ARH quizzes

Maya Lin's Vietnam Memorial was critiqued for various reasons, including A) All of these B) Its insertion to the ground rather rising above C) Its use of black granite D) Its lack of figural imagery E) Its minimalist appearance F) None of these; the memorial was immediately widely accepted and successful

A) All of these

Stephen Biko, a martyr of the antiapartheid, was commemorated how? A) As a Byzantine-icon B) In a life-size equestrian statue C) His face was put on money D) None of these

A) As a Byzantine-icon

Which is the most obvious difference between Bernini and Michelangelo's David? A) Bernini's David is caught in the midst of action. B) Michelangelo's is a much better piece of art. C) They are carved from different materials. D) Michelangelo's has much more action.

A) Bernini's David is caught in the midst of action.

The first American film to fully utilize "every known trick of the filmmaker's trade," resulting in a masterful work, was A) Citizen Kane B) The Wizard of Oz C) The Jazz Singer D) Fantasia

A) Citizen Kane

Discussed in your textbook, Banksy's Kissing Coppers, minus its confrontational politics as graffiti art, can be most closely compared to subjects or traditions represented by A) Dionysus and Eros B) the casket with scenes of courtly love from Limoges C) The Kiss (Le Baiser) D) Fulani (Wodaabe) men at a gerewol

A) Dionysus and Eros

Hitchcock and Johnson laid out three key design principles of the International Style. Which of the following is not among them? A) Inspiration from nature B) Architecture as volume - thin planes or surfaces create the building's form, as opposed to a solid mass C) No applied ornament D) Regularity in the facade, as opposed to building symmetry

A) Inspiration from nature

How does the use of the camera obscura differ from contemporary photography? A) It captures but does not preserve the image. B) It is incapable of depicting detail. C) It is not as realistic. D) It greatly distorts the image.

A) It captures but does not preserve the image.

How is Livia's social position related to the handling of space within the Imperial Procession frieze of the Ara Pacis Augustae? A) Reflecting her status as mother, she occupies space between a son and son-in-law, visually and symbolically connecting the line of patriarchal power B) She is depicted with a halo, and surrounded by her attendants, emphasizing her connection to the gods C) She is shown larger than the other figures, displaying hieratic scale. D) all of these

A) Reflecting her status as mother, she occupies space between a son and son-in-law, visually and symbolically connecting the line of patriarchal power

Nick Cave calls his works that are part sculpture and part costume A) Soundsuits B) Man's cloth C) Nimbus D) Merzbau

A) Soundsuits

Which of the following is an early example of iron and glass construction? A) The Crystal Palace B) Chartres Cathedral C) the Kaaba D) Westminister Abbey

A) The Crystal Palace

Jeanne-Claude and Christo's works, like the Gates in which gateways from which fabric panels hung flag-like throughout New York's Central Park, differs from work found in the Storm King Art Center in that A) The Gates aligned themselves on the paths of pedestrians and intrude in the natural environment B) They don't and are essentially the same C) The sculptures of Storm King Art Center are all inside D) The Gates were permanent installations unlike those works at the art park

A) The Gates aligned themselves on the paths of pedestrians and intrude in the natural environment

What is true regarding the visual style of Jacob Lawrence's The Migration of the Negro series? A) The artist's use of simplified, abstract figures reduces individual identities to emphasize group association and mass identity B) The artist is mimicking the primitive style of African visual traditions and rejecting Western conventions of representation. C) The combination of primary colors applied to clothing alongside flat black figures emphasizes the multiracial identity of the crowd D) The artist is avoiding realism to emphasize the unrealistic expectations of the migrating population

A) The artist's use of simplified, abstract figures reduces individual identities to emphasize group association and mass identity

In what way can a large-scale work be considered a temporal art form? A) The spectator moves through time and space to view it. B) It is not temporal. C) It endures time. D) It takes time to make it.

A) The spectator moves through time and space to view it.

What do Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty and the Great Serpent Mound have in common? A) They are both earthworks B) They are both examples of installation art C) They were done in the same general time period D) They were done by the same artist

A) They are both earthworks

Why were St. Sernin in Toulouse, France, and Santiago de Compostela in Spain pilgrimage churches in the eleventh century? A) They both housed relics of Christian saints that the faithful hoped would help fulfill their prayers. B) Peasants reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary at both sites. C) Healing springs that were said to cure the sick were discovered near both churches. D) They were both adorned with famous frescoes.

A) They both housed relics of Christian saints that the faithful hoped would help fulfill their prayers.

