Art Appreciation Quizzes

How did Pablo Picasso respond when told that his portrait of Gertrude Stein did not look like her? a. "She will." b. He angrily left the party. c. He destroyed it. d. "Yes it does, you blind fool!" e. He fell into depression.

"She will."

When were the walls of the Lascaux Caves painted? a. 30,000-25,000 BCE b. 15,000-13,000 BCE c. 5,000-2,000 BCE d. 100 BCE-100 CE e. none of the other answers

15,000-13,000 BCE

pediment stela sand painting tympanum catacomb fresco A-frame mosque BUILDING STRUCTURE DATING BACK TO ANCIENT TIMES WITH SIDES MEETING AT A HIGHPOINT

A-frame

Who is the artist of Dead Christ? a. Andrea del Sarto b. Andres Serrano c. Andrea Mantegna d. Carl Andre e. Andrea Frasier

Andrea Mantegna

Who is the artist of The Morgue (Gun Murder)? a. Andrea del Sarto b. Andres Serrano c. Andrea Mantegna d. Carl Andre e. Andrea Frasier

Andres Serrano

The deity at the center of the pediment on the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Greece (4.2.1), who brings order to the scene, is ________. a. Zeus b. Apollo c. Athena d. Venus e. Mars

Apollo

The sculpture of the goddess Tlazolteotl giving birth to the maize god (4.3.1) was made by which culture? a. Yoruba b. Asmat c. Aztec d. Olmec e. none of the other answers

Aztec

What was the medium of Tilted Arc? a. Cor-ten steel b. salvaged plastic c. marble d. bronze e. none of the other answers

Cor-ten steel

True or False: A graphic designer usually intends to please one individual patron.

False

True or False: An artist would probably use distorted scale if he or she wanted to create a lifelike scene that the viewer could relate to.

False

True or False: In traditional African art of the Yoruba tribe, human imagery follows the ideal proportions identified by the ancient Egyptians in palm and hand measurements.

False

True or False: Masses of people gather inside Notre Dame Cathedral to worship the goddess Athena.

False

True or False: Napoleon Crossing the Alps depicts the moment before Emperor Napoleon met the military general Hannibal in Rome.

False

True or False: Salvador Dalí's painting The Persistence of Memory shows warped clocks, ants, and a distorted face, all of which are symbols of his mother, who died the month before this was painted.

False

True or False: The critic John Ruskin popularized James McNeil Whistler's painting Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket by writing several positive reviews of the painting in London papers.

False

True or False: When Buddha was born he sprang miraculously from the sea as a full-grown man.

False

This proportional system uses a ratio of 1:1.618. a. Standard Cubit d. Rule of Thirds b. Fibonacci Sequence e. Golden Section c. Root 5 Rectangle

Golden Section

The story of Vishnu dreaming the universe, as depicted in an Indian relief carving (1.6.9), is derived from the ________ religion. a. Hindu d. Islamic b. Buddhist e. Eastern Orthodox c. Taoist

Hindu

The eleventh-century bronze sculpture of Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance) (4.3.12) was made in ________. a. Africa b. Japan c. Italy d. Mexico e. India

India

Which Renaissance artist drew the Vitruvian Man (4.4.1)? a. Michelangelo b. Raphael c. Leonardo d. Donatello e. Bernini

Leonardo

Which of the following artworks did Diego Rivera make? a. Templo Mayor b. Tilted Arc c. Man, Controller of the Universe d. The Two Fridas e. none of the other answers

Man, Controller of the Universe

This art movement of the 1960s relies on perceptual anomalies of the human eye to create dynamic effects. a. Bioart d. Film noir b. Pop art e. Op art c. Futurism

Op Art

Who was the artist of Tilted Arc? a. Diego Rivera b. Christo and Jeanne-Claude c. Richard Serra d. Donald Judd e. none of the other answers

Richard Serra

This group of artists sometimes used distorted scale to create dreamlike images that subvert our conscious experiences. a. Pop artists d. Cubists b. Surrealists e. Orphists c. Futurists

Surrealists

Scale can change the way a work is perceived by a viewer. By choosing to make his painting very large, the French artist Jean-François Millet elevated the importance of a group of old women working in a field. What is the name of this work? a. Three Widows Working d. The Gleaners b. The Master's Farm e. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik c. The Weed Pullers

The Gleaners

True or False: Trompe l'oeil techniques are used to make artworks look extremely realistic.

