Q&A Hero

Q: French artist JRs Women are Heroes shows: a. the faces of poor women in Rio de Janeiro. b. portraits of firefighters, soldiers, and other heroic women in uniform c. mothers from around the world d. famous Brazilian movie stars who came from nothing e. all of the other answers

Q: 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

Q: 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

Q: Which of these artists created a war artwork that was an interactive performance? a. Wafaa Bilal d. Nick Ut b. Anselm Kiefer e. unknown tapestry weavers c. Otto Dix

Q: Gld masquerades give communities the opportunity to: a. communicate with the spirit realm b. reinforce their cultural beliefs c. combine costumes, music, and dance d. celebrate female power e. all of the other answers

Q: Research Wafaa Bilals Domestic Tension at http://bit.ly/1DOhMcF. Write an essay that addresses whether you think Bilals artwork makes viewers more aware of Iraqs recent history.

Q: What is the primary medium of Wenda Gus United NationsChina Monument? a. human hair d. stone b. concrete e. various textiles c. sand

Q: Why were some against Maya Lins design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial? a. it was black b. it descended into the ground c. they wanted a more traditional monument with figures d. all of the other answers e. none of the other answers

Q: Which cultural practices are highlighted in Wenda Gus United NationsChina Monument? a. Buddhist tea ceremony b. Chinese brush painting c. Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, and Latin alphabets d. all of the other answers e. none of the other answers

Q: What is not true about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial? a. the names of the dead are carved into the wall alphabetically b. it aligns with two other American monuments c. the wall is reflective d. it was designed by a student e. all of the other answers are true

Q: Wenda Gu makes artwork that can only be understood by viewers fluent in Chinese.

Q: Which elements are part of the 9/11 Memorial in New York City? a. steel d. all of the other answers b. water e. none of the other answers c. squares

Q: What is the intended message of Wenda Gus United NationsChina Monument? a. China deserves to be a world power b. connections between cultures are important c. even ephemeral artworks matter d. the gods are always watching e. there is no underlying message

Q: Gld rituals are practiced by which people? a. the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia b. the Navajo of New Mexico c. the Yoruba of Nigeria d. the elves of the North Pole e. none of the other answers

Q: Otto Dixs The War is a ________. a. triptych d. diptych b. tondo e. none of the other answers c. icon

Q: Even though it has not been maintained over the years, Monks Mound looks very much as it did when it was built.

Q: In The War, Otto Dix paints a soldier lying in a trench in the ________ section of his artwork. a. predella d. tympanum b. central panel e. none of the other answers c. archivolt

Q: The Gates remains intact, while Stonehenge has had to be dismantled because it has eroded over the years and become a health-and-safety hazard.

Q: Anselm Kiefers Breaking of the Vessels refers to: a. Kristallnacht d. all of the other answers b. the Kabbalah e. none of the other answers c. the Holocaust

Q: People who gathered at Stonehenge on the summer solstice would have seen: a. a herd of wildebeest on their way to pasture b. the religious figures of their hometown having a debate c. the results of the annual harvest on display d. the sun rise over the Heelstone e. all of their professors wearing togas

Q: Anselm Kiefers own experiences and his German nationality have affected the way he interprets war in his artworks.

Q: In order for The Gates to be made, ________, amongst others, had to get involved. a. artists, engineers, politicians, and security guards b. artists, curators, and wealthy patrons c. artists, gardeners, TV crews, and prison guards d. historians, an airplane pilot, lifeguards, and random people in the community e. Christo and Jeanne-Claude alone made the piece

Q: In Ganzeers Tank vs. Bike, a team of understudies created the tank and Ganzeer painted his signature panda himself.

Q: One important similarity between Stonehenge and The Gates is that ________. a. they are both located in England b. both structures have exactly the same dimensions c. it took a highly organized team to construct them d. only one person could experience them at a time e. all of the other answers

Q: Consider the evolution of Ganzeers Tanks vs. Bike (4.7.13). Discuss the reasons Ganzeer created the work. Then analyse why you think other artists were inspired to add on to his work rather than creating their own.

