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Q: A colors brightness or dullness (p. 107) is called: a) relative key. b) tint or shade. c) intensity or saturation. d) hue.

Q: The material most often associated with the process of casting is: a) clay. b) steel. c) wood. d) bronze.

Q: One of the complex aspects of wood carving (p. 291) that a sculptor must pay attention to is: a) the expense of the wood. b) the wood's additive qualities. c) wood grain. d) All of the above.

Q: Wassily Kandinskys Sketch I for Composition VII is an example of: a) German Expressionism. b) French Surrealism. c) Fauvism. d) Italian Futurism.

Q: On the color wheel, blues and greens (p. 109) are usually thought of as: a) opposite each other. b) complementary colors. c) intermediate colors. d) cool colors.

Q: DaVinci is largely responsible for formulating the rules of the effects of light and air in the landscape, called________________. a) linear perspective b) stacked perspective c) hieratic perspective d) atmospheric perspective

Q: Allan Kaprow created assemblages of events performed or perceived in more than one time and place. (p. 313) He called these: a) temporal phenomena. b) multiplicitous situations. c) happenings. d) None of the above.

Q: Greek figurative sculpture was greatly influenced by Egyptian sculpture (p. 292). What did the Greeks add? a) greater skill b) the representation of garments c) naturalism d) authenticity

Q: On Newtons color wheel, colors that lie directly between a secondary and primary (p. 107) are called: a) intermediate colors. b) complementary colors. c) secondary colors. d) primary colors.

Q: Pliable clay is made to hold its form permanently (p. 296) through the process of: a) subjecting it to high pressure. b) casting it in bronze. c) firing it. d) soaking it.

Q: The range of colors that an artist has preferred to use in a work is referred to as the: a) composition. b) style. c) palette. d) spectrum.

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: Great Serpent Mound from the Hopewell culture of North America is an example of ____________, which has a long and far-reaching history. a) installation art b) earthworks c) ritual architecture d) contemporary art

Q: The author describes Chuck Closes painting Stanley (p. 119) as: a) layered pointillism. b) lusterless and murky. c) polychromism as its best. d) All of the above.

Q: In the early nineteenth century, a recurrent and significant theme (p. 485) began to appear in Romantic painting. What was it? a) the lives of peasants b) the notion of the sublime c) the vanitas still life d) virtuous love

Q: Wood and stone carvings (p. 287) are examples of: a) relief sculpture. b) subtractive sculpture. c) assemblage. d) additive sculpture.

Q: In Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, Artemisia Gentilieschi makes use of a high-contrast technique of painting called___________, Italian for murky. a) chiaroscuro b) atmospheric perspective c) hatching d) tenebrism

Q: One of the chief tools employed by artists of the Renaissance to show the effects of light (p. 97) is: a) chiaroscuro. b) perspective. c) key. d) perceptual key.

Q: The Egyptian limestone carving, Senwosret I led by Atum to Amun-Re (p. 287), is an example of ________________sculpture. a) in-the round b) high relief c) low relief d) installation

Q: When a sculpture is created by building up the form (p. 287) with a material such as clay, the process is called: a) relief sculpture. b) additive. c) cast sculpture. d) cire-perdue.

Q: What is the story behind Gericaults Taft of the Medusa? a) The Medusa sunk off the coast of Africa due to the captains incompetence and its poor survivors were adrift for days (most of them dying) while the captain and crew saved themselves. b) The captain of the ship threw slaves overboard to collect insurance on them. c) It is a metaphor for the growing French Revolution. d) It depicts a group of explorers finally sighting land.

Q: With atmospheric perspective, objects further from the viewer appear ____________. a) warmer and more detailed b) cooler and less distinct c) warmer and less distinct d) cooler and more detailed

Q: The Greek Kouros (p. 292) illustrates the idea of shifting or counter positioning weight around the axis of the spine in figurative sculpture. This pose is called: a) chiaroscuro. b) perspective. c) contrapposto. d) pose tolerance.

Q: What is the subject matter of most Impressionist painting? a) Portraits of wealthy patrons b) Rural landscapes c) Light itself, the way it plays across forms like architecture and landscape d) Depictions of the working class in everyday situations

Q: Nikolai Buglajs Raceing Sideways is a commentary on the Western convention of_________. a) associating blackness with negative qualities b) associating whiteness with positive qualities c) associating blackness with positive qualities d) a & b

Q: Auguste Rodins The Burghers of Calais (p. 300) is a remarkable example of which type of sculpture? a) in-the-round b) bas-relief c) assemblage d) All of the above.

Q: Romanticist artists, like Frederic Edwin Church, viewed nature as: a) wild and forbidding. b) a literal sign for the divine spirit. c) a place for human industry. d) a sign for the savagery and wildness of the native people who lived there.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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