True

True or False: When The Clock by Christian Marclay is screened it is shown in real time, in essence making it function as a clock.

True

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen collaborated to create Mistos (Match Cover), a larger-than-life sculpture of this everyday item. a. a book of matches d. a spoon and cherry b. a clothes pin e. a bottle c. a baseball bat

a book of matches

The ancient Egyptian depiction of the journey of the Sun god Re (0.0.1) was painted on ________. a. a vase b. stone c. a coffin d. the wall of a tomb e. copper

a coffin

The Colosseum is known for being: a. one of the first Christian churches ever built b. one of the first and largest public libraries in history c. built as a private residence for the emperor d. able to hold up to 55,000 people e. none of the other answers

able to hold up to 55,000 people

Community art may ________. a. be made by numerous people b. be made for large numbers of viewers c. be situated in public places d. represent the common interests of a group e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

Duration, tempo, intensity, scope, setting, and chronology are: a. basic attributes of time d. central tenets of time-based art b. attributes of film e. all of the other answers c. terms that describe time

all of the other answers

Eastern Orthodox icons, such as the Virgin of Vladimir, display similar visual characteristics, including: a. stylized but believable poses b. linear outlines c. gold backgrounds d. haloes for the Madonna and Child e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

Elizabeth I (The Armada Portrait), suggests that Queen Elizabeth is: a. elegant and feminine b. chaste c. powerful d. answers b and c e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

Muslim practice includes ________. a. gathering to pray in a mosque b. praying to Allah c. praying five times per day d. praying in the direction of Mecca e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

The Ecstasy of St. Teresa was meant to show Teresa ________. a. being pierced by an angel's arrow b. being infused with divine love c. as a devout Christian d. as a role model to be followed by other devout Christians e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

The term "vanitas" in art includes references to ________. a. the fleeting nature of life b. the passing of time c. memento mori d. transient sights, smells, and sounds e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

Which of the following can be considered part of visual culture? a. roadside billboards b. television commercials c. comic books d. oil paintings e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

Which of these terms applies to Georges Seurat's Sunday on La Grande Jatte? a. pointillism b. optical mixture c. afterimage effect d. answers a and b e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

Why was Tilted Arc controversial? a. because some people believed it was a safety hazard b. because some people thought it was ugly c. because some people thought it would encourage criminal activity d. because some people thought it could attract terrorists e. all of the other answers

all of the other answers

The Stela of Naram-Sin shows ________. a. the first pharaoh uniting Upper and Lower Egypt b. a Babylonian ruler receiving a law code from Shamash c. a Maya king wearing ceremonial regalia d. an Akkadian king on a mountaintop being looked upon favorably by the gods e. none of the other answers

an Akkadian king on a mountaintop being looked upon favorably by the gods

Pablo Picasso's Girl before a Mirror can best be described as ________. a. a realistic still life painting b. a colorful sculptural landscape c. a piece of functional pottery d. an abstract portrait e. video art

an abstract portrait

The Morgue (Gun Murder) is shocking because: a. we know exactly who this person is b. the crime scene is especially gory c. as a society we no longer have a direct relationship with the dead d. the deceased is wearing such elaborate clothing e. we see dead bodies all the time in present-day life, so it is not shocking

as a society we no longer have a direct relationship with the dead

________ balance is achieved when both sides of a composition look exactly the same. a. asymmetrical d. unified b. symmetrical e. varied c. gestalt

asymmetrical

________ balance is achieved when two halves of a composition are not mirror images of each other. a. unified d. asymmetrical b. symmetrical e. varied c. radial

