Unit 2 Quiz
Who is the artist of The Morgue (Gun Murder)?
Andres Serrano
Artworks based on which of these religions can be found in India?
Buddhism Buddhism and Hinduism Islam Hinduism
Colorful Barong masks are used in performances to tell stories from ancient Japanese mythology.
False
In Islamic faith, gardens are symbolic of Paradise on Earth.
False
The Hellenistic sculpture Laocoön and His Sons depicts an ideal young athlete.
False
The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to celebrate the birth of his son Shah Jahan.
False
The sixth-century Christ icon from the monastery of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai (3.2.7) is a good example of perfect symmetrical balance.
False
Visual artists always show religious experience in positive and inspirational ways.
False
The Colosseum is known for being:
able to hold up to 55,000 people
A lamassu is a ________.
guardian beast
How does Christian Marclay's video installation relate to the cycle of life?
he focuses on the construct of time as seen in popular culture
The Stela of Naram-Sin is made of what material?
limestone
The tall towers surrounding a mosque, from which the faithful are called to prayer, are called ________.
minarets
Gèlèdé masquerades give communities the opportunity to:
reinforce their cultural beliefs celebrate female power combine costumes, music, and dance communicate with the spirit realm
The process used to create the beaten-silver face of the twelfth-century reliquary of the Head of Saint Alexander (3.2.15) is called ________.
repoussé
The subject matter of Buddhist art consists of ________.
stories from Buddha's life, teachings, and beliefs
The eleventh-century bronze sculpture of Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance) (4.3.12) was made in ________.
India
The Great Sphinx of Giza is associated with the pyramid of which pharoah?
Khafre
Christ as the Good Shepherd was a common theme in early Christian art.
True
Reliquaries often look like the body part they contain.
True
The Emperor Constantine recycled sculpture from other monuments to use on his triumphal arch.
True
People shown in Tijuana Projection share what common experience?
Working in the maquiladora industry
The Bull-Leapers fresco from Knossos is ________ scene.
an acrobatic
The sculpture of the goddess Tlazolteotl giving birth to the maize god (4.3.1) was made by which culture?
aztec