Exam 1 Soloman Art 1480

How did mastering the transformative skill of using fire directly impact the lives of early human beings?

Fire was used as a defensive weapon against predatory animals Fire was used to strategically create grasslands that attracted game animals Fire was used to cook foods that were previously difficult or impossible to digest raw

According to artist Jenny Saville, what is/are "the most beautiful thing(s) to paint"?

Flesh

Who designed the Guggenheim Museum Balboa?

Frank Gehry

Which of the following statements would Frida Kahlo NOT agree with?

Frida Kahlo was a Surrealist.

Marc Chagall's painting, pictured above, depicts the story of Abraham and his son, Isaac - according to the Chapter, why was this specific story of tremendous importance?

It sends the message that sacrificing children, a common practice prior to Judaism, was wrong

Why does the Lighthouse of Alexandria, depicted here, no longer exist?

It was destroyed by a series of earthquakes

which of the following statements would historian, philosopher, and writer Yuval Harari NOT agree with

The agricultural revolution left farmers with lives generally much easier and far more satisfying then those of foragers

As summarized at the end of the Chapter, art is really about whom?

The artist Human beings The viewer

How did the artist symbolically represent chapters in the life of President Obama in the presidential portrait pictured here?

The artist included three kinds of flowers representing places important to Obama's life

True or False: Both Beyonce and Jay Z go through multiple costume changes to complement the works of art surrounding them throughout the music video.

True

True or False: Cave drawings of women dancing and flutes made from the bones of birds led archaeologists to believe that visual art, music, and dance were created together, as a whole.

True

True or False: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's grandfather, Rev. Adam Daniel Williams, was both the son of a slave and the organizer and first president of the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP

True

True or False: During the inquisition, convicted "heretics" were either killed outright, or given a choice between converting to Christianity or execution.

True

True or False: Europe and the United States to this day, are influenced by the centuries of Christian teachings that the body, and sex, are sinful.

True

True or False: Experience in the arts has been shown to improve the ability of physicians and other providers to empathize with patients.

True

True or False: For most of history, art has been made in service to the state or the Church.

True

True or False: For the Greeks, there was no such thing as pornography.

True

True or False: Historically, artists were often considered to be tools used by those in power.

True

True or False: Home is a powerful metaphor- one that can be seen in stories and narratives throughout human history(in religion, media, art, culture, and even sports)

True

True or False: Icons differ from idols as they were not created to actually have religious power.

True

True or False: In the US, the arts of people of color and the arts of Muslim, Jewish and other religions have often been marginalized or invisible.

True

True or False: Innate to human beings, and encoded in much of nature, is a preference for symmetry.

True

True or False: It is believed that musical instruments were used in ceremonies and other rituals performed while people viewed the images that had been painted on the walls and ceilings deep within caves.

True

True or False: It is speculated that with the creation of musical instruments, storytelling became more complex for early humans with the addition of music, singing, and dancing.

True

True or False: It took time for human beings to develop the ability to think beyond the immediacy of their survival.

True

True or False: Kara Walker believes that looking forward without any kind of deep historical feeling of connectedness is not good.

True

True or False: Kara Walker said that the figure she created is "not there to be taken, or satisfied or abused in anyway."

True

True or False: Much of the couple hundred thousand years during the Paleolithic period coincided with the Ice Age.

True

True or False: Muhammed, Jesus, Mary and Moses are all key figures in the Qur'an.

True

True or False: Nature and the inventions of humankind currently exist in opposition with one another.

True

True or False: Nature itself is neither good or bad.

True

True or False: Not until 1866 was the body of the Great Sphinx excavated.

True

True or False: One can learn more about history, and can gain insights into the present time, by learning about the origins of words.

True

True or False: People have encountered pandemics before and found ways to minimize the danger.

True

True or False: Primordial nature doesn't exist anymore.

True

True or False: Propaganda is information (written or visual), that is meant to spread ideas and information.

True

Select the word that correctly fills both of the blanks in the following phrase: There is no field more human than _______. Art and Science are the supremely human embodiments of creativity. They come together with perfection in _________.

Medicine

True or False: The ability to effortlessly make and send photographs and video has changed how we see ourselves, how we see our world.

True

True or False: The arena of the Coliseum could be flooded with water in order to recreate famous naval battles.

True

True or False: The art world is still showing very low numbers in terms of solo female artist representation - specifically in terms of solo shows being held in highly esteemed venues.

True

True or False: The behavior of elements on earth and in the atmosphere are at the same time both predictable and wondrous.

True

True or False: The development of theatre unfolded over a vast period of time - a development that cannot be exclusively attributed to the ancient Greeks.

True

True or False: The first humans used all of their senses to skillfully observe the world around them.

True

Picasso's painting, Guernica (pictured here) depicts what historic event?

The beginning of the Spanish-American war The first terror bombing in world history The massacre of Spanish citizens by the Emperor of France, Napoleon.

True or False: The invention of agriculture enabled complex societies to be sustained and allowed for the birth of rich cultures that eventually developed in every part of the globe

True

True or False: The monotheistic nature of Jews and Christians brought them into conflict with the pagan cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.

True

True or False: The success of many religions can be found in their use of storytelling - drawing people in with stories anyone can relate to.

True

True or False: The violent conquest and enslavement of the people who had lived in the Americans, in Africa, and Asia was done in the name of Christianity.

True

True or False: The violent conquest and enslavement of the people who had lived in the Americas, in Africa, and Asia was done in the name of Christianity.

True

True or False: The word quarantine comes from the Italian words, quaranta giorni, which translate to forty days.

True

True or False: The world is constantly reinvented.

True

True or False: This photograph was one of many that was captured when a team of writers and photographers worked to document the plight of people, in an effort to get the American public to back ambitious, expensive aid - assistance that some Americans said was socialism.

True

True or False: Today, billionaire collectors and billionaire art dealers largely control the Art World.

