Art Appreciation

In the early twentieth century, still life paintings were NOT concerned with ____.

food as sustenance

An important component of European still life painting was the idea of ____.

food as vanitas

The Pomo tribal baskets, covered with feathers and shells, were made as ceremonial ____.

gifts

Ritual meals do NOT include ____. A. religious holidays B. pot latches C. Japanese tea ceremonies D. Sunday brunch

D.

The visual form of a work of art is the ________embodiment of an idea. A. literal B. psychological C. historical D. physical

D.

This painting (Les Demoiselles d'Avignon) was a catalyst for the ______ movement in art. A. futurist B. dadaist C. surrealist D. Cubist

D.

When artists challenge existing conventions of art, they are considered to be _________. A. Expressive B. academic C. kitsch D. avant-garde

D.

Ancient Egypt had an ever changing artistic style. T/F

False

Art is always a serious endeavor and never functions as entertainment. T/F

False

Content and form are interchangeable in a work of art. T/F

False

Due to their technological innovations in structural engineering, by the first century CE, average Romans lived in heated apartment buildings with functional sewer systems. T/F

False

In most cultures, symbolic meaning is frequently attached to public buildings but rarely associated with individual homes. T/F

False

Regardless of culture, content is always readily apparent in a work of art. T/F

False

The elaborate baskets woven by people from the Pomo tribe in California were strictly used for ritual purposes. T/F

False

Van Gogh was not a member of another stylistic group. T/F

False

The earliest examples of domestic architecture feature group living. T/F

True

The use of the still life as a subject matter was an important vehicle for abstraction for early twentieth century American artists. T/F

True

As its name suggests, the ancient Greek ____ was used for carrying and storing water.

hydria

The House of Julius Polybius had a front atrium with a pool, called the____ , for collecting rainwater.

impluvium

Twentieth-century skyscrapers, devoid of ornamentation, are examples of the ____ style in architecture

international

Mu Qi's Six Persimmons emphasizes ____ in life.

meditation and simplicity

Warhol's work, such as Heinz 57 Tomato Ketchup, celebrated the commercial art of ____

packaging

Jan Davidsz de Heem's A Table of Desserts reflects cultural and ____ beliefs

religious

A ____ is a vessel designed specifically to contain salt

salt cellar

Trajan's Market has tabernas whose form and arrangement suggests a ____.

shopping mall

Salt was considered so valuable that it was a source of wealth; the European nobility used elaborate saltcellars as a ____ .

status symbol

In this composition, ____ suggests the balance of the cosmos and the ancestors, providing sustenance for humans.

symmetry

Popular art includes: A. gallery displays B. calendars C. museum works D. art history slides

B.

Stylistically this painting would be categorized as _______ art. A. naturalistic B. expressionist C. representational D. classical

B.

Aesthetics is: A. a branch of philosophy B. a study of creativity C. a study of art and its effect D. none of the above E. all of the above

A.

Art has _________form, which includes the materials used to make the artwork, its formal elements, and its overall composition. A. visual B. conceptual C. iconographic D. contextual

A.

Art is primarily a _________ medium used to express ideas about our human experience and the world around us. A. visual B. tactile C. literal D. visceral

A.

The components of an artwork include perception, response, creativity, and _________. A. expression B. beauty C. energy D. quality

A.

This artwork (The birth of venus) would be classified as______. A. fine art B. applied art C. naive art D. classical art

A.

This artwork is an example of a(n) ____ painting.

Aboriginal contour map

The Pop artist ____ created sculptures that look like mass-produced cardboard packaging for common grocery store items using silk-screened wood.

Andy Warhol

What's missing in this definition of art? Art is primarily a ________ medium that is used to express our ideas about our human experience and the world around us. A. human B. visual C. spiritual D. historical

B.

_______is the mass of ideas associated with a work of art. A. function B. content C. aesthetics D. context

B.

An equestrian sculpture is one that includes a _________. A. caryatid B. ceremonial mask C. horse D. elements of nature

C.

Ceramics, glass, jewelry, weaving, and woodworking are categorized as _________. A. kitsch B. ethnic art C. crafts D. fine art

C.

Craft refers to which of the following? A. painting B. sculpture C. pottery D. Architecture

C.

In a work of art, the word "composition" refers to _________. A. the physical material used by the artist B. The arrangement of the formal elements of art C. the technical style used by the artist D. the physical texture of the work

C.

In ancient Rome, _______ Sculptures were seen as the ultimate symbol of imperial dignity and power. A. caryatid B. keystone C. equestrian D. kitsch

C.

Objects or images are categorized as ________ if they have an emotional appeal that is generalized, superficial, or sentimental. A. naturalistic B. surreal C. kitsch D. abstract

C.

The content of a work of art refers to _________. A. its size B. its media C. its meaning D. its form

C.

Art is a ___________ phenomenon. A. natural B. Scientific C. Geographical D. Human

D.

Lascaux's images probably had a(n) ____ purpose linked to nature's bounty. A. religious B. political C. practical D. ritual

D.

________ styles of art convey intense emotions. A. naturalistic B. idealized C. abstract D. expressive

D.

_________ is the manner of expression that is characteristic of art made by an individual artist, from a historic period or from an entire civilization. A. context B. content C. iconography D. style

D.

Australian Aboriginals painted "contour maps" indicating food and water locations; these maps were then ____ after a ritual celebration.

Destroyed

Art has several functions, including (choose the best answer): A. serving as a profession in society B. providing economic benefits to the artists C. protesting social injustice D. decorating museum walls E. all of the above

E.

In which way can art be categorized? A. Geographically B. Historically C. Chronologically D. Thematically E. All of the above

E.

The architect ____, who designed one of the first innovative tall buildings of the twentieth century, believed that "form follows function" in architecture.

Louis Sullivan

Coe's There Is No Escape is from a series condemning the meat industry called ____.

Porkopolis

Examples of ancient communities in which homes were close together in the same style include Çatal Hüyük and ____.

Pueblo Bonito

Art is whatever a society or a culture determines is art. T/F

True

Because water is essential for survival, various cultures have developed inventive systems for storing liquids using a variety of materials, including clay, leather, wood, and straw. T/F

True

Contemporary art and popular culture often share the same images. T/F

True

Every culture, both past and present, has a word that corresponds to ours for art. T/F

True

In most contemporary industrial societies, few people hunt and process the meat they eat. T/F

True

Traditional Chinese paintings were not made from life, but from memory. T/F

True

When this image (the birth of venus) was painted, its idealized concept of human beauty was at odds with medieval notions of the body as sinful. T/F

True

he Lascaux cave paintings, in southern France, were done from memory and focus on animals' energy and movements. T/F

True

Paintings reflecting the beliefs of ____, such as Mu-Qi's Six Persimmons from 1269, emphasize the importance of simplicity and meditation in life.

Zen Buddhism

Prehistoric artists painted images in the ____ of the caves.

back

The function of this painting is to show food as ____

beautiful

Greek ceramics are known for ____ painting, in which a thin coating of black-firing clay covers the red clay of the vessel and details are scratched into the surface with a needle.

black figure

The ancient Chinese made ____ vessels for storing wine.

bronze

The concrete ____ of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater show substantial influence from Japanese and Chinese architecture.

cantilevers

Men from Northwest Native American tribes excelled at weaving symbolic, geometric patterns into their baskets. T/F

false

The ancient Chinese made bronze vessels called hydrias for storing liquids, such as ritual wine. T/F

false

The Native American ____ was originally a small tent used during the hunting season.

tipi

A ____ painting is a work of art, which uses a still life as a metaphor for the inevitability of death.

vanitas