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The ceremonial entrance to the city of Babylon was the __________ Gate. A. Ishtar B. Marduk C. Anu D. Naram-Sin Which detail of the Bodhisattva Seated in Meditation (Fig. 11-28) distinguishes it as Korean? A. the gilt bronze material B. […]

The word __________ means ‘submission to God’s will.” A. Qur”an B. Islam C. Torah D. Maqamat The active pose of the Butcher (Fig. 3-11) may signify both ___________ and _______________. A. equality with the pharaoh; member of the royal family […]

How does Jackie Winsor’s Burnt Piece (Fig. 33-22) subvert the practices of Minimalist sculptors? A. It relies on natural materials. B. It references the artist’s autobiography. C. The artist’s working process is visible. D. All of the above. The erotic […]

The Buddah Shaka and Attendant Bodhisattvas in the Horyukji Kondo (Fig. 12-6) demonstrates the aesthetic influence of Buddhist art from which country? A. Japan B. China C. Korea D. India The Ionic temple on the Akropolis with a porch on […]

Depictions of sea life decorating works like Octopus Flask (Fig. 4-11) characterize the __________in Minoan pottery. A. flotilla B. rhyton C. Marine style D. kamares ware Because her figures are all silhouettes, which does not identify race, the artist Kara […]

Critics of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Fig. 33-46) were especially outraged by the use of ____________. A. the color black B. the setting C. the minimalist treatment D. the listing of names In the early part of the fifteenth century, […]

Although __________ was one of the glories of Mesoamerican art, it was fragile and very little survives today. A. sculpture B. textile work C. featherwork D. painting What city attracted some of the greatest Italian artists of the sixteenth century […]

At the Pech-Merle Cave, humans left more than images of horses and fish, they left ____________. A. maps B. handprints C. landscapes D. portraits What do art historians mean by the use of “hidden symbols” in the Mrode Altarpiece (Fig. […]

The Cathedral of Pisa was designed by the master builder __________. A. John of Worcester B. Renier of Huy C. Gislebertus D. Busketos The most complete version found of the Epic of Gilgamesh was written in __________. A. Sumerian B. […]

Which culture produced artwork recording the daily lives of ordinary people? A. Saharan rock artists B. Nok C. Old Jenn D. Aksumite The format and technique of Nicola Pisano’s ______________ may have been influenced by Roman sarcophagi. A. The Miracle […]

Which stylistic characteristic distinguishes fourteenth-century figure painting in Siena from that produced in Florence? A. the use of modeling to suggest three-dimensional forms B. the placement of figures in naturalistic and architectural settings C. an emphasis on jewel-like coloring and […]

Much of what we know about Mayan courtly life comes from paintings on _________________. A. cylinder vases B. rectangular vases C. wall reliefs D. wood statues Roman artists created beautiful mosaic panels called __________ in their workshops and then installed […]

Thomas Strasser identified the subject of the so-called “Flotilla Fresco” as __________. A. an animal hunt B. a specific seascape viewed from Thera C. a volcanic eruption D. the approach of a Mycenaean warship The Mongols planned the city of […]

The Nankani people have gender-specific projects when creating domestic architecture. Men build the structures, what main role do women undertake? A. stock the kitchen B. decorate the structure C. prepare the garden D. search for materials Rococo paintings reflected the […]

The _________________ of Duccio’s representation of the Raising of Lazarus (Fig. 18-11) contrasts with Giotto’s portrayal of the same subject. A. simplification to only a few characters B. expressive gestures and charged glances C. monumentality of the figures D. the […]

In her works addressing contemporary gender issues, Vanessa Beecroft uses the medium of ____________ to subvert the normal relationship between viewer and object of art. A. photography B. video C. performance D. all of the above What is unusual about […]

During the period known as Japonisme in nineteenth-century Europe, Western artists were greatly influenced by Japanese _________________. A. pottery B. fusama C. woodblock prints D. lacquer How did the city planning of Ife reflect the oni’s importance to the culture? […]

Yoruba palaces had elaborately decorated __________. A. lintels B. cantilevering C. corbelling D. woodcarving What feature of Bodhisattvas distinguishes them from images of the Buddha? A. the use of specific mudras B. their elongated earlobes C. their princely garb and […]

One of the grandest of all the Elizabethan houses was __________, designed by Robert Smythson for the Countess of Shrewsbury. A. Hardwick Hall B. Fontainebleau C. Chenonceau D. Villa Rotunda In Degas’ The Rehearsal on Stage the seeming arbitrary cropping […]

A major literati painter from the Ming period, _________ painted Poet on a Mountaintop and composed a poem to accompany it. A. Shen Zhou B. Guang Zhou C. Wang Hui D. Qiu Ying In 1980, which man became the first […]

Most Neolithic architecture in Germany and central Europe consisted of wood posts supporting a central beam or __________. A. supporting rail B. ridgepole C. major post D. common beam __________’s keen understanding of linear perspective can be appreciated in his […]