True

True or False: Traditionally, many indigenous peoples communicated with animals. This practice still has great importance today.

True

True or False: Until photography was invented, only the wealthiest 0.01% of people could afford to have a portrait of themselves.

True

True or False: We are a storytelling species

True

True or False: When we look at culture , we are looking at our identity. how it is constructed, and what it is constructed of.

True

True or False: While pragmatic needs led early humans to feel compelled to create cave paintings, they were also driven by the very human need to be creative.

True

True or False: Who made art, and what kind of art was made, has been a sensitive issue in every era.

True

True or False: Works of art created long ago testify to values and perspectives that dominated the time periods in which they were made.

True

the word Diasphora has come to signify any occurrence in which a whole population is forced to leave their traditional homeland

True

What detail was included in Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes that can be interpreted as a nod towards Gentileschi's friendship with early physicist Galileo?

The blood spurting from the man's neck is an artistic depiction of a parabolic trajectory

What significant evolutionary change in human physiology is associated with the impacts of humans being able to cook food?

The brain grew larger Teeth became smaller Intestines became shorter

Why is there only one human shown in Louis Daguerre's photograph, Boulevard du Temple?

None of the above

What does the word Aesthetic mean?

Of or relating to the beautiful

What was described as being a crucial element of the observational skills and techniques that early humans utilized for survival?

Pattern recognition and experimentation

When it comes to the ability to skillfully observe natural phenomena, artists and scientists alike rely on the ability to detect ____.

Patterns

In Hinduism, the religion that has long dominated India, women and their sexual embrace is associated with ________ and _______.

abundance, fertility

Which of the following key teachings by Muhammed led to the widespread popularity of Islam?

all people are equal regardless of race, ancestry, social status, or wealth

Which of the following is not true of Gordon Parks?

all true

according to the text, Jewish people endured how many years of slavery in Egypt

over 400

What do the origins of the word science imply?

Assemble/Join Separate/Distinguish Prepare/Edit

True or False: Nature does not have organizing principles.

False

Who said the following about creativity?: "The driving force is humanity's instinctive love of novelty - the discovery of new entities and processes, the solving of old challenges and disclosure of new ones, the aesthetic surprise of unanticipated facts and theories, the pleasure of new faces, the thrill of new worlds."

E.O. Wilson

What is the name of the new kind of art that was invented following the birth of the modern environmental movement?

Earth Art

We in the West, often overlook the history of science in the________?

East

between 3000 and 2600 BCE, mathematics developed independently in which of the following regions

Egypt India Mesopotamia

Who said the following: "the most important thing is imagination. You can learn anything you want to learn, you can study all these things that you have in a book, but if you don't have the imagination to take it to another level it doesn't mean anything."

Elon Musk

True or False: Egypt was the only region where the attributes of a lion were combined with the characteristics of a human to create early works of art.

False

True or False: Knowing the basics about religious practices of the past and the present is essential to understand the values and norms of a society.

True

True or False: Many of the values found in Judaism and Christianity are similar.

True

True or False: Massive migrations and forced relocations are currently occurring in many parts of the world.

True

True or False: Medicine and Religion intersect when life and death are at stake, and this is seen in the traditions around the world.

True

True or False: Memes are discussed as a method of storytelling?

True

True or False: Michelangelo preferred working as a sculptor to working as a painter.

True

True or False: Relative to the millions of years it took for life to evolve on the earth, the rise of human beings has been unbelievably quick.

True

True or False: Saville's nudes, which are mostly of herself, are seen by many as challenges to traditional Western aesthetics.

True

True or False: Spectacle remains a highly effective way for those with power to stir up our hopes and fears, seeking to convince us to do what they say.

True

True or False: The Epidaurus Theater was considered to be a vital component of the Greek's holistic approach to medicine and healing.

True

True or False: The ancient Greeks saw storytelling in theatre as an important way to foster civic engagement.

True

As discussed in the video content, which mathematical pattern can be found exemplified throughout nature?

Fibonacci Sequence

Highly descriptive, inventive language that was increasingly used to communicate imaginative ideas is called what?

Fictive Language

True or False: Governments have never feared the democratic aspect of theatre - theatrical performances have never been censored or banned at the behest of a governing authority.

False

True or False: Greek and Roman approaches to sex are vastly similar to those that are found in mainstream cultures of today.

False

True or False: Historically, artists have always made images of regular people and everyday life.

False

True or False: Homo sapiens developed the capacity for introspection AFTER they developed autobiographical memory.

False

True or False: In Ayurveda, the mind and body are considered completely separate.

False

True or False: In recent decades, the practice of medicine has become less and less dependent upon sophisticated expensive technology and pharmacology.

False

True or False: In the U.S. in recent years, there is a DECREASE in the division between people who want to see religious values and laws be part of secular society.

False

True or False: It is easy to define and designate cultures today.

False

True or False: Judaism and Islam have traditionally encouraged the making of any image that is to visually represent God.

False

True or False: Most of the surviving works of art made by early human beings that depict humans are of men.

False

True or False: Photography was NOT critical to the success of the Civil Rights movement.

False

True or False: Robert Smithson's earthwork, the Spiral Jetty is NOT visible from outer space.

False

True or False: Spiritual, educational, and practical facets of the lives of early humans did not converge within cave paintings.

False

True or False: The Spanish flu of 1918 started in Spain.

False

True or False: The ability to communicate essential information on which the survival of a species depends is unique to human beings.

False

True or False: The artisans of past ancient societies were highly revered, were of a high social status, and had complete control of their works and what they created.

False

True or False: The experience of beauty is not a somatic, bodily experience that provokes the person experiencing it to respond.

False

True or False: Throughout history, artists have always been able to express their personal opinions and values.

False

True or False: Within the US, there are not currently any vast inequities regarding access to basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, and transportation.