Leonardo da Vinci made a drawing, Madonna and Child with St. Anne and Infant St. John the Baptist, as a preparatory guide for a fresco or painting of the same title. This type of drawing is called A) a cartoon. B) dry media. C) a wash. D) an edition.

A) a cartoon.

Paula Modersohn-Becker, Self-Portrait on her Sixth Wedding Anniversary, shows the painter as pregnant, suggesting A) a metaphor for how she felt about herself as a young artist B) that she wished to become a mother C) the love of and for her husband D) she was literally pregnant

A) a metaphor for how she felt about herself as a young artist

A definition of a Readymade would be A) a pre-fabricated object removed from its original context B) a collage made from found articles and images C) a painting or drawing made by one artist and erased by another D) a photograph of a photograph

A) a pre-fabricated object removed from its original context

A woodcut print is an example of A) a relief print. B) a monotype print. C) silkscreen. D) lithography.

A) a relief print.

Color photography become important to fine art photographers in the late 1960s and 1970s, because A) all answers apply B) it could only be processed in commercial labs C) color photographs could not be controlled as easily as black-and-white images D) William Eggleston's influential exhibition

A) all answers apply

What of the following could be used as a symbol of vanitas? A) all of these B) a skull C) musical instruments D) clocks

A) all of these

Jan Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance is a perfect example of: A) an asymmetrically balanced composition. B) variety over unity. C) rhythm and repetition. D) a symmetrical composition.

A) an asymmetrically balanced composition.

A sculptural space that you can actually enter is referred to as A) an environment B) a tableau C) an earthwork D) an assemblage

A) an environment

What is defined as the size of the opening in the lens when exposing a photograph to light? A) aperture B) ISO C) zone system D) resolution

A) aperture

With the technique of fresco secco, as illustrated in the Buddhist caves in Ajanta, India, the artist: A) applies the paint onto a dry ground, making it easier for the artist to get a high degree of detail. B) paints onto a ceramic vessel before it is fired. C) applies the paint on top of a wet ground, making the painting part of the wall. D) applies the paint onto a canvas support.

A) applies the paint onto a dry ground, making it easier for the artist to get a high degree of detail.

Artists sometimes choose to paint objects using colors that are not "true" to their optical or local colors. This is an example of the expressive use of: A) arbitrary color. B) artistic color. C) secondary color. D) oblique color.

A) arbitrary color.

The flying buttress, pointed arch, and rib vaults associated with Gothic architecture allowed these buildings to do what? A) be larger, taller, and filled with light B) allow the pilgrims and visitors to move around the periphery of the church without interrupting services C) support domes larger than nay that had been used before in religious architecture D) be more resistant to fire

A) be larger, taller, and filled with light

Video art has advantages over film in that it A) is both cheaper and more immediate B) is less complex to make, so the artist needs less talent C) is easier to understand D) does not require a camera

A) both cheaper and more immediate

The Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas, is A) both nondenominational sanctuary and a work of art B) a chapel in a pilgrimage church C) a chapel in a Reformed Church D) a santero

A) both nondenominational sanctuary and a work of art

Depictions of the Virgin Mary, like Raphael's Small Cowper Madonna, can be understood as A) both of these B) neither of these C) emphasizing the human and divine natures of Christ D) an image to be reflected upon by women wishing to become pregnant

A) both of these

By the late fourteenth century, the African kingdom of Benin had developed tremendous refinement in the art of A) brass casting B) stone carving C) iron casting D) wood carving

A) brass casting

What idea was made famous by the ancient Greeks as a model of architectural proportion? A) canon B) golden section C) mathematical harmony D) Platonism

A) canon

Titan's Sacred and Profane Love engages in the duality between spiritual, ennobling love and A) carnal lust B) temptation C) beauty D) hate

A) carnal lust

By connecting himself through visual symbols and inscriptions in artwork to rulers of the past, Napoleon intended to do all of the following EXCEPT A) claim power through birthright B) mythologize his achievements as ruler C) extend the reach of his power by association D) magnify his position in history

A) claim power through birthright

Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, built back in 1997, is an example of ___________ architecture that used ____________. A) contemporary; computer-aided design systems B) contemporary; the philosophy that form follows function C) organic; extensive cantilevers D) organic; local building materials

A) contemporary; computer-aided design systems

Which of the following is not an aspect of texture? A) content B) smoothness C) surface quality D) tactility

A) content

Lines that form the outer edge of a three-dimensional shape and suggest its volume are called: A) contour lines. B) grid lines. C) outlines. D) implied lines.

A) contour lines.

