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Q: In the Andes, textiles were considered ________ gold and silver. a. less valuable than b. of equal value to c. more valuable than d. none of them were valued e. textiles did not exist in Andean culture

Q: Mesoamerican art was made in ________. a. an island near America b. the area north of Chile c. the area south of Canada d. the region of modern-day Mexico and Central America e. anywhere on the continent of the Americas as long as it was underground

Q: The writing system developed by the Maya is known as ________. a. pictographs d. hieroglyphs b. alphabetics e. none of the other answers c. cuneiform

Q: In 1940 Matthew and Marion Stirling found ________ at the site of ________. a. Inca mummies . . . Cerro Gordo b. Aztec fishing boats . . . Tenochtitlan c. Olmec colossal heads . . . La Venta d. Maya paintings . . . Bonampak e. Kwakiutl masks . . . British Columbia

Q: The Eiffel Tower was made ________. a. to welcome visitors to a World Fair b. for conducting radio waves across Paris c. to be a symbol of wealth d. to remind viewers of the past e. none of the other answers

Q: The Inca made figurines of ________ because they wanted to celebrate the role these creatures played in textile manufacture. a. llamas d. deer b. spiders e. bats c. sharks

Q: What is the medium of the Eiffel Tower a. wood d. wool b. marble e. cast iron c. steel

Q: Which of these materials was not used to make the Andean llama figurine (3.4.6)? a. silver d. lapis lazuli b. cinnabar e. any of the other answers c. gold

Q: The Eiffel Tower was adored by all Parisians when it was first built because it was seen as a continuation of the artistic traditions of France.

Q: Gold was important to the Moche culture because ________. a. it was more valuable than textiles b. it was associated with the suns energy and power c. a fake version was readily available d. it could be found in only one place on the continent e. all of the other answers

Q: Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen was known for ________. a. owning a cabaret b. inventing abstraction c. making posters to promote nightclub performances d. designing the Eiffel Tower e. none of the other answers

Q: Machu Picchu was built for ________. a. the Inca ruler Pachacuti d. European explorers b. the Maya ruler Pacal e. no one knows who built it c. a group of Yale archaeologists

Q: The design of Tourne du Chat Noir de Rodolphe Salis is an example of ________ design. a. Impressionist d. Art Nouveau b. Fauvist e. Cubist c. Art Deco

Q: This creature seems to have possessed special significance in Machu Picchu, and is depicted throughout the site. a. eagle d. condor b. lion e. llama c. snake

Q: Henri Rousseau carefully studied the details of the anatomy of a lion in a local zoo in order to portray the animal as accurately as he could in his painting The Sleeping Gypsy.

Q: Contour rivalry refers to: a. a situation where an artist cannot decide where to place a line b. artists who compete to make important artworks c. designs in which lines describe more than one thing at the same time d. maps that do not clearly distinguish between two places e. all of the other answers

Q: Symbolist painters are inspired by emotions and dreamlike images.

Q: Paracas textiles have been preserved because ________. a. Paracas rulers had airtight vaults d. wool is biodegradable b. the climate in Peru is very dry e. none of the other answers c. wool is not biodegradable

Q: ________ made a Symbolist version of Judith with Holoferness head. a. Mary Cassatt d. Gustav Klimt b. Berthe Morisot e. all of the other answers c. Camille Claudel

Q: The arts of the Paracas and the Chavn bear no relation to each other in terms of either style or content.

Q: Gustav Klimts work Judith I features: a. gold leaf d. flattened figures b. an element of danger e. all of the other answers c. decorative patterning

Q: Embroidery can only be used to create basic outlines on textiles. It would not be used, for example, to make intricate details or animal figures.

Q: Gustav Klimts Judith I was made in direct response to an artwork of the same subject by Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.

Q: The Moche earspool from Sipn (3.4.4) was found in ________. a. a royal tomb d. Machu Picchu b. a tree e. a bathhouse c. a riverbed

Q: Art Nouveau is a style that emphasized decorative patterns and organic forms.

Q: Which of these artists created a dreamlike painting of a sleeping gypsy? a. Artemisia Gentileschi d. Vincent van Gogh b. Henri Rousseau e. none of the other answers c. Vasily Kandinsky

Q: Chavn art commonly features animals with spiritual connections.

Q: The Renaissance architect Donato Bramante designed a centrally planned church with a dome called the Tempietto, which is Italian for ________. a. small tempest d. small trumpet b. small goddess e. small temple c. small temper

Q: This contemporary version of carbon ink is a favorite of comic book artists. a. india ink d. bister b. soot ink e. sepia c. gall ink

Q: Chiswick House was designed by Richard Boyle, better known as ________, to reflect the style of the ancient Greeks and Romans. a. Duke of Cambridge d. Lord Rutledge b. Lord Burlington e. King of Wales c. Prince of Wales

Q: If you wanted to create a colorful drawing that could be easily erased or altered, gall ink would be a good medium to use.

