The Nankani people have gender-specific projects when creating domestic architecture.
Men build the structures, what main role do women undertake?
A. stock the kitchen
B. decorate the structure
C. prepare the garden
D. search for materials
Rococo paintings reflected the aristocratic life of leisure and pleasure in subjects taken
from __________.
A. classical love stories
B. Medieval literature
C. nature
D. Roman history
Swahili developed from the longtime mingling of Arabic with local __________
languages.
A. Latin American
B. Indo-European
C. Asian
D. African
Which of the following projects in the Sistine Chapel was considered the most
prestigious and expensive commission?
A. the Sistine ceiling by Michelangelo
B. The Last Judgment by Michelangelo
C. The Life of Christ frescoes by Perugino
D. the tapestry program by Raphael
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hellenistic art?
A. unusual or exotic subjects
B. extreme expressions of pain, stress, or sorrow
C. an emphasis on melodrama
D. linear and balanced compositions
The representation of the gold mosaic in Bellini’s Virgin and Child Enthroned with SS.
Francis, John the Baptist, Job, Dominic, Sebastian, and Louis of Toulouse (Fig. 20-43)
refers to the long tradition of _______________in Venice.
A. Byzantine art
B. the sacra conversazione
C. classical Roman statuary
D. Neoplatonism
Subtle refinements in the Parthenon’s design ________ absolute regularity in order to
create a more harmonious effect of the building on the viewer.
A. achieve an almost
B. deviate from
C. mathematically produce
D. conform to
Which Japanese art form relied on collaboration among individuals?
A. woodblock prints
B. lacquer luxury objects
C. kosode robes
D. all of the above
In approximately 1000 BCE, a group of people called the __________ occupied the
northern and western regions of what was to become known as the Italian peninsula.
A. Villanovans
B. Pompeians
C. Samnites
D. Dacians
The term “Flamboyant” in architecture is a reference to the
A. the flame-like tracery patterns
B. geometric character
C. the height of the building
D. presence of windows
The mosaic decoration of St. Catherine’s at Mount Sinai is concentrated in the
_______________.
A. niche
B. narthex
C. ambulatory
D. sanctuary
The format of Hieronymus Bosch’s painting Garden of Earthly Delights (Fig. 22-20,
Fig. 22-21), which was commissioned by an aristocrat for his Brussels townhouse,
conforms to a long tradition of ______________.
A. palace decoration
B. paintings in the offices of church officials
C. public art in government buildings
D. church altarpieces
Artists decorating the Villa at Boscoreale used ___________to create a general
impression of real space beyond the wall.
A. mosaic
B. drillwork
C. intuitive perspective
D. fresco
Kente __________ was originally reserved for state regalia.
A. wood
B. cloth
C. fire
D. metal
Which artist first demonstrated the principles of linear perspective?
A. Brunelleschi
B. Alberti
C. Perugino
D. Masaccio
Apollinaire labeled the art of Robert and Sonia Delaunay as ____________.
A. assemblage
B. Futurist
C. non-objective
D. Orphism
The Mandapa Ceiling at Luna Vasahi Temple (Fig. 24-3) utilizes what type of dome
construction?
A. post-and-lintel
B. corbeled
C. barrel vault
D. cantilever
Johns, Cage and Rauschenberg collaborated on theatrical events with the choreographer
__________.
A. Yves Klein
B. Francis Bacon
C. Diane Arbus
D. Merce Cunningham
The animal antics and court activities depicted in the Yamato-e handscroll Frolicking
Animals (Fig. 12-14) from the Heian period are attributed to which artist’s hand?
A. Toba Sojo
B. Choju Giga
C. Kuya
D. Lanxi Daolong
Each of the separate areas of the Great Temple of Amun was separated by a massive
________with tapering walls.
A. pylon
B. column
C. obelisk
D. colonnade
The __________ represents the contemporary taste for personal items, crafted from fine
materials and richly decorated with popular subject matter.
A. Triumph of Death
B. Life of John the Baptist
C. Attack on the Castle of Love
D. Life of Saint Luke
The __________ Academy awarded the Rome Prize, which provided the winners with
study in Rome.
A. American
B. Royal
C. French
D. German
The subject of Quentin Massys’s Money Changer and His Wife (Fig. 22-23) concerns
itself with the challenges of __________.
A. the use of images in Christian worship
B. living a Christian life in a worldly society
C. the parable of the Good Samaritan
D. punishment for sins
Early Christians often employed stories from _______________ as prefigurations of
important events in the Christian Bible.
A. Greek mythology
B. Roman history
C. the Hebrew Bible
D. the Ancient Near East
Old Jenn excavations have led to the discovery of hundred of polished, low-fire
terra-cotta figures. In what country can Old Jenn be found?
A. Mali
B. Zimbabwe
C. Nigeria
D. Kongo
The largest of the Aegean islands, __________ became a wealthy sea power.
A. Crete
B. Pylos
C. Thera
D. Hissarlik
Han dynasty architecture is known only from ceramic models found in _________.
A. stupas
B. caves
C. shrines
D. tombs
What has hindered our knowledge of ancient African artistic traditions?
A. Art objects were not made using durable materials.
B. Most wooden art objects no longer exist.
C. Contemporary artistic traditions are dramatically different from those of the past.
D. Environmental conditions have destroyed African rock art.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Mannerism?
A. irrational spatial environments
B. esoteric subject matter
C. subtle coloration and lighting effects
D. elongated proportions
Murillo worked in __________, despite its decline after an outbreak of the plague in
1649.
A. Antwerp
B. Toledo
C. Madrid
D. Seville
While art under Augustus commemorated historical events, its combination of idealistic
form with realistic details also served a primary role ____________.
A. to educate the illiterate
B. as imperial propaganda
C. to beautify the city
D. to intimidate visitors to Rome
Kiki Smith is a Postmodern sculptor interested in the __________.
A. body
B. religious images
C. race
D. geometric forms
As an alternative to traditional images in art, feminist artists in the early 1970’s
emphasized a(n) ____________view of women by focusing on women’s bodies and
defining gender in biological terms.
A. feminine
B. essentialist
C. naturalist
D. scientific