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
The Mongols planned the city of Beijing according to traditional Chinese principles,
utilizing the __________ format.
A. triangle
B. parallel
C. diagonal
D. grid
The city of Teotihuacan was planned around what distinctive feature?
A. a grid system that organized extensive residential structures
B. a broad thoroughfare laid along a North-South axis
C. the Ciudadela
D. a high mountain plateau
The period that followed the debut of metalworking is generally known as the
__________ Age.
A. Stone
B. Weapon
C. Bronze
D. Iron
In addition to their carved imagery and inscriptions, Ashokan pillars (Fig. 10-1)
conveyed symbolic meaning through their form as _______.
A. a flag-bearing standard
B. geographic markers within the Mauryan empire
C. a stupa
D. an axis mundi
Antonio Gaud was the major practitioner of Art Nouveau in Spain, where it was
called____________.
A. Divisionism
B. Pointilism
C. Modernismo
D. Symbolism
For Petrarch and his contemporaries, the essential qualifications for a writer were an
appreciation of the literature of __________ and __________.
A. Mesopotamia; Egypt
B. England; Rome
C. Greece; Rome
D. Persia; Constantinople
The patterns and designs on Incan garments were _____________.
A. purely decorative motifs laid out in a checkerboard arrangement
B. symbolic of the wearer’s the ethnic identity and social rank
C. unique to a particular individual
D. influenced by the aesthetic preferences of Spanish conquerors
Thodore Gricault’s The Raft of the “Medusa” (Fig. 30-50) demonstrates
_______________ in Romantic history painting.
A. principles of the Grand Manner
B. the emphasis on emotion and drama
C. the political potential of art
D. all of the above
A characteristic of Southern Song landscape paintings is________________.
A. the handscroll format, which encourages an intimate viewing experience
B. greater expanses of blank space, which encourages an emotional response and
understanding
C. intricate, detailed images throughout the painting, which encourages closer looking
D. technical virtuosity shown through detailed brushwork and imitation of varied
textures
Monticello (Fig. 30-69) was based on Jefferson’s study of __________ houses and
fashionable Parisian houses.
A. Palladian
B. Chinese
C. Mexican
D. Canadian
Charlemagne’s private chapel was in the city of __________.
A. Prague
B. Aachen
C. Heidelberg
D. Strasburg
Archeologists use the term __________ to designate the Aegean Bronze age on
mainland Greece.
A. Cretan
B. Minoan
C. Cycladic
D. Helladic
__________ manifested Islam’s view of itself as completing and superseding Judaism
and Christianity.
A. Alhambra
B. Dome of the Rock
C. Mosque of Sultan Selim
D. The Masjid-i Shah
Painted for an unknown patron, Fragonard’s The Swing (Fig. 30-6) suggests the
__________ of his aristocratic clientele.
A. devout religious practice
B. erotic interests
C. intellectual pursuits
D. scientific curiosity
Joseph Beuys developed a ______________ in performances to explain the
inexplicable.
A. shamanistic personality
B. theatrical setting
C. complete environment
D. light show with silhouettes
The cave of Lascaux is in the country of __________.
A. Spain
B. Austria
C. France
D. Ireland
King Manuel I of Portugal commissioned Diogo de Arruda to create a church and
sculpture in __________.
A. Moura
B. Madrid
C. Lisbon
D. Tomar
The Archangel Michael (Fig. 8-12) is an example of carved ivory diptychs that served
what function in Christian worship?
A. They were used to send messages to their friends.
B. They were portable objects of veneration, similar to painted icons.
C. They recorded the names of people who were to be remembered in prayers.
D. They were used as book covers for manuscripts.
Plum bottles, or maebyeong, of the Goryeo Dynasty in Korea were used for what
purpose?
A. dry goods
B. aesthetic appreciation
C. storage jars for liquids
D. holding scrolls
What Navajo art form did not develop until the nineteenth century?
A. sand painting
B. blackware ceramics
C. jewelry made of silver and turquoise
D. woven blankets
What architectural characteristic gives Great Zimbabwe its name?
A. the use of stone as a building material
B. the ornamental stonework on buildings
C. the technique of building without mortar
D. distinctive conical thatch roofs
In landscapes, fifteenth-century Flemish painters relied on __________ to convey
spatial depth.
A. gold leaf
B. atmospheric perspective
C. local color
D. supernatural visions
Which of the Flavian Amphitheater’s (Fig. 6-39) architectural elements serves no
structural purpose?
A. the engaged columns and entablature of the outer wall
B. the arcade of the outer wall
C. the interior groin vaults
D. all of the above
Drer adapted the _________technique of Martin Schongauer to the woodcut medium in
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Fig. 22-7)
A. silverpoint drawing
B. niello
C. stamping
D. metal engraving
Goya hoped to connect his Family of Charles IV (Fig. 30-43) to _____________?
A. his own artistic skill
B. representations of Roman emperors
C. the king’s prowess as a ruler
D. an earlier Spanish royal portrait
The study of what part of Roman homes had been neglected until 1973?
A. the kitchen, bedroom, and other “female” spaces
B. the wall paintings
C. the gardens
D. the exterior facade
Islamic artists who used what media were most highly esteemed?
A. ceramics
B. carpet making
C. calligraphy
D. miniature painting
Visible through Bernini’s Baldacchino, the artist also executed a shrine for
___________, which symbolized the Pope’s authority.
A. St. Paul
B. St. Longinus
C. St. Peter
D. Pope Urban VIII
__________ is characteristic of the Kangra school of painting, in the Punjab Hills, north
of Delhi.
A. Krishna and the Gopis
B. Hour of Cowdust
C. Akbarnama
D. Hazma at the Gate
The __________ was one of the first books to be printed in the workshop of Johann
Gutenberg.
A. Broadsheet
B. Bible
C. Book of Hours
D. Very Sumptuous Hours
The Stele of Hammurabi is significant as both a work of ancient Mesopotamian art and
as __________.
A. an example of Babylonian literature
B. a religious artifact recording Hebrew tradition
C. Danube a key to deciphering cuneiform texts
D. an historical document recording a written code of law
__________ was commissioned to paint the Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel (Fig. 18-7).
A. Cimabue
B. Masaccio
C. Giotto
D. Duccio
Nicolas Poussin is called a Classicist because he ___________________.
A. organized natural elements and figures into idealized compositions
B. included Classical references in his paintings.
C. had studied ancient Greece and Rome extensively
D. lived in Rome for much of his life
In Paleolithic architecture most daily activities were centered around _____________.
A. a fire pit
B. painted walls
C. arched doorways
D. all of the above