asymmetrical

Why was Diego Rivera's mural for the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center controversial? a. because the artist was inspired by Mexican murals b. because the artist offered to add a picture of Abraham Lincoln c. because the artist got paid without ever finishing the mural d. because the artist included elements inspired by his communist beliefs e. all of the other answers

because the artist included elements inspired by his communist beliefs

Who is the artist of The Ecstasy of St. Teresa? a. an Olmec stonemason b. Michelangelo c. Gianlorenzo Bernini d. Mark Rothko e. Henri Matisse

c. Gianlorenzo Bernini

The subject matter of Buddhist art consists of ________. a. careful accounts of Buddha's princely lineage b. detailed depictions of the castle Buddha grew up in c. stories from Buddha's life, teachings, and beliefs d. only flowers and foliage e. nothing about Buddha at all

c. stories from Buddha's life, teachings, and beliefs

pediment stela sand painting tympanum catacomb fresco A-frame mosque SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND TUNNELS USED IN ANCIENT TIMES FOR BURIAL AND MEMORIALS

catacomb

El Anatsui's artworks reference both ________ and ________. a. traditional Pakistan . . . the digital age b. colonial Africa . . . modern consumerism c. ancient Greek sculpture . . . contemporary photography d. Persian miniature painting . . . cell phones e. ancient weaving techniques . . . modern factory conditions

colonial Africa . . . modern consumerism

Disparate visual elements can be linked together with a common idea. This is ________ unity. a. symbolic d. virtual b. compositional e. actual c. conceptual

compositional

Katsushika Hokusai, in his woodcut "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," simplified and ordered the visual elements in the work to create ________. a. compositional unity d. realism b. conceptual unity e. symmetry c. chaos

compositional unity

The three kinds of unity are: a. compositional, conceptual, gestalt b. asymmetrical, symmetrical, radial c. radial, proportional, volumetric d. compositional, symmetrical, gestalt e. radial, conceptual, gestalt

compositional, conceptual, gestault

Match these descriptions of Edmonia Lewis's Forever Free with the type of information it provides. a. subject matter b. context c. formal analysis The work was made four years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

context

Rineke Dijkstra's series Mothers focuses on ________. a. depicting mothers with their newborn children b. presenting childrens views of their mothers as seen in their personal drawings c. side-by-side comparisons of mothers from different socio-economic classes d. the ideal of motherhood as depicted in literature throughout time e. mothers who have promoted their children in their art careers

depicting mothers with their newborn children

When was the Eastern Orthodox Church icon the Virgin of Vladimir made? a. during Greek and Roman times b. during the Middle Ages c. during the Renaissance d. in the twentieth-century e. the Eastern Orthodox Church never made icons

during the Middle Ages

Match these descriptions of Edmonia Lewis's Forever Free with the type of information it provides. a. subject matter b. context c. formal analysis The sculpture shows a man standing with a chain around his wrist and a woman kneeling beside him.

formal analysis

Joseph Cornell created boxes that contain compositions of ________ objects. a. found d. round b. dead e. square c. green

found

pediment stela sand painting tympanum catacomb fresco A-frame mosque TECHNIQUE WHERE THE ARTIST PAINTS DIRECTLY ON A WALL

fresco

The German word that refers to something in which the whole seems greater than the sum of its parts is ________. a. alter d. gestalt b. klein e. gegen c. bruder

gestault

Romare Bearden's work The Dove uses an underlying ________ reflecting the city streets to create a sense of order. a. color d. dark value b. grid e. triangle c. texture

grid

The ancient Greek sculptor who created the bronze known as Poseidon (or Zeus) used this part of the body as a standard unit for proportional measurement in the work. a. torso d. head b. hand e. all of the other answers c. foot

head

This type of scale is common in the relief sculpture of ancient Egypt, where it was used to indicate social importance. a. monumental d. lifesize b. human e. hierarchical c. miniature