False

True or False: Women and the mysteries of procreation and childbirth were NOT central to the lives of early human communities.

False

True or False: as economic and social life grew more complicated,Language became less varied and sophisticated

False

When working in a group you will produce the most innovative ideas if everyone in the group has similar education levels, cultural identities, and ways of thinking.

False

agriculture was NOT successful relatively in small parts of the world along side rivers were soil was especially fertile

False

Sobek is the Egyptian god symbolizing what two seemingly contradictory things?

Fertility and War

TRUE OR FALSE: Language is identity.

True

True or False: Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 (the Eroica Symphony) is considered by many musicologists to be 'the first Baroque symphony'.

False

The most extensive cave paintings are referred to as what?

'Cathedrals' of the Paleolithic

The 2,600 year old statues pictured above were destroyed by a group of people who claimed to have destroyed these works in the name of their religion. In what year were these historical statues destroyed?

2001

During what year did torch-bearing white nationalists gather around a statue of Thomas Jefferson during a demonstration that included a self-identified white supremacist intentionally driving his car into a crowd of counter-demonstrators, killing a woman named Heather Heyer?

2017

Which of the following percentage of Americans say they havent read a book - in any format - in the past year?

24%

How many years did it take Michelangelo to carve the Statue of David?

3

In the 1300s, the Venetians enforced laws compelling ships arriving from countries where there was plague to remain offshore for how many days?

40

The time period known as the Axial Age, is when the most influential world traditions came into being — the same traditions that continue to this day. How long did the Axial age last?

600 years

____ and ______, is a figure of speech that is used to describe one aspect of how Rome controlled a vast empire for centuries.

Bread, circuses

Which specific type of scientist was listed as an example of a professional with an intuitive process similar to that of Gianlorenzo Bernini and other artists?

A Geoscientist

Emerging complexities of agrarian life led to which of the following?

A demand for record keeping

Which of the following belief is shared between Native Americans and all three Abrahamic faiths?

A great flood led to the creation or rebirth of the world

What layout tool did Chuck Close use that enabled him to focus on the smallest details that cumulatively create a comprehensible image when viewed from a distance?

A grid

Jan Hartman's drawing, pictured above, depicts what

A line of concentration camp prisoners being marched through a winter landscape

The Anishinaabe word "bimaadiziaki" confers respect to the earth, refers to the land, and also means which of the following?

A living being

What did Henri Rousseau's 1910 painting, The Dream, depict?

A lush jungle scene

What is the first thing you hear/see in the music video APES**T?

A man with wings and holey jeans is perched on the steps of the Louvre, as bells and an emergency vehicle siren in the distance

Which of the following was discussed as a function of Storytelling?

A means for resolving conflicts A way to communicate ethics and/or knowledge A way to disseminate information A way to share personal stories

Historically, sexuality is referenced in Christian art as what?

A warning against sin and the consequence of being sent to hell

Hunter/gatherer societies were still in existence in the Kalahari Desert of Africa until when?

About 40 years ago

Archaeologists have discovered that areas that are painted correspond to locations in caves with the most ______________.

Acoustic Resonance

The Baroque era stressed _______.

Action

The beginnings of all people who live on this planet happened in____?

Africa

What animal form does the Hindu deity Ganesha take?

An elephant

"Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality."

Albert Einstein

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding distinctions between Christianity and Judaism?

All are true

The prohibition of visual representations of both the natural and supernatural worlds in various cultures (particularly in monotheistic Abrahamic religions) is called ________.

Aniconism

Which of the following is true of the pyramids of Giza?

Archaeologists, engineers and other experts have not been able to figure out how the pyramids were constructed. It is still considered the largest building in the world. The base of the structure covers 13 acres.

The practical and conceptual skills needed to produce the lifelike images in cave paintings exemplify the ways that ____ and _____ intersect.

Art, Science

As stated in the video, medicine is a(n) _____ and a(n) ______.

Art, science

Which of the following is NOT true of Artemisia Gentileschi?

Artemisia Gentileschi came to be a well-considered painter during the 1600s, a time period that commonly supported and recognized women as artists

Creativity "is the innate quest for originality."

Dr. Edward O Wilson

According to the interview, the Guerrilla Girls assumed the form of gorillas as a symbolic identity for many reasons. Which of the following was not discussed as part of adapting to this identity?

As one of the closest living primates that share an ancestral relative with humans, Gorillas reflect the irony in the antiquated and primitive view of feeding into the male gaze within the art world during the 20th century.

Which Greek god was worshipped for his ability to heal mortals?

Asklepius

The capacity for introspective thought about one's own existence is called ____________ thinking.

Autobiographical

It's "creativity that emerged as a mechanism for improvisational reasoning."

Dr. Rex Jung

"I was curious about how things worked."

Dr. Steve Bertman

Which of the following is in line with the beliefs and components of Ayurveda?

Balance between order and disorder are central. The seasons of the year, and changes that come as one ages, are equally significant in determining best practices. The mind and body are inseparable. Meditation, yoga, diet and breath are important components of health in Ayurveda.

According to the text, why is change usually hard to perceive?

Because it comes about gradually

Which of the following is true of Giordano Bruno?

Bruno was burned at the stake by order of the Church.

What religious figure did this statue once depict?

Buddha

"Why do anything else when your lifestyle feeds you amply and supports a rich world of social structures, religious beliefs and political dynamics?"

Dr. Yuval Harari

What instrument(s) accompanied Jimi Hendrix during his iconic rendition of The Star Spangled Banner?

Drums Bass Guitar

Where does the tallest building in the world currently stand?

Dubai

Match the following religions to the area in which it reportedly originated during the Axial Age

China-Confucianism & Daoism India-Hinduism & Buddhism Greece-Polytheism Israel-Monotheism

_________ is the way that some molecules, like carbon, have a mirror image that cannot be superimposed.

Chirality

Which of the following religions utilized imagery as a proselytizing tool?

