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Survey of Art and Culture is an introductory course that explores the development of visual arts and cultural expressions from prehistoric times to the modern era. Students will examine major works of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other visual media within their historical and cultural contexts, gaining an understanding of the evolution of artistic styles, techniques, and meanings across different civilizations. The course emphasizes the relationship between art, society, and cultural identity, encouraging students to appreciate diverse artistic traditions and the role of art in shaping human experience.
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Art A Brief History 6th Edition by Marilyn Stokstad
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Chapter 1: Prehistoric Art in Europe
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Q1) One fundamental change that marked the beginning of the Neolithic period was A)year-round settlements.
B)use of bow and arrow.
C)weaving.
D)use of stone tools.
Answer: A
Q2) In Russia and Ukraine,Upper Paleolithic homes were made of
A)mammoth bones.
B)timber.
C)natural caves.
D)stones.
Answer: A
Q3) What was the result of successive generations continually building house upon house in the Neolithic community of Çatalhöyük?
A)large open chambers
B)great mounds of villages
C)little archeological evidence
D)small grave chambers
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Art of the Ancient Near East
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Q1) The relief sculpture of Assurbanipal and His Queen in the Garden is a depiction of A)a military victory celebration.
B)a romantic love scene.
C)an homage to the king.
D)a religious ritual.
Answer: A
Q2) Which part of Persepolis could hold thousands of people?
A)the treasury
B)the Apadana
C)the palace
D)the ziggurat
Answer: B
Q3) An upright stone slab decorated with writing or images that is used as a marker or memorial is a
A)dolmen.
B)stele.
C)pylon.
D)cairn.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Art of Ancient Egypt
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Q1) Which was the function of the Palette of Narmer?
A)a breastplate
B)a shield
C)a place to grind paint for eye makeup
D)a stele to honor the king
Answer: C
Q2) In the Egyptian religion,who was the falcon-headed god?
A)Thoth
B)Ammit
C)Anubis
D)Horus
Answer: D
Q3) What event officially ended the Ancient Egyptian dynastic culture?
A)the death of Cleopatra VII
B)the death of Marc Antony
C)the death of Alexander the Great
D)the death of Tutankhamun
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Early Asian Art
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Q1) Describe the architectural elements and symbolism of the Great Stupa at Sanchi.
Q2) What are the religiously sanctioned hereditary social classes in India called? A)samsara
B)mudras
C)castes
D)vedas
Q3) A stupa has a mast that connects the cosmic waters below the earth with the celestial realm above.The mast is known as the: A)axis mundi.
B)torana.
C)yakshi.
D)pagoda.
Q4) In Buddhism,female spirits associated with beauty and fertility are known as A)mudras.
B)yakshis.
C)bodhisattvas.
D)toranas.
Q5) Discuss how the purpose and design of Horiyu-Ji reveals the influence of China.
Q6) Explain the symbolism of the Eternal Shiva from the Cave-Temple at Elephanta.
Q7) Describe the Silk Road and its use and effect in China and the West.
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Chapter 5: Art of Ancient Greece and the Aegean World
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Q1) During which period of Greek history were sculptures made that depicted people from all levels of society and all physical types?
A)Archaic
B)Classical
C)fourth century
D)Hellenistic
Q2) How does the altar from Pergamon highlight the characteristics of Hellenistic art?
Q3) Which event marked the beginning of the Classical period in Greece?
A)the end of the Persian Wars
B)the death of Alexander the Great
C)the Greek conquest of Egypt
D)the Roman conquest of Greece
Q4) What subtle adjustments or refinements were made in the Parthenon that gave it a more organic appearance? Speculate about the possible reasons for these refinements.
Q5) Describe the stylistic development that occurred from the time of the Peplos Kore,to the Parthenon's pedimental sculpture,to Nike Adjusting Her Sandal.
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Chapter 6: Etruscan and Roman Art
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Q1) The oculus of the Pantheon is
A)a central circular opening at the top of the dome.
