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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: Mayan civilization (p. 464) reached its peak in Southern Mexico and Guatemala around: a) 2500 bce. b) 1500 bce. c) 250. d) 1500.

Q: Despite the success of the daguerreotype, the process had its drawbacks (p. 256), primarily: a) the image could not be reproduced. b) colors were not true to life. c) it reproduced poorly in books. d) the cost of the apparatus.

Q: Which of these artistic movements does Jerry N. Uelsmanns Untitled have the most in common with? a) Dadaism b) surrealism c) abstract expressionism d) impressionism

Q: Michelangelo is considered a Mannerist and High Renaissance artist. What is it about his paintings that characterize the Mannerist style? a) his turbulent compositions and contorted, highly musculatured figures b) his calm, balanced compositions c) his use of mythological themes d) the didactic nature of his paintings e) he was primarily a sculptor

Q: Michelangelos painting The Last Judgment (p. 468), for the Sistine Chapel, typifies a style that came to be known as: a) Expressionism. b) Northern painting. c) Mannerism. d) Baroque.

Q: Paul Czannes Madame Czanne in a Red Armchair (fig. 114; p. 89) illustrates that the artist was more interested in: a) Design b) Pattern c) Color d) All of the Above.

Q: The techniques employed by Jerry N. Uelsmanns in photographs like Untitled can best be described as: a) impasto painting. b) digital manipulation. d) collage.

Q: The wet-plate collodion (p. 259) photographic process was introduced by a British sculptor named: a) Herschel Walker. b) William Henry Fox Talbot. c) Margaret Cameron. d) Frederick Archer.

Q: From 960 until 1279, the Taoists in China (p. 462) emphasized the importance of self-expression. Their most important state positions were held by: a) land owners. b) poets, calligraphers, and painters. c) the Mongols. d) the heirs of Kublai Khan.

Q: What did the early-Renaissance sculptor Donatello do that hadnt been done since Classical Antiquity? a) he developed linear perspective b) he made paintings with complex narratives c) he used mythological themes d) he sculpted nude figures

Q: The drawings by William Cameron Menzies (p. 275)are examples of a vital part of the film-making process called ___________. a) action photos b) dailys c) storyboards d) frames

Q: Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for: a) introducing complex narrative into painting and indicating a single, fixed light source that increased the overall naturalism of his compositions. b) developing linear perspective and designing the dome over the huge crossing in Florence Cathedral. c) reviving sculpture-in-the-round and reintroducing the nude figure. d) painting the 38 panels in the Arena Chapel that depict the life of Christ. e) designing the ByzantineChurch at San Ravenna and the dome for the Hagia Sophia.

Q: Which of these best describes Annie Leibovitzs photograph of Karen Finley? a) it is modeled on a famous late-19th century photograph by Edgar Degas b) it utilizes the complementary colors of red and green to enhance the composition and feel of the photo c) it presents an aggressively feminist public figure in a private, intimate moment d) all of the above

Q: Early Renaissance painter Masaccio is best known for: a) introducing complex narrative into painting and indicating a single, fixed light source that increased the overall naturalism of his compositions. b) developing linear perspective and designing the dome over the huge crossing in Florence Cathedral. c) reviving sculpture-in-the-round and reintroducing the nude figure. d) painting the 38 panels in the Arena Chapel that depict the life of Christ. e) designing the ByzantineChurch at San Ravenna and the dome for the Hagia Sophia.

Q: Leonardo da Vincis The Last Supper is based on what specific type of perspective? a) isometric perspective b) trimetric perspective c) one-point linear perspective d) two-point linear perspective

Q: The subject matter of An-My Ls Small Wars (ambush I) involves a group of men who meet regularly meet to re-enact the Vietnam War. What is the content? a) it is a glorification of the conflict b) the artist, born in Vietnam, is calling into question the legacy of the conflict, particularly in popular literature and film c) the artist, born in the United States, is memorializing the American soldiers who died in the conflict d) a & b

Q: The Big 3 of the Italian High Renaissance, based in Florence, and later in Rome, and then Milan were: a) Brunelleschi, Donatelli, and Masaccio. b) Robert Campin, Roger van der Weyden, and Jan van Eyck. c) De Chirico, Dali, and Magritte. d) Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. e) Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cezanne.

Q: Gustave Caillebottes Place de lEurope on a Rainy Day (fig. 104; p. 83) is based on what specific type of perspective? a) isometric perspective b) trimetric perspective c) one-point linear perspective d) multiple-point perspective (both one- and two-point perspective are used)

Q: The device invented in the sixteenth century as a means of capturing and fixing images from the natural world is called: a) film noir. b) camera vrit. c) praxiscope. d) camera obscura.

Q: The cultures of the Pre-Columbian peoples (p. 463) are distinguished by their: a) unified interest in building stupas. b) naturalistic figurative art. c) monumental architecture and stone sculpture. d) landscape paintings.

Q: The early Renaissance in Italy can be traced to: a) the conquering of Greece by and Rome and the importing of Greek aesthetics. b) the sacking of Constantinople in 1453 by the Turks. c) the death of Raphael in 1520. d) the Medici family who ruled Florence and were patrons of the arts. e) the completion of the Sistine Chapel in 1511.