Christianity

Immense journeys proved that homo sapiens had developed the ability to think strategically and make contingency plans as they traveled. This is stated as a reason that the time period from 30,000 to 70,000 years ago is called the ______?

Cognitive Revolution

The ____________ _________ arrived as parts of the portions of the brain that enable more complex language evolved.

Cognitive Revolution

Which of the following was discussed as a specific example of spectacle in the Chapter?

Colin Kaepernick kneeling to protest Racism in America The Church used its wealth and power to have artists make images that would strike fear into the hearts of illiterate peasants. Romans fed Christian people to lions in the Colosseum.

Which of the following is NOT true of Smithson's Spiral Jetty?

Creating the work did NOT require any vehicles or machines. Smithson constructed the entire work by hand.

Fill in the blank: Culture is the collective result of_______?

Creativity

As referenced in Chapter 4, hands are associated with which of the following?

Creativity Expression Making Blessings

In approaching his paintings, Chuck Close was influenced by watching his grandmother do what?

Crochet

Picasso is most notably known for what style of painting?

Cubism

According to the text, which of the following is equally important to BOTH the artist and the scientist?

Curiosity Skillful Observation Creative Reasoning

This photograph helped lead to the passing of legislation that helped do what from 1910 to 1920?

Cut the number of child laborers in half

True or False: As seen in the art of Paleolithic times, images of men dominate the history of art.

False

Kara Walker's whole project (A Subtlety) was predicated on the space being ________ at the end of the run of the show?

Demolished

Which two developments occurred during the 1980s and 1990s, which made it possible for people to make and send images of every conceivable kind with previously unimaginable ease and speed values?

Digital photography and the internet

According to the Chapter, Frida Kahlo painted her Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair (pictured here), in response to experiencing which life-event?

Divorce from Diego Rivera

What was the tagline on the poster addressing the inclusion of female artists in the Metropolitan Museum?

Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?

Which of the following languages does NOT assign a gender to common nouns?

English

Constructing and/or identifying a narrative plays an important role in which of the following professions?

Epidemiologist & Physicians

In 1968, the Supreme Court of the United States came to a unanimous decision ruling that prohibited the teaching of _________ because it served to protect a particular religious view, and was therefore unconstitutional.

Evolution

Painter Chuck Close was born with prosopagnosia - a cognitive disorder which notably causes what?

Face Blindness

Chuck Close created his portraits with the intention that the viewer would understand them as portraits in an absolute and conventional sense.

False

Innate to human beings, and encoded in nature, is a preference for asymmetry.

False

TRUE OR FALSE: Research about trees shows that in fact, trees and other plant forms do not communicate.

False

True or False: Anthropologist Polly W. Wiessner, observed that there were NO differences in what the bushmen of the Kalahari Desert talked about during the daytime and what they talked about around the evening campfire.

False

True or False: Art and science are more different than they are similar.

False

True or False: Art has never been used to persuade people to change their view of the world.

False

Why was Henry Fox Talbot's discovery of the photographic process that created negatives especially important and advantageous?

From one negative, limitless prints could be made

Which of the following is a contemporary anthropomorphic depiction of a tree: highlighting the human qualities of trees?

Grandmother Willow from the Disney adaptation of Pocahontas (1995 film) Ent's from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Tree of Souls from Avatar (2009 film)

The invention of the _____________________ in 1450 vastly accelerated communication and the flowering of literature and the arts.

Guttenberg printing press

According to the text, which of the following hidden elements did Gianlorenzo Bernini have to intuit when he created his statue of David?

He had to bring out the emotions of a man he would have known only from a bible story He had to approach the marble with a scientific understanding

What carved detail indicated that Emperor Augustus was a hero?

He is barefoot

Which of the following is NOT true of Basquiat?

He ran away from home at 15 and supported himself by making and selling T-shirts and postcards

Which of the following is true of Frederick Douglass?

He was an abolitionist, writer, and statesman. Douglass believed he could advance the cause of his people, and inspire others, by using photography to his benefit. Douglass was born a slave - the year before photography was invented.

Medicine has often been called "the art of _______."

Healing

Which of the following is not a monotheistic religion?

Hinduism

Which Classical Greek physician is often referred to as 'the father of modern medicine'?

Hippocrates

Which of the following is NOT true of Jimi Hendrix?

His time as a professional musician lasted over fifty years

According to the video, what did Picasso synthesize in this painting?

His understanding of Science and Mathematics His understanding of the emerging technology of the early 20th century His admiration for African art

What clues were left behind that allow us to know a good deal about early Homo sapiens?

Homo sapiens left behind boats Homo sapiens left behind oil lamps Homo sapiens left behind needles

Artist Mary Mattingly created the work of art 'Pull' to address what?

How the things people accumulate can become a burden and contribute to environmental problems

Based on the reading, which of the following statements would Camille Paglia disagree with?

Human beings are unafraid of nature's power and are unconcerned about their personal safety and comfort

Which of the following is considered an essential component of the Renaissance period?

Humanism

As a society becomes more diverse, there tend to be more issues related to________.

Identity

When asked why it was important that work created by female artists be included in a collection, one of the Guerrilla Girls stated which of the following?

If all the decisions are being made by the same people the art will never look like the whole of our culture. Unless all of the voices are in the history of art it is not a history of art, but a history of Power. Art should look like the rest of our culture.

Which is a true statement regarding the Pantheon?

It is the world's largest unreinforced dome. The entire interior of the dome would fit precisely within a perfect cube. When it rains in Rome, the rain falls in a column, to the floor where it drains through 21 holes.

Where did Ayurveda originate?

India

Which of the following and present in the Torah, Christian Bible, AND Qu'ran?

Instructions on how to live a good life

Which of the following is not discussed as a profound way that humans continually reinvent the world?

