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Compare and contrast the interior decoration of two places of worship from this chapter: Mark Rothkos Chapel in Houston, Texas (4.2.16), and Berninis sculpture in the Cornaro Chapel, Rome, Italy (4.2.8). How do both artists inspire devotion in visitors to these chapels? In your response, consider the period in which these works were made and the audience they were created for.
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When and where was the artist of Olympia working?
a. prehistoric Europe d. twentieth-century Japan
b. sixteenth-century Italy e. twenty-first-century America
c. nineteenth-century France
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Muslim practice includes ________.
a. gathering to pray in a mosque d. praying in the direction of Mecca
b. praying to Allah e. all of the other answers
c. praying five times per day
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Who is the artist of The Birth of Venus?
a. Leonardo da Vinci
b. Sandro Botticelli
c. Titian
d. douard Manet
e. no one knows for sure who the artist was
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Muqarnas are ________.
a. towers to call the faithful to prayer
b. niches in the wall that indicate the direction of Mecca
c. blue tilework with calligraphic script
d. stalactite vaults
e. none of the other answers
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The form of the goddesss figure in The Birth of Venus was based on ________.
a. Classical Greek sculptures
b. prehistoric goddess figurines
c. Romanesque tapestries
d. photographs made during Venuss lifetime
e. all of the other answers
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Why might the paintings at Lascaux be considered sacred?
a. because the site was visited repeatedly and painted again and again
b. because they show the rituals of a secret society
c. because a particular, identifiable religion was practiced in the caves
d. because the bulls painted there were the ancestors of the people who lived in the caves
e. all of the other answers
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Which of the following was used to make the sculpture Menkaure and His Wife, Queen Khamerernebty?
a. realistic rendering d. death masks
b. childrens drawings e. abstract artistic interpretation
c. a canon of proportions
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Where were the Roman catacombs located at the time they were built?
a. behind the city of Lascaux
b. in the main marketplace in Rome
c. outside the city of Rome
d. underneath the town of La Venta
e. inside the city walls of Vence
Q:
Ancient Greek notions of beauty were based upon the combination of an underlying canon of mathematical proportions with the finely honed physiques possessed by male athletes.
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Why were the Roman catacombs of sacred importance?
a. pagan, Christian, and Jewish Romans used them
b. they were the burial places of many Romans ancestors
c. they served as temples for many religious observances
d. the paintings there could be relevant for multiple religions
e. all of the other answers
Q:
What is the subject matter of Myrons Discus Thrower?
a. a prehistoric stonemason d. a Roman circus performer
b. an Egyptian pharaoh e. a contemporary DJ
c. a Greek athlete
Q:
Why are the bodies of the damned in the Last Judgment tympanum from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare so graphically grotesque?
a. to give a strong warning to viewers that they should live a virtuous life
b. to show that the afterlife for sinners would be something to look forward to
c. because the artist was trying to be funny
d. to show that only people suffering from diseases go to Hell
e. no one knows why they were shown this way
Q:
The Woman from Willendorf is made from which medium?
a. woven reeds d. marble
b. limestone e. oil on canvas
c. fired ceramic
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Compare the painting of the Last Judgment before Osiris from Hunefers Book of the Dead (4.2.9) with Gislebertuss Last Judgment tympanum from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare (4.2.10). Briefly describe what each one looks likethe materials used, shape, size, and so onconcentrating on the most noticeable similarities and differences. What is the story illustrated in each artwork? How are the stories similar and how are they different?
Q:
What is believed to be the purpose of the Woman from Willendorf?
a. it is a portable doorstop d. it is the first garden gnome
b. it is a deadly weapon e. none of the other answers
c. it is an ancient piggy bank
Q:
Who is the artist of the painting Woman Holding a Balance?
a. Imhotep d. Johannes Vermeer
b. Gislebertus e. the artists name is not known
c. Gianlorenzo Bernini
Q:
The date of Willem de Koonings painting Woman I is:
a. 24,00022,000 BCE d. 19501952 CE
b. 545500 BCE e. the date is not known
c. 11001200 CE
Q:
What is the woman doing in the painting Woman Holding a Balance?
