Renaissance to Modern Art Exam Bank
Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of key developments in Western art from the Renaissance through to the modern era. It examines major works, artists, and movements from the 14th to the 20th century, highlighting how historical, cultural, and intellectual shifts influenced the evolution of artistic styles and themes. Through analysis of painting, sculpture, and architecture, students gain an understanding of the social, political, and technological forces that shaped artistic expression, and learn to critically engage with the visual languages of diverse periods, from the flourishing realism of the Renaissance to the radical innovations of modern art.
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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) __________ was a master mason for Exeter Cathedral .
A) Richard de Montefort
B) Thomas of Whitney
C) Thomas Acquinas
D) Nicholas of Verdun
Answer: B
Q2) Discuss the creation of Duccio's Maestà .Address specifics,such as its purpose,its size,the style,the technique,and subject matter.What is its present-day condition?
Answer: Not Answer
Q3) The __________,surrounded by a court of angels and Siena's patron saints,are the subject of the Maestà's (18-10)central panel.
A) Virgin and Christ Child
B) Angel Gabriel and the Virgin
C) Angels Gabriel and Michael
D) John the Baptist and the Virgin
Answer: A
Q4) How did the Holy Roman Empire change during the fourteenth century?
Answer: Not Answer
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Chapter 2: Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe
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Q1) Jan van Eyck describes the physical appearance of the Man in a Red Turban with detailed renderings of ________________.
A) his blood shot eyes
B) tiny wrinkles around his eyes
C) showing the stubble of his beard
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Q2) Discuss the importance of the fiber arts in -fifteenth century Flanders.Cite specific examples.
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Q3) One reason for the limited number of female artists in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance was that women__________________.
A) were not allowed to learn skills of drawing or painting
B) could not work professionally as artists
C) were not allowed formal apprenticeships
D) were not admitted to guilds
Answer: C
Q4) Define the Flamboyant style.Cite specific examples.
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Chapter 3: Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy
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Q1) The invention of __________ enabled artists to convincingly represent the visible world on a flat,two-dimensional surface.
A) fresco secco
B) giornata
C) linear perspective
D) intarsia
Answer: C
Q2) Brunelleschi's arcade of the Ospedale degli Innocenti deviates from Roman architecture,which ___________________.
A) employed post and lintel architecture
B) featured pointed arches
C) combined columns with straight architraves
D) used only solid walls
Answer: C
Q3) The architecture of Venice was most influenced by ______________forms.
A) Classical
B) Gothic
C) Byzantine
D) Islamic
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Sixteenth-century art in Italy
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Q1) Who were the main figures in the Venetian Renaissance?
Q2) By the end of the sixteenth century,the city of __________ was regarded as the "queen of the Adriatic."
A) Florence
B) Venice
C) Rome
D) Bologna
Q3) Which disconcerting detail is NOT found in Parmigianino's Madonna with the Long Neck ?
A) the sleeping Christ child recalls the dead Christ in the Pieta
B) the Virgin appears to sit on a throne but there is none present
C) a serpent with the face of a young girl
D) a disproportionately small figure of St. Jerome in the background
Q4) Which artist was NOT commissioned by Pope Julius II to help him realize his vision of a revitalized Rome as the center of a new Christian architecture?
A) Bramante
B) Raphael
C) Michelangelo
D) Leonardo da Vinci
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Chapter 5: sixteenth-century art in northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula
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Q1) 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
Q2) The Italian artist __________ was summoned to France by King Francis I.
A) Michelangelo
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Giulio Romano
D) Juan de Herrera
Q3) Albrecht Altdorfer emerged as one of the great German painters of _________,a genre that grew in popularity in the sixteenth century.
A) landscapes
B) still-lifes
C) religious narratives
D) moralizing parables
Q4) How did Dürer use printmaking to extend his reputation?
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Q5) In what ways is Hieronymus Bosch's painting style so eccentric?
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Chapter 6: Seventeenth-Century art in Europe
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Q1) The Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens was offered commissions in _______________,in addition to local patrons.
A) England
B) France
C) Spain
D) all of the above
Q2) How are Baroque naturalism and Baroque classicism similar and different?
Q3) A painting long thought to be the work of Franz Hals was recently discovered to be the work of ________.
A) Leyste
B) Gentileschi
C) Rembrandt
D) Caravaggio
Q4) Which Italian artist became known in the Netherlands because of the influence he had on the Dutch painter Hendrick ter Brugghen?
A) Annibale Carracci
B) Bernini
C) Gaulli
D) Caravaggio
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Chapter 7: art of south and southeast Asia after 1200
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Q1) 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
Q2) Which of the following is an example of an Indian painting on paper?
A) Hour of Cowdust
B) Seated Buddha
C) Sukhothai Buddha (p. 787)
D) Vedic
Q3) Which of the following is NOT characteristic of gopuras at Hindu temple complexes?
A) They have an elegant concave silhouette.
B) They are at the center of the temple complex.
C) Their exteriors are richly embellished with sculpted figures.
D) Stairs inside allow visitors to climb to the top.
Q4) Discuss the temple complex at Madurai .What are its characteristics?
Q5) How did Islam enter India? What century? Which ethnic groups? Who were some notable figures?
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Chapter 8: Chinese and Korean art after 1279
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Q1) What is distinctive about Korean painted porcelain?
Q2) Dong Qichang believed that the quality of a painting should be judged on
A) the resemblance of the painting to its subject
B) the expressive power of the painting
C) its symbolic representation of universal harmony
D) the meticulous rendering of small details
Q3) Compare the production of ceramics in China and Korea.Consider the relationship of the two cultures and how each developed distinctive stylistic traditions in these works.