Q: Sebastiao Salgados Four Figures in the Desert, Korem, Ethiopia is a good example of __________ photography. a) artistic b) documentary c) abstract d) a & b

Q: In Harmony in Red (The Red Room), Henri Matisse deliberately intended to violate the laws of perspective. Why? a) He did not understand perspective. b) He preferred flat space and disliked shading. c) His interests were in things other than pure verisimilitude. d) He was more comfortable with the two-dimensional plane.

Q: Perfecting the photographic process, Louis Daguerre, in Le Boulevard du Temple, was able to include __________ in his photographs. a) buildings b) street scenes c) people d) motion

Q: The Limbourg Brothers manuscript Les Trs Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (p. 451) signified the return of something lost in art since antiquity. What was it? a) cast shadows b) chiaroscuro c) human figures d) images of architecture

Q: Jacques-Louis Davids The Death of Socrates is set up in a system of right angles on a grid structure. How does this affect the content of the piece? a) it doesnt, its purely coincidental b) it refers to the passion of the moment c) it reiterates the rationality of Socrates actions d) it is merely a compositional consideration

Q: The artist of Porch, Provincetown, known primarily for color photographs of the natural environment, is: a) Eliot Porter. b) Sonia Landy Sheridan. c) Edward Steichen. d) Joel Meyerowitz.

Q: In the 1330s, Petrarch (p. 452) conceived of a philosophy that emphasized the value of the individual and the pursuit and study of classical languages, literature, history, and philosophy. Today we call these disciplines the: a) divine arts. b) fine arts. c) temporal arts. d) humanities.

Q: Which of these pieces illustrates the use of expressive line? a) Gaudier-Brzeskas Female Nude Back View b) Van Goghs The Starry Night c) Davids Study for the Death of Socrates d) a & b

Q: Robert Smithsons Spiral Jetty is/was in: a) Great Salt Lake, Utah. b) Lake Superior, Michigan. c) Lake Geneva, Switzerland. d) Wonderlake, Illinois.

Q: Florence became a cultural center of the Renaissance (p. 452) in a large part due to: a) the number of painters living there. b) its location on a major shipping route. c) the Medici family. d) the size of the city.

Q: Hatching and cross-hatching are ways of turning line into______________, or three-dimensional, modeled space. a) color b) value c) actual texture d) a & b

Q: In Giacomettis Man Pointing, our eye is directed down his right arm and past his pointed finger to some imagined point of interest beyond. This is an example of which formal element? a) contour line b) texture c) implied line d) perspective

Q: Still images from the film Battleship Potemkin demonstrate the montage technique of one of the great innovators of film editing. The Russian filmmaker is: a) Vladimir Tatlin. b) Lucas Samaras. c) Sergei Eisenstein. d) D. W. Griffith.

Q: Which of these is an example of Baroque painting? a) Masaccios The Tribute Money b) Botticellis The Birth of Venus c) Raphaels School of Athens d) Caravaggios The Calling of St. Matthew e) The Limbourg Bros October

Q: Donatellos sense of naturalism in figurative sculpture (p. 453) was in part inspired by: a) ancient Egyptian sculpture. b) a lifting of the ban against autopsies for anatomical study. c) Berninis David. d) Greek and Roman sculpture.

Q: Line can be used to delineate edges of form in space, imply movement, and ____________. a) create value by hatching and cross-hatching b) be expressive of emotion or an idea c) create color fields d) a & b

Q: The artist of TV Bra for Living Sculpture is best known for expanding the traditional limitations of artistic media by incorporating video and electronic media into his/her artwork. The artist is: a) Nam June Paik. b) Jerry Uelsmann. c) Sonia Landy Sheridan. d) Eliot Porter.

Q: The Baroque can be characterized as/by: a) highly didactic Christian art. 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 unbalanced, theatrical compositions rendered in very high contrast. e) developing in the 15th century and prioritizing careful observation.

Q: What sets northern European artists (p. 454) apart from most artists of the Italian Renaissance is their interest in: a) the size and scale of their paintings. b) rendering believable space in realistic detail. c) a denial of aerial or scientific perspective. d) portraiture.

Q: When an artists mark-making style, particularly his/her use of line, is recognizable, like Van Goghs in The Starry Night, we say it is _____________. a) too personal b) analytical c) autographic d) indecipherable

Q: Eadward Muybridges photographs, like Annie G., Cantering, Saddled are early examples of artists: a) perfecting the medium of photography. b) capturing an object in motion. c) using black-and-white photography. d) using projected motion pictures.