____________ proposed a schematic method of organizing Pompeian wall paintings. A. Pliny the Elder B. Anna Maria Carruba C. Wilhelmna Jashemski D. August Mau The numerous rock-cut sanctuaries at Lalibela in Ethiopia is evidence of the popularity of ___________in the […]

The richest kind of __________ was made almost entirely of silk and gold. A. tapestry B. manuscript C. painting D. porcelain Which media was NOT used by Conceptualist artists of the 1960s? A. performance B. painting C. written and spoken […]

The artist Shirin Neshat” “Women of Allah” series of photographs explores how Iranian women are ______________. A. stereotyped in the West B. treated in Iran C. violent D. devoutly religious Etruscan temples were built on a(n) __________ or platform. A. […]

A distinctive feature of Le Corbusier’s Modern architecture is its ______________. A. lack of ornamentation B. domino construction system C. emphasis on rational functional design D. all of the above Which artist in the court of Charles IV of Bohemia […]

The Baldacchino (Fig. 23-3) by __________ is a canopy over the high altar of St. Peter’s. A. Maderno B. Bernini C. Borromini D. Mansart William Blake designed and printed his ___________ in the mid 1790s, which brought together painting and […]

Mesopotamian sculptors told stories clearly and economically by organizing visual narratives in horizontal bands called______________. A. registers B. hierarchic scales C. grids D. steles The subject of__________ in the pages of “Those who work; those who fight; those who pray,” […]

In the literati tradition, _________, calligraphy, and painting were the three areas of accomplishment suited for members of the cultural elite. A. poetry B. sport C. war D. philanthropy The common household objects in the Annunciation of the Mrode Altarpiece […]

The recognizable cityscape in Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s The Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country (Fig. 18-15) is a tribute to his patron_____________. A. Enrico Scrovegni B. King Charles IV C. The Florentine Signoria D. The Siena […]

__________ are people from outside the empire who could only “barble” Greek or Latin. A. Celts B. Goths C. Barbarians D. Visigoths The naturalism that characterizes sculpted animal and bird heads of the Florida Glades culture demonstrates ___________________. A. the […]

The radical use of perspective on the domed ceiling in the Camera Picta (Fig. 20-32) is termed __________. A. di sotto in s B. trompe l”oeil C. all” antica D. aerial perspective The first ruler to call himself pharaoh was […]

The Pueblo artist Maria Montoya Martinez is known for the distinctive _________ceramic style she developed with her husband in the early twentieth century (Fig. 27-21). A. stoneware B. whiteware C. roundware D. blackware The Dogon dama is a collective __________ […]

Charles V sacked __________ in 1527. A. the Netherlands B. Venice C. Rome D. Antwerp __________ was the patron saint of painters. A. Saint Francis of Assisi B. Saint Dominic C. Saint Luke D. Saint Mark Answer: C In fifteenth-century […]

According to the text, the beginnings of Romanticism can be traced to a combination of Neoclassical ideas of civic virtue with the emotional notion of patriotism first seen in _______. A. England B. Rome C. France D. the United States […]

Brunelleschi’s arcade of the Ospedale degli Innocenti deviates from Roman architecture, which ___________________. A. employed post and lintel architecture B. featured pointed arches C. combined columns with straight architraves D. used only solid walls The burial site discovered at Sutton […]

The columns surrounding the drum on the exterior of St. Paul’s Cathedral (Fig. 23-59, Fig. 23-60) recall _____________. A. Bernini B. Bramante C. Vignola D. Hardoin-Mansart What natural resource was used by the people of Nan Madol to construct an […]

Buddhist monastic communities made two types of rock-cut halls; one was called the __________, used for the monks’ living quarters, and the other was the __________, which meant ‘sanctuary.” A. shikhara; amalaka B. mandapas; plinth C. vihara; chaitya D. torana; […]

The main god worshiped at the Ise Shrine is the sun goddess Amaterasu-o-mi-kami, the legendary progenitor of Japan’s _________. A. goddess B. king C. imperial family D. army During the Edo period, intellectuals in Kyoto protested against the Tokugawa shoguns […]

The creation of all Polynesian art is considered __________________. A. a scholarly endeavor B. a royal practice C. a demonstration of cultural loyalty D. a sacred act The Court of the Lions (Fig. 9-15) is divided into a garden form […]

The poet and philosopher Theodore Metochites is responsible for the elaborate program of decorative ________ that cover(s) every inch of the funerary chapel at the church of the Monastery of Christ in Chora. A. mosaics B. frescoes C. tapestries D. […]

Historians refer to the reign of Akhenaten as the _____________period. A. Intermediate B. Antiamun C. Aten D. Amarna Woodlands people used __________, which were sometimes used to keep records or exchange at the conclusion of treaties. A. wampum B. featherwork […]

