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Q: By the 19th century, the type of perspective used in paintings such as J. M. W. Turners Rain, Steam, and SpeedThe Great Western Railway (p. 96) had come to dominate the thinking of landscape painters. What type is it? a) luminous perspective b) aerial or atmospheric perspective c) two-point linear perspective d) axonometric projection

Q: Part of the large-scale outdoor environments that occurred in the 1960s, works such as Nancy Holts Sun Tunnels (p. 312) are generally referred to as: a) assemblages. b) earthworks. c) constructions. d) new image art.

Q: The mid-to-late 19th century saw dramatic changes in non-Western cultures. Which of these best describes these changes? a) Western culture helped other cultures realize the uniqueness and value of their own traditions. b) Western culture allowed for other cultures to comfortably evolve according to their own ideas and values. c) Western culture increasingly imposed itself upon other cultures whose values were often diametrically opposed to the sense of centeredness of these indigenous cultures. d) all of the above

Q: Michelangelos Head of a Satyr (p. 100) shows the use of: a) linear perspective. b) cross-hatching. c) axonometric projection. d) achromatism.

Q: Figure of a Woman by Paul Colin probably derives from his____________. a) association with Josephine Baker and La Revue Negre b) time spent traveling while in the Navy c) studies at LEcole des Beaux Arts in Paris d) travels in the southern United States

Q: In Sky Cathedral (p. 303) the artist Louise Nevelson has combined found materials to create a sculpture. What is this process called? a) eclectic borrowing b) relief sculpture c) assemblage d) trompe loeil

Q: The Rococo style (pp. 479-480) has been characterized as: a) the Baroque eroticized. b) a return to classical values. c) lacking in emotion. d) lacking in skill.

Q: Richard Serras The Matter of Time is: a) a traditional monumental sculpture. b) a series of steel sculptures that asks us to consider how we move through the space of the piece and the time we take doing it. c) a good example of installation art. d) b & c.

Q: One of the primary subjects of Neoclassical art (p. 481) is: a) sensual or indecent themes. b) romantic interpretations of events. c) virtue. d) still life.

Q: The artist Artemisia Gentileschi heightens the drama of Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes by using a technique that comes from an Italian word meaning murky. This technique is called: a) hatching. b) cross-hatching. c) tenebrism d) simultaneous contrast.

Q: Which of these statements is NOT true about the Qing Dynasty masterpiece Yu the Great Taming the Waters? a) it is carved into the largest piece of marble ever quarried b) it is a remarkable example of high-relief sculpture c) its subject matter is the story of a mythical emperor who tamed a catastrophic flood in the 2nd millennium BCE d) its subject matter is the story of the unification of China under Shih Huang-Ti in the 3rd century BCE

Q: What individual chose the Neoclassical architectural style (p. 482) for his home in the United States? a) Nicolas Poussin b) John Ruskin c) Jacques Louis David d) Thomas Jefferson

Q: The artist that painted La Chahut, The Can-Can was interested in harmonizing complementary colors. The resulting process came to be known as: a) chromaticism. b) pointillism. c) orphism. d) constructivism.

Q: Which of these processes best describes the one used by Rodin in sculpting The Burghers of Calais? a) it was cast in one piece from a wax model b) it was cast in several pieces and then welded together c) it was modeled with clay d) it was carved out a single block of marble

Q: In Romanticism (p. 484), regardless of the subject matter, paintings revealed the artists: a) political opinion. b) religious orientation. c) individuality. d) heritage.

Q: Marie-Louise-Elizabeth Vig e-LeBruns The Duchess of Polignac (p. 480) combines all the compositional tools of the ______ sensibility. a) Neoclassic b) Baroque c) Romantic d) Realist

Q: Mary Cassatt has manipulated light and color in In the Loge to emphasize: a) the division between male and female spaces. b) the passive role of a female spectator. c) the prison-like opera box. d) the significance of opera in the late 19th century.