B)the round supportive structure under the dome.
C)the sunken panels of the interior.
D)the original dedication of the Pantheon.
Q2) A cistae is known as
A)a cylindrical container used by wealthy Etruscan women to carry personal items.
B)an oven used for firing and curing terra cotta sculpture.
C)a figural group of Dionysus between two satyrs seen in sculpture and later mosaic.
D)an image that is prominent within Etruscan art,referencing the Argonauts.
Q3) The sculpture Apulu (Apollo)was originally located
A)in a temple cella.
B)on the processional path to a temple.
C)on a temple roof.
D)in a tomb.
Q4) How do an Etruscan temple and a Greek temple compare in form?
Q5) Describe the idea of allegory as it demonstrated in the Augustus of Primaporta.
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Chapter 7: Jewish, early Christian, and Byzantine Art
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Q1) Another word for a page or leaf in a book is A)a folio.
B)a manuscript.
C)an illumination.
D)a codex.
Q2) Which of the following is an image of a holy person?
A)mandorla
B)icon
C)cherub
D)cloison
Q3) At Hagia Sophia the entire roof structure rests on four massive A)conches.
B)exedrae.
C)piers.
D)galleries.
Q4) The wings that intersect with the nave and aisles at a right angle are known as A)colonnades.
B)apses.
C)transepts. D)arcades.
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Chapter 8: Islamic Art
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Q1) What art form influenced the bowl with kufic border from Samarkand?
A)Chinese porcelain
B)Korean celadon
C)Greek pottery
D)Byzantine mosaic
Q2) Which building particularly inspired Ottoman architects like Sinan?
A)The Alhambra,Granada
B)The Dome of the Rock,Jerusalem
C)The Great Mosque,Cordoba
D)Hagia Sophia,Istanbul
Q3) What is the name for a tower from which the call to prayer is made?
A)mihrab
B)iwan
C)minaret
D)qibla
Q4) The Alhambra palace complex was the seat of the A)Persians.
B)Nasrids.
C)Ottomans.
D)Mongols.
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Chapter 9: Later Asian Art
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Q1) Which of the following features of the Taj Mahal represents the Islamic notion of paradise?
A)the mosque
B)the tomb
C)the rest house
D)the garden
Q2) Why is Zhao Mengfu unusual?
A)He was a high Yuan official.
B)He resigned his position with the Yuan court.
C)He refused association with the Yuan dynasty.
D)He combined poetry and painting.
Q3) Describe the Japanese aesthetic sensibility that has created such admiration for simple objects such as a teabowl.What characteristics should a proper teabowl have?
Q4) Although Byodo-in temple was originally a secular palace,it was designed to evoke the
A)Great Ultimate.
B)Western Paradise.
C)world mountain.
D)home of Vishnu.
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Chapter 10: Early Medieval and Romanesque Art
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Q1) Which of the following modern geographical areas was part of Charlemagne's empire?
A)eastern Germany
B)England
C)Belgium
D)northeastern Spain
Q2) What is the subject of a "Throne of Wisdom" statue?
A)Solomon on his throne
B)Christ sitting in judgment of the world
C)the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child on her lap
D)the emperor and empress enthroned
Q3) Which of the following is a characteristic of the style of the Gummersmark brooch?
A)asymmetrical designs
B)realistic human forms
C)interlaced patterns
D)careful observation of nature
Q4) Discuss the style and iconographic meaning of the page with Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples.
Q5) Describe the influence of multiculturalism as seen in the burial at Sutton Hoo.
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Chapter 11: Gothic Art
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Q1) List and describe the architectural elements that combined to make the Gothic style and describe the overall effect that was achieved.
Q2) To whom did Giorgio Vasari give the credit for "[having] revived the modern and excellent art of painting,introducing good drawing from live natural models,something that had not been done for more than two hundred years"?
A)Giotto di Bondone
B)Cimabue
C)Duccio di Buoninsegna
D)Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Q3) What is significant about the Altneuschul in Prague?