Intentionally consume nature - humans seek to destroy and consume nature without exception

For the Greeks, consuming and engaging with theater was considered to serve what purpose?

It acted as a form of entertainment It acted as an important component of being emotionally healthy It acted as a vital part of Greek citizens being politically informed

What does the Jewish holiday, Chanukah, commemorate?

Jewish victory over the Greeks

Which musical artist is described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music"?

Jimi Hendrix

Shown here, arranged alphabetically are images that represent the three Western monotheistic religions. Place them in the chronological order in which they were established.

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Who did Barack Obama select to paint his official presidential portrait?

Kehinde Wiley

Which of the following was NOT listed as an event that tremendously heightened the impact of the Earthrise photograph?

Kehinde Wiley painted the official presidential portrait

Art has always been made to underline to the masses the correct way to view its _________ and ________?

Leaders; gods

According to the Chapter, which two artists were considered to be the 'titans' of the Italian Renaissance? (Hint: They were also rivals)

Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo

Which of the following is the scientific study of language?

Linguistics

As mentioned in the Chapter, which artistic process could have helped Louis Pasteur to understand the chiral nature of molecules?

Lithography

The work seen here was created by a group of 11 New York artists in response to what?

Making the needs of people living with HIV and AIDS more visible.

Who said the following when discussing the creation of propaganda? "I don't know of anyone there who was not interested in this propaganda point of view... It was one of the few places you could go where you felt that your pictures would be used and seen and that you could be honest in your reporting, whether with a camera or any other device."

Marion Post Walcott

Who said the following about the role of pattern recognition?: "Many scientists start with a fundamental feeling that there is a pattern, that there is something wonderful, fascinating, awesome in what lies behind the observed phenomena. Many designers of things start at fundamentally the same point. I think they are both starting with intuitions about processes and structures, about order and disorder."

Martin Kemp

Which photographer shot this iconic photo of Abraham Lincoln, in turn creating one of the most powerful early instances of photographic propaganda?

Mathew B. Brady

According to the Chapter, what other professional field was Frida Kahlo especially drawn to, even as a child?

Medicine

The Yoruba people developed a sophisticated __________________ culture?

Metal Working

Which of the following is NOT true of Michelangelo?

Michelangelo completed the Sistine Chapel assignment in exactly the manner that the Church had commissioned him to paint it

Which of the following images was described as potentially being "the most iconic image in all of art history"?

Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, 1512.

What type of structure that exists in America today, was discussed as an example of an area of spectacle that borrows liberally from the design of Roman coliseums, right down to the use of arches and columns?

Modern football stadiums

In this chart of world religions, the red section is the second largest 'slice' of the pie. What religious group does it represent?

Muslims

Whose name did Beethoven scratch out of his Eroica Symphony title page (pictured here)?

Napoleon Bonaparte

Prior to the beginnings of complex societies and long before early humans drew anything on a cave wall, there was what?

Nature

In August 1969, the Woodstock music festival held in New York State, attracted ______ fans of now iconic rock and folk bands and singers.

Over 400,000

According to the Chapter, when did globalization begin?

Over 500 years ago

Complete Ruby Bridge's statement: "None of us know anything about disliking one another when we come into the world. It is something that is _________."

Passed on to us

What special skills did Pasteur have that enabled him to successfully interpret and utilize molecular structures - structures that older and more experienced chemists had not perceived?

Pasteur was also an artist and was thus able to call on his artistic techniques and experiences to observe molecular structures in ways that his predecessors had not

According to the Chapter, which of the following Egyptian pharaohs turned religious practices and Egyptian art, "upside down"?

Pharaoh Khafre

Who made the following statement? "Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day."

Physicist, Albert Einstein

As discussed in the video content, which painter was 1) inspired by nature, 2) continually painted trees, and 3) sought to "come as close as possible to the truth and abstract everything from that" with the goal of "reaching the foundation of things"?

Piet Mondrian

As the Church grew in power throughout the Mediterranean and Europe, it used Art to enforce what?

Political order Religious order Social order

How did Matthew Bourne's version of Swan Lake explore gender roles?

This version features male dancers performing the traditionally female roles of swans

Complete Susan Sontag's quote: Photography, "feels like knowledge - and, therefore, feels like ______."

Power

Painter Chuck Close refers to himself as being what?

Pre-Pixel

Which of the following does Professor Solomon view, as the best metaphor of American culture?

Quilt

In American society, what do many of the existing inequities in access to resources have to do with?

Racism Misogyny Hatred towards marginalized groups

Which of the following were listed as examples of the roles that Religion plays within society?

Religion can engender a sense of belonging Religion can help foster community Religion can be a wedge between people Religious institutions can dictate inflexible rules of behavior

Throughout history, ______________ has been the most prevalent subject of art.

Religious Faith

Pictured here, is a Pride flag and Black Lives Matter letters being projected on a memorial to who?

Robert E. Lee

Barbara Kruger created the poster shown here in 1989 when what civil rights ruling was being threatened?

Roe v. Wade

The story of the Hebrew God and Moses leading the Jewish people out of slavery in Egypt and to the Promised Land has been told and retold for years. The story was first written down in which of the following?

The Torah

Which of the following is NOT true of Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Roosevelt did not believe in, endorse, or subscribe to the use of propaganda.

Historically, a subtlety was a sweet treat that could only be consumed by who?

Royalty Nobility Clergy

Which of the following is found in the hearing room in the City Hall of Kalamazoo, MI?

Scales of justice Art deco design Ten commandments Names of lawful men Names of men known for leadership

What do scholars propose as an explanation of the peculiar way in which the bodies of Akhenaton and his wife, Nefertiti are depicted in the relief carving pictured here?

Scholars think it is a sign that they suffered a genetic disease Scholars think it is reflective of new beliefs dictating new ways to depict the body Scholars think it is reflective of a lack of skill of artists of the time period in which it was carved

The creative power of human beings eventually led to the kind of dispassionate observations about nature that we now call:

Science

The definition of _______ is: The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

Science

The Enlightenment led to developments in what areas of organized society?