Q: Coatlicue (p. 465) is a major _______ deity. a) Mayan b) Aztec c) Olmec d) African

Q: How would you describe Sol LeWitts use of line in Wall Drawing No. 681 C? a) precise b) controlled c) logical d) all of the above

Q: In School of Athens, Raphael represents the two significant schools of philosophy, signified by the portrayal of _______ and ________ in the center of the composition. a) Christ; Michelangelo b) Socrates; Euripides c) Plato; Aristotle d) Descartes; Hippocrates

Q: How is Sol LeWitts line (p. 64) best described in his work, Wall Drawing No. 681 C? a) personal b) romantic c) analytic d) soft contour

Q: Cezannes The Basket of Apples is full of what appear to be mistakes but are actually________. a) attempts to animate the picture plane b) ways to make the composition more dynamic c) artistic choices meant to engage the imagination of the viewer d) all of the above

Q: What is the binder in encaustic painting? a) lime water b) oil c) egg yolk d) wax

Q: In Hundreds of Birds Admiring the Peacocks painting by Yin Hong, from the late fifteenth to early sixteenth century, the peacock symbolizes: a) the non-Chinese invading army. b) the reality inside the mind. c) the dichotomy of the northern and southern schools of Chinese painting. d) the Chinese emperor.

Q: Hung Lius paintings, such as Three Fujins (p. 69), rely on contrasts between two very important elements: a) yin and yang. b) her love of Maos Cultural Revolution and her need to paint. c) carefully drawn structural lines and uncontrolled drip lines d) All of the above.

Q: What is generally the preferred medium of Andy Goldsworthy? a) oil paint b) bronze c) clay d) natural materials found on-site

Q: The _____________is the substance in paint that holds the particles of pigment together and often defines the characteristics of the various painting media. a) pumice b) binder c) ground d) support

Q: The sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini created Ecstasy of St. Theresa, a centerpiece of a chapel in Rome. It is typical of which style? a) Baroque b) Renaissance c) Rococo d) Mannerist

Q: The organization of visual elements in an artwork is called: a) an outline. b) a still life. c) a retrospective. d) a composition.

Q: Which of these visual elements is most obvious in Andy Goldsworthys Hazel Leaves? a) line b) shape c) texture d) space

Q: True fresco painting can best be described as: a) expressive use of enamel. b) working with pigment directly into fresh plaster. c) a quick process of sketching from observation. d) having more naturalistic capabilities than oil paint.

Q: The style of Burial of Count Orgaz is highly eclectic and individual. The artist is: a) Michelangelo. b) El Greco. c) Bronzino. d) Albrecht Drer.

Q: Lines that create a sense of movement and direction are called: a) continuous line. b) contour lines. c) implied lines. d) construction lines.

Q: Line can define space by _____________. a) creating texture b) indicating the edge of a 2-d shape or 3-d form c) creating value d) all of the above

Q: What is the chief advantage of acrylic paint over oil paint? a) it dries slower so artists can work more realistically b) it is a quick, immediate process c) it is more expressive d) it is non-toxic

Q: Which of these is an example of High Renaissance painting? a) The Limbourg Brothers October b) Masaccios The Tribute Money c) Botticellis The Birth of Venus d) Raphaels School of Athens e) Tintorettos The Miracle of the Slave

Q: In House (p.57), how does Jaune Quick-to-See Smith evoke the simplicity of traditional Native American lifestyles that have disappeared? a) complex metaphors and dynamic lines b) simple black outlines and ironic messages c) kinetic forms and gestural brushstrokes d) political activism and romantic imagery

Q: Whose David was the first life-size nude sculpture since antiquity? a) Michelangelos. b) Donatellos. c) Raphaels. d) Leonardo da Vincis.

Q: What cultural conventions (p. 74) did Robert Mapplethorpe challenge in his photographic portrait of female bodybuilder, Lisa Lyon? a) the role of religion in art b) the use of classical models in modern photography c) the belief that line is the most important element in art d) the traditional representation of the female nude

Q: Sandro Botticellis paintings, such as The Birth of Venus, reflect his interest in a philosophy called _______. a) Neoplatonism b) Enlightenment c) Neoclassicism d) Romanticism

Q: Hung Liu studied and taught to paint with a strict classical line that is associated with the style of: a) the expressionists. b) abstract expressionism. c) post-impressionism. d) Russian Social Realism.

Q: Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa is thought to have had appeal to the Renaissance imagination in part because the portrait reveals: a) subtractive color mixing. b) the personality of the sitter. c) Neoplatonist influence. d) perfect linear perspective.

Q: When a style of line becomes associated as an artists work, we say it is: a) autographic. b) calligraphic. c) static. d) generic.

Q: How would you characterize Byzantine architectural exteriors? a) they were incredibly ornate b) they utilized mosaic murals to relate stories from the Bible c) complex in elevation, they were plain and unadorned d) they were soaring structures which utilized flying buttresses for support

Q: Which of these is not a component of painting? a) pigment b) ground c) binder d) investment

Q: One of the superior aspects of oil paint (pp. 231-232) is that the artist can: a) continue to work on the same painting for weeks without it drying. b) work with big, bold, energetic brushstrokes. c) blend hues and tones seamlessly. d) All of the above.

Q: When, and by whom, was Islam founded? a) In 610, by Mohammed b) In the 2nd century BCE by Shih Huang-Ti c) In the 6th century by Justinian d) In the 5th century BCE by Darius the Great