Visual Arts Appreciation
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Visual Arts Appreciation introduces students to the fundamental concepts, history, and techniques of the visual arts, including painting, sculpture, photography, and design. The course emphasizes the analysis and interpretation of artworks from diverse cultures and time periods, helping students develop critical observation skills and an understanding of artistic expression. Through lectures, discussions, and hands-on activities, students learn to recognize various artistic styles, mediums, and the cultural significance of art in society, fostering a deeper appreciation for the role of visual arts in human experience.
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Chapter 1: Prehistoric Art in Europ
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Q1) The transitional prehistoric period is sometimes called the __________ period.
A) defensive
B) agricultural
C) megalithic monument
D) Mesolithic
Answer: D
Q2) The Lion-Human may reflect early man's notion that _________________.
A) humans and animals were part of one group
B) the lion was king of the beasts
C) killing a lion would incur a curse
D) man's ancestors were lions
Answer: A
Q3) Relative to art, one of man's important new cognitive developments was the ability to _________.
A) use tools
B) think symbolically
C) write
D) communicate verbally
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Art of the Ancient Near East
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Q1) In the Stele of Naram-Sin , what artistic device is used to signal Naram-Sin's importance and reinforce his divine right to rule?
A) Relative perspective
B) Hierarchic scale
C) Registers
D) Silhouetting
Answer: B
Q2) The ceremonial entrance to the city of Babylon was the __________ Gate.
A) Ishtar
B) Marduk
C) Anu
D) Naram-Sin
Answer: A
Q3) The main figure depicted on the Disk of Enheduanna was the daughter of the Akkadian king ______________.
A) Assurnasirpal
B) Sargon I
C) Naram-Sin
D) Gudea
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Art of Ancient Egypt
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Q1) King Tutankhamun's tomb was found in the_________.
A) pyramids at Giza
B) Valley of the Kings
C) king's palace at Amarna
D) Great Temple of Amun at Karnak
Answer: B
Q2) The active pose of the Butcher may signify both ___________ and _______________.
A) equality with the pharaoh; member of the royal family
B) ability to perform a task; low social standing
C) high social standing; great intellect
D) high status among laborers; relationship to gods
Answer: B
Q3) Walls of the tomb of Queen Nefertari were covered with brilliantly colored _____________.
A) faience panels
B) enamel work
C) relief sculpture
D) paintings
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Art of the Ancient Aegean
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Q1) Why is the term Labyrinth appropriate for the Palace of Knossos?
Q2) The potter's wheel was introduced to the Minoan world somewhere in the early part of the __________ millennium BCE.
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth
Q3) Sir Arthur Evans named the Minoan civilization after the legend of __________, whose half-man, half-bull son was said to live in a maze below the palace.
A) Europa
B) Paris
C) Apollo
D) King Minos
Q4) The archeologist __________ located and excavated Troy.
A) Elgin
B) Carter
C) Schliemann
D) Evans
Q5) What makes Minoan wall painting an eloquent art form?
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Chapter 5: Art of Ancient Greece
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Q1) The Greek __________ said, "Future generations will marvel at us, as the present day marvels at us now."
A) Perikles
B) Attalos
C) Ptolemy
D) Sparta
Q2) ______________was used to create the more realistic facial details of the Riace Warriors .
A) Bronze
B) Encaustic
C) Inlaid glass and metal
D) Engraved lines
Q3) The beautiful black-figure vase of Dionysos with Maenads by the Amasis Painter exemplifies a vase shape called a(n) __________.
A) krater
B) olpe
C) lekythos
D) amphora
Q4) What purpose did the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi serve?
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Chapter 6: Etruscan and Roman Art
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Q1) What was the legend of Romulus and Remus?
Q2) What scenes might a Roman mosaic emblemata contain?
Q3) The paintings in House of the Vetii ________________.
A) depict a continuous narrative around the entire room
B) resemble framed pictures hung on the wall
C) exemplify the Roman tradition of still life painting
D) are unusual since most homes relied on mosaics for decoration
Q4) How were the Flavians different from the Julio-Claudian dynasty?
