MODULE 13 (CHAPTER 22-23)
Which of the following was the inspiration for Gianni Versace's evening gown
A Bysantine processional cross
Mark Dion's Neukom Vivarium and Thangka depicting Bhavacakra (Wheel of Life) have which of the following in common?
A focus on the cycle of life
Which belief is a primary difference between animism and other polytheistic belief systems?
All forces of nature are inhabited by spirits.
What is God called in Islam?
Allah
Which opposites are at play in Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?
Attraction and repulsion
Diamond Sutra suggests which of the following about Buddhist art in its era?
Buddha has been given human form.
Which of the following is an example of a nontheistic faith?
Buddhism
Which formal element do Wassily Kandinsky and Mark Rothko both use in their spiritual works?
Color theory
Which formal element contributes to the voyeuristic aspect of Jean-Honoré Fragonard's The Swing?
Composition
Auguste Rodin's The Kiss (Le Baiser) was inspired by
Dante's Divine Comedy.
The god of wine and intoxication is
Dionysos.
Which formal characteristic adds to the desperation of Zulaykha in The Seduction of Yusuf?
Flat pictorial space
Which formal quality is shared by Kumano Mandala and Muhammad Placing the Black Stone on His Cloak?
Flat space
Muhammad Placing the Black Stone on His Cloak relates which of the following about the role of Muhammad in Islam?
He is a political leader.
The winged god Eros suggests which of the following about the Greeks' belief in sex?
It can be an act of love and cruelty.
How does the church dedicated to St. Bavo in Haarlem compare to Catholic churches of the seventeenth century?
It is aesthetically more simple.
How does the concept of sex in Plato's Republic differ from the Hindu tradition?
It is only for procreation.
Which of the following is the significance of the Silpa Shastra?
It outlines the procedures for choosing a temple site.
Which trait did the ancient Greeks find most undesirable?
Pride
Which color is considered to be beautiful in Old Russian?
Red
The most popular pilgrimage during the eleventh through thirteenth centuries was to
Santiago de Compostela.
The figure in Delacroix's Odalisque has which of the following roles?
She is an object of desire.
Which country tried to convert Native American cultures of the Southwest to Christianity?
Spain
Which of the following do dance performances communicate to the Pueblo peoples?
Stories of daily life
Which festival celebration takes place in the countryside on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar to commemorate the start of summer and the promise of a bountiful harvest?
Tano Day
Which of the following forced sex in the Western world to go underground?
The Church
Which culture's gods did not present principles of behavior or doctrines?
The ancient Greeks
What brought on the Protestant Reformation?
The excesses of the Vatican
Which characteristic do The Alba Madonna and Zeus share?
The figures are realistic.
Which formal elements of Cold Mountain's poems did Brice Marden incorporate into his Cold Mountain 6 (Bridge)?
The grid-like structure
Which part of the body was tattooed by the Maori because it was considered the most sacred?
The head
Which of the following is prohibited in all Islamic texts?
The image of God
Which similar theme is found in both the Book of Hours and Body of a Courtesan in Nine Stages of Decomposition?
The impermanence of the physical body
The tossed shoe and naked foot in Jean-Honoré Fragonard's The Swing represent
lost virginity.
According to the Discourse on the Great Wisdom, contemplating the nine stages of a decaying corpse allows you to
overcome the love of the body.
The parrot in Shiva Seated with Uma (Uma-Maheshvara) symbolizes
physical passion.
On the twelfth-century casket with scenes of courtly love, the knight's fidelity is signified by a
rope.
Brice Marden's Cold Mountain 6 (Bridge) represents a
spiritual quest.
The depiction of childbirth atop a Moche pot may represent
the cycle of life and death.
Leonardo da Vinci emphasized the connection between
the human body and the earth.
The Wheel of Life represents
the impermanence of existence.
Which attribute did Greek gods commonly possess?
Physical perfection
In The Alba Madonna, the baby Jesus' nudity suggests his
innocence.
The Kumano shrines are dedicated to
kami.
Where was the Moche culture located?
Peru
Which activity are practitioners of the Muslim faith required to participate in?
Making a pilgrimage to Mecca
The still-life genre from which the painting Still Life with Lobster is associated has ties to what tradition?
Memento mori
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon was painted by
Pablo Picasso.
Which of the following represents the spirit in Nicolas Poussin's The Shepherds of Arcadia?
The shadow
Which elements of the Laguna Santero's Retablo show a syncretic style?
The zigzag lines and Christ
Which tool allowed the Moche to reproduce the same objects over and over?
Their use of molds
How are the cultures of the Pueblo and Japanese similar today?
They both have syncretic religions.
How did the spread of the plague affect artists?
They received more commissions for religious art.
Which theme is shared by Delacroix's Odalisque and Fragonard's The Swing?
Voyeurism
Which artist first proposed that abstraction could offer the viewer a religious experience?
Wassily Kandinsky
Which element was extremely important to the Moche people, as evidenced in their landscape and their artwork?
Water
Which of the following works represents the idea of a voyeur?
Women on Tano Day
Who plays a role similar to Eros in The Seduction of Yusuf?
Zulaykha
Mark Rothko incorporated triptychs on three of the walls of the Rothko Chapel to
evoke Renaissance altarpieces.
The inspiration for the elaborate patterns found in Maori tattooing was the
human form.
The climate-controlled environment of Mark Dion's Neukom Vivarium acts as
an artificial life support.
A memento mori is
an image that reminds us of our own mortality.
The belief that the forces of nature are inhabited by living spirits is known as
animism.
During the gerewol festival, the Wodaabe men decorate themselves with feathers, jewelry, and embroidery to
appeal to women.
According to film critic Laura Mulvey, the traditional role of women in Hollywood films is to
be looked at.
The most important factor that contributed to a fascination with death and contemplation of mortality during the Middle Ages was the
bubonic plague.
The courtesan in Kobayashi Eitaku's Body of a Courtesan in Nine Stages of Decomposition represents
carnal desire.
The representation of the Buddha in the frontispiece of the Diamond Sutra is an invitation to
contemplate the Buddha's aphorisms.
A kachina is a
deified spirit.
At the start of the Protestant Reformation, a program of iconoclasm was instituted because
images held the potential for idolatry.
