Unit 4

Architect Louis Sullivan used this famous phrase to express his design philosophy.

a. "less is more" b. "look up" c. "machine for living" d. "form follows function"* e. "reach for the stars"

When were the first successful photographs made using a camera?

a. 1600-1750 b. 1500s c. 1900-50 d. early 1800* e. 1300s

Picasso was influenced by art objects from ________ in his creation of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.

a. Africa* b. New York c. India d. Australia e. Austria

The earliest existing printed artworks on paper were created in this culture.

a. China* b. Rome c. Egypt d. Mesopotamia e. Greece

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there were many masters of woodblock printing in this country, whose work reflected the lifestyle of an urban cultural class.

a. France b. Japan* c. United States d. Austria e. Siam

Henry Ossawa Tanner was influenced by ________.

a. Frederic Edwin Church b. Rococo architecture c. Gustave Courbet* d. Francisco Goya e. none of the other answers

Georges Braque's Houses at L'Estaque is part of which movement?

a. Futurism b. Postmodernism c. Cubism* d. Expressionism e. Minimalism

This architect, who pioneered the use of steel in architecture, is sometimes called the "father of Modernism."

a. Gustave Eiffel b. Joseph Paxton c. Frank Lloyd Wright d. Louis Sullivan* e. Walter Gropius

The Crystal Palace inspired other architects, including ________, who created a tower in Paris that was originally intended to be temporary.

a. Gustave Eiffel* b. Walter Gropius c. Louis Sullivan d. Abbot Suger e. Joseph PaxtonX

Mount Fuji, the Japanese mountain that features in Hokusai's famous print "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," is sacred to followers of ________.

a. Hinduism b. Shinto* c. Scientology d. Islam e. Christianity

This Spanish artist created artworks in both print and paint that depict horrific events that happened during the French occupation of Spain between 1808 and 1814.

a. Max Beckmann b. Rembrandt c. Francisco Goya* d. Albrecht Dürer e. Pablo Picasso

Aaron Douglas, the artist of Aspects of Negro American Life: From Slavery to Reconstruction, was particularly influenced by which of the following?

a. Minimalism, Polaroid cameras, and classical music b. Art Deco, Egyptian wall painting, African art, and Modernist abstraction* c. Italian Renaissance art, yo-yos, and gardening magazines d. Afro-Cuban dance, metal spatulas, and Where the Wild Things Are e. none of the other answers

The Hudson River School painted ________.

a. New York City b. American landscapes* c. still lifes d. portraits of New York artists e. none of the other answers

Piet Mondrian was a founder of which movement?

a. Suprematism b. Constructivism c. Minimalism d. Cubism e. De Stijl*

Monticello was built for ________.

a. Thomas Jefferson* b. Louis XIV c. Benjamin Franklin d. Louix XVI e. Queen Elizabeth I

Fragonard's The Swing depicts:

a. a competition between two boys for a girl's attention b. an allegory of the victory of the French Republican party c. a flirtation between two young lovers* d. an environmental message showing the grandeur of nature e. none of the other answers

The Steerage by Alfred Stieglitz depicts ________.

a. a mother and her children b. passengers on a steam ship* c. new machinery d. child laborers e. World War I

Rococo architecture, such as Johann Balthasar Neumann's basilica of Vierzehnheiligen, preferred:

a. a striking monochrome scheme b. delicate pastel colors* c. to create optical illusions with analogous colors d. to let the color of the raw materials remain e. none of the other answers

Salons, such as the one depicted in Pietro Martini's print of 1785, were visited by:

a. academy painters only b. royalty only c. critics only d. public, painters, and critics* e. none of the other answers

Pietro Martini's print The Salon, of 1785, shows how the paintings were displayed ________.

a. according to a hierarchy b. in alphabetical order c. on a first-come-first-served basis d. completely at random*X e. according to the Queen's preferences

Neoclassical paintings, such as those by Jacques-Louis David and Angelica Kauffmann, ________.

a. are inspired by ancient Greece and Rome b. convey a moral message c. place an emphasis on civic duty d. are serious in tone e. all of the other answers*

