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Q: Which of the following artworks is a good example of secondary symbolism? a. The Sistine Ceiling b. Venus of Urbino c. The Well of Moses d. The Last Supper e. Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride

Q: In Japanese printmaking, the characters at the sides of a print _______. a. introduce the title of the work b. are marks of the people who worked on the print c. signify a poem that correlates to the subject matter d. identify the figures within the composition e. all of these are correct

Q: Iconoclasm means ______. a. the communication of signs and symbols b. the destruction of religious imagery c. a circular format d. worshipping false gods e. a popular subject matter

Q: Registration in printmaking means _________. a. the artist needs to be licensed b. the print is entered into a contest c. the block is sanded down before printing d. one block is used and cut down to size for each color used e. separate blocks are used to print each color and are aligned when printing

Q: Which of the following paintings is one of the first genre paintings? a. The Last Supper b. School of Athens c. Landscape with the fall of Icarus d. The Isenheim Altarpiece e. none of these are correct

Q: Wood engraving is different than wood cut in that wood engraving_________. a. is an intaglio process b. is the opposite of a relief print c. uses resin to cut out the unwanted material d. uses the hard endgrain of the wood block e. uses a waxy ground and a metal stylus to scratch the surface of the block

Q: What was the name of the chapel that Giotto created his famous frescoes? Why was it named that?

Q: In a relief print, what prints is the area that was ________. a. left uncut b. incised c. drawn with a crayon d. stenciled over e. etched away

Q: What is grazia and why is it important to the philosophy of the Renaissance?

Q: In encaustic painting, what happens when the amount of wax increases?

Q: A major papal patron during the High Renaissance who commissioned the frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling was _______. a. Pope John Paul II b. Pope Julius II c. Pope Leo X d. King Charles I e. Cardinal Giovanni de Medici

Q: Why is fresco painting so permanent?

Q: When Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the ceiling on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, he was still working on __________. a. the Pieta b. David c. the sculptural tomb for Pope Julius II d. the planning of the campidoglio e. St. Peters Basilica

Q: Fresco painting can be considered a dangerous way to paint. Why?

Q: The cause of the dark colors on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is largely the result of _______. a. a fire in the early twentieth century that caused minimal damage to the chapel b. the mixing of dark colors by Michelangelo himself c. animal glues used as varnishes by past restorers d. paint used by critics who thought the colors Michelangelo used were too bright e. none of these are correct

Q: Why do Tibetan monks make sand mandalas?

Q: A tondo is _________. a. a Renaissance philosophy of learning b. the underlying structure of a stable composition c. the grace and ease of Renaissance subject matter d. thick layers of paint e. a circular format in painting

Q: Jasper Johns used encaustic painting in his work The Seasons: Summer. Analyze the effect of encaustic in this work in relation to its subject.

Q: To the Venetian artist Titian, color was _________. a. secondary to the subject matter b. used as a central compositional element c. muted to achieve neutral tones d. used arbitrarily e. used only for a sculptural element

Q: Explain how Diego Riveras fresco The Making of a Fresco, Showing the Building of a City shows the strife of working class people.

Q: Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of the Renaissance? a. beauty b. proportion c. expressionism d. grace e. sense of human virtue

Q: Compare and contrast an older painting that uses the same painting medium as one made in the twentieth century.

Q: Which of the following figures was not a part of the base of Claus Sluters The Well of Moses? a. Daniel b. David c. Jesus d. Zechariah e. Isaiah

Q: What are the advantages of working with oil paint? Use a specific work from the text as an example.

Q: The main difference between the art of Northern Renaissance and that of the Italian Renaissance is ______. a. the religious subject matter b. the use of oil paint c. the obsession with detail d. the importance of the artist as genius e. the inclusion of perspective

Q: Describe the differences between Romanesque and Gothic styles of architecture.