The Greek Kritios boy illustrates the idea of shifting or counter-positioning weight around the axis of the spine in figurative sculpture. This pose is called A) contrapposto B) pose tolerance C) chiaroscuro D) perspective

A) contrapposto

With atmospheric perspective, objects further from the viewer appear: A) cooler and less distinct. B) cooler and more detailed. C) warmer and less distinct. D) warmer and more detailed.

A) cooler and less distinct.

The Nazis rejected and destroyed art not considered 'Aryan,' referring to it as A) degenerate B) primitive C) orientalist D) evil

A) degenerate

How does Rembrandt create shadow in The Three Crosses? A) denser line B) thin line C) parallel line D) curved line

A) denser line

The stele of the Akkadian ruler Naram-Sin does all of the following EXCEPT A) displays Naram-Sin as the father of the fatherland B) celebrates a military victory C) depicts him as a god-king D) creates propaganda

A) displays Naram-Sin

When and where was linear perspective first codified (studied, organized, and written down)? A) during the Renaissance in Italy B) during the Classical period in Greece C) in the twentieth century in the United States D) in the twelfth century in Japan

A) during the Renaissance in Italy

When pigments are suspended in heated wax, the resulting medium is called: A) encaustic B) tempera C) fresco D) gouache

A) encaustic

What is the name of the process in which an artist pushes the point of a burin across a metal plate, forcing the metal up in slivers in front of the burin? A) engraving B) drypoint C) etching D) mezzotint

A) engraving

In the nineteenth century, Japanese prints began to influence European painters, particularly in their: A) flattening of space between foreground and background. B) exaggerated negative space. C) experimental techniques of verisimilitude. D) use of two-point linear perspective.

A) flattening of space between foreground and background.

Jeff Koons's Michael Jackson and Bubbles is a made from a cast of porcelain, which Koons selected because it had historically been used A) for mass-produced figurines B) to depict French royalty C) sparingly, because it so expensive D) by Dutch artisans

A) for mass-produced figurines

In The Dead Christ, which technique does Andrea Mantegna utilize to adjust the distortion created by the point of view? A) foreshortening B) verisimilitude C) oblique projection D) isometric projection

A) foreshortening

Weavers, and Maidens and Stewards, two Parthenon fragments of the Panathenaic Procession, illustrates which ancient sculptural convention? A) frieze B) freestanding sculpture C) high relief D) statue in-the-round

A) frieze

What were among the nontraditional media described in our lesson, or in the Art Assignment video? Choose all that apply: A) garbage B) neon lights C) clocks D) taxidermy animals E) human skulls and teeth F) plants and fruit G) twigs E) clouds

A) garbage B) neon lights C) clocks D) taxidermy animals E) human skulls and teeth F) plants and fruit G) twigs E) clouds

Yasumasa's self-portraits engage and challenge cultural ideas of A) gender B) beauty C) national identity D) all of these

A) gender

Allan Kaprow created "assemblages of events performed or perceived in more than one time and place." He called these A) happenings B) multiplicitous situations C) temporal phenomena D) installations

A) happenings

In the nineteenth century, nationalists claimed that people shared national identity if they shared language, ethnicity, and A) historic experiences B) religious identity C) political affiliation D) geographical boundaries

A) historic experiences

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is considered a film that strongly influenced what genre? A) horror B) talkies C) animation D) action

A) horror

In Cindy Sherman's staged images the social construction of female identity is emphasized by A) how readily the character type can be recognized B) presuming all viewers are male C) the use of a model in place of the artist herself D) the difficulty of reading the complicated scenes

A) how readily the character type can be recognized

A color's brightness or dullness is called its: A) intensity or saturation. B) relative key. C) hue. D) tint or shade.

A) intensity or saturation.

The main disadvantage of tempera paint is A) its quick drying time B) its matte finish C) it is built up in layers D) its inability to convey detail

A) its quick drying time

The Anasazi cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park show the roofs of what elements, which are underground spaces for ceremonial life? A) kivas B) architraves C) sipapu D) ziggurats

A) kivas

In ancient Roman society, "patronage" related to all of the following EXCEPT A) matriarchy B) legal representation C) economic assistance D) family protection

A) matriarchy

In Thangka depicting Bhavacakra (Wheel of Life), Tibetan Buddhist belief positions humans as A) midway between hell and enlightenment but capable of moving beyond ignorance B) comingled with the natural world of animal life, always separate from the world of gods C) trapped in eternal hell with no pathway beyond mortal life D) the highest beings occupying heavenly space in the uppermost regions of creation

A) midway between hell and enlightenment but capable of moving beyond ignorance

When a work does not refer to the natural or objective world at all, it is called: A) nonobjective. B) realistic. C) photorealistic. D) representational.

