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. Akkadian
C. Babylonian
D. Mesopotamian
Drer openly expressed his ______________in the Four Apostles (Fig. 22-9).
A. Methodism
B. happiness
C. wealth
D. Lutheranism
What detail is NOT included in the mirror on the back wall of Jan van Eyck’s Double
Portrait of A Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife (Fig. 19-13)?
A. the backs of the couple
B. two frontal figures
C. scenes from the life of Christ
D. a donor portrait
The monumental Moai figures on Rapa Nui are carved from ______.
A. granite
B. tufa
C. marble
D. coral
Gothic cathedrals differ from those built in the Romanesque period in their
_______________.
A. use of massive support walls
B. shift toward more open, light-filled spaces
C. role as centers of community life
D. association with royal patrons
The Kuba create a variety of embroidered textiles that are used in celebratory festivals
as well as in ____________.
A. disguised initiation ceremonies
B. armed funeral rituals
C. guarded everyday activities
D. decorated divination practices
In the Old Kingdom, rulers were typically portrayed as ___________figures, wearing
the royal kilt and head cloth.
A. slightly effeminate
B. athletic and youthful
C. older and wise
D. smiling and compassionate
Interested in finding new symbolic forms for the nation, Benjamin Latrobe used
______________ in his design for the U.S. Capitol.
A. a new “American” order
B. Native American patterns to decorate carved entablatures
C. tobacco and corn instead of acanthus leaves on Corinthian columns
D. brick made from local clay
Although some Hellenistic artists emulated earlier Classical forms, an experimental
anti-Classical trend emerged that was especially popular in the city of ___________.
A. Alexandria
B. Athens
C. Pergamon
D. Epidauros
Alexander the Great’s most lasting legacy was the spread of _________beyond its
original borders.
A. Macedonian legend
B. Greek culture
C. monotheism
D. the Arabic language
__________ exhibited with the Surrealists from the beginning and embraced
biomorphic abstraction.
A. Lawrence
B. Moore
C. Hepworth
D. Mir
One of the major distinctions made in Chinese painting is between 2 styles;
scholarly/literati and__________.
A. mercantile
B. priestly
C. courtly
D. lower-class
__________ and Michelangelo were in the service of Pope Julius II in the early years of
the sixteenth century.
A. Raphael
B. Pontormo
C. Brunnelleschi
D. Tintoretto
The practice of painting and fitting marble sculpture with bronze accessories reflects
the Greek’s desire for art that shows a heightened sense of ________.
A. luxury
B. decoration
C. emotionalism
D. reality
__________ is monochromatic painting in black ink and its diluted grays.
A. Gray painting
B. Chroma painting
C. Ink painting
D. Reflective painting
Landscape painting became popular among ____________in the sixteenth century
because, although it had no overt religious content, it could be seen as a reflection of
God’s works on earth.
A. Catholics
B. Protestants
C. artists
D. romantics
Bernini’s great sculptural grouping Saint Teresa of vila in Ecstasy (Fig. 23-1, Fig. 23-5)
is located in the Cornaro Chapel, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in the city of
__________.
A. Antwerp
B. Rome
C. Paris
D. Vienna
Diwan-i-Khas (Fig. 24-6) was built by Akbar for what purpose?
A. music room
B. war strategy room
C. private audience hall
D. bedroom
Julia Margaret Cameron was a creative early proponent of portrait __________.
A. lithography
B. photography
C. painting
D. sketches
The use of purple vellum in the production of the Vienna Genesis (Fig. 8-13) indicates
it was probably made for______________.
A. a bishop
B. a woman
C. an imperial patron
D. ritual use
The art of Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg questioned the influential ideas of
____________.
A. Clement Greenberg
B. John Cage
C. Willem de Kooning
D. Jasper Johns
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is actually the __________ of the cathedral complex at Pisa.
A. baptistry
B. crypt
C. campanile
D. altar
Rembrandt’s study of Italian Renaissance art was done mostly through
___________________.
A. travel to Italy in the early years of his career
B. engravings and paintings imported through the Amsterdam art market
C. his access to private art collections in Amsterdam
D. his frequent travel to foreign courts
The group of artists called the Socit Anonyme des Artistes Peintures, Sculptors,
Graveurs, etc. is particularly significant for its role in _____________.
A. promoting the work of women artists as equal to that of their male colleagues
B. the rise of independent exhibitions and gallery system to promote a diverse range of
art
C. emphasizing the importance of art to represent the fleeting effects of light and color
D. unifying the avant-garde artists in France
Which cultural developments did NOT occur during the Asuka period?
A. Buddhism became the state religion.
B. A system of writing was created.
C. Political ties with China were cut.
D. A centralized governmental structure was formed.
Situated in an environment of_____, the Olmec culture built massive earth mounds
where ceremonial centers were located.
A. arid deserts and plains
B. swampy coastal areas
C. densely forested mountains
D. fertile river valleys
The Greek city of ____________ was the capital of the Roman east under Galerius.
A. Thessaloniki
B. Ravenna
C. Constantinople
D. Athens
Which of the following is NOT an early culture of the early American Southwest?
A. Hohokam
B. Mimbres/Mogollon
C. Ancestral Puebloans
D. Maya
The oldest functioning synagogue in Europe is __________.
A. Altneuschul
B. Bien Shalom
C. Ashweitz
D. Contrite
The term __________ means “antiquated” or “old-fashioned” and is a name for the
period prior to the Classical period in Greek art.
A. orientalizing
B. archaic
C. stylized
D. idealism
What was St. Bernard of Angers initial protest to the Reliquary Statue of St. Foy (Fig.
16-7)?
A. The reliquary’s form seemed idolatrous.
B. The monks at Conques had stolen the relics from the saint’s shrine.
C. The statue had been made by pagans.
D. Its use of gold and encrusted jewels was too gaudy.