Q: Created entirely from _______, Case of Bottles by the California Funk artist Robert Arneson illustrates the modeling sculptural process. a) wax b) clay c) plastic d) cloth

Q: The Yoruba Display Piece (p. 303) produced for an oba, or king, is meant to reflect the kings power and _______. a) his wealth b) the power of the communitys women and the kings incompleteness without them c) the history of the community d) the events that led to his ascent

Q: Angelica Kauffmann painted in the _______ style (p. 481), which was based on Greek and Roman models. a) Romantic b) Neoclassical c) Realist d) Rococo

Q: The Post-Impressionists (p. 496) were united by their interest in: a) a Realist painting style. b) extending Impressionisms formal innovations. c) Impressionisms subject matter. d) a nihilistic viewpoint.

Q: What is the difference between one-point and two-point linear perspective?

Q: JMW Turner uses 2 types of perspective in Rain, Steam, and SpeedThe Great Western Railway. What are they? a) atmospheric and two-point b) atmospheric and multiple view c) stacked and two-point d) atmospheric and one-point

Q: Contingent is a typical work by the artist: a) Alice Aycock. b) Eva Hesse. c) Robert Smithson. d) Walter de Maria.

Q: What do Robert Smithsons Spiral Jetty and Great Serpent Mound have in common? a) they were done in the same general time period b) they are both examples of installation art c) they are both earthworks, purposeful modifications of landscape d) they were done by the same artist

Q: Thodore Gricaults The Raft of the Medusa (p. 485) helped to fuel which style? a) Romanticism b) Realism c) Impressionism d) Neoclassicism

Q: The Realist movement (p. 488) was influenced by many ideas and worldviews including: a) Karl Marxs Communist Manifesto. b) the new post-industrial leisure class. c) Vincent van Goghs letters. d) Sigmund Freuds Interpretation of Dreams.

Q: The Tomb of Emperor Shih Huang shows an extraordinary grouping of what type of work? a) Stonework b) Clay Pottery c) Terra Cotta d) Ceramics

Q: In the 15th century in Italy there was a profound redefinition of space with the codification and usage of linear perspective. Some see the same thing happening today with______________. a) increased urbanization b) the increased usage and manipulation of cyberspace and virtual realities c) the ubiquity of television d) new technology like the printing press

Q: Romanticism can best be described as: a) the first Modernist movement in painting because artists identified with the working class, sought to make work of their time, and prioritized stylistic innovation. b) developing in the 15th century and promoting the ideas and aesthetics of classical antiquity. c) developing in 18th century France and promoting civic responsibility and sacrifice. d) 17th century theatrical compositions rendered in very high contrast.

Q: Which of these paintings is an example of Neo-classical art? a) Churchs The Heart of the Andes b) Fragonards Bathers c) Rubens The Disembarkation of Marie de Medici at the Port of Marseilles on November 3 d) Davids The Death of Marat

Q: Realism as an artistic movement in the mid-19th century refers to what? a) the naturalism of the painting style b) a philosophical movement c) the use of everyday people and activities in the paintings d) the illustration of the lives of the upper-classes

Q: Images such as View of Suzhou reveal the 18th century Chinese interest in__________. a) portraiture b) landscape c) aerial views of cities d) architecture

Q: In works such as Olympia, realist painter Edouard Manet was denying traditional painting style and drawing attention to: a) formal concerns within the composition. b) his modernity and break with the past. c) history painting. d) color.

Q: Native American kachinas, like Buffalo Kachina (p. 494), are : a) ceremonial dresses worn during ritual dances. b) like Haitian voodoo dolls. c) likenesses of supernatural characters endowed with powers that can be evoked when the figure is danced. d) Peruvian figures that are imbued with supernatural power.

Q: When and where was linear perspective first codified (studied, organized, and written down)? a) in the late 18th century United States b) in the 12th century on the Iberian peninsula c) during the Renaissance in Italy d) during the classical period in Greece

Q: Maidens and Stewards, a Parthenon fragment of the Panathenaic Procession, illustrates a _______, or sculptural band, often used by the Greeks to embellish their architecture. a) high-relief b) free-standing c) frieze d) statue in-the-round

Q: Which artist rejected modern society and painted images of primitive island culture such as in The Day of the Gods? a) Vincent van Gogh. b) Jacob van Ruisdael. c) Paul Gauguin. d) Paul Czanne.