Q5) Which feature is NOT characteristic of Etruscan depictions of human figures?
A) realistic detail
B) animated gestures
C) intimacy between figures
D) serene detachment
Q6) The dramatic action of the Gemma Augustea reflects the influence of ___________art.
A) Egyptian
B) Etruscan
C) Classical Greek
D) Hellenistic
Q7) 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) What are the basic beliefs of the Jews, Christians, and Muslims?
Q2) _________________ was a Roman official who commissioned an elaborate sarcophagus.
A) Junius Bassus
B) Augustine
C) Galerius
D) Dionysos
Q3) What was the use of the catacombs?
Q4) In the Oratory of Galla Placidia, the ____________ symbolize eternal life.
A) bookcases
B) doves flanking a fountain
C) floral designs
D) geometric patterns
Q5) Discoveries at Dura-Europos in the 1930s contradicted what long-held scholarly belief?
A) Early Christians did not decorate their places of worship.
B) Jews of this period did not create any sort of figural art.
C) Early Christian congregations were never more than 20-25 people for fear of discovery
D) All of the above.
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Chapter 8: Byzantine Art
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Q1) The Monastery Church of St. Pantaleimon at Nerezi was built under the patronage of _____________.
A) Basil I
B) Prince Vladimir
C) Alexios Komnenos
D) Romanos II
Q2) The Lamentation at Nerezi focuses on _____________
A) the Virgin's anguish
B) the activities of the onlookers
C) the background landscape
D) the moment of the Crucifixion
Q3) What two forms have books taken?
Q4) Created during the Palaeologue Renaissance, mosaics decorating the narthex of the Church of Christ in Chora, Constantinople include ______________ that reflect the period's attitude towards the representation of religious narratives.
A) apocalyptic images
B) details from court life
C) scenes of tenderness and human interaction
D) aloof and detached facial expressions
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Chapter 9: Islamic Art
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Q1) What decorative feature of the Minbar from the Kutubiya Mosque in Marrakesh reflects its original architectural surroundings?
A) the stair risers representing horseshoe arches atop columns with ivory capitals and bases
B) the wooden marquetry with strapwork in a geometric pattern
C) the swirling vine motif carved into the wooden panels
D) all of the above
Q2) How are chapter breaks indicated in early Qur'anic manuscripts, including the example in the text ?
A) red marks placed above the dark brown script
B) gold ornamentation around chapter titles and knoblike projections in the left-hand margin
C) page numbers in the lower right-hand margin
D) no breaks are necessary because readers are so familiar with the words
Q3) Islamic artists who used what media were most highly esteemed?
A) ceramics
B) carpet making
C) calligraphy
D) miniature painting
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Chapter 10: Art of South and Southeast Asia Before 1200
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Q1) The shape of the cave-temple of Shiva at Elephanta form overlapping __________that create a symmetric yet irregular space.
A) mandalas
B) squares
C) triangles
D) plateaus
Q2) The Mathura style of Buddhist sculpture evolved from representations of indigenous male nature deities called _________.
A) mudras
B) katras
C) bodhisattvas
D) yakshas
Q3) Which of the following is NOT an example of one of the Buddha's lakshanas?
A) the urna
B) the mudra
C) the ushnisha
D) elongated earlobes
Q4) What are the two styles of sculpture that appear in the ancient Indus civilization?
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Chapter 11: Chinese and Korean Art Before 1279
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Q1) What structure, dating earlier than 1400 CE, shows characteristics of both a temple and a palace of the Tang dynasty?
Q2) What artistic development in the Six Dynasties period reveals a shift away from Confucianism?
A) the introduction of the handscroll format
B) the use of Feng Ju
C) the emergence of landscape painting
D) the practice of copying paintings of the past
Q3) In China, calligraphy is closely related to the art of painting and considered
A) a source of meditation and spiritual renewal
B) an expression of moral values and philosophical beliefs
C) a reflection of the writer's character
D) a necessary requirement to attain enlightenment
Q4) Which detail of the Bodhisattva Seated in Meditation distinguishes it as Korean?
