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The Ara Pacis Augustae or Altar of Augustan Peace brings together what two cultural
and stylistic traditions?
a. Greek and Roman
b. Etruscan and Egyptian
c. Etruscan and Roman
d. Babylonian and Greek
Which is the first free-standing bronze equestrian statue since antiquity?
a. Riemenschneider's Entry of Christ into Jerusalem
b. Gislebertus's Flight into Egypt
c. Donatello's Gattamelata
d. Verocchio's Bartolomeo Colleoni
Who was the Roman emperor that succeeded Hadrian and was known for his military
and intellectual achievements?
a. Commodus
b. Marcus Agrippa
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c. Marcus Aurelius
d. Trajan
Which is a container for holy objects?
a. bailey
b. reliquary
c. colophon
d. scriptorium
In Benin sculpture, such as that of the iyoba, what represents Olokun, the Lord of the
Great Waters?
a. a Portuguese soldier
b. a mudfish
c. a panther
d. coral-beads
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In which category is the work of Frida Kahlo generally placed (even though she herself
thought it was an uncomfortable fit)?
a. Mexican mural movement
b. Harlem Renaissance
c. American Scene Painting
d. Surrealism
Which is the room in a monastery that is used for writing or copying manuscripts?
a. scriptorium
b. refectory
c. sanctuary
d. library
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How did El Greco begin his career?
a. as a Byzantine icon painter
b. as a stonecutter
c. as a copyist of Bosch's work
d. as a goldsmith
Merit Oppenheim's most famous work intentionally confuses which element of art?
a. line
b. color
c. texture
d. value
What are symbolic Buddhist hand gestures called?
a. urnas
b. mudras
c. laksnanas
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d. chakras
Mary Cassatt is best known for painting
a. landscapes.
b. the ballet.
c. outdoor social scenes.
d. mother and child.
What did Holbein do because of harassment from reformers?
a. quit painting
b. turned to book illustration
c. moved back to England
d. turned to landscape painting
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Which best describes the attitude of Francisco Goya?
a. Humanity is rational and good.
b. The Enlightenment would change the world for the better.
c. Humanity is violent, greedy, and foolish.
d. Strong leadership is needed to control the people.
Bruegel's Return of the Hunters represents which part of a cycle of paintings?
a. the time of dusk
b. the sense of sound
c. the months of November and December
d. the element of ice
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Which of the following best describes Kthe Kollwitz's idea of what art should be or do?
a. a mental comforter, like a good armchair
b. a political tool, to reach as many people as possible
c. an escape from the drab, ordinary world
d. to evoke an emotive response, like music
Which of the following terms best describes the painting Flower Piece with Curtain by
van der Spelt and van Mieris?
a. abstraction
b. naturalism/realism
c. nonrepresentational
d. figurative
During which era did artists begin to be designated as "masters"?
a. Baroque
b. Ancient Rome
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c. Renaissance
d. Middle Ages
The first mosque of Jenn was constructed from
a. stone.
b. brick.
c. adobe.
d. wood.
Which of the following is the series of three halls in a Hindu temple?
a. shikhara
b. fusuma
c. garbhagriha
d. mandapa
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In the Egyptian religion, who oversaw funerals and cemeteries and was represented
with a jackal's head?
a. Osiris
b. Ammit
c. Anubis
d. Horus
As seen in the Ishtar Gate, the notched towers can also be described as
a. crenellated.
b. undercut.
c. glazed.
d. buttressed.
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Which of the following is a grand country palace?
a. palazzo
b. domicile
c. insula
d. chteau
Which is an Islamic architectural decoration that appears as niche-like cells in the
transition area of wall to dome, with many other decorative uses as well?
a. iwan
b. madrasa
c. mihrab
d. muqarnas
Which word best describes Nicolas Poussin?
a. Medievalist
b. Classicist
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c. Modernist
d. Realist
The Nok sculpture, Head, is made of
a. sand.
b. basalt.
c. terracotta.
d. iron.
What makes Rogier van der Weyden's Deposition of special importance?
a. It is his only known work.
b. It is the first oil painting.
c. It establishes the characteristics of his work.
d. It was sent to Italy and spread the Flemish style there.
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Which of the following describes the nave ceiling at the Cathedral of St. James,
Santiago de Compostela?
a. wooden coffered
b. groin vault
c. dome
d. barrel vault
Whose Last Supper was criticized because it was too grandiose and vulgar and included
dogs and foreign soldiers?
a. Tintoretto's
b. Titian's
c. Leonardo's
d. Veronese's
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Which is the term for the elements that project out from the house at Fallingwater?
a. terraces
b. load-bearing walls
c. girders
d. cladding
Ptolemaic mummy portraits were painted using what medium?
a. encaustic
b. fresco
c. oil
d. watercolor
Simple pictures, called pictographs, evolved into representations of syllable sounds
known as
a. hieroglyphs.
b. cuneiforms.
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c. phonograms.
d. icons.
What trade item made Teotihuacan wealthy?
a. quetzal feathers
b. obsidian
c. ceramic vessels
d. jaguar pelts
What is the literal meaning of Kofun?
a. cord patterns
b. old tombs
c. right balance
d. spirit harmony
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What is the name for a wall in a mosque that is oriented toward Mecca?
a. mihrab
b. iwan
c. qibla
d. madrasa
Who revived large-scale, complex bronze casting during the Early Medieval period?
a. Gislebertus
b. Bishop Odo
c. Abbess Hitda
d. Bishop Bernward
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Describe the iconography of The Founding of Tenochtitlan page from the Codex
Mendoza.
What was japonisme and how did it influence Western art? Give an example.
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Discuss the style and result of the collaboration between Peter Paul Rubens and Frans
Snyders in Prometheus Bound.
Describe the development and influence of Cubism. Include a comment regarding the
working relationship of Picasso and Braque.
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Relate the Islamic idea of paradise to the Alhambra's Court of the Lions.
The icon Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels from the Monastery of St. Catherine
is among the oldest images of Mary in a position of importance. Discuss her image.
How is Roman realism combined with stylization and two-dimensional pattern?
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Explain how the iconography of the Stele of Naram-Sin speaks to the greatness of
Naram-Sin.
How does Hieronymus Bosch's painting Garden of Earthly Delights defy the traditions
of the Renaissance?
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Discuss the modes of representation. Give one example for each mode.
Discuss the iconography and technique of the Olowe of Ise palace door. How did it
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express power?
Citing examples, discuss what the Roman Empire valued based on the commemorative
nature of the architecture.
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Discuss the different ways that Masaccio increases the illusion of space in The Tribute
Money and the ways that he breaks from the International Gothic style.
Discuss the iconography of Shiva Nataraja.
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What are the physical characteristics of the axis mundi of an Indian temple, and what is
its symbolism and meaning?
Compare and contrast the styles of Mummy Wrapping of a Young Boy and inner Coffin
of Tutankhamun. What does the medium suggest about status?
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Compare the sculptures of the Seated Scribe and Khafre.
What makes Chinese landscape painting fundamentally different from Western
landscape painting? Explain why a viewer might be able to "wander" through a Song
painting more easily than a Western painting.

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