Q: Acrylic paint is a relatively new painting medium that ___________. a. has great adhesive quality and makes an excellent glue b. can be used on any surface without prepping the surface first c. can be used with an airbrush when diluted d. can be used outdoors since it weathers well e. all of these are correct

Q: Helen Frankenthaler manipulated acrylic paint in the ______ method. a. impasto b. airbrush c. soak and stain d. alla prima e. drip and flick

Q: The word renaissance means __________. a. to know something thoroughly b. rebirth c. to create something from nothing d. to reinvent e. celebration

Q: Collage was legitimized as a fine art form by ______. a. eighteenth-century nuns b. the Cubists c. folk artists d. Tibetan monks e. Robert Rauschenberg

Q: The prominent ruling family in Florence, the__________ family, made their money in banking and were great patrons of the arts. a. Scrovegni b. Bernini c. Ghiberti d. Medici e. Brunelleschi

Q: ______ are delicate geometric designs made from colored sand by Tibetan Buddhist monks. a. Mandalas b. Illuminations c. Sand designs d. Gouache e. Collage

Q: The sculptor who won a commission to design the doors of the baptistery in Florence was ________. a. Lorenzo Ghiberti b. Filippo Brunelleschi c. Michelangelo d. Donatello e. Nanni di Banco

Q: The technique of ______ incorporates pasted paper. a. trompe loeil b. encaustic c. collage d. shaped canvases e. body art

Q: What was Brunelleschis inspiration for his Dome of the Florence Cathedral? a. Amiens Cathedral in France b. Islamic architecture c. Ancient Roman architecture, such as the Pantheon d. the pyramids of Ancient Egypt e. Michelangelos dome of Saint Peters Basilica

Q: The art work of Vik Muniz deviates from traditional painting media in that Muniz _____. a. doesnt use a paintbrush with his impasto oil paintings b. paints on shaped canvases c. uses junk and non-permanent materials, such as food products d. combines his love for sculpture and painting in using painted plaster e. works strictly as a performance artist

Q: The High Renaissance style is characterized by figures who _________. a. are stiff b. have a cold clarity c. have hard edges d. have a subtle, muted light and looks like a dream e. all of these are correct

Q: Identify five materials that could be used as supports for paintings.

Q: The term Renaissance Man is applied to someone who ________. a. was born during the Renaissance b. is skilled in many different fields c. is in a Shakespearean play d. had their portrait painted between the years of 15001525 e. all of these are correct

Q: Compare and contrast St. Peters Basilica in Rome with Monticello in West Virginia. In your discussion, refer to the influences on the appearance of the exterior, the symbolism of the structures, and the purpose.

Q: Gouache is essentially watercolor with ______ added to it. a. chalk b. lime water c. animal glue d. gesso e. linseed oil

Q: Gesso is a white paste that helps to seal a surface and is made of _________. a. egg yolks and milk b. animal glue and gypsum c. lime plaster d. crushed bone and tree resin e. crushed lead and linseed oil

Q: What is the dance of Shiva and what does it symbolize?

Q: The most common support for egg tempera is ________. a. canvas b. wood c. paper d. plaster e. fabric

Q: Who was Abbot Suger and why was he important to the development of Gothic architecture?

Q: Thick, stiff paint that creates a raised surface is called _________. a. glaze b. wet into wet c. alla prima d. impasto e. encaustic

Q: What are the five duties stressed by the Moslem religion?

Q: What is NOT true of J.M.W. Tuners painting Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbours Mouth? a. He used the impasto method. b. He scratched the surface with his brush. c. He used a wet into wet method. d. He did not paint it to be understood. e. He tried to conceal his hand.

Q: Compare and contrast the Seated Buddha Preaching the First Sermon from Sarnath, India with Christ as the Good Shepherd from the mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy.

Q: Watercolors are often used for studies for larger works because ________. a. they dont last b. they arent considered finished, independent works c. they dry quickly d. the luminosity is not as brilliant as other painting mediums e. all of these are correct

Q: Describe in detail the Last Judgment from the west tympanum of Saint Lazare, Autun. What is the overall message?

Q: How did John Singer Sargent keep his colors fresh in Venice: La Salute? a. by using extra pigment in the watercolors b. by using less water c. by using brighter paper d. by applying the watercolors in thin washes e. by using simultaneous contrast

Q: In what ways do the design of religious buildings represent the beliefs of each religion? Give at least one example of Moslem, Christian, and Buddha buildings.