hierarchal

Ai Weiwei's S.A.C.R.E.D. depicts six dioramas of: a. parts of a temple b. his experience as a prisoner c. Olympic buildings d. architectural monuments e. none of the other answers

his experience as a prisoner

When an artist employs visual clues to suggest movement in a work of art that is static and motionless, this is known as ________. a. stroboscopic motion d. implied motion b. actual motion e. slow motion c. rapid motion

implied motion

An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies ________. a. intimacy d. importance b. epic virtues e. heroism c. distance

intimacy

Variety can ________ a design. a. invigorate d. connect b. regulate e. fuse c. order

invigorate

The AT&T Stadium is noteworthy in the study of art and architecture because ________. a. it is home to the Dallas Cowboys b. it is the largest stadium since the Colosseum c. is the world's largest domed structure without interior columns d. it is only important in the world of sports e. it was designed by Brunelleschi

is the world's largest domed structure without interior columns

The ancient Egyptian artist who painted The Journey of the Sun God Re (0.0.1) on a coffin chose his subject because ________. a. Egyptians were interested in astronomy b. he believed in ghosts c. it expresses beliefs in an afterlife d. Egypt has a very sunny climate e. the person buried in the coffin was a priestess of the god

it expresses beliefs in an afterlife

This type of sculpture can move and change its visual form. a. relief d. geometric b. in the round e. contemporary c. kinetic

kinetic

Tibetan Buddhist monks create colored sand images with a radial design. This representation of the universe is called a ________. a. prayer flag d. lotus b. mandala e. rotunda c. prayer wheel

mandala

Amongst other entertainments, Roman citizens watched ________ in the Colosseum. a. synchronized swimming b. mock sea battles c. football games d. scholarly debates e. art competitions

mock sea battles

The kind of scale used for objects that appear larger than they are in real life is called ________ scale. a. monumental d. meaningful b. human e. proportional c. hierarchical

monumental

pediment stela sand painting tympanum catacomb fresco A-frame mosque GATHERING PLACE FOR ISLAMIC WORSHIP

mosque

Bernini's sculpture of Apollo and Daphne is based on a mythological story in which a god pursues a nymph. The artist used diagonal lines and flowing drapery to convey the ________ of the chase. a. stillness d. proportion b. color e. composition c. movement

movement

Louise Nevelson's work White Vertical Water is made of ________. a. carved marble b. painted wood c. plaster d. plastic e. metal

painted wood

pediment stela sand painting tympanum catacomb fresco A-frame mosque TRIANGULAR SPACE ABOVE A ROW OF COLUMNS IN A CLASSICAL STYLE BUILDING

pediment

This spinning disc (spindle viewer) with images on it gives a sense of motion to a viewer when he or she looks through small slits in a second disc at the changing pictures. a. magic lantern d. kinetoscope b. phenakistoscope e. cinematograph c. zoopraxiscope

phenakistoscope

The relationships between the sizes of different parts of a work make up its ________. a. volume d. mass b. scale e. character c. proportions

proportions

Pieter Claesz made which of the following types of artworks? a. realistic still-life paintings b. colorful sculptural landscapes c. functional pottery d. abstract portraits e. video art

realistic still-life paintings

When Robert Rauschenberg, in his work Monogram, chose to use a variety of non-traditional art materials and techniques instead of those accepted by the art world, he made a conscious effort to ________ the established art world. a. rebel against d. support the ideas of b. conform to e. accept c. entertain

rebel against

pediment stela sand painting tympanum catacomb fresco A-frame mosque CREATING AN IMAGE WITH COLORED GRAINS OF SAND OR OTHER NATURAL MATERIALS

sand painting

A visitor to a Gothic cathedral would find themselves surrounded by: a. cement and barbed wire b. darkened passageways and smoke from torches c. soaring height and spiritual light d. traffic in the market square e. all of the other answers

soaring height and spiritual light

Rectangles based on the Golden Section can be nested inside each other to create an elegant ________. a. spiral d. circle b. square e. triangle c. star pattern

spiral

pediment stela sand painting tympanum catacomb fresco A-frame mosque UPRIGHT STONE SLAB DECORATED WITH CARVED IMAGE AND TEXT

stela

The kind of motion that is created by showing a series of static images in quick succession is called ________. a. stroboscopic motion d. actual motion b. implied motion e. artificial motion c. illusion of motion

stroboscopic motion

Match these descriptions of Edmonia Lewis's Forever Free with the type of information it provides. a. subject matter b. context c. formal analysis The texture of the marble is smooth.