a. waiting for her soul to be judged
b. holding scales as if she is weighing her jewelry
c. having her luggage examined at the airport
d. showing that a persons material possessions are the true indication of her worth
e. all of the other answers
Q:
Willem de Kooning intended his painting Woman I to ________.
a. emphasize elements of female anatomy
b. convey the inherent abilities of women to give and protect life
c. reflect universal ideas of powerful women
d. refer to images of women made throughout the history of art
e. all of the other answers
Q:
When were the walls of Lascaux painted?
a. 30,00025,000 BCE d. 100 BCE100 CE
b. 15,00013,000 BCE e. none of the other answers
c. 5,0002,000 BCE
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Menkaure and His Wife, Queen Khamerernebty was made by sculptors from which culture?
a. Egyptian d. Roman
b. Sumerian e. Dutch
c. Greek
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In ancient Egypt, what is a book of the dead?
a. a genealogy recounting a persons ancestors and their relationships
b. a guide to the steps of proper embalming and mummification
c. a collection of spells and incantations designed to help with navigating the afterlife
d. a short novel about the process of dying
e. the memoir of a man who died while working on the pyramids
Q:
In Hunefers Book of the Dead, how is his heart depicted?
a. as the representation of his soul
b. in a canopic jar
c. being weighed against a feather
d. as a symbol that he lived an honorable life
e. all of the other answers
Q:
Who is the artist of the Last Judgment tympanum from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare?
a. Imhotep d. Johannes Vermeer
b. Gislebertus e. the artists name is unknown
c. Gianlorenzo Bernini
Q:
Match the artwork with the issue or incident to which it refers: a. the Great Depression b. racism c. the imprisonment of a suffragette leader d. environmentalism e. the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 Velzquezs Rokeby Venus
Q:
The Stela of Naram-Sin is made of what material?
a. wood d. bronze
b. limestone e. clay
c. pink sandstone
Q:
The Stela of Naram-Sin shows ________.
a. the first pharaoh uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
b. a Babylonian ruler receiving a law code from Shamash
c. a Maya king wearing ceremonial regalia
d. an Akkadian king on a mountaintop being looked upon favorably by the gods
e. none of the other answers
Q:
Eastern Orthodox icons, such as the Virgin of Vladimir, display similar visual characteristics, including:
a. stylized but believable poses
b. linear outlines
c. gold backgrounds
d. haloes for the Madonna and Child
e. all of the other answers
Q:
When was the Eastern Orthodox Church icon the Virgin of Vladimir made?
a. during Greek and Roman times
b. during the Middle Ages
c. during the Renaissance
d. in the twentieth-century
e. the Eastern Orthodox Church never made icons
Q:
Who is the artist of The Ecstasy of St. Teresa?
a. an Olmec stonemason d. Mark Rothko
b. Michelangelo e. Henri Matisse
c. Gianlorenzo Bernini
Q:
The Ecstasy of St. Teresa was meant to show Teresa ________.
a. being pierced by an angels arrow
b. being infused with divine love
c. as a devout Christian
d. as a role model to be followed by other devout Christians
e. all of the other answers
Q:
Depictions of the Last Judgment were made by only one culture.
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What was the purpose of the Senufo mother-and-child figure?
a. to ward off crows from the field
b. to be a torch to light the villages paths at night
c. to be a guiding spirit for the guardians of religious and historical traditions
d. to be a vessel for burning incense
e. all of the other answers
Q:
Navajo sand paintings are generally made to be passed down from generation to generation.
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The materials used in Navajo sand paintings include:
a. pollen, corn, and powdered stones
b. sand, concrete, and leading
c. charcoal, grass, and acrylic paint
d. powdered pigments, horse-hair brushes, and vellum
e. no one knows because the process is secret
Q:
A shaman is a person who ________.
a. acts as an intermediary between the invisible spirit world and the physical realm of humans
b. ties up captives with a rope while a ruler performs important rituals
c. creates cave drawings upside-down
d. is authorized to dig in sacred sites for the purposes of research
e. none of the other answers
Q:
Navajo sand paintings are made ________.
a. using the technique of dry fresco
b. to heal an individual and restore balance to the community
c. to impress visitors with the skill of the shaman
d. totally in the dark
e. to last forever
Q:
In traditional African cultures, spirits can be beneficial or harmful.