A) nonobjective.

Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper is based on what specific type of perspective? A) one-point linear perspective B) atmospheric perspective C) isometric perspective D) trimetric perspective

A) one-point linear perspective

Monotype is unique among printmaking processes because it produces A) only one print from the plate. B) an image from a "positive" plate. C) an image from a "negative" plate. D) an edition of prints from a single plate.

A) only one print from the plate.

The relationship among the platform, the column, and the entablature in a Greek temple is referred to as its A) order B) elevation C) groundplan D) system

A) order

In the 1977 Imponderabilia, an example of performance art, viewers participated by A) passing through a "living door" formed by the two naked artists, one male and the other female B) giving a glass of water or a plate of food to the artist, who was taking a bath C) cutting off pieces of clothing worn by the artist D) destroying a car

A) passing through a "living door" formed by the two naked artists, one male and the other female

Casta painting categorized its subjects by A) race, gender, and social hierarchy B) race, gender, and religion C) race and gender D) religion and social class

A) race, gender, and social hierarchy

The terms "naturalistic art" or "realistic" are sometimes used to describe: A) representational art. B) folk art. C) nonrepresentational art. D) abstract art.

A) representational art.

Repetition often implies monotony, yet it also creates a sense of: A) rhythm. B) disruption. C) imbalance. D) scale.

A) rhythm.

The church design associated with the Romanesque period is the Pilgrimage Plan, which does not include which of the following? A) rose windows B) radiating chapels/apses C) aisled transept D) barrel vaulted naves

A) rose windows

Romans perfected the technology of the _____________, evident in their aqueducts. A) rounded arch B) pendentive C) stylobate D) cromlech

A) rounded arch

The Ecstasy of St. Theresa, in which a nun swoons in the state of her holy vision, conveys the spiritual experience through a metaphor of A) sexuality B) sublimation C) sisterly love D) maternal love

A) sexuality

In filmmaking, each unbroken, continuous sequence of movie frames with the camera still rolling is called a A) shot B) take C) pan D) roll

A) shot

Douglas Gordon's 24 hour Psycho does what to the original film? A) slows the film down to two frames per second B) streams the original film on loop continually for 24 hours C) speeds the film up to 24 frames per second D) montages the shower scene into the film an extra 23 times

A) slows the film down to two frames per second

Wood and stone carvings are examples of A) subtractive sculpture B) additive sculpture C) assemblage D) relief sculpture

A) subtractive sculpture

The Taj Mahal is a perfect example of: A) symmetrical balance. B) asymmetrical balance. C) actual texture. D) radial balance.

A) symmetrical balance.

The painting The Treachery of Images asks us to consider: A) that images refer to things that we see but are not the things themselves. B) that there is a direct, one-to-one relationship between objects and the words we use to name them. C) that we are often fooled by what we see, as with trompe-l'loeil paintings. D) that images and words not only refer to things that we see but are also the things themselves.

A) that images and words refer to things that we see but are not the things themselves.

Despite the success of the daguerrotype, the process had its drawbacks, primarily A) that the image could not be reproduced. B) the cost of the apparatus C) that it reproduced poorly in books D) that colors were not true to life

A) that the image could not be reproduced

Conceptual art emphasizes A) the artist's idea over technical talent B) the audience C) the subject matter of a work D) technical skill over all else

A) the artist's idea over technical talent

What distinguishes Eugene Delacroix's approach to line in his painting from that of Jacques- Louis David? A) the emotional emphasis of his work characterized by the abundance of organic lines B) the use of implied lines C) the use of contour lines D) the rational emphasis of his work characterized by the abundance of geometric lines

A) the emotional emphasis of his work characterized by the abundance of organic lines

Based on implied lines in the composition and the painting's subject, where is the focal point located in The Shepherds of Arcadia and why? A) the forehead of the shadow figure, emphasizing recognition of death B) the tip of the distant mountain at center, indicating the direction of heaven C) the face of Athena, symbolizing the beauty of knowledge D) the upturned face of the third shepherd, highlighting the seeker of truth

A) the forehead of the shadow figure, emphasizing recognition of death

Rrose Selavy is an alter-ego of Marcel Duchamp, whose dual-identity is suggested in A) the name's double meaning B) constructed femininity made from cosmetics and clothing C) neither of these D) both of these