Science Philosophy Economics Government

Who made the following statement? "In certain circumstances, I can clearly see the possible and desirable alliance between science and art and how scientists can take their place next to artists."

Scientist, Louis Pasteur

What profession is discussed as being controlled in a similar manner to which artists were controlled by those in positions of power?

Scientists

According to the text, in comparison to early humans (tens of thousands of years ago) human beings today see themselves as:

Separate from nature

Chris Ofili's Holy Virgin Mary raises questions about which of the following topics?

Sexuality Ethnic and racial identity Religion

Anthropologists believe that _______ served the purpose of being intermediaries between animals, humans, and spirits.

Shamans

"If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, that to any other talent."

Sir Isaac Newton

The MCATs recently added new exam sections that test a medical student's reasoning and analytical skills with content from the humanities. This addition places an emphasis on the importance of what skills?

Skilled observation Abilities to detect narrative Ability to empathize

What skillsets do artists and scientists both depend on?

Skillful observation Broad-based knowledge Creativity

The modern sense of the word iconoclast means what?

Someone who celebrates and upholds traditional beliefs

What does primordial mean?

Something in its original state of being

In what ways were animals central to the lives of early humans?

Source of protein Source of spiritual connection Source of materials (bones, skin) for building and crafting

What sacred text is being examined in the photograph below?

The Torah

What distinct feature is found on the walls in the massive tomb-mound, Irish Valley of the Kings?

Spiral Patterns

In America, which spectacles rivet the attention of millions, in person, online and on television, and in some ways are considered the life blood of American culture?

Sports

According to Rita Charon, "The care of the sick unfolds in ______."

Stories

In the history of the arts, Romantic works of art in any media refers not to love, but to art that evokes _______________?

Strong emotions

The space in which Kara Walker constructed her piece, A Subtlety, was described as being a cathedral to what one commodity?

Sugar

What was Kara Walker's piece, A Subtlety, constructed of?

Sugar

Which of the following are examples of nonmaterial culture?

Symbols Language Beliefs Values

The Spear Bearer is a great iconic sculptural work that showcases the importance the Greeks (and humans in general) placed on harmony and _________.

Symmetry

What are the two directions that the recent study about "Domain Specificity in Human Symmetry Preferences" by Professor Anthony C. Little, at the University of Stirling, in the UK, points to as leading theories that support the human preference for symmetry?

That symmetrical stimuli are more easily processed by the visual system. That "symmetry in human faces has been linked to potential heritable fitness because symmetry is a useful measure of the ability of an organism to cope with developmental stress, both genetic and environmental."

Which of the following was considered the most widely celebrated sanctuary for health in the classical world?

The Asklepion at Epidaurus

Which historical event was not included in the exploration of events that occurred without warning that radically changed the world?

The Attack on Pearl Harbor

"In the beginning" is a quote most often associated with what text? (Hint: it is the most quoted work of literature every written.)

The Bible

What action did the Church take when Galileo supported the idea that the earth orbited the sun and endorsed the work of Nicholas Copernicus?

The Church ordered Galileo be placed under house arrest for the remainder of his life

Which was the first war abundantly reported upon by photographers?

The Civil War

What makes human language unique?

The ability to construct potential realities The ability to construct hypotheses The ability to construct completely fictive subjects

True or False: At the start of the third decade of the 21st century, much of the way we share stories about ourselves is based on visual images.

True

The forcible relocation known as the trail of tears, occurred as a result of the US carrying out which of the following acts

The Indian removal act

What museum did Beyonce and Jay-Z rent for the filming of their music video, APES**T?

The Louvre

Which is the first work of art that Beyonce and Jay Z are pictured standing in front of at the beginning of the APES**T music video?

The Mona Lisa

Feminist theorist Laura Mulvey coined the term the "male gaze," to describe what phenomenon?

The act of depicting men in the world, in the visual arts and in literature, from a feminine perspective that presents and represents men as sexual objects for the pleasure of the female viewer.

Which of the following would be considered a spectacle?

The Olympic Games The Great Sphinx Woodstock The Super Bowl

Because it has been in continuous use, what is the most well persevered Roman temple?

The Pantheon

About 2,500 years ago, the Greeks began making lists of what they called theamata. These lists contained things that are more commonly referred to as what today?

The Seven Wonders of the World

What trade route would have lead traders to experience both the awe inspiring sight of the Buddhas at Bamiyan, Afghanistan and the equally overwhelming statue of Zeus, in Olympia, Greece?

The Silk Road

What Greek statue is said to "reflect the enlightened humanistic perspective of the Greeks"?

The Spear Bearer

What does American biologist, naturalist, and writer, E.O. Wilson, refer to as a "sanctuary of light"?

The Sun

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Tehuelche people?

The Tehuelche people painted images exclusively using brushes made of feathers

writing was invented in Mesopotamia about 4000 years after what revolution

The agricultural revolution

when translated to english, the Swahili word Maafa means what

The great disaster

Between 1916 and 1970, approximately six million African Americans left their homes in the southern United States, seeking to escape the often-murderous racism there, to seek better opportunities in Northern cities. What is this journey called

The great migration

which of the following was NOT included in the discussion that focused on the exploration of the significance of home

The home screen of your cell phone

In saying, "The making of a shelter, a place, was a projection of man into his surroundings," Paola Iacucci is addressing what?

The instinctive ways that early humans creatively approached the task of living in primordial nature

Which of the following details of this photograph was not discussed in the Chapter?

The ladder in the foreground

What aspect of the painting pictured above is discussed as being curious?

The man depicted in this painting appears to have the head of a bird

What event was President Richard Nixon responding to when he told the nation that "Under no circumstances will I be affected (because) policy made in the streets equals anarchy"?