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Match the artwork with its reception: a. was covered up for its shocking reality b. was attacked for its ideal beauty c. was mocked by the Nazis d. raised awareness of the severity of the Great Depression Fischls Falling Woman
Q:
Spiritual ideas, such as the ancient mother, can never be represented in recognizable imagery.
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Match the artwork with its reception: a. was covered up for its shocking reality b. was attacked for its ideal beauty c. was mocked by the Nazis d. raised awareness of the severity of the Great Depression Langes Migrant Mother
Q:
How could you tell that a Senufo sculpture depicts a spirit figure rather than a human being?
a. such figures are always upside-down
b. parts of their anatomy will be exaggerated
c. they have one eye closed
d. their arms are actually wings
e. African sculptures never depict spirit figures
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Match the artwork with its reception: a. was covered up for its shocking reality b. was attacked for its ideal beauty c. was mocked by the Nazis d. raised awareness of the severity of the Great Depression Noldes Crucifixion
Q:
What is the medium of the Senufo mother-and-child figure (4.2.4)?
a. marble d. cracked glass
b. wood e. wheat
c. clay
Q:
Critics of the sculpture Falling Woman said that it was irrelevant to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, and did not capture any of the pain and emotion of that day.
Q:
The doors of the Church of Saint Michaels at Hildesheim, Germany, ________.
a. are made of bronze
b. depict scenes from the book of Genesis
c. depict scenes from the life of Christ
d. pair Old and New Testament stories from the Christian Bible
e. all of the other answers
Q:
What is true about Emil Nolde?
a. he was a member of the Nazi party
b. he painted in watercolor
c. his painting Crucifixion was considered by the Nazis to be degenerate
d. all of the other answers
e. none of the other answers
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The subject matter of Buddhist art consists of ________.
a. careful accounts of Buddhas princely lineage
b. detailed depictions of the castle Buddha grew up in
c. stories from Buddhas life, teachings, and beliefs
d. only flowers and foliage
e. Buddhist art is not about Buddha at all
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Emil Noldes Crucifixion was admired by Adolf Hitler.
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When Buddha was born he sprang miraculously from the sea as a full-grown man.
Q:
Write an essay considering why Adolf Hitler and the Nazis might have found Emil Noldes Crucifixion so abominable. What does it say about the power of art that some people find it necessary to destroy artworks? Explain what you think was the goal of the Degenerate art Exhibition.
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The doors of the Church of St. Michaels at Hildesheim, Germany (4.2.2) and the stela of the Life of Buddha (4.2.3) are both narrative artworks. Consider how the artist portrayed the passage of time in each of these works. Has either artist created focal points for important parts of the story? What parts of each narrative are included or left out?
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Match the artwork with its reception: a. was covered up for its shocking reality b. was attacked for its ideal beauty c. was mocked by the Nazis d. raised awareness of the severity of the Great Depression Velzquezs Rokeby Venus
Q:
The artist of the sculpture Falling Woman is:
a. Diego Velzquez d. Eric Fischl
b. an unknown ancient sculptor e. Jacques-Louis David
c. Terry George
Q:
The bronze doors of the Church of Saint Michaels at Hildesheim, Germany were made under the direction of ________.
a. Bishop Bernward d. Hildegard of Bingen
b. Pope Julius II e. Lorenzo de Medici
c. Duke Jean de Berry
Q:
Choose three examples of community art from this chapter. Consider the imagery, the media used, and the relationship to the communities of which they were part. How are they similar? How are they different? What does community mean to you? How has your definition changed as a result of studying community art in this chapter?
Q:
What medium is Kehinde Wileys Portrait Bust of Cardinal Richelieu?
a. painting d. fiber art
b. sculpture e. none of the other answers
c. photography
Q:
In Portrait Bust of Cardinal Richelieu, Kehinde Wiley recasts a famous portrait bust from art history as a dark-skinned man.
