Chapter 14

Where was Bull Jumping fresco found?

A Minoan palace on the island of Crete

What is Deconstructivist architecture usually missing?

A unified whole

What is Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away?

An animated movie

Which is an example of Roman imperial baths, which included libraries, art galleries, restaurants, bars, and gymnasiums?

Baths of Caracalla

What was the Colosseum in Rome used for?

Battles to the death between humans and animals, often with elaborate staging

This poster by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec of Jane Avril celebrates which aspect of Parisian life?

Cabaret

Which work, located in the middle of Manhattan in New York City and designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, is considered a milestone in American landscape architecture?

Central Park

What was the Classical Greek ideal shape for a theater, such as the one at Epidauros?

Circle

Which process is a relatively early form of animation that uses clay sculptures that are photographed while they are being moved in tiny incremets?

Claymation

As part of which god's worship did Western theater begin?

Dionysos

What does the Japanese term Bunraku translate to?

Doll drama

What was an influence on the collaborative work Summerspace?

Einstein's theory of relativity

In the Cycladic Islands off Greece, sculptures of ballplayers, musicians, and acrobats were found buried in graves.

False

The ultimate purpose of visual culture is to record the language of visual media so that images have a universal meaning regardless of nationality or culture.

False

Which kind of object, in which a series of drawn images seem to move as book pages are viewed rapidly, was the origin of animation?

Flip books

In the nineteenth century, ornate museums and theaters were often built to resemble which kind of building?

Greek temple

What were the first examples of performance art called?

Happenings

What role did Robert Rauschenberg have in the creation of Summerspace?

He designed its spotted costumes, which diffused the focus on any single element of the dance.

With what is the Eastern Iatmul Hand Drum decorated?

Headhunting and ancestral symbolism

Which was filmed before a live audience?

I Love Lucy

Which was an influence on the posters of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec?

Japanese prints

Where does this lyre from the tomb of Queen Puabi come from?

Mesopotamia

Which kind of architecture, rooted in the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, often results in designs that resemble "functional sculpture"?

Organic

Which is a visual art form that incorporates live action and mixed media and is presented before a live audience?

Performance Art

What did bearded bulls symbolize in the ancient city of Ur?

Royalty

Which contemporary game does Maya ritualistic ball sport share similarities with?

Soccer

The Sydney Opera House owes a stylistic debt to which architect?

Solomon Guggenheim

In 1927, what was added to motion pictures?

Sound

What did the North American Sioux Open Circle Dance celebrate?

Springtime

What element do Frank Gehry's architectural works usually lack?

Symmetry

What is the film Maria Candelaria (Xochimilco) an example of?

The 1940s Golden Age of Mexican cinema

Which statement is true of the Kanaga Masked Dancers?

The Dogon dancers express ideas about death.

Which includes an example of an idealized image of an athlete?

The Minoan Bull Jumping fresco

How was Roman engineering used in the imperial baths?

The aquaduct system brought water and heated air to warm the rooms.

Judith Leyster's Boy Playing a Flute shows which aspect of the society in which it was painted?

The way music was enjoyed throughout society, including in middle-class homes

1960s Happenings celebrated the transitory and confusing aspects of life.

True

Ancient Egyptian wall paintings show a remarkable consistency in style.

True

Matthew Barney's Cremaster 1 references Busby Berkeley musical productions from Hollywood films in the 1930s.

True

Rome's Colosseum was built on the site of an artificial lake where a colossal statue of Emperor Nero once stood.

True

Which is the academic discipline that investigates visual media and its effect on

Visual culture