subject matter

When painters in the workshop of the fifteenth-century artist known as the Master of Ossernza illustrated The Meeting of St. Anthony and St. Paul, they solved the problem of how to ________ in a single painting by merging a series of episodes into one picture. a. tell a story d. portray two saints b. mix colors e. create a setting c. save space

tell a story

Why is the flag in the bottom half of the canvas of Jasper Johns's Flag (4.4.11) a solid rectangle with a black dot in the middle? a. the artist was symbolizing the disappearance of American values b. the painting is unfinished c. the artist wanted the viewer to rest their eyes on this rectangle after looking at the one in the painting's top half d. this painting is a part of series, and the red and white portions of the flag are on other paintings e. none of the other answers

the artist wanted the viewer to rest their eyes on this rectangle after looking at the one in the painting's top half

The medium of Marc Quinn's Self is: a. real human hair b. clay c. the artist's own blood d. the artist's toenail clippings e. wood

the artist's own blood

The Greek pediment on the temple dedicated to the god Zeus at Olympia, Greece (4.2.1) depicts a scene from ________. a. the Trojan War b. the Christian Bible c. the battle between the Lapiths and Centaurs d. a gladiatorial fight e. none of the other answers

the battle between the Lapiths and Centaurs

48. Thomas Eakins painted a surgery he witnessed in person. Who is shown in the painting, but was unlikely to be at the actual surgery? a. an anesthetist b. the patient's mother c. the famous surgeon Dr. Samuel Gross d. medical students e. none of the other answers

the patient's mother

Niagara Falls was a popular subject for North American artists in the second half of the nineteenth century, because it symbolized: a. America's territorial expansion b. the presence of God in nature c. grandeur d. the beauty and power of nature e. all of the other answers

the presence of God in nature

Which of the following statements relates most closely to Christian Marclay's The Clock? a. the straightforward nature of a time piece also reflects the complexity of life b. the more abstract the artwork, the more universal it will be c. illustrations from Dr. Seuss books contain the secrets of life d. videos of hard labor on farms across America reveal the effects of time e. there is no way to deny the information presented by our watches and clocks

the straightforward nature of a time piece also reflects the complexity of life

Pablo Picasso's Girl before a Mirror relates to the theme of vanitas through which of the following elements? a. the rotten food in the corner reflects the fact that all living things decay b. the woman looks in a mirror to contemplate her beauty, which will fade over time c. the realistic depiction of a cemetery reminds us that death is inevitable d. the instruments remind us that life, like music, is transient e. the skull on the table represents death

the woman looks in a mirror to contemplate her beauty, which will fade over time

Many ancient Greek artists made artworks to honor ________. a. their gods and deities b. their knowledge of the space/time continuum c. the spirit world as experienced in their dreams d. the mascots of their favorite sports teams e. all of the other answers

their gods and deities

Romare Bearden depicted a hectic street scene in his work The Dove. He created a sense of unity and stability in the busy composition with an implied ________ shape. a. hexagonal d. square b. spherical e. triangular c. rectangular

triangular

pediment stela sand painting tympanum catacomb fresco A-frame mosque ARCHED AREA OVER A DOORWAY, OFTEN DECORATED

tympanum

Compositional unity strikes an interesting balance between the monotony of too much similarity, and the chaos of too much ________ in a work of art. a. texture d. emphasis b. yellow e. movement c. variety

variety

Jean-Antoine Houdon's sculpture of George Washington was made from: a. white marble b. green basalt c. brown bronze d. black granite e. wood

white marble