A)It is the oldest synagogue in Europe.
B)It was the first central-plan church.
C)It was the first university in Europe.
D)It is the tallest synagogue in the world.
Q4) English needlework was well known outside England by the name
A)opus anglicanum.
B)mozarabic.
C)punchwork.
D)Hiberno-Saxon style.
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Chapter 12: Early Renaissance Art
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Q1) Which is the term for a framed niche in the wall?
A)loggia
B)sacristy
C)balustrade
D)aedicula
Q2) Which artist studied Alberti's theoretical treatises and wrote his own on perspective,geometry,and volumetric construction?
A)Sandro Botticelli
B)Andrea Mantegna
C)Giovanni Bellini
D)Piero della Francesca
Q3) Which is a process in which lines are cut into a plate with a burin and the low areas are printed?
A)aquatint
B)engraving
C)woodcut
D)lithography
Q4) Explain the composition of Lorenzo Ghiberti's Jacob and Esau panel from the "Gates of Paradise." Describe the narrative as it is told through relief.
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Chapter 13: Art of the High Renaissance and Reformation
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Q1) How did El Greco begin his career?
A)as a Byzantine icon painter
B)as a stonecutter
C)as a copyist of Bosch's work
D)as a goldsmith
Q2) When Leonardo da Vinci worked for the court of the Duke of Milan,which of the following interests occupied much of his time?
A)military and civil engineer
B)painter
C)sculptor
D)musician
Q3) How does Hieronymus Bosch's painting Garden of Earthly Delights defy the traditions of the Renaissance?
Q4) What is the word for strong contrasts of light and dark on an object?
A)sfumato
B)chiaroscuro
C)trompe l'oeil
D)poesie
Q5) Compare and contrast Lucas Cranach's Nymph of the Spring and Titian's "Venus" of Urbino.
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Chapter 14: Seventeenth-Century Art in Europe
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Q1) The French Academy was based upon the art of which style?
A)Mannerist art
B)Baroque art
C)Renaissance art
D)Classical art
Q2) Why was Caravaggio's work sometimes rejected?
A)It was too brutally naturalistic.
B)It was too idealized.
C)His patrons wanted larger work.
D)His patrons wanted greater realism.
Q3) What inspired the spiral turned columns of Bernini's Baldacchino?
A)a tornado
B)the Hall of One Hundred Columns at Persepolis
C)columns from Solomon's Temple
D)columns from Djoser's funerary complex
Q4) Which word best describes Nicolas Poussin?
A)Medievalist
B)Classicist
C)Modernist
D)Realist
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Chapter 15: Art of the Americas
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Q1) What are the Mayan half-reclining stone figures called?
A)chacmools
B)coyolxauhqui
C)talud-tablero
D)Coatlicue
Q2) The earliest evidence of basketwork in North America was found in
A)Key Marco,Florida.
B)Chaco Canyon,New Mexico.
C)Danger Cave,Utah.
D)Cahokia,Illinois.
Q3) Maria Montoya Martinez's famous pottery was decorated in which of the following ways?
A)designs of colored glazes
B)different metallic slips
C)black and white designs
D)matte black and glossy black designs
Q4) Discuss the mound-building traditions of the Adena,Hopewell,and other early eastern cultures of North America.Describe the purpose,significance,and formal characteristics.
Q5) How was the Chilkat Blanket used? Discuss the formal qualities and style.
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Chapter 16: African Art
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Q1) How does a hierarchy of materials or subject differ in African cultures compared to Western cultures? How do African cultures differ from Western cultures in their assessment of "fine art" as opposed to "craft"?
Q2) The first mosque of Jenné was constructed from A)stone.
B)brick.
C)adobe.
D)wood.
Q3) What did the tall Conical Tower at Great Zimbabwe represent?
A)a pyramid,symbol of stability
B)connection between the natural and supernatural worlds
C)a good harvest and prosperity
D)the king's power
Q4) In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,when rival warfare caused the decline of the city of Old Jenné,which of the following traditions came to an end?