The mobilization of 250,000 people led by Coretta Scott King, that marched on the White House

According to the Chapter, which of the following photographs may be the most significant photograph created since the daguerreotypes of 1839?

The moon

As discussed in the text, what was significant about the innovative shield design that was introduced in 4th century Greece?

The new grip at the edge of the shield, supported by a leather strap at the center enhancing the stability of the shield on impact

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the painting pictured here?

The painting depicts a fictitious event

Anthropologists speculate that the smoothing of the lion-human figure pictured above can be attributed to what?

The passing of the totem from person to person The intentional filing of the totem with stone tools The wear and tear of the totem being repeatedly cooked in campfires

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Kara Walker's installation piece, A Subtlety?

The piece was constructed in the Domino Sugar Factory; a factory that had historically profited from slave labor and the underpayment of Black workers after the emancipation. The piece meets the definition of a spectacle. The piece incorporated imagery that plays on racist stereotypes of Black women. The piece was made a permanent piece of the Domino Sugar Factory's historical collection.

Europeans were appalled by the sensuality of Indian art. They declared it to be immoral, and of such danger that observing this kind of imagery caused what?

Their own morals to be infected.

True or False: Athletes are performers whose creativity is seen on the biggest stages in the midst of the biggest spectacles.

True

True or False: Basquiat had no formal training in art.

True

according to the text, what specific idea does Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King reference in his mountain top speech that offers a glimpse at the parallels of the narrativesOf black and Jewish people's liberation

The promised land

As discussed in the Chapter, why was photography ideally suited for influencing and forming public opinion in the early 20th century?

The public was seeing photographs as purely artistic and miraculous in nature - this led many people to believe that photographs were in fact prophetic in nature.

Which of the following was NOT included in the discussion of the significance of the Greek's inclusion of the snake in the symbol for medicine?

The snake was a central part of the biblical story of Adam and Eve, where it represented temptation, evil, and death lurking within the garden of health and posterity

Culture comes from the Latin word "cultura". Which of the following is the definition of the Latin word "cultura"

The tilling of Land

Christianity became widespread in a relatively short period of time - this was due to which of the following factors?

The use of images made it easy to introduce Christian sacred figures to a population that was largely illiterate. Evangelism is a central component of Christianity.

According to the text, what makes the carving pictured here special?

The woman depicted is holding a musical instrument

What do Cardi B's song, "WAP", Maya Angelou's poem, Still I Rise, and Julia Haw's painting, Power Pussy, all have in common?

They all celebrate the power of a woman's sexuality They all call out the objectification of women They all include graphic language or symbols commonly found in works produced by male artists

What do all biblical stories, creation myths of ancient peoples, and legends of distant societies have in common?

They all reflect human emotions - hopes and fears.

What do the two works pictured above have in common?

They both include a self- portrait of the artist

Christian invaders did everything possible to change the identity of people living in the lands they conquered: when evangelism failed, they forcibly converted people, and enslaved and killed others. How were these actions justified within Christian beliefs?

They did this all in the name of Christ

What did the Spanish do when upon invading the Moche region in the 1500's, they discovered a great collection comprised of thousands of ceramic pots depicting two- and three-dimensional scenes of intercourse, oral sex, and masturbation?

They made it a crime to make any more of these pots They smashed thousands of pots They used this pottery as a way to define indigenous peoples as 'carnal', 'lustful', and 'pagan' tribe on whom 'just war' would be declared

Why is the Prophet Muhammad's face covered in the illustration pictured above?

This is in keeping with not depicting sacred figures

Why was Gianlorenzo Bernini asked to carve a statue of David, when Michelangelo's David had been so successful?

Times had changed, and the new statue was intended to tell his story in a new way

What was the true business of Crusaders during the 1200s?

To defeat Islam

What is the focus of the recently emerged field - the medical humanities?

To help medical professionals enhance their inherently human skills

What is the goal of art?

To provide aesthetic pleasure To help one heal To persuade people to change their view of the world

What is the purpose of art?

To provide aesthetic pleasure for viewers To provide a way to gain insight into difficult subjects and feelings To persuade the viewer to change their view of the world

What do archaeologists believe that the Ishango Bones were used for

To serve as a 6 month lunar calendar and/or to track menstrual cycles

The word spectacle comes from the Latin word, spectare, meaning what?

To view, watch, or behold.

Chuck Close experimented with many different ways of creating marks on the canvas that seen as a whole become a detailed picture.

True

Creativity is essential to every human activity.

True

Symmetry and its importance can be seen in virtually every aspect of the physical world, at every possible scale.

True

True or False: A goal of the textbook is to provoke or inspire you to see and think about new things that spark the reinvention of your world.

True

True or False: According to Camille Paglia, society is an artificial construction, a defense against nature's power.

True

True or False: According to psychologist James Hillman, an idea of beauty is useful, functional, and practical.

True

True or False: According to the text, the Romans perfected spectacle and made it an essential tool to be used strategically to consolidate and maintain political and military power.

True

True or False: Animals, more than any other aspect of nature, powerfully stir peoples' emotions in unique ways.

True

True or False: Art and science unite our human capacity for thinking intuitively.

True

True or False: Art is always subjective, and it is always about human beings/the artist.

True

Enlightenment perspectives contributed to powerful movements that championed self-determination by people who had suffered under ______ governments.

Tyrannical

Which famous fertility figure is pictured here?

Venus of Willendorf

According to psychologist James Hillman, what has caused beauty to be repressed in present society?

Violence Misogyny Sexual exploitation

Which of the following forms of art did NOT have a Greek muse?

Visual Arts

As stated in the Chapter, "Nations, states, and organizations identify themselves with ______________."

Visual Symbols

"We don't look backwards for very long...curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we are curious."