Q: The Arapaho Ghost Dance dress would have been worn _____________. a) during a Plains Indian ritual meant to help transform the West back to what it had been before the settlement of Euro-Americans b) in a wedding ceremony c) during a ceremony celebrating a successful hunt d) during a ceremony trying to ensure a successful hunt

Q: DaVincis The Last Supper is a perfect example of ____________. a) one-point perspective b) two-point perspective c) multiple-point perspective d) atmospheric perspective

Q: Ancient Egyptian stone funerary figures, such as King Menkaure (Mycerinus) and His Queen, Khamerenebty II (fig. 370; p. 292), were carved to bear the _______, or individual spirit of the deceased into the eternity of the afterlife. a) ka b) kouros c) santeros d) osiris

Q: This artist of The Large Bathers pushed toward an idea of painting that established for the work an independent existence: a) Vincent van Gogh. b) Paul Gauguin. c) Pablo Picasso. d) Paul C zanne.

Q: Paul Strands Abstraction, Porch Shadows reflects a 20th century effort to challenge the viewers perspective with ____________. a) traditional compositions b) high contrast images c) patterns of light and dark d) odd or distorted perspective

Q: Which of these paintings is considered a Rococo painting? a) Churchs The Heart of the Andes b) Fragonards Bathers c) Rubens The Disembarkation d) Davids The Death of Marat

Q: What media does Terry Winters use in his work, like Color and Information? a) oil paint b) black-and-white woodcuts c) computers and scanners d) all of the above

Q: Rococo painting can best be characterized as: a) highly didactic Christian art. b) developing in the 15th century and promoting the ideas and aesthetics of classical antiquity. c) the Baroque, eroticized, and depictions of the wealthy aristocracy at play. d) 17th century theatrical compositions rendered in very high contrast.

Q: What is the outcome, or the content of Mary Flanagans (collection)? a) it draws upon information found on participants hard-drives to create a kind of collective unconscious of the Internet b) it draws upon the memories of the artist to create a surrealistic landscape c) it is a reflection of the subconscious of the artist and is meant to be read as a glimpse into the psyche of Flanagan d) it is rendered in Photoshop and meant as advertisements for computer companies

Q: Which of these paintings is an example of Romanticism? a) Churchs The Heart of the Andes b) Fragonards Bathers c) Davids The Death of Marat d) Delacroixs Odalisque

Q: There is a contradiction in the appearance of Martin Puryears Self. What is it? a) it is much heavier than it looks because of the materials the artist used b) the value of the paint is much lighter than it appears in the photograph c) it is much lighter than it appears, because it is hollow d) it is actually just two-dimensional

Q: ________ is defined as the size of the opening in the lens when exposing a photograph to light. a) ISO b) Aperture c) Zone system d) Burning

Q: Nam June Paik was an innovator in which of these media? a) oil painting b) stainless steel sculpture c) video sculpture d) ready-mades

Q: In the Rubin vase illustration (p. 76), the black shape can be seen alternately as a foreground object resembling a vase, or as a background space between two white profiled faces. What is this relationship called? a) linear perspective b) atmospheric perspective c) scientific perspective d) figureground reversal

Q: A leading painter in the Realist movement, the artist of Burial at Ornans declared that painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist of the presentation of real and existing things. The artist is: a) Rosa Bonheur. b) Th odore G ricault. c) Angelica Kauffmann. d) Gustave Courbet.

Q: Dodging and burning are darkroom processes by which the photographer can manipulate the ___________in a photo. a) texture b) color c) value d) composition

Q: As in Suney, Olafur Eliasson is known for mainly using what materials in his work? a) bronze b) oil paint c) found objects d) light

Q: Although created for different purposes, Barbara Hepworths Two Figures and the African feast-making spoon (pp. 77) share a similar trait. What is it? a) They are both based on the animal form. b) They are both positive forms that contain negative space. c) They are both constructed from clay. d) They are both functional artworks.

Q: What 19th century photographer is responsible for developing the calotype process, which is the basis for modern photography? a) Louis Daguerre b) Richard Beard c) Alfred Stieglitz d) William Henry Fox Talbot

Q: Ansel Adams, in Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, uses _______, a darkroom process which can alter the value in a photograph. a) dodging and burning b) zone system c) digital manipulation d) a & b

Q: A picture drawn in perspective that employs a single point of vision is called: a) binocular vision. b) one-point perspective. c) pyramidal vision. d) monocular vision.