A) the gilt bronze material
B) the pose
C) the tri-lobed crown
D) the clothing drapery
Q5) What does Neo-Confucianism teach?
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Chapter 12: Japanese Art Before 1333
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Q1) Which structure at Horyuji is not entered into because of its reliquary function?
A) the kondo
B) the pagoda
C) the repository for sacred texts
D) the stupa
Q2) Why did the Heian era end, and what period followed?
Q3) The ___________technique became popular in Japan because it reduced cracking in the wood and allowed for the production of larger sculptures.
A) found wood
B) split-wood
C) joined-wood
D) stripped wood
Q4) How do raigo paintings differ from mandalas?
Q5) What are the teachings of Pure Land Buddhism?
Q6) Which cultural developments did NOT occur during the Asuka period?
A) Buddhism became the state religion.
B) A system of writing was created.
C) Political ties with China were cut.
D) A centralized governmental structure was formed.
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Chapter 13: Art of the Americas Before 1300
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Q1) Discuss the cultures of North America and their various earthworks.
Q2) What features were shared by the different civilizations of Mesoamerica?
Q3) How did the discovery of an offering of carefully arranged figures in La Venta contribute to art history's knowledge of the Olmec?
A) It demonstrated their skills at carving.
B) It provided a context for similar figures found elsewhere.
C) It explained Olmec ritual practice and belief.
D) It proved the Olmecs interacted with other cultures.
Q4) The ___________ at Teotihuacan is built over a multi-chambered cave with a spring, which may have been the original focus of worship at the site.
A) Pyramid of the Sun
B) Pyramid of the Moon
C) Temple of the Inscriptions
D) Avenue of the Dead
Q5) How were the people of Central America different from their neighbors in Mesoamerica?
Q6) What three cultures rose in the early American Southwest?
Q7) What are the prominent features of Chichen Itza, and why are they different from earlier sites?
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Chapter 14: Early African Art
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Q1) What is the term for horns exported to Europe and created by carvers from Sierra Leone (Sapi in Portuguese)?
A) bullhorns
B) vuvuzelas
C) oliphants
D) trumpets
Q2) Which of the following features is NOT characteristic of West African mosques?
A) adobe brick
B) battered walls that slope inward toward the top
C) projecting wooden beams called torons
D) tall, narrow, engaged columns that act as buttresses
Q3) What has hindered our knowledge of ancient African artistic traditions?
A) Art objects were not made using durable materials.
B) Most wooden art objects no longer exist.
C) Contemporary artistic traditions are dramatically different from those of the past.
D) Environmental conditions have destroyed African rock art.
Q4) Why is the study of ancient African art so different?
Q5) How was the ancient city of Ife configured?
Q6) What were some of the locations where the terra-cotta heads of Ife were found?
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Chapter 15: Early Medieval Art in Europe
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT true of Irish high crosses?
A) They were influenced by metalworking traditions.
B) They sometimes hold sacred relics.
C) The circular form may serve as a functional support for the arms.
D) Their name is based on their large size.
Q2) In addition to the energetic painting characterizing the Hitda Gospels , the Gospels of Otto III show another Ottonian style, which was influenced by __________art in its sharply outlined drawings and lavish fields of gold.
A) Islamic
B) Hiberno-Saxon
C) Byzantine
D) Early Christian
Q3) What are the two types of Scandinavian timber construction?
Q4) A culture, as well as an artistic style, the __________ was a fusion of Celtic, Romanized British, Germanic, and Norse cultures.
A) barbarian
B) Carolingians
C) Hiberno-Saxon
D) Franks
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Chapter 16: Romanesque Art
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Q1) Which architectural feature demonstrates the efforts of church builders at the Benedictine Church of San Clemente in Rome to reclaim the artistic and spiritual legacy of the early church?
A) the use of spolia
B) the apse decoration
C) use of a timber roof
D) all of the above
Q2) How did Romanesque artists change the column capital?
Q3) A __________, which symbolizes the Holy Sepulcher, covers the main altar in the apse of San Clemente.