Q4) In the eighteenth century,a truly Korean style of painting emerged known as the __________ movement,emphasizing the study of things Korean,in addition to the Chinese classics.
A) silhak
B) guang
C) achala
D) zhou
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 the derivation of the word "porcelain"?
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Chapter 9: Japanese art after 1333
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Q1) _________ are woven straw mats,used in Japanese homes,generally as floor coverings.
A) Fusuma
B) Tatami
C) Raku
D) Shoin
Q2) Winter Landscape by Sesshu features jagged brushstrokes and flat overlapping planes.What period was this work created?
A) Muromachi
B) Edo
C) Momoyama
D) Modern
Q3) Ike Taiga's View of Kojima Bay blends what country's models with Japanese aesthetics and his own personal brushwork?
A) British
B) Indian
C) Malaysian
D) Chinese
Q4) What was the impact of Hokusai's Thirty-Six Views of Mt.Fuji on the arts?
Q5) What is the Kano school? What artist was a product of this school?
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Chapter 10: Art of the Americas after 1300
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Q1) How is beadwork related to quillwork?
Q2) Aztec art was definitely __________.
A) ashen
B) colorful
C) dull
D) minimal
Q3) What Native American group of women were highly regarded for their weaving?
Q4) The Whirling Log Ceremony sand painting ,woven into tapestry,depicts part of the ____________creation myth.
A) Abenaki
B) Pueblo
C) Iroquois
D) Navajo
Q5) What is quillwork?
Q6) Why did Northwest Coast people live in communal houses?
Q7) Early __________ mimicked the patterns and colors of quillwork.
A) beadwork
B) corbelling
C) gardens
D) tattoos
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Chapter 11: art of pacific cultures
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Q1) 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
Q2) How do the arts function in Melanesia?
Q3) New Guinea and the neighboring islands have more than 700 __________.
A) languages
B) lizards
C) roads
D) animals
Q4) In what ways does the art of the Pacific cultures convey the connection of the people to their environment?
Q5) The Asmat culture's production of Bisj spirit poles reflects their belief that_______________.
A) Spirits can be called upon to settle disputes, stop fights, and punish lawmakers.
B) Relatives must avenge the death of their ancestors.
C) Wealth and status can be attained through homage to one's ancestors.
D) Ancestral spirit beings arrived from the sea and took many different forms.
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Chapter 12: art of Africa in the modern era
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Q1) Why do we need to understand African art within the context of its use?
Q2) Why do many African cultures emphasize the importance of maintaining relationships with ancestral spirits?
A) They provide an-ongoing spiritual connection to the past.
B) They could cause harm if they are displeased.
C) They guard and control entry into the spirit world.
D) One's status in life is based on their ancestral heritage.
Q3) Olodumare of the __________ peoples is almost never depicted or portrayed in art.
A) Baule
B) Ifa
C) Yoruba
D) Bwa
Q4) What are some of the foundations of African culture?
Q5) Performed as part of __________ for men in the Kuba region,the Ngady mwaash masquerade reflects the culture's gender roles.
A) initiation ceremonies
B) wedding rituals
C) funeral rites
D) divining sessions
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Chapter 13: Eighteenth- and early-nineteenth century art in
Europe and NORTH America
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Q1) Visitors to Italy on the Grand Tour desired two types of __________ views: the capriccio and the veduta.
A) nude
B) French
C) city
D) fashion
Q2) 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
Q3) British painters Fuseli and Blake both worked in a __________ style.
A) Rococo
B) Romantic
C) Neoclassical
D) Spanish
Q4) When did the Romantic movement in England begin?
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Chapter 14: mid-to late nineteenth-century art in Europe and the united states
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Q1) How are the first skyscrapers designed and ornamented?
Q2) Which artist associated with Realism in the nineteenth century found great success in the Salon system,including receiving France's highest honor of membership in the Legion of Honor?
A) Courbet
B) Manet
C) Bonheur
D) Millet
Q3) Courbet's A Burial at Ornans was criticized at the Salon for its disrespect of
A) his father's death
B) the rules of academic composition
C) his allegiance to the Catholic Church
D) the death of the Academy
Q4) What was a disadvantage of a daguerreotype?
A) The image was blurred.
B) The image would fade over time.
C) The image could not easily be reproduced.
D) All of the above.
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Q5) Why did the Impressionist painters focus on scenes of leisure and landscapes?
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1900-1950
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Q1) Why did the U.S.Government hire Dorothea Lange and other photographers during the Great Depression?
A) It was a part of a program that provided jobs to unemployed artists.
B) They hoped to build public support for Federal assistance for rural America.
C) They wanted artwork that reflected the national American identity.
D) All of the above.
Q2) The Prairie school designed low,horizontal __________ that echoed the flat plains of the prairie.
A) skyscrapers
B) landscapes
C) gardens
D) houses
Q3) Joan Mitchell who created energetic and lyrical __________ paintings was part of a second generation of Abstract Expressionist painters.
A) abstract
B) figural
C) collage
D) socially informed
Q4) How did Marcel Duchamp's Fountain change the course of art?
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Chapter 16: The international scene since 1950
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Q1) Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro collaborated with their students on the creation of __________,a collaborative art environment.
A) Women of Allah
B) Third Text
C) Cremaster
D) Womanhouse
Q2) 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.
Q3) ________________ is the term for artists' use of actions,movements,and gestures of their own bodies.
A) Process art
B) Pop art
C) Feminist art
D) Happenings
Q4) How did the Conceptual artists eliminate the art object?
Q5) What is Performance Art?
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