Set 4: Practice Test Q's and A's

Knowledge of Byzantine art before the ninth century is fragmented, largely because of the

iconoclasts' destruction of icons during the eighth century.

The style of El Greco's paintings can best be described as

Mannerist

The Barcelona chair, designed by Ludwig Mes van der Rohe and Lily Reich, exemplifies the aesthetic criteria of which of the following design movements?

Bauhaus

In Ravenna's church of San Vitale, the richly colored Empress Theodora and Her Attendants was created in which of the following media?

Glass tesserae

An important innovation in the Gothic architecture of the abbey church of Saint-Denis was its

Incorporation of light and color into a church interior.

The eighteenth-century painter and graphic artist William Hogarth produced a series of pictures that functioned chiefly as

Social satire

Which of the following is a clear example of post-and-lintel construction?

Stonehenge

Of the following, the decorative motifs of the eighteenth century architect Robert Adam are most similar to those found on

Wedgwood pottery

The objects depicted in the painting shown symbolize the

brevity of life

The translucent ceramic glaze with a green cast that was invented in ancient China is called

celadon