Sofonisba Anguissola’s father consulted with the artist __________ about his daughter’s artistic talents. A. Tintoretto B. Michelangelo C. Cellini D. Veronese Marianne Brandt and Anni Albers both worked at the __________. A. murals B. Bauhaus C. Dada D. Cubism Answer: […]

Diverging from traditional artistic conventions the artist who decorated the walls of Nerfertari’s tomb used ____________. A. new proportions for the figure B. a new hue C. shading and highlights D. numerous landscape elements Drer’s The Four Horsemen of the […]

What term did Miriam Schapiro use to describe her work that combined acrylic paint with colorful pieces of fabric? A. Pattern and Decoration B. femmage C. bricolage D. herstory paintings Sumerian votive figures were dedicated to the __________. A. people […]

Any large room where Torah scrolls are kept and read publicly can function as a ___________. A. synagogue B. house-church C. basilica D. martyrium What quality of painted crucifixes, such as the one attributed to Coppo di Marcovaldo (Fig. 17-37), […]

Shoin interiors were found in the homes of _________________. A. samurai B. aristocrats C. well-to-do commoners D. all of the above The column and entablature on the Lion Gate most likely _____________. A. suggests it was built by Minoans B. […]

In contrast to other periods of Egyptian history, some royal portraits from the Middle Kingdom appear _____________. A. confident and serene B. idealized and youthful C. distorted and out of proportion D. preoccupied and emotionally drained Although it still stands […]

The Taj Mahal is typical of Mughal funerary structures in its __________________. A. use of a four-part garden B. asymmetrical design C. elaborate decoration D. all of the above At the Rajarajeshvara Temple (Fig. 10-30), the significance of the axis […]

The development of minuscule, _________________, was a significant contribution of the Carolingian period. A. a building material that was inexpensively produced B. a metalworking process for embedding precious stones and glass C. a new clear, lowercase script that increased the […]

The Latin script letters used to create illustrated books were either __________ (capitals) or __________ (lowercase). A. rune; vernacular B. majuscules; minuscules C. alpha; omega D. chi rho; incipit Gilgamesh was the legendary king of __________. A. Babylon B. Akkad […]

What Abstract Expressionist technique, pioneered by Helen Frankenthaler, had a significant influence on later artists? A. action painting B. photomontage C. staining unprimed canvas D. assemblage The Beaver Effigy Platform Pipe (Fig. 13-21) is used by the smoker in such […]

Under the Ottoman rulers, elaborate _______were used on coins, seals, buildings, and imperial edicts that supplemented Muslim law to denote the sultan’s authority. A. firmans B. tugras C. tiraz D. barakas Dong Qichang based his ideas about China’s Northern and […]

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the hundreds of small sculptures found at the site of Old Jenn? A. the use of terra-cotta B. polished surfaces covered in red clay slip C. composite figures combining human and […]

The Chaitya Hall at Karle (Fig. 10-10) utilizes ______________construction methods for the cave roof. A. post-and-lintel B. barrel-vault C. corbelled D. composite The Harlem Renaissance artist, Aaron Douglas, developed a _________ style that owes much to African art. A. the […]

The architectural design for the Palazzo del T (Fig. 21-20) plays on the patron’s knowledge of _____________. A. Classical orders and proportions B. building materials and techniques C. contemporary Italian literature D. Christian symbolism Barbara Kruger’s signature style combines black […]

In the art of the Early Dynastic period after the unification of Egypt, we see an __________________. A. emphasis on kingship B. interest in portraying mummies C. increase in funerary rituals D. elevation of local tribal rulers What element of […]

What specific aspect of Christian practice helped determine the architectural design of early churches? A. ritual secrecy in performing the Mass B. fear of persecution C. congregational worship D. a hierarchy of clergy with distinct ceremonial roles Cistercians did NOT […]

The type of stone used for the statue of Khafre ______________ producing a rare optical effect. A. becomes transparent B. glows blue C. is opaque D. as painted What detail in Ghirlandaio’s Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds (Fig. 20-39) […]

The earliest tomb structures on mainland Greece are _________, deep vertical pits where ruling families laid out their dead. A. tholos tombs B. shaft graves C. beehive tombs D. passage graves Michelangelo’s vestibule of the Laurentian Library in Florence foreshadows […]

An idealized representation of the city of Tenochtitlan was drawn by Aztec scribes for Spanish administrators; the drawing formed the first page of the __________. A. Metamorphosis B. Bible C. Koran D. Codex Mendoza The soaring groin and barrel vaults […]

The earliest extant and dated Joseon secular painting is __________ by An Gyeon. A. Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land B. A Landscape with Swans C. The Lotus Pond D. Snowy Mountain and Lake The Book of Hours of […]

__________ emerged as a leader in Chinese painting during the 1980’s for his synthesis of Chinese and Western ideas and techniques. A. Yin Hong B. Shitao C. Wu Guanzhong D. Wen Hong What traditional institution does Fred Wilson critique in […]