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__________ are people from outside the empire who could only "barble" Greek or
Latin.
A. Celts
B. Goths
C. Barbarians
D. Visigoths
The naturalism that characterizes sculpted animal and bird heads of the Florida Glades
culture demonstrates ___________________.
A. the artistic influence of Western cultures
B. their remarkable powers of observation
C. their belief that supernatural beings inhabited the sculptures
D. the narrative function of art in the culture
Scholars believe the Bull Leaping mural from the palace of Knossos on Crete represents
_____________.
A. a popular form of entertainment
B. a scene from Minoan legend
C. a fertility ritual or initiation practice
D. none of the above
Though he lived in France most of his life, __________ was originally from Spain.
A. Braque
B. Matisse
C. Duchamp
D. Picasso
David's Death of Marat (Fig. 30-38) echoes the pose of Christ in a sculpture by
___________.
A. