Art History: Chapter Quiz 6
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