This nineteenth-century North American construction method uses lightweight wooden frames, instead of heavy timbers, to support the building.

a. balloon framing* b. post-and-beam c. corbeling d. fluting e. post-and-lintel

The colors of the bodies and trees in Matisse's Joy of Life are ________.

a. based on what the artist saw, but exaggerated* b. based on a movie the artist saw c. copied from another famous artwork d. strictly from the artist's dreams e. completely naturalistic

A major benefit of the daguerreotype process is that ________.

a. daguerreotypes can be made very quickly b. it creates very detailed images c. daguerreotypes are negatives that can be readily reproducedX d. it records color e. it can photograph in the darkX

This printmaking process means "stone writing" in Greek.

a. etching b. intaglio c. lithography* d. linocut e. aquatint

Vasily Kandinsky, the artist of Improvisation #30 (Cannons), believed ________.

a. everyone should be required to serve their country b. all art museums and libraries should be destroyed c. artists took themselves too seriously d. art should express an inner spiritual necessity* e. emphasis on an artist's creativity should be minimized

en plein air E fin de siècle C impasto B bird's-eye view D organic A

a. forms derived from living organisms b. application of thick paint c. end of the century d. seen from above e. painting outdoors

The first cameras were ________.

a. gas-powered b. invisible c. room-sized* d. free e. electric

In the nineteenth century, this material became both less costly and more widely available for construction.

a. glass b. iron c. concrete d. steel e. all of the other answers*

What role did photography play for the artist Edgar Degas?

a. he abandoned painting to become a photographer b. he used it along with other mediums* c. he secretly painted over the top of photographs d. he died before photography was invented e. none of the other answers

What role did photography play for the artist Thomas Eakins?

a. he used photography to study anatomy and proportion* b. he used photography instead of painting c. he despised photography as "lazy" d. he had never heard of photography e. he made photographs into collages

Japanese woodblock printer Kitagawa Utamaro was most famous for his depictions of ________.

a. his imaginings of other countries b. beautiful women* c. historical scenes d. animals e. battle scenes

In "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," the curl of the wave intertwines with the sky to create an abstract ________.

a. human face b. t'ao t'ieh c. yin and yang* d. temple e. ice-cream cone

Vincent van Gogh used thick swirls of paint in his work Starry Night. This technique is called

a. intaglio b. impasto* c. atmospheric painting d. chiaroscuro e. symbolism

The Taj Mahal ________.

a. is asymmetrical when viewed from above b. is covered with smooth white marble and lacks any writingX c. is surrounded by gardens that represent Paradise* d. stands alone, and is not part of a larger complex e. none of the other answers

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Moulin de la Galette ________.

a. is serious in tone b. depicts only the upper classes c. uses sharp, clean lines d. depicts a new, urban, middle class enjoying their leisure time* e. none of the other answers

Angelica Kauffmann's Cornelia Pointing to Her Children as Her Treasures is an excellent example of the style known as realism.

false

Edgar Degas was very selective with his subjects; he depicted only people from the upper classes.

false

Impressionist artworks were influenced by both photography and Japanese print

false

In the nineteenth century, there was so little trade between Asia and the West that Japanese art had no real influence on what artists in Europe were doing.

false

Pablo Picasso challenged traditional notions of the subject matter and appearance of fine art painting by emphasizing underlying geometric form and the construction of pictorial space.

false

Paul Gauguin's The Vision after the Sermon is a realist artwork.

false

A continuous narrative shows multiple scenes of a story in one pictorial space.

true

Art Nouveau is a style that emphasized decorative patterns and organic forms.

true

Gustave Courbet's Stonebreakers alarmed upper-class viewers because it reminded them of recent uprisings by the poor.

true

Henry Ossawa Tanner's The Banjo Lesson challenges negative stereotypes of African-Americans.

true

Symbolist painters are inspired by emotions and dreamlike images.

true

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) paid such artists as Aaron Douglas to make art.

true

The term Ukiyo-e means "pictures of the floating world."