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Chris Jordans Gyre refers to:
a. Hokusais The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa
b. a Pacific whirlpool
c. trash created by humans
d. all of the other answers
e. none of the other answers
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Spirituality encompasses ________.
a. our sense of being connected to others
b. our awareness of both mind and body
c. our wish to understand lifes meaning and the world around us
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
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Chris Jordan used 2.4 million pieces of plastic in his artwork Gyre. These represent the number of:
a. women living in poverty in Brazil
b. pounds of plastic trash that enters the worlds oceans every hour
c. followers the artist has on Twitter
d. people that helped him create the artwork
e. toothbrushes used and thrown away every year by the US
Q:
Many ancient Greek artists made artworks to honor ________.
a. their gods and deities
b. their knowledge of the space/time continuum
c. the spirit world as experienced in their dreams
d. the mascots of their favorite sports teams
e. all of the other answers
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Mary Richardson, the attacker of the Rokeby Venus in 1914, compared the physical beauty of the woman in the painting to the beautiful character of:
a. Rosa Parks
b. Marie Antoinette
c. the director of the National Gallery in London
d. Emmeline Pankhurst
e. Florence Nightingale
Q:
The Greek pediment on the temple dedicated to the god Zeus at Olympia (4.2.1) depicts a scene from ________.
a. the Trojan War
b. the Christian Bible
c. the battle between the Lapiths and Centaurs
d. gladiatorial fights
e. none of the other answers
Q:
Mary Richardson, the attacker of the Rokeby Venus in 1914, did so because:
a. she wanted more rights for women
b. she thought the painting was ugly
c. she hated the National Gallery in London
d. she was a performance artist and it was part of her piece
e. she was protesting about war
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The deity at the center of the pediment on the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (4.2.1), who brings order to the scene, is ________.
a. Zeus d. Venus
b. Apollo e. Mars
c. Athena
Q:
What happened to the woman featured in Migrant Mother after Dorothea Lange photographed her?
a. the government fed her and her family for several months
b. she was paid royalties for the famous photograph
c. she was ashamed of the photograph
d. she and the photographer became good friends
e. none of the other answers
Q:
People shown in Tijuana Projection share what common experience?
a. working in the maquiladora industry
b. being imprisoned
c. escaping as refugees
d. being granted US citizenship
e. they share no common experience
Q:
The identity of Dorothea Langes migrant mother has never been discovered.
Q:
Krzysztof Wodiczko makes video installations that comment on ________ all over the world.
a. energy crises d. social injustice
b. animal cruelty e. festivals and celebrations
c. disregard for art
Q:
In Women are Heroes, artist JR displays portraits of women on:
a. New York City billboards d. museum walls
b. homes and buildings e. none of the other answers
c. movie screens
Q:
Krzysztof Wodiczko uses the medium of video projection so that masses of people can experience his artwork and its message.
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The 9/11 Memorial has been achieved without any controversy over its final design.
Q:
Who was the artist of Tilted Arc?
a. Diego Rivera d. Donald Judd
b. Christo and Jeanne-Claude e. none of the other answers
c. Richard Serra
Q:
What was the medium of Tilted Arc?
a. Cor-ten steel d. bronze
b. salvaged plastic e. none of the other answers
c. marble
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Why was Tilted Arc controversial?
a. because some people did not want to walk around it
b. because some people thought it was ugly
c. because some people thought it would encourage criminal activity
d. because the artist made it for a specific place and moving it was the equivalent of destroying it
e. all of the other answers
Q:
Thodore Gricaults painting Raft of the Medusa depicts:
a. the results of a shipwreck off the coast of West Africa
b. the mythological monster Medusa destroying ships
c. French people relaxing on the Riviera
d. a boat race across the English Channel
e. none of the other answers
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Consider the following statement by Richard Serra:
My sculptures are not objects for the viewer to stop and stare at. The historical purpose of placing sculpture on a pedestal was to establish a separation between the sculpture and the viewer. I am interested in creating a behavioural space in which the viewer interacts with the sculpture in its context. (Gateways to Art, p. 570)
What does Serra mean by this statement? What kind of experience might such a sculpture inspire? How might art made in this way be used in public spaces?
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Amidst the death and despair in Thodore Gricaults Raft of the Medusa, the artist imbued his figures with a sense of nobility.