________ languages.
A) Latin American
B) Indo-European
C) Asian
D) African
Q4) What are some of the foundations of African culture?
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Chapter 13: Eighteenth- and early-nineteenth century art
Europe and NORTH America
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Q1) The academicians were so impressed with Watteau's Pilgrimage to the Island of Cythera that they created a new category of painting for it called ___________.
A) capriccio
B) veduta
C) fête galante
D) Rome Prize
Q2) With his success as a moralizing painter,the artist __________ was able to give up portraiture,which he considered a deplorable form of vanity.
A) Hogarth
B) Fragonard
C) Boucher
D) Gainsborough
Q3) Thomas Gainsborough's style of portraiture reflects the influence of
A) Flemish artists such as Van Dyck
B) Reynold's concept of the Grand Manner
C) realism found in Dutch genre painting
D) Romantic ideas about nature
Q4) What was Winckelmann's influence on art?
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14: mid-to late nineteenth-century art in Europe and the united
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Q1) Nineteenth-century Russian artists shared the __________ interest in presenting unflinching looks at grim reality.
A) Realist
B) Symbolist
C) Art Nouveau
D) Impressionist
Q2) How is early photography related to Realism?
Q3) The influence of Japonisme can best be seen in the paintings of which artist?
A) Courbet
B) Moreau
C) Rossetti
D) Van Gogh
Q4) Why are engravings important in spreading an artist reputation?
Q5) What painting characteristic of the juste-milieu style of art so captivated Napoleon III that he purchased it for his private collection?
A) Manet's Olympia
B) Cabanel's The Birth of Venus
C) Rude's The Dance
D) Whistler's Nocturne in Black and Gold
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1900-1950
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Q1) In what ways did artists give their art a deeper social relevance in the period between the wars?
Q2) Although flowers became her best-known subject,early in her career Georgia O'Keefe painted images of _______________.
A) women
B) skyscrapers
C) circus performers
D) biomorphic shapes
Q3) The Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia promoted a __________ painting style.
A) Constructivism
B) Suprematism
C) abstract
D) Socialist realism
Q4) The use of metal beams and girders was a main feature in the development of
A) skyscrapers
B) Suprematism
C) murals
D) Constructivism
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Chapter 16: The international scene since 1950
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Q1) Faith Ringgold combines African-American _________ with painting and storytelling to address issues of race and female identity in her work.
A) beaded jewelry
B) fertility sculptures
C) masks
D) quiltmaking
Q2) 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
Q3) Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Spain is an example of Deconstructivist __________.
A) architecture
B) furniture
C) telephone
D) language
Q4) How has audience interaction changed in Postmodern art?
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