Q: To create a modeled effect with tempera paint, values need to be built up by _____. a. painting alla prima b. laying down small strokes of different values close to one another c. increasing the amount of water in order to achieve lighter values d. decreasing the pigment to binder ratio e. adding more wax

Q: In what ways are images important to the Christian religion?

Q: The binder in tempera is usually _______. a. gum arabic b. wax c. linseed oil d. lime water e. egg

Q: Describe the typical golden and jeweled Germanic style objects created by the Angles and Saxons during the Early Middle Ages.

Q: By the early Middle Ages, the basic shape of Christian churches had evolved into that of a so-called Latin cross, with a long, rectangular room, or ___________, crossed by a shorter rectangular ______________ that ran perpendicular to the main space. a. transept; ribbed vault b. transept; nave c. nave; transept d. nave; buttress e. trumeau; nave

Q: The ground in a painting is the _________. a. background b. negative space c. surface d. medium e. glue-like substance

Q: As one of the unique features of Gothic architecture, the ______________ made it possible for churches to become much taller than had previously been possible. a. pointed arch b. ribbed vault c. exterior buttresses d. stained glass windows e. barrel vault

Q: Encaustic painting uses _____ as a binder. a. linseed oil b. wax c. plaster d. polymer e. gum arabic

Q: In comparison with Gothic architecture, Medieval Italian churches tended to be more ______. a. plain and controlled b. spacious and ornate c. organic and open d. geometric and solid e. none of these are correct

Q: The most permanent painting medium is _________. a. encaustic b. fresco c. oil d. acrylic e. watercolor

Q: Which stylistic model did Nicola Pisano draw upon for his mid-thirteenth century relief sculpture of the Annunciation? a. Greek b. Germanic c. Roman d. French e. both a and c are correct

Q: The word fresco means _______ in Italian. a. fresh b. outside c. fast d. dry e. wet

Q: Who was Emperor Justinian and why is he important?

Q: What do the tiny Buddha figures proceeding from the mouth in Koshos sculpture, Portrait statue of the priest Kuya preaching, signify? a. his merging identity with the Buddha b. the sound of his repeated prayer c. that the Buddha is always present d. none of these are correct e. both a and b are correct

Q: Discuss Kara Walkers use of the silhouette in her work. What is the artists message? How does Walker communicate that message? Be sure to include political and social context in your answer.

Q: The art of the Middle Ages, such as Adam and Eve Reproached by the Lord in Hildesheim, Germany, appears to be almost obsessed with the ideas of ______. a. nirvana b. Adam and Eve c. death and sin d. karma e. the Annunciation

Q: Compare/contrast Maya Lins Vietnam Veterans Memorial with Frederick Harts Statue for Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Which sculpture better meets the needs of the patrons? Why?

Q: Discuss Cai Guo-Qiangs use of alternative media in his drawings. How does Cais work question the definition of drawing? In your answer, cite works from artists included in this chapter.

Q: What was the crucial Renaissance idea that Leonardo da Vincis art works exemplified?

Q: The Prophet Jeremiah from Saint Pierre, Moissac, France, is carved into the ______. a. trumeau b. mosaic c. mihrab d. barrel vault e. minaret

Q: Which media require a fixative to permanently bond them to the paper?

Q: In what ways has the Hagia Sophia functioned in its long history? a. a Christian church b. a Moslem mosque c. a museum d. none of these are correct e. all of these are correct

Q: What is the difference between fine arts and applied arts?

Q: How does Albrecht Drer create volumetric forms with cross-hatching?

Q: The Buddha was able to escape what Hindus believed was the endless cycle of life, death, and rebirth and attain ______________, a state of endless bliss. a. mihrab b. nirvana c. karma d. all of these are correct e. none of these are correct

Q: Discuss the purpose of an artists sketchbook. Why is it important? In your response, cite works from artists included in this chapter.

Q: In Hinduism, the concept of ________________ determines ones fate: the deeds of ones lifetime influence ones status in the next. a. mihrab b. nirvana c. karma d. sacred mountain e. calendar