Art History Plus NEW MyArtsLab , Access Card Package 5th Edition

The ceremonial entrance to the city of Babylon was the __________ Gate. A. Ishtar B. Marduk C. Anu D. Naram-Sin Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A Which detail of the Bodhisattva Seated in Meditation (Fig. 11-28) distinguishes it as Korean? A. the gilt bronze material B. the pose C. the tri-lobed crown D. the clothing drapery Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C Cluny was

The word __________ means 'submission to God's will." A. Qur"an B. Islam C. Torah D. Maqamat Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B The active pose of the Butcher (Fig. 3-11) may signify both ___________ and _______________. A. equality with the pharaoh; member of the royal family B. ability to perform a task; low social standing C. high social standing; great

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. Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The erotic sculptures decorating the Kandariya Mahadeva (Fig. 10-28) are thought to express__________. A.

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B The Ionic temple on the Akropolis with a porch on each end is called the Temple of __________. A. Hera B. Aphaia C. Athena

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 Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C Because her figures are all silhouettes, which does not identify race, the artist Kara Walker forces the viewer to read the narrative by ___________________. A. recalling

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A In the early part of the fifteenth century, the Italian painter __________ provided new direction for Florentine painting. A. Giotto B.

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 Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C What city attracted some of the greatest Italian artists of the sixteenth century at the beginning of their careers? A. Rome B. Florence C. Venice D. Mantua Answer:

At the Pech-Merle Cave, humans left more than images of horses and fish, they left ____________. A. maps B. handprints C. landscapes D. portraits Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B What do art historians mean by the use of "hidden symbols" in the Mrode Altarpiece (Fig. 19-10, Fig. 19-11)? A. secret meanings in the work that only the patron

The Cathedral of Pisa was designed by the master builder __________. A. John of Worcester B. Renier of Huy C. Gislebertus D. Busketos Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The most complete version found of the Epic of Gilgamesh was written in __________. A. Sumerian B. Akkadian C. Babylonian D. Mesopotamian Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Drer openly expressed his ______________in the Four

Which culture produced artwork recording the daily lives of ordinary people? A. Saharan rock artists B. Nok C. Old Jenn D. Aksumite Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A The format and technique of Nicola Pisano's ______________ may have been influenced by Roman sarcophagi. A. The Miracle of the Crib at Greccio B. Ekkehard and Uta C. Annunciation, Nativity

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 elegantly posed forms D. the use of tempera paint Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C The archeologist

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A Roman artists created beautiful mosaic panels called __________ in their workshops and then installed them in the desired location. A. frescoes B. emblemata C. tondos D. rotundas Answer: B Answer:

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B The Mongols planned the city of Beijing according to traditional Chinese principles, utilizing the __________ format. A. triangle B.

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Rococo paintings reflected the aristocratic life of leisure and pleasure in subjects taken from __________. A.

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 majestic architecture Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Why did Mexican muralists employ naturalism in the works

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 Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C What is unusual about women's role in the construction of Maori meeting houses? A. They are responsible

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 Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C How did the city planning of Ife reflect the oni's importance to the culture? A. A central avenue led from the city gate's to the oni's

Yoruba palaces had elaborately decorated __________. A. lintels B. cantilevering C. corbelling D. woodcarving Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D 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 jewelry D. their body visible through a clinging robe Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C In the ninth

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A In Degas' The Rehearsal on Stage the seeming arbitrary cropping of figures suggests the influence of _____________. A. synthetism B. historicism C. photography D. medieval stained

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A In 1980, which man became the first Marquesan in modern times to be fully tattooed? A. Raharuhi Rukupo B.

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B __________'s keen understanding of linear perspective can be appreciated in his frescoes in the Camera Picta (Fig. 20-32). A. Alberti B. Brunelleschi C. Verrocchio D. Mantegna

____________ proposed a schematic method of organizing Pompeian wall paintings. A. Pliny the Elder B. Anna Maria Carruba C. Wilhelmna Jashemski D. August Mau Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The numerous rock-cut sanctuaries at Lalibela in Ethiopia is evidence of the popularity of ___________in the thirteenth century. A. Buddhism B. Hinduism C. Judaism D. Christianity Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Rembrandt's prints

The richest kind of __________ was made almost entirely of silk and gold. A. tapestry B. manuscript C. painting D. porcelain Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A Which media was NOT used by Conceptualist artists of the 1960s? A. performance B. painting C. written and spoken words D. photography Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B White-ground technique is most common on vessels used for

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A Etruscan temples were built on a(n) __________ or platform. A. tholos B. podium C. canopus D. triclinium Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B How did Picasso's treatment of space

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 Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Which artist in the court of Charles IV of Bohemia was known for combining his preference for substantial bodies, oversized hands

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B William Blake designed and printed his ___________ in the mid 1790s, which brought together painting and poetry. A. portraits of British aristocracies B. mythologies C. black paintings D. Prophetic books Answer:

Mesopotamian sculptors told stories clearly and economically by organizing visual narratives in horizontal bands called______________. A. registers B. hierarchic scales C. grids D. steles Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A The subject of__________ in the pages of "Those who work; those who fight; those who pray," from Worchester Chronicles (Fig.16-32) was unusual for the time period. A. knights

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A The common household objects in the Annunciation of the Mrode Altarpiece are ________________. A. symbolic in meaning B. typical of Italian households C. clumsily rendered D.