A) the name's double meaning

The Iconoclastic debate from the Byzantine period centered on the appropriate use of icons in religious veneration, and A) the precise relationship between the sacred personage and their image B) the expense church's paid for them C) the competition between Rome and Constantinople D) criticism of the Patriarch

A) the precise relationship between the sacred personage and their image

Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War is a documentary collection of photographs from the Civil War that provokes what significant question? A) the supposed truth of photography B) the morality of showing dead bodies in photographs C) whether the country could ever be reconciled D) the division of class on the battlefield

A) the supposed truth of photography

In ancient Greece, what was the function of statues of the gods? A) they were installed statues in temples and monuments and worshipped them as cult images B) they were believed to be agents in the transfer of power from the gods to men C) they were not thought to be invested with divine power - although they could encourage prayer

A) they were installed statues in temples and monuments and worshipped them as cult images or idols

The questions posed in posters created by the Guerrilla Girls are directed at A) those in charge of museum purchases and exhibits B) other female artists C) the general public D) male artists

A) those in charge of museum purchases and exhibits

The Neolithic dolmen and a Greek temple are similar in that both A) use primarily post-and-lintel technology B) are tombs for the deceased C) have pediments with relief sculpture D) feature corbelled vaulting

A) use primarily post-and-lintel technology

Rachel Whiteread's work, such as House, such as House, are representations of: A) mass B) perspective C) organic shapes D) volume

A) volume

A ______________ receives pleasure in viewing. A) voyeur B) artist C) flaneur D) regardeur

A) voyeur

When ink is diluted with water and applied in broad flat areas, the result is called a A) wash. B) sketch. C) sinopie. D) cartoon.

A) wash.

Which of these was normal subject matter for ukiyo-e or nishiki-e prints? A) women engaged in everyday activities B) the animal world C) Samurai warriors D) bustling city life

A) women engaged in everyday activities

Which of these statements about drawing is NOT true? A) It was historically used as a preliminary study for paintings or sculptures. B) It is now, and always has been, exclusively, a means of pure representation. C) In the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, drawings began to be preserved by artists and collected by connoisseurs. D) Because of its directness and accessibility, drawing is a quick means of expression.

B) It is now, and always has been, exclusively, a means of pure representation.

What is the chief advantage of acrylic paint over oil paint? A) It is a quick, immediate process. B) It lasts longer. C) It dries more slowly so artists can work more realistically. D) It is more expressive.

B) It lasts longer.

A popular drawing medium during the Renaissance consisted of a stylus of gold, silver, or other metal that was dragged across a prepared ground of lead white, bone, and water. This process was called A) terazzii. B) metalpoint. C) graphite drawing. D) conte crayon.

B) metalpoint.

The less representation resembles the real world, the more it is considered: A) symbolic. B) SAMO. C) abstract. D) natural.

C) abstract.

Naturalism is a brand of representation in which the artist: A) works with ideas instead of images, creating purely nonobjective artwork. B) paints exactly, faithfully what he or she sees. C) retains realistic elements but presents the world from a personal or subjective point of view. D) abstracts what he or she is depicting, to varying degrees.

C) retains realistic elements but presents the world form a personal or subjective point of view.

Which is NOT associated with oil paint? A) the collapsable paint tube B) versatility C) impasto D) fluid viscosity

D) fluid viscosity

This is a system of images, whose meaning is understood by a certain cultural group. In other words, the use or study of symbols that have symbolic meaning is called: A) aesthetics B) form C) content D) iconography

D) iconography

Cy Twombly combines _______________ with primarily abstract markings in his paintings. A) crowns B) collage C) pictographs D) text

D) text

T or F: Artists that can reproduce believable space in two-dimensions are better artists that those who choose not to do so.

False

T or F: Deities are given human form in Islamic and Buddhism cultures.

False

T or F: Form and content are the same thing.

False

T or F: Gender is something we are born with.

False

T or F: Implied lines do not exist in three-dimensional artworks.

False

T or F: Mesopotamian Ziggurats and Egyptian Pyramids have similar forms and the same function.

False

T or F: Paper is and has always been the cheapest and most available support for drawing.

False

T or F: Performance art is essentially the same as traditional theater.

False

T or F: Previously used in commercial packaging, silkscreen printing was first used as an art medium in the mid-twentieth century in Japan.

False

T or F: Subject matter and content are the same thing.

False

T or F: As tributes, memorials are selective, affirmative representations that appear to bestow honor and legitimacy. They can be seen as symbols of norms and values we agree to commemorate.

True

T or F: Cultural conventions often inform our interpretations of art.

True