Q: The idea of film as art flourished after World War 2 with the likes of auteurs such as ___________. a) Charlie Chaplin and the Three Stooges b) Federico Fellini and Ingmar Bergman c) Steven Spielberg and George Lucas d) Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson

Q: Why is the stereoscope (p. 85) such an effective means of describing real space? a) It works with a computer. b) It mimics one-point perspective. c) It exists in real space. d) It mimics binocular vision.

Q: What is unique about the 1960-70s performances of Trisha Browns dance company? a) they danced in the nude b) they danced underwater c) they danced on walls while suspended from the ceiling d) they incorporated the latest cutting-edge technology

Q: The surface of a painting or drawing is called: a) the figure ground. b) the picture plane. c) the volume. d) the composition.

Q: Robert Rauschenbergs performance art can be said to be disjunctive and almost random. Which of these best describes the real value in his performances? a) they give the players an opportunity to get a lot of exercise b) they are based in traditional art practices c) they challenge our senses and our expectations about the nature of art itself d) they involve casts of thousands

Q: On axonometric projection (p. 84), all lines indicating height, width, and depth remain: a) perpendicular. b) parallel. c) diagonal. d) horizontal.

Q: When and where were the earliest photographs developed? a) in 20th century U.S. b) in 15th century Italy c) in China, 2000 years ago d) in 1839 in France and England

Q: According to Sayre, our notion of space has changed abruptly and even become fluid since the beginning of the twentieth century due to: a) the exploration of the oceans. b) the advent of perspective. c) new discoveries in astronomy. d) Einsteins theories.

Q: How does camera obscura translate, and how does it differ from contemporary photography? a) bright space; it is not as realistic b) obscured view; it reflected but did not capture the image c) dark room; it is not as realistic d) dark room; it reflected but did not capture the image

Q: Where is the negative space in the Rubin vase? a) in the white area b) in the dark area c) on the edges between the white and dark areas d) in both, depending on how you look at it

Q: In The Dead Christ (p. 86), Andrea Mantegna utilizes the technique of ______ in order to adjust the distortion created by the point of view. a) chiaroscuro b) isometric projection c) oblique projection d) foreshortening

Q: Sound was introduced into film (p. 273) in the year: a) 1959. b) 1927. c) 1900. d) 1939.

Q: Florentine Renaissance art prioritized disegno, drawing and delineation of forms, while Venetian Renaissance art prioritized: a) abstract forms. b) the same as the Florentines, disegno. c) the sensuousness of light and color. d) spontaneity and experimentation. e) tight, controlled compositions.

Q: Where is the vanishing point in Duccios Perspective Analysis of Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin, from the Maest Altarpiece? a) at the virgins hands b) just above and to the left of the virgins head c) at several points in the composition since Medieval artists used multiple viewpoints d) at the angels head

Q: D. W. Griffith was the first great master of _______, (p. 271) the process of arranging the sequences of a film. a) traveling shots b) flashback c) montage d) editing

Q: Teotihuacan was an __________important cultural center in Mesoamerica. a) Aztec b) Olmec c) Maya d) it is not known which culture used it

Q: In Steve DiBenedettos Deliverance, the artist is able to use ___________to create a sense of space. a) overlapping images b) line c) linear perspective d) atmospheric perspective

Q: In filmmaking, each unbroken, continuous sequence of movie frames (p. 271) with the camera still rolling is called a: a) take. b) shot. c) roll. d) pan.

Q: Machu Picchu was a getaway for a(n) __________ruler. a) Aztec b) Inca c) Maya d) Olmec e)Moche

Q: What is the most obvious visual element in Matisses Harmony in Red (The Red Room)? a) its lack of special depth b) the deep, atmospheric space c) the overall cool composition d) it is highly textured

Q: The first American film to fully utilize every known trick of the filmmakers trade (p. 274) resulting in a masterful work was: a) The Wizard of Oz. b) Fantasia. c) Citizen Kane. d) The Jazz Singer.