A) baldachin
B) mausoleum
C) tapestry
D) font
Q4) Investigate the decoration of Romanesque churches.
Q5) How did intellectual life bloom in the eleventh and twelfth centuries?
Q6) Describe the economic situation during the Romanesque period.
Q7) What was one of the main goals of Norman architecture and how was this achieved?
Q8) In which cathedrals did masons experiment with vaults?
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Chapter 17: Gothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth
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Q1) Why is the Church of St. Francis at Assisi a typical Franciscan church?
Q2) How was the Pisano family the leading exponent of the southern Italian style?
Q3) In stained glass, pieces of glass are joined together with narrow lead strips called ________.
A) grozing
B) jambs
C) cames
D) bar tracery
Q4) What scenes are depicted in the decoration of Chartres?
Q5) The oldest functioning synagogue in Europe, the Altneuschul , is based on what Christian architectural form?
A) house churches like those at Dura-Europos
B) Gothic hall churches
C) the choir at the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis
D) the Sainte-Chapelle
Q6) What characterizes the German hall church?
Q7) Why are the stained glass windows of Chartres unique?
Q8) Why did Abbot Suger want Saint-Denis rebuilt?
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Q10) What complicates the study of the sculpture at Reims?
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Chapter 18: Fourteenth-century Art in Europe
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Q1) How does Giotto's Virgin and Child Enthroned differ from Cimabue's earlier version of the same subject?
A) He eliminates the gold folds in Mary's drapery.
B) Christ sits on her lap.
C) The figures appear as solid, blocky forms.
D) All of the above.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT depicted in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country ?
A) building construction
B) an allegorical figure assuring visitors of their safety in the city
C) portraits of Sienna's civic leaders
D) agricultural activity of all the various seasons
Q3) The most complete Decorated-style building is the __________.
A) Chartres Cathedral
B) Durham Cathedral
C) Westminster Cathedral
D) Exeter Cathedral
Q4) Describe the influence of the royal court in Paris on fourteenth-century French painting and sculpture.
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Chapter 19: Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe
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Q1) Philip the Bold commissioned __________ to paint the altarpiece for the Chartreuse de Champmol.
A) Melchior Broederlam
B) Jean Limbourg
C) Hubert van Eyck
D) Robert Campin
Q2) 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
Q3) 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
Q4) Explain the achievements of the Limbourg brothers in their art.
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Chapter 20: Renaissance Art in Fifteenth-century Italy
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Q1) The representation of the gold mosaic in Bellini's Virgin and Child Enthroned with SS. Francis, John the Baptist, Job, Dominic, Sebastian, and Louis of Toulouse refers to the long tradition of _______________in Venice.
A) Byzantine art
B) the sacra conversazione
C) classical Roman statuary
D) Neoplatonism
Q2) The most prolific painting workshop of the later fifteenth century was the workshop of __________.
A) Michelozzo
B) Ghiberti
C) Ghirlandaio
D) Masaccio
Q3) In The Battle of San Romano , Uccello arranged every detail of the intense fighting to conform with ____________.
A) a Pythagorean system of proportion
B) Neoplatonic symbolism
C) linear perspective
D) historical accounts of the Battle of Rome
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Chapter 21: Sixteenth-century Art in Italy
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Q1) 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
Q2) The ________________ of Fontana's Noli me Tangere is typical of Late Mannerist painting.
A) diagonal plunge into depth
B) monumentality of the figures
C) focus on clarity and simplicity
D) muted color palette
Q3) The city of ___________ produced a notable number of accomplished women painters and sculptors.
A) Florence
B) Venice
C) Bologna
D) Rome
Q4) What role did the Jesuits play in patronizing Roman artists or architects?
Q5) What was Palladio's great contribution to Venetian religious architecture?
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Chapter 22: Sixteenth-century Art in Northern Europe and the
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Q1) The descriptions of Saint __________ informed Grünewald's paintings for the Isenheim Altarpiece .
A) Clare
B) Ann
C) Agnes
D) Bridget
Q2) Dürer's work in which media led to his fame and fortune?
