ART-111: Chapter 1 & 2 Quiz

Where did Picasso draw inspiration for the faces of the female figures on the right side of the composition of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon? Select one: a. Classical Greek sculpture b. careful observation of live models c. African ritual masks Correct d. Renaissance painting

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Which of these statements best defines visual literacy? Select one: a. the ability to envision a theoretical concept. b. the ability to construct an artificial 3-d environment. c. the ability to recognize, understand, and communicate the meaning of visual images. d. the ability to write about art.

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According to Sayre what are the three steps in the process of "seeing"? Select one: a. looking, seeing, believing b. reception, interpreting, understanding c. detection, processing, reference d. reception, extraction, inference

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Objects that are intended to stimulate a sense of beauty in the viewer are thought to be _______ rather than functional. Select one: a. objective b. utilitarian c. iconographic d. aesthetic

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Rene Magritte's The Treason of Images asks us to consider__________. Select one: a. that images and words not only refer to things that we see, but are also the things themselves b. that we are often fooled by what we see, a la "trompe l'loeil" paintings c. that there is a direct, one-to-one relationship between objects and the words we use to name them d. that images and words refer to things that we see, but are not the things themselves

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The stained-glass window from Chartres Cathedral is an excellent example of the use of Select one: a. iconography. b. non-objective art. c. realism. d. abstract art.

A

The symbolic hand gestures that refer to specific states of mind or events in the life of Buddha are called Select one: a. mudra. b. handies. c. calliform. d. bismillah.

A

Jasper Johns chose to paint his image of the American flag to express: Select one: a. a universal concept of freedom. b. his proclivity for things seen but not examined. c. his own patriotism during the McCarthy era. d. the injustices incurred during the Civil Rights movement.

B

The terms naturalistic or realistic art are sometimes used to describe Select one: a. folk art. b. representational art. c. abstract art. d. nonrepresentational art.

B

What is the function of the nsiki nkonde figure? Select one: a. it is a fertility idol b. it pursued wrongdoers at night and punished them when nails were driven into it Correct c. it was made so that it could be stolen and exhibited in museums in Europe and the United States d. it is purely aesthetic

B

What might have affected Pablo Picasso's severe style of representation seen in The Women of Avignon? Select one: a. Native American sites he visited b. African masks he saw at a Paris museum Correct c. the imagery on Korean tapestries d. his collection of Asian ceramics

B

We can clearly see the artistic impulse to "give form to the immaterial," to represent hidden or universal truths, spiritual forces, and personal feelings in: Select one: a. art based on close observation of one's immediate surroundings b. political art c. religious art Correct d. contemporary art that deals with "identity politics", like Ana Mendieta's Silueta

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Sayre states that he believes that all people are creative, but artists possess qualities that most don't. Which of the following best describes these qualities? Select one: a. artists are always "outsiders," meaning they stand in opposition to the dominant paradigms of their day b. they must "look" like artists, dress in turtle-necks and berets or have lots of tattoos c. artists must be willing to "buck the system" d. artists are critical thinkers, meaning they question assumptions and explore new directions

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The imagery in Faith Ringgold's God Bless America was inspired by the: Select one: a. McCarthy era in the 1950s. b. parade in New York City on Allies Day, May 1917. c. Desert Storm conflict. d. Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.

D

While in prison, Howling Wolf made many drawings called Select one: a. office drawings. b. scraffitti. c. calculated drawings. d. ledger drawings.

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