Q: Ziggurats were made of what material? a. marble d. sticks b. reinforced concrete e. glass c. mud-brick

Q: The Tula warrior columns (4.7.9) were made by the Toltec people of Mexico, a civilization which came after the Aztecs.

Q: The ziggurat at Ur was dedicated to: a. Muhammad d. Nanna b. Shamash e. Jesus Christ c. Anu

Q: An oba is the name for a jaguar in Benin culture.

Q: Where is Monks Mound located? a. present-day Iraq b. Lintong, China c. near present-day St. Louis d. beneath what is now Mexico City e. on the Giza Plateau in Egypt

Q: The Guggenheim Museum in New York City was designed by: a. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Louis Sullivan b. Frank Gehry e. all of the other answers c. Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Q: Which of the following artworks depict in great detail the specific wardrobe of warriors? a. the Tula warrior columns b. the Bayeux Tapestry c. Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace d. all of the previous answers e. none of the previous answers

Q: The Guggenheim Museum in New York City was designed to: a. look exactly like the ziggurats in the ancient Near East b. teach young architects all the skills they would need c. house Christian relics for safe keeping d. be a temple of spirit, a monument e. none of the other answers

Q: The Japanese scroll painting of the Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace shows a raid by samurai warriors during which they kidnapped the Emperor Nijo from his palace.

Q: Ancient Near Eastern ziggurats served as ________. a. places of burial d. movie theatres b. temples and civic centers e. all of the other answers c. palaces

Q: The Tula warrior columns (4.7.9) once supported an Aztec temple.

Q: A visitor to a Gothic cathedral would have found him or herself surrounded by: a. cement and barbed wire b. darkened passageways and smoke from torches c. soaring height and spiritual light d. traffic in the market square e. all of the other answers

Q: The fact that Goyas paintings The Second of May, 1808 and The Third of May, 1808 portray different sides committing acts of violence shows that Goya was condemning war in general.

Q: The Colosseum is known for being: a. one of the first Christian churches ever built b. one of the first and largest public libraries in history c. built as a private residence for the emperor d. able to hold up to 55,000 people e. none of the other answers

Q: The ruler in Palette of Narmer is identified using hierarchical scale.

Q: Amongst other entertainments, Roman citizens watched ________ in the Colosseum. a. synchronized swimming d. scholarly debates b. mock sea battles e. art competitions c. football games

Q: Perform a thorough formal analysis of the Palette of Narmer. Describe the ways in which the power of the ruler is represented. What is the overall message of the artwork and how does the artist convey this message?

Q: The AT&T Stadium is noteworthy in the study of art and architecture because ________. a. it is home to the Dallas Cowboys b. it is the largest stadium since the Colosseum c. is the worlds largest domed structure without interior columns d. it is only important in the world of sports e. it was designed by Brunelleschi

Q: The Bayeux Tapestry is approximately ________ long. a. 5 feet d. 500 feet b. 60 feet e. 1,000 feet c. 290 feet

Q: The AT&T Stadium also houses an art collection, with artworks commissioned from eighteen contemporary artists.

Q: The Bayeux Tapestry was embroidered by women.

Q: Francisco Goyas The Second of May, 1808 depicts: a. the coronation of Napoleon b. the execution of Spanish rebels c. Spanish civilians attacking French soldiers d. a horse race e. none of the other answers

Q: Timothy OSullivans famous photograph of dead bodies on a deserted battlefield (4.7.1) was taken during ________. a. the American Civil War d. World War II b. the French Revolution e. the Spanish War of Independence c. World War I

Q: Timothy OSullivan was a photographer whose images were the result of random snapshots.

Q: Compare and contrast Timothy OSullivans Harvest of Death (4.7.1) and Nick Uts Vietnamese Girl Kim Phuc Running after Napalm Attack (4.7.2). Do a full visual analysis of each artwork. Explain how each artist creates emotion in their artworks.

Q: Nick Ut never found out what happened to the Vietnamese girl he photographed running away after a napalm attack in which she had been burned.

Q: Nick Uts photographs of the Vietnam War are brutally truthful, but he was not an impartial photographer.

Q: Art can only be made by a single individual.

Q: Pablo Picassos Guenica was an invented vision he made to express the terror he felt after waking from a nightmare.

Q: Community art may ________. a. be made by numerous people b. be made for large numbers of viewers c. be situated in public places d. represent the common interests of a group e. all of the other answers

Q: Pablo Picasso would not let Guernica be seen by the public until Adolf Hitler was out of power.

Q: Masses of people came inside Notre Dame Cathedral to worship the goddess Athena.

Q: Perform a thorough formal analysis of Picassos Guernica, including a composition diagram. Then explain specifically how the artist used the elements and principles of art to convey a message of terror.

Q: Holy relics located in churches ________. a. taught people about the stories of the Koran b. inspired people to make pilgrimages to see them c. fooled people into believing in ghosts d. are proof that gladiator fights happened e. holy relics were never kept in churches

Q: The portrait of Mao Zedong that hangs over Tiananmen has never been taken down since the day it was first hung.

Q: Which of these artworks was not made as propaganda to supplement the power of the ruler it represents? a. The Armada Portrait b. Mao Zedongs portrait at Tiananmen c. Napoleon Crossing the Alps d. Stela of Hammurabi e. all of these were propagandistic artworks

Q: Analyse Jean-Antoine Houdons George Washington (4.6.2). Which aspects of this sculpture borrow from earlier traditions and which are uniquely American? Consider the colossal statue of Constantine the Great (4.6.10) as the inspiration for the initial idea for a sculpture of Washington, which he rejected. Why do you think Houdons sculpture was more pleasing to the president?

Q: Study the architectural structures, and artworks held within, made during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. For example, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (2.5.19), the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna and the Justinian and Theodora mosaics (3.2.9, 4.6.5), and the monastery of St. Catherine on Mt. Sinai (3.2.6, 3.2.7). What was Justinians involvement in the building of each of these structures? How does each exemplify the power of the Emperor? How does each reflect Justinians support of the arts?

Q: What event is portrayed in the elaborately carved lintel showing the Maya ruler Shield Jaguar and his wife Lady Xoc (4.6.6)? a. a bloodletting ritual d. a play b. a sexual act e. an animal hunt c. a sacrifice of a child

Q: Such Maya rituals as bloodletting were only enacted on slaves.

Q: What technique was used to create the portrait of King Akhenaten, his wife Nefertiti, and their three daughters (4.6.7)? a. sunken-relief carving d. lithography b. low-relief carving e. none of the other answers c. lost-wax casting

Q: Compare and contrast the portraits of Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc (4.6.6) and Akhenaten and Nefertiti (4.6.7) discussed in this chapter. Write an essay in which you consider the way each artwork was made, how each shows the power of the ruler, and how each work represents the rulers wife.

Q: The sculpture Chibinda Ilunga, made by the Chokwe people of Central Africa, depicts a king as a powerful hunter.

Q: The Stela of Hammurabi: a. shows a servant standing before a ruler b. has an entire law code written on it c. contains a picture of the sun at the very bottom d. also functioned as a sundial e. none of the other answers

Q: Which emperor created a colossal statue of himself to be placed in a basilica in the center of Rome? a. Augustus d. Louis XIV b. Constantine e. Hammurabi c. Justinian

Q: The colossal statue of Constantine the Great departs completely from statues of earlier Roman emperors.

Q: The giant portrait that hangs over Tiananmen depicts one of the founders of ancient China.

Q: Napoleon Crossing the Alps depicts the moment before Emperor Napoleon was to meet the military general Hannibal in Rome.

Q: Research the portraits of Napoleon painted by Jacques-Louis David. How did these worksin particular, Napoleon Crossing the Alpshelp to create Napoleons image and reputation?

Q: Compare the portrait of George Washington by Houdon (4.6.2) and Napoleon Crossing the Alps (4.6.3). Write a formal analysis describing the similarities and differences in the way that the elements and principles of art are used to represent the power of these two leaders.

Q: How many Olmec colossal heads have been discovered? a. 3 d. 562 b. 17 e. 1,000 c. 103

Q: What material was used to make the Olmec colossal heads? a. basalt d. limestone b. bronze e. marble c. jade