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 City Council (The Nine) Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The earliest known evidence for copper

__________ are people from outside the empire who could only "barble" Greek or Latin. A. Celts B. Goths C. Barbarians D. Visigoths Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C The naturalism that characterizes sculpted animal and bird heads of the Florida Glades culture demonstrates ___________________. A. the artistic influence of Western cultures B. their remarkable powers of observation C. their belief

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A The first ruler to call himself pharaoh was __________. A. Tutankhamun I B. Thutmose III C. Menkaure II D. Khafre IV Answer: B Answer: B Answer:

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 Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The Dogon dama is a collective __________ ritual that is held every 12 to 13 years. A. courtship B. wedding C.

Charles V sacked __________ in 1527. A. the Netherlands B. Venice C. Rome D. Antwerp Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C __________ was the patron saint of painters. A. Saint Francis of Assisi B. Saint Dominic C. Saint Luke D. Saint Mark Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C In fifteenth-century Italy, wealthy families, such as the __________ in Florence, were powerful and influential patrons

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A The term "Labyrinth" applied to the "palace" at Knossos originally referred to

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 Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C The burial site discovered at Sutton Hoo revealed the grave's occupant had been buried in a ________________. A.

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B What natural resource was used by the people of Nan Madol to construct an architectural complex of 92 artificial islands set within a network of

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; garbhagriha Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C The northern city of __________ developed as a walled, rectangular

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 Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C During the Edo period, intellectuals in Kyoto protested against the Tokugawa shoguns by ______________. A. publishing woodblock prints B. supporting an imperial coup C. inciting student

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 Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The Court of the Lions (Fig. 9-15) is divided into a garden form called a ______________. A. four-iwan mosque B. garden carpet C. chahar bagh D. joggled voussoirs

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. stone work Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B In contrast to the Realists, Impressionist artists focused on scenes

Historians refer to the reign of Akhenaten as the _____________period. A. Intermediate B. Antiamun C. Aten D. Amarna Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Woodlands people used __________, which were sometimes used to keep records or exchange at the conclusion of treaties. A. wampum B. featherwork C. corbeling D. llama Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A Archeologists now believe that the confusing combination of

Sofonisba Anguissola's father consulted with the artist __________ about his daughter's artistic talents. A. Tintoretto B. Michelangelo C. Cellini D. Veronese Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Marianne Brandt and Anni Albers both worked at the __________. A. murals B. Bauhaus C. Dada D. Cubism Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Jews and Christians used ___________for burials and funerary ceremonies, not as places of worship. A.

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Drer's The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Fig. 22-7) is a(n) __________. A. woodcut B. drawing C. engraving D. etching

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Sumerian votive figures were dedicated to the __________. A. people B. king C. gods D. priests Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C The people of __________ were the

Any large room where Torah scrolls are kept and read publicly can function as a ___________. A. synagogue B. house-church C. basilica D. martyrium Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A What quality of painted crucifixes, such as the one attributed to Coppo di Marcovaldo (Fig. 17-37), would make them popular in churches of the Italian mendicants? A. the

Shoin interiors were found in the homes of _________________. A. samurai B. aristocrats C. well-to-do commoners D. all of the above Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The column and entablature on the Lion Gate most likely _____________. A. suggests it was built by Minoans B. were brought from Egypt C. symbolize a palace or temple D. were not part of

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 Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Although it still stands today, the __________ was intended to be a temporary structure erected

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A At the Rajarajeshvara Temple (Fig. 10-30), the significance of the axis mundi is reiterated by the _______________which is the exact same size

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 legibility of manuscripts D. a technique for making small copies of large-scale paintings Answer:

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Gilgamesh was the legendary king of __________. A. Babylon B. Akkad C. Uruk D. Anu Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C The mathematical ratio of ______ contributed to the

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 Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C The Beaver Effigy Platform Pipe (Fig. 13-21) is used by the smoker in such a way that the smoker would be face to face with

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Dong Qichang based his ideas about China's Northern and Southern schools of painting on ________________. A. regional centers of artistic production B.

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 animal forms D. carved, engraved and painted surface decorations Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C Neumann used

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B The Harlem Renaissance artist, Aaron Douglas, developed a _________ style that owes much to African art. A. the Harlem Renaissance B. dada-inspired C. suprematist D. collaged silhouetted Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D In Michelangelo's Sistine

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A Barbara Kruger's signature style combines black and white photographic images with _______________. A. traditional folk crafts B. the red

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A What element of Claus Sluter's Well of Moses (Fig. 19-3) signaled a break with

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 Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C Cistercians did NOT rely on the __________ found on many Romanesque churches. A. superbly refined

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B What detail in Ghirlandaio's Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds (Fig. 20-39) does NOT derive from his careful observation of the Portinari Altarpiece

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 Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Michelangelo's vestibule of the Laurentian Library in Florence foreshadows Mannerism by ______________. A. enhancing the harmony and balance of Brunelleschi's original structure B.

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 Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The soaring groin and barrel vaults made possible what essential feature of the Baths of Caracalla (Fig.

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 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A The Book of Hours of Jeanne d"Evreux by __________ contains special prayers to

__________ 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 Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C What traditional institution does Fred Wilson critique in his interventionist installations? A. universities B. museum exhibitions C. courts of law D. banks Answer: B Answer: