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An amphora is the name for any female Greek goddess.
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The Parthenon in Athens used to house a huge gold-and-ivory statue of:
a. Athena d. Zeus
b. Hera e. Apollo
c. Poseidon
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Grant Woods American Gothic is ________.
a. so small it has to be looked at with a microscope
b. so big that the viewer has to walk around it to take it all in
c. lifesize, to fool the viewer into thinking he or she is looking at reality
d. intended to make fun of small-town America
e. meant to reflect the American values of individuality, morality, and hard work
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The Parthenon in Athens looks exactly the same today as it did when the Greeks originally built it.
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Grant Wood chose subjects that:
a. viewers could hardly recognize
b. could easily be confused with Gothic cathedrals
c. reflected his experience in Midwestern America
d. expressed the fun and feverish lifestyles of modern Europe
e. were trained in non-Western sculptural practice
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The following are architectural orders developed by the Greeks:
a. Corinthian d. all of the previous answers
b. Doric e. none of the previous answers
c. Ionic
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What is the medium of Aaron Douglass Aspects of Negro American Life: From Slavery to Reconstruction?
a. silkscreen d. photomontage
b. assemblage e. oil on canvas
c. collage
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Metopes are an element of which architectural order?
a. Corinthian d. all of the previous answers
b. Doric e. none of the previous answers
c. Ionic
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Match the term with its definition: a. a ritual object used in ceremonies to assist the deceased in their journey into the spiritual realm b. a bearded, standing figure, which served as a reservoir for magical properties c. a tower on a mosque, used to call the faithful to prayer d. a woven fabric traditionally worn only by royalty and state officials minaret
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The American Scene was:
a. inspired by the harsh realities of the Great Depression
b. Americas first movement focused on abstraction
c. a technique created by collaging US publications
d. a group of expatriates living in Paris
e. a mural made in the heart of New Orleans
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The Parthenon that still stands today in Athens was built after the city was invaded in 480/479 BCE by the:
a. Egyptians d. Spartans
b. Persians e. Babylonians
c. Romans
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The art of the American Scene was divided into several branches, one of which was realistic and the other abstract.
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The protective goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt are represented on the headdress of the mask of King Tutankhamun by:
a. the Nile and the Tigris d. a vulture and a cobra
b. male and female figures e. none of the other answers
c. a lion and a bull
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The parts of Great Zimbabwe in southern Africa that remain are made of:
a. mud-brick d. gold
b. wood e. reinforced concrete
c. stone
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The medium of Kazimir Malevichs Suprematist Painting (White on White) is:
a. bronze sculpture d. painted wood relief
b. collaged paper e. none of the other answers
c. oil on canvas
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The Egyptian fresco from Nebamuns tomb utilizes:
a. composite view d. all of the previous answers
b. hierarchical scale e. none of the previous answers
c. hieroglyphs
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According to the Shona, sculptures at the Great Zimbabwe represent birds (3.5.9), which they consider to be: a. the most desired meal d. the key to a good nights sleep b. the indicators of the truth e. the best pets to own c. the messengers of the spirits
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How does Constantin Brancusis Bird in Space distill the vital qualities of a bird?
a. by showing a flock of birds flying south for the winter
b. because the artist covered its surface with feathers
c. by reminding us of bird or feather shapes or the soaring quality of flight
d. by floating above the viewer
e. because it is accompanied by an audio recording of bird song
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The cyclical flooding of the Nile can be compared to the Egyptian belief in rebirth after death.
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The title of Constantin Brancusis Bird in Space is a visual description of the sculpture, which looks exactly like a bird in space.
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The Greeks often used ideal proportions in their sculpture and architecture.
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Gold was the only precious material used for the mask of King Tutankhamun.
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There are ________ placed on the spires of the Great Mosque at Djenn in Mali.
a. torches d. wind socks
b. ostrich eggs e. none of the other answers
c. water glasses
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Most of Kazimir Malevichs Suprematist works look like paintings, but they are actually Cubist collages.
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The Great Sphinx is associated with which pharaohs pyramid?
a. Menkaure d. all of these answers
b. Khafre e. none of these answers
c. Khufu
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Kente cloth and Kanaga masks are artworks that are meant to be worn. How does this make their design and appearance different from artworks that are just looked at? In what ways do wearers of artworks interact differently with them, compared to viewers?
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Marcel Duchamps Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 was shocking because of the nudity it contained.
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Egyptian statues show a lot of movement.
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Many of the artworks made in Africa must be activated and serve as reminders of appropriate behavior and societal expectations. Given this context, compare and contrast the standing male figure (nkisi Mangaaka) made by the Yombe (3.5.4) and the Kanaga mask made by the Dogon (3.5.6). How would each of these objects have been activated? How would the desired message have been communicated to viewers? In what ways can this method of communication be seen as necessary and/or effective?
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Piet Mondrian was a founder of which movement?
a. Cubism d. Constructivism
b. Suprematism e. Minimalism
c. De Stijl
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The written language used by the ________ is hieroglyphics.
a. Babylonians d. Minoans
b. Egyptians e. Romans
c. Greeks
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Because they were made of durable materials, such as stone, almost every building ever made on the continent of Africa survives.
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Piet Mondrian wanted to make artwork that appealed to ________.
a. the mind d. the market
b. the senses e. all of the other answers
c. the masses
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It was possible to decipher hieroglyphs because of ________.
a. the writings of Herodotus
b. the Stele of Hammurabi
c. the Rosetta Stone
d. their similarity to the English language
e. we cannot understand hieroglyphs
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The Great Mosque at Djenn in Mali is:
a. not a mosque at all
b. the largest mud-brick building in the world
c. no longer standing
d. designed to look like a porcupine
e. underground
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Kazimir Malevich was part of which movement?
a. Cubism d. Constructivism
b. Suprematism e. Minimalism
c. De Stijl
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The artist of Unique Forms of Continuity in Space ________ the art movements and traditions of the past.
a. directly followed d. wanted to leave behind
b. revered e. none of the other answers
c. wanted to improve
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The Egyptians took a haphazard approach to building the pyramids, suggesting that they did not have a strong understanding of math and geometry.
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The cross bars on the Kanaga mask made by the Dogon people of Mali (3.5.6) represent ________.
a. railroad tracks crossing West Africa
b. the upper realm of the sky and the realm of the earth below
c. the branches of two trees that have grown together
d. the alter ego of the performer
e. all of the other answers
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Marcel Duchamps Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 was ________ the Armory Show in 1913.
a. well received by viewers at d. destroyed during
b. left out of e. none of the other answers
c. seen as scandalous by viewers at
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The collection of items in the assemblage entitled Object ________.
a. has a clearly identifiable meaning
b. refers to magic
c. is the result of the artists afternoon in a toy store
d. tells a tale of a Nordic watchman
e. is ultimately mysterious
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When an Egyptian pharaoh died, his organs were removed and stored in canopic jars.
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African masks, such as the Kanaga mask made by the Dogon of Mali (3.5.6), are most alive in museum cases.
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The medium of Umberto Boccionis Unique Forms of Continuity in Space is ________.
a. plaster d. copper
b. bronze e. marble
c. gold
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The ka is the name of a tool used to make relief carvings for Egyptian pharaohs.
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African masks are most meaningful to the groups that made them:
a. when they are being stored between performances
b. when they are displayed on museum walls
c. when they are being used in ceremonial performances or masquerades
d. before they are ever made
e. none of the other answers
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Match the kente cloth color with its meaning: a. royalty, wealth, and spiritual purity b. growth and good health c. strong political and spiritual feelings d. holy and precious red
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John Heartfield, the artist of Have No Fear, Hes a Vegetarian, ________.
a. had to flee Germany to escape arrest and persecution
b. remained anonymous due to the political nature of his work
c. worked hard as a Nazi supporter
d. was a good friend of Hitler and a practical joker
e. none of the other answers
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A dreamlike environment is created in Giorgio De Chiricos The Melancholy and Mystery of the Street by:
a. the unclear narrative
b. the looming shadow around the corner
c. the gradations of colors in the sky
d. the fact that the girl in the foreground is herself is a shadow
e. all of the other answers
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The work of Giorgio De Chirico is characteristically ambiguous. Choose one of his paintings, either the example in the textbook or another you can find, and suggest an explanation for what he has depicted. Consider the motivations of any figures in the piece, but also suggest how the artists use of the elements and principles of art may give clues about meaning to the viewer. Remember, art is subjective, so also think about what the symbols in the piece say to you.
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Giorgio De Chirico was one of the younger members of the Surrealist movement.
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Max Ernst used different methods to ________.
a. make the most expensive art he could
b. liberate the human imagination
c. balance musical composition and visual art perfectly
d. be able to sleep and make art at the same time
e. none of the other answers
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Which of the following statements best relates to Max Ernsts Surrealism and Painting?
a. strongly detailed realism is the most rewarding possibility as a means for making art
b. it can be liberating when the imagination wanders in the mysterious realm of creativity
c. the less abstract the better when it comes to depictions of artists in their studio
d. it is important for every artwork one makes to have a clearly identifiable meaning
e. all of the other answers
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The artist who in 1936 created an assemblage entitled Object is ________.
a. Max Ernst d. Joan Mir
b. Marcel Duchamp e. Joseph Cornell
c. Jackson Pollock
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The Egyptians cremated the bodies of dead pharaohs.
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Match the artwork with the culture that made it: a. Egyptian b. Sumerian c. Babylonian d. Assyrian e. Minoan lamassu, palace of Ashurnasirpal II
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John Heartfields Have No Fear, Hes a Vegetarian is an example of ________.
a. silkscreen d. photomontage
b. assemblage e. readymade
c. collage
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Marcel Duchamps Bicycle Wheel is an example of ________.
a. a silkscreen print d. a photomontage
b. an automatic drawing e. a readymade
c. a collage
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Consider the Head from Rafin Kura by the Nok culture (3.5.2), Yoruba twin figure (3.5.3), and Yombe nkisi Mangaaka (3.5.4). All three of these sculptures are figurative representations of the human form, but also contain some geometric stylizations. Discuss the stylized aspects of each of these figures. Why has the artist chosen to depict these aspects in this way? Are there any areas of pattern, or abstraction, on the sculptures?
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Marcel Duchamps original Bicycle Wheel was lost, which ________.
a. was devastating because it had belonged to the artists grandfather
b. was shocking because it was so carefully guarded
c. was a relief because the artist himself had stolen it
d. was fine because the artist could just buy another one
e. none of the other answers
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Abstract designs and patterns can convey information that is as important, recognizable, and specific as both representational and narrative imagery.
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What innovation in art was Marcel Duchamp not responsible for?
a. readymades d. kinetic sculptures
b. conceptual art e. none of the other answers
c. photomontage
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Kente cloth is now worn by non-royal members of the Asante and Akan groups as well as people living entirely outside of Ghana.
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Potsdamer Platz is part of the ________ movement as seen ________.
a. Cubist . . . in the paintings geometric treatment of forms
b. Expressionist . . . in the paintings intentionally raw and aggressive intensity
c. Dada . . . in the paintings use of found objects
d. Conceptual . . . in the artists burning of the painting at its first exhibition
e. Pop art . . . in the paintings use of commercial imagery
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Choose three mythical creatures represented in artworks in this chapter, or from elsewhere in the book. Describe the significance of the creature to its culture. Where was the artwork originally intended to be displayed? Who would have been the viewer of the mythical creature, and what message might it have sent to them?
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The medium of the Yoruba twin figure (3.5.3) is ________.
a. stone d. wood
b. bronze e. all of the other answers
c. terracotta
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The Dada performance of Karawane was:
a. a serious elegy on the death and destruction of the war
b. a harsh indictment of hatred, injustice, and oppression
c. a lively, theatrical performance of nonsense words and sounds
d. a lazy attempt to make an artwork by reciting poetry
e. none of the other answers
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The Ishtar Gate was built under whose rule?
a. Ashurnasirpal II d. Nebuchadnezzar II
b. Sargon e. none of the other answers
c. Minos
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Sacred Yombe objects are called minkisi nkondi. The singular nkisi means ________.
a. little man d. magic tree
b. sacred medicine e. divine person
c. hungry beast
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The Dada performance of Karawane doesnt make sense because ________.
a. the artists original intentions were never recorded
b. it was part of a movement that devalued logical thinking
c. there were too many artists involved in one artwork
d. multiple copies have been made and no one knows for sure which one is real
e. none of the other answers
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Lions were important to both Assyrians and Babylonians.
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A ________ would activate a nkisi Mangaaka by ________.
a. king . . . setting it on fire
b. ritual specialist . . . driving metal objects into it
c. dog . . . peeing on it
d. child . . . breaking it
e. none of the other answers
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The lamassi sculptures made for Ashurnasirpal IIs palace each have five legs.
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Twin figures were traditionally made by the Yoruba of western Nigeria:
a. because twins were almost never born
b. instead of planting a tree
c. to create confusion for kidnappers
d. when a twin died at birth or in infancy
e. none of the previous answers
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Vasily Kandinsky, the artist of Improvisation #30 (Cannons), believed ________.
a. all art museums and libraries should be destroyed
b. artists took themselves too seriously
c. emphasis on an artists creativity should be minimized
d. art should express an inner spiritual necessity
e. everyone should be required to serve their country
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A lamassu is a ________.
a. guardian beast
b. nickname for rulers of Babylon
c. rope used to capture lions
d. type of clothing worn by ancient Assyrians
e. none of the other answers
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Over time, the Nok sculptures of human figures have:
a. remained exactly as they looked when they were first made
b. had parts broken off many of them
c. all been smashed to bits and cannot be put back together
d. ceased to exist
e. none of the other answers
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Potsdamer Platz was made by Vasily Kandinsky.
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Cowrie shells in artworks by both African and Pacific Island peoples often represent:
a. shelter d. food
b. rain e. none of the other answers
c. fertility
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Paula Modersohn-Beckers Self-Portrait with Camellia is part of which movement?
a. Fauvism d. Abstract Expressionism
b. Expressionism e. all of the other answers
c. Cubism