Art History: Chapter Quiz 6

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In Mesopotamia, ____ symbols developed into the first writing. D. cuneiform

A. hieroglyphic B. rebus C. arabesque D. cuneiform

The Moche, the Maya, and Alice Neel did versions of ____. B. pregnant women

A. love between a man and woman B. pregnant women C. male torsos D. marriage

The ancient cities required ____ in order to function. C. major rivers

A. many houses and streets B. high walls C. major rivers D. protective mountains

In nineteenth-century Europe, ____ paintings were an acceptable way to present images of nude women. D. mythological

A. miniature B. abstract C. cloudy D. mythological

A(n) ____ is associated with creation myths and is the mother and father of all humankind. B. primordial couple

A. odalisque B. primordial couple C. Aztec couple D. Shunga

A(n) ____ is a member of a Turkish harem. C. odalisque

A. pilegesh B. kippumjo C. odalisque D. seraglio

Stiff, angular female marble figures from the Cycladic Islands, often called ____, were found in burial sites. A. plank idols

A. plank idols B. odalisques C. Potawatomi D. akua'ba dolls

Louise Bourgeois' Blind Man's Bluff is a sculpture of ____. D. bulbous forms

A. blind men playing a game B. a male torso C. a pregnant woman D. bulbous forms

Historically in India, images of ideal erotic sexuality were ____. A. common in temples and miniature paintings

A. common in temples and miniature paintings B. rare due to the morality of the culture C. controversial and kept hidden in people's homes D. banned by various controlling rulers

When an artist paints thickly and directly onto the canvas, the work is called a(n) ____ painting. B. alla prima

A. contrappasto B. alla prima C. plein aire D. chiaroscuro

Early cities in the New Stone Age fostered the C. division of labor

A. equality of the sexes B. development of hunting and gathering C. division of labor D. suspicion of religion

Brancusi's Torso of a Young Man is ____. C. very abstract

A. extremely realistic B. done in an African style C. very abstract D. similar to O'Keefe's works

The Japanese shunga prints are translated as ____. C. spring pictures

A. floating world B. ukiyo-e C. spring pictures D. golden age

Georgia O'Keeffe's works are often extreme close ups of ____. A. flowers

A. flowers B. trees C. fruits D. faces

The Bamana fertility figure from Mali contains ____. A. geometric forms

A. geometric forms B. curving and natural lines C. linen and twine D. gold

Oceanic sculptures such as God Te Ronga and His Three Sons were carved for religious rituals by specialists called Ta'unga, which is also the word for ____. D. priest

A. god B. blessing C. nirvana D. priest

The Primordial Couple of the Dogon represents ____. D. the father and mother of all

A. Adam and Eve B. Venus and Mars C. Dionysos and Ariadne D. the father and mother of all

The Indus River Valley is in present day ____. D. Pakistan

A. India B. China C. Afghanistan D. Pakistan

In Mesopotamia, the early city states were between the Tigris and the D. Euphrates

A. Mississippi B. Nile C. Lagash D. Euphrates

The paintings in the Villa of Mysteries were done by the ____. C. Romans

A. Nigerians B. Greeks C. Romans D. Bamana

An odalisque was a member of ____. B. a harem

A. Parliament B. a harem C. a church D. a family

In 3000 BCE, Native American artisans settled around Lake ____. A. Superior

A. Superior B. Erie C. Ontario D. Michigan

Near the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, the ____ built large, truncated pyramid mounds topped with temples. D. Mississippians

A. Texans B. Iowans C. Illinoisans D. Mississippians

The Venus of Willendorf is a statue of ____. B. an anonymous fertile woman

A. Venus de Milo B. an anonymous fertile woman C. a pregnant Venus D. the goddess of love

The Idol from Amorgos is a statue of ____. B. a feminine reclining figure

A. a Polynesian god and his two sons B. a feminine reclining figure C. an Egyptian fertility figure D. a Venus fertility statue

There are many symbols in Jan van Eyck's The Wedding, including ____. C. oranges

A. a church and priest B. an empty chandelier C. oranges D. cats and a bird

Potawatomi figure-like carvings were used as "medicine" to ____. B. control human behaviors and health

A. aid women in childbirth B. control human behaviors and health C. alleviate menstrual pain D. cure infections

Figure of a Deity: A'a Rurutu from the Austral Islands in central Polynesia was an ancestor deity and represented a ____. D. creator in the act of creating human beings

A. shape-shifting shaman B. marriage ceremony C. religious prophet D. creator in the act of creating human beings

Moche pottery is characterized by ____. C. naturalistic imagery of everyday life

A. stylized images of ideal beauty B. highly structured geometric patterns C. naturalistic imagery of everyday life D. elaborate decorative ornamentation

In prehistoric times fertility was ____. D. an important concern

A. taken for granted B. discouraged C. encouraged D. an important concern

Many critics have associated Georgia O'Keeffe's imagery with ____. A. the female body

A. the female body B. Aboriginal contour paintings C. early fertility figures D. Japanese shunga prints


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