Walt Disney

"I want people to really gauge and assess the devastation of black communities, how much loss we have endured and we yet still kept moving. In spite it, in spite of so many different ways in which were meant to be wiped off the face of this country, I want people to understand, so we can have the really tough conversations, about what we have survived" The above is the author Morgan Jenkins response to being asked what she hoped people would learn from reading which of her following books

Wandering in Strange lands: A daughter of the great migration claims her roots

What did early humans gain from circling around a fire at night?

Warmth Safety from wild animals Companionship

The work of creating cave paintings is discussed as having life or death consequences. What was not discussed as something that would have to have been considered when studying the animal subjects of these works?

Which animals provide the most nutritional value?

What color guitar did Jimi Hendrix play when he performed his rendition of The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock in 1969?

White

Which photographer shot the photographs of the Yellowstone region that contributed to the establishment of the first national park in the United States?

William Henry Jackson

Camille Paglia addresses how more recently (within the past several thousand years) cultures have taken power away from women by creating works of art and mythologies that frame the focus of women singularly around ideas of beauty. What theory did Paglia pose as reason for this shift in narrative?

Women had in many ways been feared because they represented the awesome uncontrollable power of nature Humans repress the brutality of biology and geology, the Darwinian waste and bloodshed Western science and aesthetics are attempts to revise this horror (nature) into something more palatable.

Which of the following bodily characteristics are considered part of the idea of perfection for the human body in terms of both the ideals of ancient Greece, and today's advertising?

Youthful Symmetrical Physically Fit

Which of the following is evident in Botticelli's painting of the Annunciation, as mentioned in the video?

a winged angel, Gabriel a white lily the Virgin Mary a lectern

The switch to a diet based on grain resulted in which of the following

an increase in nutritional deficiencies an increase in infant mortality A shortened life expectancy

Complete Jenny Saville's following quote. "Ideally, I'd like someone to take a deeper breath when they look at my painting ... to draw more breath and be conscious of their own body. To feel instinctively their own body in a(n) _______ kind of way."

animal

Which of the following have been things that people have venerated?

animals fertility climate or weather

Professor Bertman says the purpose of creativity in science is to _____________ and has its origin in __________.

answer questions; curiosity

Select the two words that accurately complete Archaeologist Tammy Hodgskiss' following quote: "Ochre shows how our brains were developing, and that we were using our environment. It bridges the divide between ______ and _____."

art, science

In this chart of religions in the United States, the yellow section is the second largest 'slice' of the pie. What religious group does it represent?

atheist/non-identifying

Which of the following values or laws from Judaism, found in the Torah, are also found in the Christian Bible AND the Islamic Qur'an?

love your neighbor as yourself

What does the Latin word oculus mean?

eye

advancements in agriculture lead to which of the following?

complex societies that use money complex societies that have organized hierarchical political structures The development of new professions such as being priests, kings, tradesmen, or artisans

Which of the following developments contributed to the development of religion?

development of autobiographical memory veneration of ancestors, necessities, and desires increase in rituals agrarian lifestyles

Curiosity has led to which of the following?

development of evidence based knowledge discovery of innovative ideas original scientific theories innovative storytelling

Which of the following metaphors from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is used to reference entering the unknown?

down the rabbit hole

Abel Meeropol, the NY Jewish writer and teacher wrote the poem "Strange Fruit"about which of the following topics?

lynching's

Which of the following is a tool that humans have used to tell their stories?

iPhones and Android phones tools made of bones pigments made from rocks theatrical performances

Which of the following are ways stories are told?

in song visual images oral narration written language

According to the Curiosity video, which of the following perceptions are often associated with being curious? (choose all that apply)

inquisitive Prying Meddlesome

What makes us quintessentially human and able to form ourselves into a society?

language

The word icon comes from the Greek eikon, meaning what?

likeness, image, portrait.

which of the following elements are present in the history and narratives of both black and Jewish folks

mass displacement enslavement discrimination

What phenomena was discussed as being similar to the idea that powerful institutions such as the Church seek to control artists?

professional sports leagues and owners seeking to control athletes.

Which of the following subjects have been most prevalent in art throughout history?

religious faith

Greek theater emerged from which of the following?

religious festivals

Select the two words that accurately complete the following quote from Biologist, E.O. Wilson: The realm of ______ is everything possible in the universe; the realm of the _________ is everything conceivable to the human mind.

science, humanities

Robin Wall Kimmerer, the botanist, says that "science polishes the gift of _______."

seeing

Kara Walker's sculpture can be described in language used in the art world as a(n) ________________ installation piece.

site-specific

Which of the following provides the best form to share grievances, in the opinion of Woody Guthrie?

songs

Which of the following are forms of communication or language?

texts paintings emoticons drawings

Who was a popular subject among Renaissance artists?

the Virgin Mary

What does polytheistic mean?

the belief in or worship of more than one god.

Charlie Chaplin uses the silent film, Modern Times, to caution the audience about which of the following?

the dangers of modern industrialization

Basquiat and another young artist used the name SAMO to identify their works. What was the name SAMO derived from?

the phrase, "same old shit"

Which of the following pieces did Kara Walker create?

the woman sphinx thing

During the Hellenistic period, the Greeks built which of the following at Epidaurus?

theatre sanctuary

Which of the following was discovered about portions of some Paleolithic caves that are heavily covered with paintings?

they have acoustic resonance

why did the emergence of agrarian life demand more systems for keeping track of complex information

they need to keep track of the land and workers they need to keep track of the seeds and crops they need to keep track of taxes

early humans were nomadic - meaning what?

they traveled as they needed to, in order to find sources or to escape inhospitable weather

The word creative derives from the Latin word creare. Which of the following defines creare?

to bring forth

Which of the following are definitions of the Latin word cura?

to care for to heal

Christians believe in what type of God?

trinitarian

Which of the following is true of the musical, Hamilton?

written by Lin Manuel Miranda tells the story of the American Revolution it is highly relevant to today features hip hop music won the Pulitzer Prize