Q: Styles of art and architecture that were inspired by the Greeks and Romans are referred to as ________. a. Preraphaelite d. Mannerist b. Rococo e. Classical c. Impressionist

Q: East Asian artists have traditionally applied ink using a ________. a. quill d. cloth b. stick e. brush c. trowel

Q: In the nineteenth century, this material became both less costly and more widely available for construction. a. glass d. steel b. iron e. all of the other answers c. concrete

Q: An artist who is using brush and ink will often control the value of the ink by ________. a. diluting with water b. using different values of ink c. changing the drawing tool d. using different values of paper e. scratching the surface of the paper

Q: This nineteenth-century North American construction method uses lightweight wooden frames, instead of heavy timbers, to support the building. a. corbeling d. balloon framing b. post-and-lintel e. fluting c. post-and-beam

Q: The sculptural relief of the Raimondi Stela (3.4.2) is very deep with many contours and shadows making it easy to view from all directions.

Q: The unique foundation structure of the Taj Mahal may be compromised because of lower water levels in the Yamuna River in recent years.

Q: Erasers can be used by artists as drawing tools. In 1953 Robert Rauschenberg created a work by erasing a drawing by this famous Abstract Expressionist painter. a. Michelangelo d. Willem de Kooning b. Georges Seurat e. Edgar Degas c. Vincent van Gogh

Q: Match the filmmaker with a description of his or her work: a. photographer who first captured sequences of still images of a horse and then made them appear to move b. director of an experimental film based on dreams, recurring objects, and repeated image sequences c. filmmaker renowned for an innovative and influential film that commented on a newspaper tycoon and the American Dream d. known for silent films with trick effects and humor, including one about astronomers launched from a cannon onto the moon e. animator who incorporates elements from Japanese mythology into his films f. Oscar-winning director who used cutting-edge visual effects, combining live action with computer-generated imagery Peter Jackson

Q: The architects of the Renaissance looked to the ________ for their inspiration. a. Egyptians d. Sumerians and Persians b. Chinese e. Minoans and Mycenaeans c. Greeks and Romans

Q: Robert Rauschenberg made his own artwork by erasing parts of another artists creation. Do you think that the eraser is a valid artistic medium when used in this way? Which of the two artists do you think deserves more credit for this work? What factors affect your decision?

Q: Wooden architecture can never last longer than a thousand years.

Q: The French Impressionist Edgar Degas used this dry drawing medium when he created The Tub in 1886. a. Cont crayon d. sanguine b. pastel e. silverpoint c. charcoal

Q: The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal to ________. a. show the power of his reign b. commemorate and entomb his third wife c. use as a summer home d. use as a mosque for daily prayers e. none of the other answers

Q: Pastels are limited to black and white because color cannot be added to a pastel binder.

Q: The Taj Mahal features four towers, each 162 ft. high, called ________, a characteristic feature of Islamic architecture. a. minarets d. mihrabs b. qiblas e. sahms c. minbars

Q: The French artist Georges Seurat created a study for his huge painting La Grande Jatte using this waxy medium. a. Cont crayon d. silverpoint b. charcoal e. ink c. pencil

Q: These windows are set high above the nave in order to allow light into large open areas, such as the interior of the Hagia Sophia. a. clerestory d. transom b. stained-glass e. jalousie c. casement

Q: Sticks of chalk, pastel, and crayon are all made by combining pigment with ________. a. turpentine d. sawdust b. water e. binder c. chalk

Q: If an architect wanted to build a large square building with a domed roof, he or she would use this structural feature to transfer the load of the roof. a. nave d. pointed arch b. rib vault e. pendentive c. flying buttress

Q: Artists chalk is powdered calcium carbonate combined with this binder. a. oil d. glue b. wax e. egg c. gum arabic

Q: This religion is practiced in two of the oldest wooden buildings in the world, found at the Horyu Temple in Nara, Japan. a. Islam d. Buddhism b. Hinduism e. Christianity c. Shinto

Q: Artists crayon is made by mixing pigment with ________. a. glue d. wax b. gum arabic e. egg c. oil

Q: Japanese wooden architecture uses a series of cross- and counter-________ to support the elaborate curved roofs of early temples. a. beams d. posts b. lintels e. gabbards c. braces

Q: This red chalk was used by Renaissance artists, including Michelangelo in his Studies for the Libyan Sibyl. a. sanguine d. sgraffito b. arriccio e. cinnabar c. intonaco

Q: By depicting full, dark hair and thinning, grayed hair in her drawing in charcoal and graphite titled Life Strands, Zhang Chun Hong successfully creates a metaphor for: a. the passage of time d. interstellar space travel b. robotics e. romantic love c. musical wistfulness

Q: The film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari uses visual imagery rather than traditional dialogue to tell the story, while the focus on imagery in Meshes of the Afternoon may seem closer to traditional fine art than to a conventional movie narrative. Consider the movie stills in two or three examples from this chapter, and make a list of the elements and principles at work in them. If possible, see the films themselves (or watch an extract) and discuss how those elements and principles have translated across moving images. Which of them are still present? In what ways have they changed?

