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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 pose
C. the tri-lobed crown
D. the clothing drapery
Cluny was unusual among monasteries because the abbot answered to _____________.
A. the Pope
B. the Duke of Burgundy
C. the local feudal lord
D. the Bishop of Paris
Along with shell and wood the materials ________ and ______ were used to sculpt the
elaborate bull head on a lyre found at a royal tomb in Ur.
A. iron; gold
B. faience; turquoise
C. glazed brick; gold
D. gold; lapis lazuli
Which of the following would NOT be seen in a Greek kore figure?
A. peplos
B. an Archaic smile
C. brightly colored paint
D. nudity
Women artists such as Caterina van Hemessen benefited from the decline of religious
painting and the increasing interest in __________, which became a major source for
their work.
A. processions
B. portraits
C. heraldic devices
D. landscapes
Which artist associated with Realism in the nineteenth century found great success in
the Salon system, including receiving France's highest honor of membership in the
Legion of Honor?
A. Courbet
B. Manet
C. Bonheur
D. Millet
Ukiyo-e artists designed many prints of actors from the form of popular theater, known
as __________.
A. shoin
B. oni
C. kabuki
D. otani
The church of ___________ in Thessaloniki was initially a tomb for Galerius.
A. Santa Costanza
B. St. George
C. Santa Sabina
D. St. Peter's
How did Happenings differ from conventional theatrical performances?
A. It invades the viewer's space,
B. The viewer must frequently participate,
C. Its structure allows for the occurrence of chance and spontaneous events.
D. All of the above.
The earliest images of Saharan rock art are thought to date from at least __________
BCE.
A. 7000
B. 10000
C. 8000
D. 6000
Visitors to Italy on the Grand Tour desired two types of __________ views: the
capriccio and the veduta.
A. nude
B. French
C. city
D. fashion
What image from the Isenheim Altarpiece (Fig. 22-5, Fig. 22-6) emphasizes human
emotion and suffering through Grunewald's graphic realism?
A. the Crucifixion
B. the Annunciation
C. Saint Sebastian
D. the Resurrection
The most naturalistic heads with only a few strands of beads around the neck were
created during the so-called _____________ Period.
A. Modern
B. Middle
C. Late
D. Early
What device had artists used since the late Renaissance to project images for
reproduction?
A. the camera obscura
B. the daguerreotype
C. negatives
D. lithographs
Wedgwood asked the sculptor Hackwood to design an emblem for the British
Committee to abolish the __________ .
A. Romantic movement
B. Industrial Revolution
C. French Revolution
D. slave trade
What historical condition did NOT impact the rise of Gothic architecture?
A. the growth of urban centers
B. the emergence of the French monarchy
C. the Norman conquest
D. advances in architectural technology
Dale Chihuly's ________ sculptures demonstrate the use of traditional craft media in
contemporary art.
A. video
B. trash
C. glass
D. plastic
The tenebrism and highly realistic style characterizing of seventeenth-century Spanish
painting was influenced by __________.
A. Rembrandt
B. Rubens
C. Gentileschi
D. Caravaggio
What changes have occurred in the modern manufacture and use of bilum work bags
(Fig. 28-5) in New Guinea?
A. Machines are used for greater efficiency.
B. Contemporary fibers including nylon and acrylic yarn are used.
C. They are worn by men as well as women.
D. All of the above.
Maori men in New Zealand prized __________ and considered it to have sacred
powers.
A. emerald
B. sapphire
C. jadeite
D. coral
Garnering criticism from academicians, Carpeaux's The Dance (Fig. 31-5) did not
possess the smooth and generalized features of _______________.
A. Neoclassicism
B. juste-milieu
C. Impressionism
D. Orientalism
Monet was fascinated with the subject of _______________ because of the way light
played across its surface.
A. Rouen Cathedral
B. The Crystal Palace
C. Mont Sainte-Victoire
D. wooded landscape
__________ are typical Rococo elements in architectural decoration.
A. Cantilevers
B. Arabesques
C. Iron rods
D. Striations
Terra cotta figures created by Nok artists are the earliest known __________ from
sub-Saharan Africa.
A. toys
B. weapons
C. money
D. sculptures
__________ prevented women from entering Maori meetinghouses.
A. Taboos
B. Spirits
C. Mothers
D. Fathers
The inscription accompanying the image of the Virgin and Child in the Apse of Hagia
Sophia credited emperors with _____________.
A. reviving the use of images
B. being great patrons of the arts
C. saving the city from its enemies
D. following religious decrees
Monks from Nepal and Tibet have cultivated a form of Buddhism since the twelfth
century known as ___________.
A. Therapeutic
B. Orthodox
C. Pure Land
D. Tantric
Donatello's bronze David (Fig. 20-14) was the first ______________ to be produced
since antiquity.
A. equestrian statue
B. life-sized nude
C. Greek athlete
D. Roman emperor
What about Bronzino's Allegory with Venus and Cupid (Fig. 21-33) would have
probably been most appreciated by patrons of Mannerist art?
A. the clarity attained through the circular composition
B. the complex iconography and ambiguous meaning
C. the political implications
D. all of the above
How did the development of an art market impact artists in Antwerp?
A. They became more diversified in their production.
B. They began to specialize in specific genres.
C. They became art dealers.
D. They were no longer associated with guilds.
