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Which is the strongest and most obvious influence on Thomas Jefferson's design for his
home at Monticello?
a. Bernini
b. French Rococo
c. Early American clapboard homes
d. Palladio
Who made the oldest signed self-portrait by a woman in Western Europe?
a. the Abbess Hitda
b. the nun Guda
c. the nun Ende
d. Saint Walpurga
Whose art influenced the federal government to include a photographic unit in the Farm
Securities Administration?
a. James Van Der Zee
b. Dorothea Lange
c. Grant Wood
d. Aaron Douglas
Which of the following eliminated the art object itself?
a. Performance artists
b. Conceptual artists
c. Minimalists
d. Pop artists
To whom does the phrase le Roi Soleil ("the Sun King") refer?
a. Phillip IV of Spain
b. Charles I of England
c. Louis XIV of France
d. Henri IV of France
To whom did Giorgio Vasari give the credit for "[having] revived the modern and
excellent art of painting, introducing good drawing from live natural models, something
that had not been done for more than two hundred years"?
a. Giotto di Bondone
b. Cimabue
c. Duccio di Buoninsegna
d. Ambrogio Lorenzetti
The Panathenaic festival procession is depicted on the Parthenon's
a. Ionic frieze.
b. west pediment.
c. northern metopes.
d. cella doors.
A small stone, decorated with incised patterns, that makes an identifying 'signature"
when rolled across soft clay or wax is called a
a. cylinder seal.
b. capital.
c. stele.
d. cairn.
Yoruba kings manifested their power through
a. elaborate manuscripts.
b. monumental sculpture.
c. large and lavish palaces.
d. a controlled artistic style.
What generally happened to art in churches that became Protestant?
a. It was altered to fit the new doctrine.
b. It was sold to Catholic churches.
c. It was destroyed and the walls whitewashed.
d. It was forcibly sold back to artists and patrons.
In Russia and Ukraine, Upper Paleolithic homes were made of
a. mammoth bones.
b. timber.
c. natural caves.
d. stones.
Which was the specialized art form developed by the Ottomans to symbolize the
authority of the sultan on official seals, coins, buildings, and documents?
a. arabesques
b. tugras
c. muqarnas
d. madrasas
Which of the following is an example of a government sponsored work?
a. the Acropolis
b. the Peacock Room
c. Piss Christ
d. The Last Supper
What is the subject of a "Throne of Wisdom" statue?
a. Solomon on his throne
b. Christ sitting in judgment of the world
c. the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child on her lap
d. the emperor and empress enthroned
In architecture, drawing on motifs from historic models is a practice called
a. passage technique.
b. Arts and Crafts Movement.
c. Art Nouveau.
d. historicism.
Who called Ghiberti's doors the "Gates of Paradise"?
a. Michelangelo
b. Brunelleschi
c. Vasari
d. Masaccio
A cistae is known as
a. a cylindrical container used by wealthy Etruscan women to carry personal items.
b. an oven used for firing and curing terra cotta sculpture.
c. a figural group of Dionysus between two satyrs seen in sculpture and later mosaic.
d. an image that is prominent within Etruscan art, referencing the Argonauts.
Which artist critiqued the early drawings of Sofonisba Anguissola?
a. Bronzino
b. Michelangelo
c. Raphael
d. Titian
Which of the following is often considered to be one of the greatest group portraits ever
painted?
a. Portuguese Synagogue, Amsterdam, de Witte
b. Las Meninas, Velzquez
c. Burial of Count Orgaz, El Greco
d. The Company of Captain Frans Banning COCQ, Rembrandt
What does the royal complex of Angkor Wat symbolize?
a. a cosmic mountain that is home to the deity and axis of the world
b. the Hindu god, Vishnu
c. the power of Emperor Suryavarman II
d. the wealth of Silk Route trade
Another name for a large carved coffin is a
a. conch.
b. vault.
c. sarcophagus.
d. megaron.
What was the purpose and setting for Fra Angelico's Annunciation?
a. an altarpiece in a monastery chapel
b. for meditation and prayer in monks' private living quarters
c. for a noblewoman's devotional at her home
d. for the pope's viewing in the Vatican apartments
Compare the Colossal Head created by Olmec artists and Portrait Head of Pakal the
Great by the Maya.
Which of the following terms best describes the painting Jack in the Pulpit, NO. IV by
Georgia O"Keeffe?
a. abstraction
b. naturalism/realism
c. nonrepresentational
d. figurative
Who made the giant earth-drawings in Peru that we call geoglyphs?
a. the Inca
b. the Nazca
c. the Moche
d. the Olmec
What does the writing suggest in Wenda Gu's United Nations"Babel of the Millennium?
a. the importance of all life on earth
b. electronic communication
c. uniting of cultures
d limitations of human knowledge
Which of the following architectural orders has an acanthus leaf motif?
a. Doric
b. Ionic
c. Corinthian
d. Tuscan
What is the name for an early form of writing using wedge-shaped marks?
a. hieroglyphic
b. cuneiform
c. pictograph
d. hieratic
What is the study of conventional subjects and symbols?
a. aesthetics
b. iconography
c. canon
d. capital
In the Dream of Henry I from the Worcester Chronicle, Henry promises to
a. rescind taxes.
b. defeat the French.
c. go on crusade.
d. marry Anne of Cleves.
What was Gothic architecture called in its own time?
a. modern
b. Italian
c. old-fashioned
d. ancient
Discuss the style and iconography of early Jewish art as seen in the Mosaic Floor of the
Beth Alpha Synagogue. Where does the pictorial representation differ from the biblical
text?
Discuss the iconography on the Carved Vessel from Uruk.
Explain the myth of "primitive" art and how it applies to African art.
Describe the Lion-Human and discuss its possible meaning(s).
Describe the style and characteristics of the page with Matthew the Evangelist from the
Ebbo Gospels.
Discuss the political and iconographical significance of Diego Rivera's mural in the
Palacio de Bellas Artes, Man, Controller of the Universe.
Why was Nocturne in Black and Gold, The Falling Rocket by James Abbott McNeill
Whistler a controversial work? Discuss the formal characteristics.
Describe the style and composition of The Banjo Lesson by Henry O. Tanner. How does
the artist use and challenge the characteristics of Realism?
Describe the tomb interior at Newgrange, Ireland, in light of at least three architectural
innovations.
What stylistic differences are seen in the figures of the Annunciation and Visitation
sculptures at Reims Cathedral? What influences are felt and in which figures?
Discuss the iconographic meaning of The Unicorn Is Found and its meaning in
contemporary fifteenth-century society.
Contrast the painting of Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. What is the emotional
impact on the viewer and how does it differ between the two painters? What was the
difference in the artists' approaches?
Discuss the element of color and its relationship to Greek sculpture. Why is the
consideration of color important?
Discuss the theme of the "good shepherd" in Early Christian and Byzantine art. What
was its importance to Christians? What antecedents did it have? How did it change over
time?
Discuss Andrey Rublyov's art and style as an example of Byzantine art. What are its
characteristics? How does it relate to the naturalism and idealization of the ancient
Greeks?
Discuss the change from the Old Kingdom tombs to the New Kingdom tombs.
Describe Marcel Duchamp's use of kitsch and its inclusion in Pop art. How did this
confuse and upset ideas of "high" and "low" art?
Describe how Martin Schongauer created an emotionally charged engraving. Give
examples of technique and compare this technique with that of a woodcut.
How does the Aphrodite of Melos combine fourth-century styles with Hellenistic styles?
How is the colossal Seated Buddha from Sanxi, China, different from its earlier Indian
counterparts?