A) goldsmithing
B) graphic arts and painting
C) architecture
D) sculpture
Q3) Women artists such as Caterina van Hemessen benefited from the decline of religious painting and the increasing interest in __________, which became a major source for their work.
A) processions
B) portraits
C) heraldic devices
D) landscapes
Q4) How did Bruegel's travels impact his art?
Q5) What features characterize early sixteenth-century German sculpture?
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Chapter 23: Seventeenth-century Art in Europe
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Q1) Gaulli had worked in his youth for the artist __________.
A) Caravaggio
B) Bernini
C) Reni
D) Gentileschi
Q2) Vermeer's images of women performing domestic tasks such as Woman Holding a Balance are sometimes interpreted as references to his ________________.
A) Catholic faith
B) daily life at home
C) Protestant upbringing
D) mistresses
Q3) What is remarkable about English palace design during the Baroque period?
Q4) The Dutch artist _____________ used every day life to portray moral tales.
A) Jan Steen
B) Hendrik ter Brugghen
C) Gerard ter Borch
D) Rembrandt
Q5) How did Bernini unify the exterior of St. Peter's?
Q6) How did Vermeer make his paintings?
Q7) How is Borromini's architecture eccentric or unusual?
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Chapter 24: Art of South and Southeast Asia After 1200
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Q1) Indian architecture during the Mughal period began to build construction based on the ________.
A) post and lintel
B) arch and dome
C) column and frieze
D) atrium and column
Q2) What were the goals of the Indian painter Abanindranath Tagore? Relate these goals to a specific work. Did he achieve his goals? Be as specific as you can in your answer.
Q3) The Taj Mahal is typical of Mughal funerary structures in its __________________.
A) use of a four-part garden
B) asymmetrical design
C) elaborate decoration
D) all of the above
Q4) How did British influence enter India? Discuss the impact of the British Empire on the art and architecture of India, referencing specific works of art and monuments.
Q5) What is the Gita Govinda? Provide an example from Indian art as part of your answer.
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Chapter 25: Chinese and Korean Art After 1279
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Q1) Explain the birds-and-flowers genre of Chinese painting. Identify an artist and a work associated with this genre.
Q2) 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
Q3) In Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains __________ intentionally painted in the manner of the earlier Tang dynasty.
A) Dai Jin
B) Yin Hong
C) Ni Zan
D) Zhao Mengfu
Q4) Describe the literati influence on furniture, architecture, and garden design. Cite examples and discuss their characteristics.
Q5) Who were the painters known as the individualists?
Q6) Who was Marco Polo? What was his significance?
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Chapter 26: Japanese Art After 1333
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Q1) Who are daimyo?
Q2) __________ was the first artist to design woodblock prints to be printed in more than one color.
A) Toshusai Sharaku
B) Suzuki Harunobu
C) Utagawa Hiroshige
D) Katsushika Hokusai
Q3) The __________ period of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was one of the most creative eras in Japanese history.
A) Heian
B) Nara
C) Asuka
D) Momoyama
Q4) Describe the means of access to Himeji Castle ?
Q5) Discuss the significance of the tea ceremony in Japan. What are its origins? Does it have other purposes besides the drinking of tea? What was its impact on the arts? Identify any significant individual and his/her role, distinctive phrases, special utensils and other particular features of the ceremony.
Q6) What are registration marks in the woodblock print process? Are they necessary?
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Chapter 27: Art of the Americas After 1300
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Q1) Some of the finest Hamatsa masks are the work of Willie __________.
A) Martinez
B) Smith
C) Seaweed
D) Algae
Q2) How is beadwork related to quillwork?
Q3) __________ divided the city of Tenochtitlan into four quarters.
A) Temples
B) Gaming areas
C) Waterways
D) Houses
Q4) Northwest painting and weaving images are composed of two basic elements: the __________ and the formline.
A) bear
B) bull
C) scribe
D) ovoid
Q5) What kinds of textiles had great prestige among the Northwest Coast people?
