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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Why is Lozano-Hemmer’s Open Air considered an interactive public artwork?
a.
The public could see their distorted reflection in the artwork.
b.
The artwork changed through voice messages that the public sent on their cell phones.
c.
The public could participate in a dance performance choreographed by the artist.
d.
The artwork changed as participants wrote their names on a large mural.
____ 2. Two factors that influenced the growth and popularity of museums were ____ and ____.
a.
religion and spirituality
b.
capitalism and colonialism
c.
government and politics
d.
aesthetics and education
____ 3. One example of a museum dedicated only to modern art is the ____.
a.
British Museum
b.
Cairo Museum
c.
Qin Figures Museum
d.
Guggenheim Bilbao
____ 4. National museums, such as the Louvre Museum, British Museum, and the Smithsonian
Institution, exhibit a wide variety of ____.
a.
artworks from their own nation
b.
artworks from the past and from many cultures
c.
regional artworks
d.
local public artworks
____ 5. The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses in Shaanxi, China, displays works from the
____.
a.
wars in China during the Tang Dynasty
b.
wars in China during the Song Dynasty
c.
tomb of the last emperor of China
d.
tomb of the first emperor of China
____ 6. Which one of the following public artworks is the world’s largest green roof project?
a.
Fallen Star
b.
Open Air
c.
Millenium Park
d.
Event Horizon
____ 7. What is the theme of Do Hu Suh’s installation, Fallen Star?
a.
It is about leaving home and cultural displacement.
b.
It is about the abuse of child labor in China.
c.
It is about political conflict in North and South Korea.
d.
It is about environmental issues.
____ 8. ____ was a temporary outdoor installation.
a.
Dandelion Line
b.
Millenium Park
c.
Cloud Gate
d.
Bear
____ 9. ____ made a graffiti painting depicting a worker removing prehistoric cave paintings.
a.
Fairey
b.
Haring
c.
Basquiat
d.
Banksy
____ 10. ____ has become part of Russia’s pride and national glory.
a.
Chartres Cathedral
b.
Hagia Sophia
c.
Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed
d.
Crazy Horse Memorial
____ 11. An example of a site-specific artwork is ____.
a.
Mona Lisa
b.
Open Air
c.
Feathered Headdress of Moctezuma
d.
Landscape at Aix, Mount Sainte-Victoire
____ 12. ____ is a regional museum.
a.
Louvre Museum
b.
British Museum
c.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
d.
Smithsonian Institute
____ 13. ____ is the destruction of sacred images.
a.
Iconography
b.
Iconology
c.
Iconoclasm
d.
Philology
____ 14. The Asmat of New Guinea believed that the ____ of art was an important aspect of rituals,
which guided the human spirit after death.
a.
deterioration
b.
preservation
c.
documentation
d.
permanence
____ 15. The ____ Museum, which has the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon among
its holdings, accumulated large non-Western collections through conquest and colonization.
a.
Louvre
b.
Los Angeles County Museum
c.
Chicago Art Institute
d.
British
____ 16. The goal of art ____ is to return damaged or deteriorating art to its original
condition.
a.
evaluation
b.
restoration
c.
academies
d.
history
____ 17. The Studiolo of Francesco I de’ Medici is a chamber in Florence’s ____ where
de’Medeci kept and experimented with his collection of rare and unusual items.
a.
Borghese Gallery
b.
Palazzo Pitti
c.
Uffizi Gallery
d.
Palazzo Vecchio
____ 18. Museums became common in ____ during the nineteenth century.
a.
Europe
b.
North America
c.
Asia
d.
Africa
____ 19. A large-scale public artwork, ____, includes a performance space, the Crown Fountain, the
Lurie Garden, and the Cloud Gate by artist Anish Kapoor.
a.
Central Park
b.
Hyde Park
c.
Millenium Park
d.
Macarthur Park
____ 20. An example of iconoclasm today is the destruction of the ____ by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
a.
Kandarya Mahadeva Temple
b.
Bamiyan Stone Buddha
c.
Seated Buddha
d.
Shiva as Nataraja
____ 21. The façade of the British Museum is ____ in style, reflecting the concept of art in its era.
a.
Baroque
b.
Rococo
c.
Modern
d.
Greco-Roman
____ 22. The ____ transformed the site of a neglected waterfront warehouse and harbor district in
Dubuque, Iowa.
a.
Armstrong Heritage Museum
b.
Ankeney Art Center
c.
National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
d.
Bartlett Museum
Essay
23. Discuss and give examples of distinctive artwork associated with a particular nation/nations. What is the
function of this type of art?
24. Discuss the historical ramifications of art obtained through colonization or conflict. Cite a specific example of
a country or people affected by this practice.
25. Discuss the historical development of public art in the United States. How does this change reflect the era in
which the work was made?
26. Discuss the significance of street art. Why is it a valid art form?
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 27. In ancient Rome, art was often displayed in public baths, such as the Baths of Caracalla.
____ 28. Places to see art collections include churches, temples, synagogues, and mosques.
____ 29. All the treasures given by the last Aztec ruler, Moctezuma, to Spain during the conquest of the Aztecs were
carefully preserved for future generations to study and appreciate.
____ 30. Graffiti is considered vandalism rather than a valid art form because it never expresses any meaningful ideas.
____ 31. The Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed in Moscow was closed when the Communist regime
came to power because it represented the Czar and Christianity.
____ 32. Older films were printed on material that gets gummy and brown and can spontaneously combust.
____ 33. Some of the oldest and most historic buildings in St. Louis were demolished in the 1960s and replaced by the
Gateway Arch.
____ 34. Temple of Quetzalcoatl and Tlaloc is an example of an artwork successfully restored to its original condition.
____ 35. A nation or culture should keep all of its artwork and preserve it for future generations.
____ 36. Film, video, and computer art do not present any preservation issues.
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