Q: Samples of this drawing medium have been dated back to 30,000 BCE. a. silverpoint d. color pencil b. charcoal e. pastel c. pencil

Q: This feature of Gothic architecture allowed the weight of the ceiling to be transferred away from the walls so that larger windows could be built. a. pointed arches d. ambulatories b. flying buttresses e. aisles c. vaults

Q: Videos designed to be art are often made to be presented ________. a. on television screens b. in art galleries or at art events c. in such a way that they transform a space d. projected on walls e. all of the other answers

Q: Which two types of charcoal are used most commonly as drawing materials? a. vine d. lamp b. compressed e. chunk c. bone f. dry

Q: This type of window was used in Gothic cathedrals to enhance the religious experience of the worshiper. a. transom d. jalousie b. casement e. picture c. stained-glass

Q: Nam June Paiks ________ combines recognizable and distorted images made using a synthesizer to modulate video signals. a. ABC.123 d. Shock Wave b. Inconvenient Truth e. collage c. Global Groove

Q: If an artist wanted to draw a dynamic scene of a storm at night, charcoal would be a good medium to use.

Q: This type of arch was integrated into Gothic architecture in order to help direct the worshipers gaze upward. a. pointed d. Moorish b. rounded e. segmental c. corbeled

Q: Consider the following statement by Bill Viola, first by yourself, then with a group: Technology is the imprint of the human mind onto the material substance of the natural world. Like the Renaissance, todays technological revolution is fueled by a combination of art, science, and technology, and the universal human need to share our individual ideas and experiences in ever-new ways . . . The digital image has become the common language of our time, and through it living artists are once again emerging from the margins of culture to speak directly to the people in the language of their experience What does Viola mean by this statement? Do you agree or disagree? What examples can you find to support or refute his claims?

Q: Both Kollwitzs Self-portrait and Lhermittes An Elderly Peasant Woman are portraits of elderly women, were created using charcoal, and were completed within fifty years of each other. Yet they are visually very different. In what ways do these works differ from each other? How does this affect how the works are viewed?

Q: Vaults that have an exposed structural beam protruding from them for decorative purposes are called ________. a. spanners d. rib vaults b. beamers e. lifters c. beam vaults

Q: David Finchers House of Cards is known especially for being ________. a. a 24-hour film screened in real time b. a mini-series with a full seasons episodes released simultaneously c. an interactive narrative that evolves with viewer input during filming d. a documentary on the history of Las Vegas casinos e. none of the other answers

Q: ________ films often include innovative technology, unexpected subject matter, and/or manipulated images. a. documentary d. historical b. experimental e. all of the other answers c. silent

Q: What does D. J. Halls rich use of colored pencil communicate to the viewer in her drawing Piece of Cake? a. the intense light of a California afternoon b. a feeling of doom c. an atmosphere of chaos d. that it is a night scene e. that it is set in the future

Q: The visionary church leader Abbot Suger sought to intensify the spiritual experience of worshipers by revolutionizing church architecture. He was instrumental in establishing the architectural style known as ________. a. Elizabethan d. Jacobean b. Romanesque e. Gothic c. Early Christian

Q: Pencils have a range of values from very light to very dark. If you wanted a dark value, which of these pencil numbers would be the darkest? a. 9B d. 2B b. HB e. 2H c. 9H

Q: The Church of Sainte-Madeleine at Vzelay in France was a stop along the Christian pilgrimage route to the holy church __________ in Spain. a. Santiago de Compostela d. Sagrada Famlia b. San Martin de Tours e. Leon Cathedral c. Basilica of San Isidoro

Q: In her self-portrait, the artist Ilka Ged used pencil and varied the ________ in order to suggest texture, create emphasis, and to produce darker values. a. tooth d. pressure b. value e. tone c. color

Q: This style of medieval cathedral was based on the architecture of Rome. a. Gothic d. Federalist b. Romanesque e. Old Empire c. Jacobean

Q: Auteur theory ________. a. considers films to be art, as they represent a realization of the directors creative vision b. focuses on the director or screenwriter rather than other contributors c. includes study of films by such directors as Alfred Hitchcock, Jane Campion, and Wes Anderson d. highlights characteristic elements of a film or selection of films, including both appearance and content e. all of the other answers

Q: Color pencil is much like graphite pencil, but the lead is made from pigment and ________. a. chalk d. oil b. lead e. wax c. zinc

Q: This is the large central space of a Romanesque or Gothic cathedral. a. nave d. crossing b. aisle e. ambulatory c. apse