A)weaving
B)stone architecture
C)bronze casting
D)ceramic sculpture
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Chapter 17: European and American Art, 1715-1840
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Q1) Which of the following is a characteristic of the Rococo?
A)larger-scale projects
B)more intense emotion
C)greater naturalism
D)delicately curving forms
Q2) Which describes the English Romantic landscape painting style that was thought to be "sublime"?
A)tranquil
B)reverent
C)beautiful
D)dramatic
Q3) Which Baroque element did David include in his Napoleon Crossing the Saint-Bernard?
A)the loose,fluid brushwork
B)the emphasis on color over line
C)the sweeping diagonals
D)evocation of intense emotion
Q4) What was William Hogarth's political statement about society in his painting The Marriage Contract? Which visual characteristics support this argument?
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Chapter 18: European and American Art, 1840-1910
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Q1) Which group of artists advocated a naturalistic approach to painting and moralizing subject matter?
A)the Impressionists
B)the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
C)the Post-Impressionists
D)the Symbolists
Q2) Who began his career as an artist for the press during the Civil War?
A)Winslow Homer
B)Thomas Eakins
C)Henry O.Tanner
D)Mary Cassatt
Q3) The art of which country so greatly influenced French art in the last half of the nineteenth century that a term was coined (the country's name being the root of the term)just to describe this influence?
A)China
B)Japan
C)India
D)Turkey
Q4) What was japonisme and how did it influence Western art? Give an example.
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Chapter 19: Modern Art in Europe and the Americas,
1900-1945
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Q1) Which kind of work did the 291 gallery promote?
A)American Realism
B)Impressionism
C)European Modernism
D)the "Ashcan School"
Q2) Describe the characteristics of the Les Fauves movement,using Le Bonheur de Vivre (The Joy of Life)by Henri Matisse as an example.
Q3) Whose photographs of African Americans in Harlem in the first half of the twentieth century conveyed a sense of racial pride and social empowerment?
A)Dorothea Lange
B)Timothy O'Sullivan
C)James VanDerZee
D)Aaron Douglas
Q4) What caused Modern art to be transformed from an embattled fringe movement to a component of "high culture"?
A)the two world wars
B)the advance of capitalism
C)technological changes
D)state-supported museums of modern art
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Chapter 20: Art Since 1945
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Q1) Which of the following describes Roy Lichtenstein's work?
A)It satirizes American materialism.
B)It uses imagery found in cartoons and advertisements.
C)It celebrates middle-class social,and material values.
D)It uses precisely structured patterns of lines and colors.
Q2) Which of the following eliminated the art object itself?
A)Performance artists
B)Conceptual artists
C)Minimalists
D)Pop artists
Q3) Which of the following describes Richard Hamilton's work?
A)It satirizes American materialism.
B)It uses imagery found in cartoons and advertisements.
C)It celebrates middle-class social and material values.
D)It uses precisely structured patterns of lines and colors.
Q4) By design,the walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are pointing toward
A)the White House and the Capitol.
B)the National Academy of Sciences and the National Gallery.
C)the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
D)the State Department and the Justice Department.
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Chapter 21: Introduction
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Q1) Describe the iconography of Still Life with Fruit and Flowers by Clara Peeters.
Q2) What is the significance of the quince in Zhu Da's Quince (Mugua)?
A)It is a symbol of transience.
B)It is a reference to the artist's name.
C)It is a symbol of imperial strength.
D)It is a reference to the artist's friend.
Q3) What does Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson provide for modern viewers?
A)a record of familial interaction
B)a record of an artist's workplace
C)a record of sculptural technique
D)a record of a Dutch landscape
Q4) Discuss the modes of representation.Give one example for each mode.
Q5) Which of the following is a threat to the Sphinx today?
A)pollution
B)unstable governments
C)arid environment
D)the Nile
Q6) What is art history? What are some of the natural and human threats to artworks that concern contemporary art historians? Give an example.
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