Q6) What features did the Aztecs and Incas share in their art?
Q7) What is the Hamatsa?
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Chapter 28: Art of Pacific Cultures
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Q1) What was Nan Madol?
Q2) 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
Q3) Loosely woven netted work bags called bilum indicate __________ among the Wahgi tribe of New Guinea.
A) whether a woman is eligible to marry
B) the social rank of the wearer
C) an individual's profession
D) different ancestral affiliations
Q4) 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.
Q5) How does body adornment function in Pacific cultures?
Q6) What are the four geographic areas of Oceania?
Q7) How do the arts function in Melanesia?
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Chapter 29: Art of Africa in the Modern Era
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Q1) The Kuba people produce elaborate and sophisticated arts tied to __________.
A) kinship
B) shamanism
C) leadership
D) divination
Q2) The performance of children in Yoruba masquerades is viewed as _____________.
A) entertainment for the adults
B) training for the future
C) a taboo practice
D) a rite of passage
Q3) In Yoruba tradition, honoring a deceased __________ by creating a beautiful dwelling place for its spirit represents hope for the future, for survival, and for prosperity.
A) child
B) parent
C) twin
D) ancestor
Q4) How are African traditional art forms known to us today?
Q5) What are some of the foundations of African culture?
Q6) What is significant about Nankani building and their methods?
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Chapter 30: Eighteenth-
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Q1) Walpole used crenellations, tracery, windows, and turrets to convert Strawberry Hill into a __________ castle.
A) Rococo
B) Renaissance
C) Austrian
D) Gothic
Q2) _______________ painted a series of entertaining scenes of scientific experiments.
A) Richard Boyle
B) Joseph Wright of Derby
C) Thomas Cole
D) Joseph Mallord William Turner
Q3) What are the main features of Rococo style in art and architecture?
Q4) Lithography impacted art in the nineteenth century in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
A) Artists were able to make prints without the expense or delay of an engraver.
B) Prints made art affordable to all levels of society.
C) It allowed artists to capture the subtleties of drawing.
D) It diminished the traditional status of painting.
Q5) In what ways is Rococo architecture related to Baroque architecture?
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Chapter 31: Mid-to Late Nineteenth-century Art in Europe and
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Q1) What is repoussoir and how did Cézanne use it?
Q2) In contrast to the Realists, Impressionist artists focused on scenes of the
A) religious icons
B) industrial monuments
C) upper middle class at leisure
D) social issues
Q3) In contrast to some of the other Impressionist painters, Renoir focused on the
A) marketplace
B) street light
C) racecar
D) figure
Q4) Consider the many different artistic styles and interests that emerged over the course of the nineteenth century. Choose one artist or movement that you think was most influential and write an essay justifying your answer.
Q5) How is Central Park organized?
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Q6) How do the works of Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot compare to their male colleagues in Impressionism?
Chapter 32: Modern Art in Europe and the Americas,
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Q1) Hannah Höch was a central figure in the __________ Dada group.
A) Berlin
B) Vienna
C) Moscow
D) Toronto
Q2) What are the different kinds of Surrealism?
Q3) How did the Suprematists combine Cubist picture space with complete abstraction?
Q4) In what ways did artists give their art a deeper social relevance in the period between the wars?
Q5) 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
Q6) How did the Cubists create influential new methods of composition in painting and sculpture?
Q7) What is the International Style?
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Q9) How did Russian Constructivists combine Modern styles with practical needs?
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Q1) ______________ is one of the best-known works of public art in the United States.
A) Tilted Arc
B) House
C) The Division of the Barrios
D) Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Q2) _____________ made a series of objects combining painting and sculpture called combines.
A) Allan Kaprow
B) Robert Rauschenberg
C) Andy Warhol
D) Nam June Paik
Q3) __________ heralded a post-industrial, advanced capitalist society.
A) Op Art
B) Surrealist art
C) Postmodern art
D) Art Informel
Q4) What did artists do from 1955 to 1965 to bring the real world into their art?
Q5) What are some of the issues New Media artists address in their art?
Q6) What are Earthworks?
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