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Which Shinto shrine has been ritually rebuilt every 20 years?
a. Inner Shrine, Ise, Japan
b. Horyu-ji, Japan
c. Nanchan Temple, China
d. Great Stupa, Sanchi, India
Which is the first great Islamic building?
a. Great Mosque, Kairouan
b. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
c. Great Mosque, Cordoba
d. Great Mosque, Isfahan
At Reims Cathedral, what technique permitted the creation of even more expansive
walls of glass?
a. bar tracery
b. stone tracery
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c. plate tracery
d. gold tracery
In the Egyptian religion, who was the falcon-headed god?
a. Thoth
b. Ammit
c. Anubis
d. Horus
Which artist inspired the poses and landscape in Thomas Gainsborough's Robert
Andrews and Frances Carter?
a. Kauffmann
b. Watteau
c. Fragonard
d. Giorgione
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Which of the following cultures conquered the Akkadian Empire in 2180 BCE?
a. the Guti
b. the Sumerians
c. the Babylonians
d. the Assyrians
Which of the following is an architectural element that projects from a wall and often
helps support a horizontal element?
a. corbel
b. cairn
c. torana
d. bracket
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A semi-precious stone or gemstone carved in low relief is known as a
a. cameo.
b. dado.
c. pilaster.
d. spandrel.
Interpret the message of the Votive Statue of Gudea.
In the temple that might have been dedicated to Portunus, which of the following shows
a Greek influence?
a. the Ionic order columns
b. the engaged columns
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c. the raised platform or podium
d. the stairs leading up to the porch
Which is the central space of a longitudinal church?
a. a nave
b. an apse
c. a transept
d. a narthex
Which method does the numumusow use to make pottery?
a. coiling
b. wheel-thrown
c. molds
d. slab construction
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The sculpture Apulu (Apollo) was originally located
a. in a temple cella.
b. on the processional path to a temple.
c. on a temple roof.
d. in a tomb.
Which of the following is a type of decoration used at the Great Mosque in Cordoba?
a. realistic motifs
b. stylized vegetation
c. Latin inscriptions
d. human figures
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The term "impluvium" refers to
a. a pool for catching rainwater.
b. an entrance to an interior atrium.
c. a series of engaged columns used for decorative purposes.
d. a formal reception room within a luxurious Roman home.
Who designed the funerary complex and stepped pyramid of Djoser?
a. Djoser
b. Imhotep
c. Menkaure
d. Menes
What took on new importance in the work of Henry Moore?
a. texture
b. holes
c. the materials
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d. motion
The Indus Valley civilization is also called
a. Aryan.
b. Akkadian.
c. Mauryan.
d. Harappan.
Where did Christians meet to worship before the religion was recognized?
a. churches
b. private houses
c. synagogues
d. forums
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What do the headdresses seen on a Moche earspool resemble?
a. cactus
b. feathers
c. crescent-shaped knife
d. poppy flower
Which of the following differentiates Georges Seurat from Impressionism?
a. the subjects he chooses
b. the bright colors
c. the formal geometry of the composition
d. the lack of glazing and blending
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Which of the following subjects seemed to be Caterina van Hemessen's specialty?
a. religious figures
b. diplomats
c. working class
d women
According to Charles Garnier, to hear, to see, and to be seen was the purpose of what?
a. the Louvre
b. art museums
c. the Paris Opera house
d. the Eiffel Tower
Why was Hatshepsut portrayed as a male king?
a. She was not of royal blood and used her image to validate her reign.
b. She was a warrior and led many successful battles.
c. There was not artistic tradition for a female ruler.
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d. There was not a legitimate heir and she pretended to be a male king.
What caused repeated rebellions in the early seventeenth century in Spain?
a. the economic decline of agriculture and trade
b. religious disagreements
c. failing monarchy
d. excess spending by the ruling class
Which is the term for a framed niche in the wall?
a. loggia
b. sacristy
c. balustrade
d. aedicula
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Which artist carried the "organic" principle the furthest, incorporating it even into the
structure of his architecture?
a. Antoni Gaudi
b. William Morris
c. Louis Sullivan
d. Gustave Eiffel
Which movement did the archaeological excavations at Pompeii stimulate?
a. Neoclassicism
b. Romanticism
c. Rococo
d. Realism
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Where did Europeans have the most contact with African cultures?
a. the coastal areas
b. the Mediterranean sea
c. the Cape of Good Hope
d. the Nile River
Which of the following describes the work of Louise Nevelson?
a. polished steel inspired by the formalism of Analytic Cubism
b. a construction of discarded packing boxes, spindles, and other wooden refuse
c. kinetic sculpture that destroys itself
d. monumentally scaled objects from popular culture
In architecture, what are the vertical sculptural elements on both sides of an opening
called?
a. mullions
b. archivolts
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c. jambs
d. compound piers
Who coined the name "mobile"?
a. Marcel Duchamp
b. Alexander Calder
c. Georgia O"Keeffe
d. Pablo Picasso
Which technique did the Moche use to mass-produce some ceramic forms?
a. lost-wax casting
b. geoglyphs
c. molds
d. assembly line
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Where were the two important centers of Italian Gothic painting located?
a. Rome and Naples
b. Venice and Ravenna
c. Milan and Bologna
d. Siena and Florence
The wings that intersect with the nave and aisles at a right angle are known as
a. colonnades.
b. apses.
c. transepts.
d. arcades.
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Discuss the composition and arrangement of space in Diego Velzquez's Las Meninas.
What is the role of the viewer?
Contrast the two Virgin and Child Enthroned paintings by Cimabue and Giotto. What
are their similarities and differences? Which artist was more important to the future of
painting, and why?
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Discuss The Tetrarchs in regards to what has happened to the tradition of Roman
verism.
How is pattern used to enhance cultural identity at the Nankani compound in Sirigu,
Ghana? What kinds of patterns are used and on what kinds of objects and surfaces?
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What made the Raft of the "Medusa" so controversial? Consider both style and subject
matter.
Discuss the narrative, composition, and style seen in the panel Creation and Fall of
Adam and Eve by Wiligelmo.
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Discuss why David's Oath of the Horatii is considered to be a severely Classical
painting by a truly Neoclassical artist.
How does the Dome of the Rock reveal the presence of outside architectural and
decorative influences?
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Discuss the style and iconographic meaning of the page with Christ Washing the Feet
of His Disciples.
Describe the purposes and medium for cylinder seals.
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Discuss the details of the domestic life as seen through the remnants of Pompeii.
Describe the style and the significance of the two-page opening with Psalm 1 from the
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Windmill Psalter from the thirteenth century.
Describe the Japanese aesthetic sensibility that has created such admiration for simple
objects such as a teabowl. What characteristics should a proper teabowl have?
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Looking at Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson, what can we deduce about an artist's
studio and apprenticeship during the seventeenth century?
What was William Hogarth's political statement about society in his painting The
Marriage Contract? Which visual characteristics support this argument?
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Discuss the purpose of Inca tunics and the message, meaning, and symbolism in the
Inca's use of pattern and color on cloth.

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