true

A Chinese scroll is likely to comprise only illustrations and not include any writing.

false

New North American cities in the late eighteenth century chose neoclassicism as their architectural style because:

a. it seemed exciting and exotic b. it represented the ideals to which they aspired* c. Thomas Jefferson made it lawX d. it was the only style of architecture that could withstand the climate e. none of the other answers

Grant Wood's American Gothic is ________.

a. lifesize, to fool the viewer into thinking he or she is looking at reality b. meant to reflect the American values of individuality, morality, and hard work* c. so big that the viewer has to walk around it to take it all in d. so small it has to be looked at with a microscope e. intended to make fun of small-town America

What is not true about the Great Stupa?

a. pilgrims enter through the east torana b. pilgrims circle the stupa in a clockwise direction c. Buddha's portrait appears in artworks throughout* d. all of the other answers e. none of the other answers

To create a color woodblock, such as Hokusai's famous "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," a printer must produce a new ________ for each separate color.

a. relief block* b. design c. piece of paper d. style e. medium

Artwork in the modern period can be ________.

a. representational b. abstract c. non-objective d. all of the previous answers* e. none of the previous answers

Which of the following influenced the art made from 1700 to 1865?

a. revolutions in France and America b. the Enlightenment c. the Age of Reason d. industrialization e. all of the other answers*

Thomas Cole's The Oxbow

a. shows a view of the Connecticut RiverX b. exemplifies the idea of the sublimeX c. includes an image of the artist d. all of the previous answers* e. none of the previous answers

What does the word "photograph" mean?

a. signing a picture b. imitating a drawing c. writing with light* d. seeing through a lens e. reversing a tone

Expressionism focuses on:

a. stripping away emotions and underlying meaningX b. dynamic movement, progress, and modern technologyX c. what is felt rather than what is seen d. complexity, ambiguity, and external referencesX e. the subconscious mind and dream imagery

The subject of Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People is ________.

a. the American RevolutionX b. the July Revolution of 1830 in France* c. the building of the Statue of Liberty d. Joan of Arc in battle e. none of the other answers

Where is the Hall of Mirrors?

a. the Louvre b. the Musée d'Orsay c. Vierzehnheiligen d. Monticello e. Versailles*

The scene illustrated in an early scroll of the Tale of Genji (3.3.21) shows a prince holding a baby. What is taking place?

a. the prince is mourning the death of his firstbornX b. the prince is sad because he knows the baby he is holding is not his own c. the prince is falling asleep holding his nephew d. the prince is stealing the baby from his sister e. none of the other answers

Jacques-Louis David's painting The Oath of the Horatii is about:

a. the sacrifices of an ancient Roman family b. the swearing-in of Ignatius Horatius c. the Spanish rebels who fought Napoleon's armyX d. the Trojans preparing for the Battle of Troy*X e. none of the other answers

Architects consider this when designing a building.

a. the site b. engineering c. materials d. the needs of the user e. all of these answers*

Which of the following are qualities of most Impressionist artists and their paintings?

a. they rejected the traditional values of the Academy b. they evoked the sensations of everyday life c. they painted outdoors and captured natural light d. their brushstrokes were visible and paintings appeared unfinished e. all of the other answers*

If an artist were to create a woodblock print with three different colors, how many separate relief blocks would he or she need?

a. three* b. two c. four d. one e.five

Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 was ________ the Armory Show in 1913.

a. well received by viewers at b. left out of c. seen as scandalous by viewers at* d. destroyed during e. none of the other answers

Pablo Picasso made Girl before a Mirror ________.

a. when he was in grade school, before he became an artist b. later in his career, when he was learning to use photography c. near the end of his career, when he was revisiting old themes d. at the beginning of his career, when he was studying art e. at the height of his career, when he was inspired by his mistress*

Which painting was included in the first Salon des Refusés (Salon of the Rejected)?

a. Édouard Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe (Luncheon on the Grass)* b. Jean-Honoré Fragonard's The Swing c. Jacques-Louis David's The Oath of the Horatii d. Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night e. all of these paintings were in this exhibition