Dual Credit Art Final

Most art critics and historian agree that the era of modern art ended in the ________. A) 1980s B) 1990s C) 1960s D) 1950s

A) 1980s

Picasso combines lessons from Cezanne with _____ sculptures to produce Les Demoiselles d' Avignon. A) African B) Roman C) Greek D) Medieval

A) African

It was Marvel Duchamp who was responsible for bringing motion to: A) Cubism B) Futurism C) Fauvism D) Expressionism

A) Cubism

Gothic builders were able to open large areas for windows because of the use of the pointed arch and: A) buttresses B) pendentives C) arched vaults D) naves

A) buttresses

Drawing may be easier to learn because drawing is less _______ than writing. A) concrete B) abstract C) creative D) important

A) concrete

An extremely thick application of oil paint is called _____. A) impasto B) fresco B) gouache D) pastel

A) impasto

The term "value," in the sense of art, refers to the: A) lightness and darkness of surfaces B) brightness and dullness of surfaces C) foreground and background D) quality of line and shape

A) lightness and darkness of surfaces

Often mosques include one or more ____, which mark the building's location and are used by chanter who ascend and call the faithful to prayer. A) minarets B) mihrabs C) qiblas D) qalams

A) minarets

A type of painting utilizing egg yolk as a binder is ____ A) tempera B) watercolor C) encaustic D) fresco

A) tempera

The organization of visual elements in a work of art is referred to as ______. A) the composition B) the proportion C) the design D) the balance

A) the composition

The Japanese group Gutai functioned form 1954 to 1972. In their manifesto, the proclaimed: A) the end of traditional art making B) to maintain Japanese traditions C) to celebrate the landscape D) an end to radical art

A) the end of traditional art making

To evaluate a work of art properly, we must deal with it in the context of: A) the society that produced it B) art museums C) the society that sold it D) our own values

A) the society that produced it

Henri Matisse was the leader of which artistic movement: A) Cubism B) Fauvism C) Expressionism D) Futurism

B) Fauvism

Although not a member of the Surrealists, ____ used their approach in her autobiographical works. A) Joan Miro B) Frida Kahlo C) Vera Mukhina D) Meret Oppenheim

B) Frida Kahlo

The ____ are known for their skill at building with huge, carefully cut and fitted stones as seen in Machu Picchu. A) Olmec B) Inca C) Zuni D) Moai

B) Inca

In his search for spiritual truth, Paul Gauguin moved to _______, where he spent the rest of his life. A) Fiji B) Tahiti C) Australia D) New Zealand

B) Tahiti

The first World War led to the Russian Revolution, the rise of the Nazi Party, and Fascism, resulting in artistic: A) economic prosperity B) censorship and repression C) escapism D) isolation

B) censorship and repression

One of the earliest forms of photographic images was a: A) composite print B) daguerreotype C) zolotype D) Kodak

B) daguerreotype

The result of the process of arranging, selecting and ordering is called the: A) purpose B) design C) emphasis D) direction

B) design

Drawing is considered to be the _____ of all other media. A) lesser form B) foundation C) equivalent D) precursor

B) foundation

The symbolic meaning of visual signs and imagery is called: A) content B) iconography C) form D) aesthetics

B) iconography

Power figures of the Congo often have ___ added to them because it is thought to have special symbolic meaning. A) wood B) iron C) paints D) gold

B) iron

Original prints are produced in quantities called: A) editions B) limited editions C) artisit's proofs D) impression editions

B) limited editions

In the Netherlands, the mayor patrons of such artists as Vermeer and Rembrandt were: A) the nobility B) the wealthy merchant class C) civic organizations C) the middle classes

B) the wealthy merchant class

This book illustrates the most respected form of Muslim calligraphy. A) Masjid B) Mihrab C) Koran D) Court of the Lions

C) Koran

A preparatory drawing is often called a: A) rendering B) view C) cartoon D) perspective

C) cartoon

Sesshu painted in a styled that was called haboku, meaning: A) expressive B) drying wind C) flung ink D) fast brushstrokes

C) flung ink

Vik Muniz's Atlas (Carlao) was created by arranging _______ on his studio floor, photographing the arrangement, then painting from the photograph. A) cow dung B) paint samples C) garbage D) photographs

C) garbage

Opaque watercolor is sometimes called: A) tempera B) brush and wash C) gouache D) acrylic

C) gouache

The Holy Trinity fresco, by Masaccio, is considered to e the first painting based on the use of: A) sfumato B) tenebrism C) linear perspective D) isometric perspective

C) linear perspective

The method of creating the illusion of depth on a 2-D surface through the appearance of converging parallel lines and one or more vanishing points is called ______. A) atmospheric perspective B) chiaroscuro C) linear perspective D) picture plane

C) linear perspective

A(n) ____ work of art is one in which an artist is physically include with the production of the work of art. A) print B) multiple C) original D) reproduction

C) original

Perfecting the photographic process, Louis Daguerre was able to include _____ in his photographs, as seen in his 1839 photo Le Boulevard du Temple. A) buildings B) street scenes C) people D) motion

C) people

The Post-Impressionists felt the Impressionists did not allow room for: A) momentary impressions B) emphasis on everyday life C) personal expression D) a single style

C) personal expression

______ refers to size relationships between parts of a whole. A) probability B) scale C) proportion D) chiaroscuro

C) proportion

Architecture is the art and science of designing and constructing buildings for practical, aesthetic, and ____ purposes. A) constructive B) destructive C) symbolic D) historic

C) symbolic

Like many contemporary sculptors, Martin Puryer, as seen is his Old Mole, seems to be asking questions about: A) the representation of the animal form B) the symbolic meaning of death C) the symbolism of shape D) the representation of color

C) the symbolism of shape

In Nigeria, the Yoruba have a strong tradition of: A) lost-wax casting B) bronze casting C) wood carving D) clay working

C) wood carving

Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm is an excellent example of: A) Conceptual Art B) Minimal Art C) Pop Art D) Abstract Expressionism

D) Abstract Expressionism

The Parthenon was designed to honor: A) Athens B) Parthenia C) Homer D) Athena

D) Athena

Marcel Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q. is an excellent example of: A) Surrealism B) Constructivism C) De Stijil D) Dada

D) Dada

Claude Monet's Impression: Sunrise began the movement known as: A) Post-Impressionism B) Fauvism C) Divisionism D) Impressionism

D) Impressionism

The Public Services Building by Michael Graves shows that architects began to synthesize the International Style of architectural modernism with: A) the Bauhaus B) Brutalism C) Symbolism D) Postmodernism

D) Postmodernism

The style of Li Hua's Take Him In! is similar to the Western examples of: A) Post Impressionism B) Surrealism C) Pop Art D) Social Realism

D) Social Realism

Porcelain plates made by the Chinese were decorated using ________ because it was the only color that could survive the high heat of the kilns. A) aquamarine coloring B) black coloring C) terra cotta D) blue coloring

D) blue coloring

The device invented in the 16th century as a means of capturing and fixing images from the natural world whose name means "dark room" is: A) film noir B) camera vérité C) zoopraxiscope D) camera obscura

D) camera obscura

Early Christian Art was created in private homes and underground burial chambers called: A) entasis B) metopes C) coffers D) catacombs

D) catacombs

Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2 by Marcel Duchamp was based in part on a(n): A) Futurist manifesto B) idea about motion C) discussion with Picasso D) chronophotograph

D) chronophotograph

One way in which Islamic art is unlike Western art is that it prohibits: A) ceramics and pottery B) abstract art C) painting and drawing D) figural art in a religious context

D) figural art in a religious context

The first Christian churches were patterned after Roman basilicas used by the Romans as: A) temples B) baths C) palaces D) government buildings

D) government buildings

Cooperative events, in which viewers participate with principals in loosely scripted scenarios, are called: A) dramas B) playlets C) theater of life D) happenings

D) happenings

Art criticism involves making ____, both favorable and unfavorable. A) critical statements B) values C) decrees D) judgements

D) judgements

Rococo paintings mainly showed: A) historical scenes B) peasants coping with their daily lives C) dramatic portraits D) life without troubles

D) life without troubles

The works of Joseph Beuys, Ana Mendieta, and Guillermo Gomez-Pena are examples of: A) photorealism B) earthworks C) minimalist D) performance art

D) performance art

At various stages in the printmaking process, artists make what are called ____ to check on the developing image. A) sketches B) editions C) screens D) proofs

D) proofs

Japanese ukiyo-e prints depicted: A) the ruler and his court B) historic landscapes C) great battles D) the everyday world

D) the everyday world

One of America's prime contributions to 20th-century architecture was: A) structural steel B) the elevator C) the International Style D) the skyscraper

D) the skyscraper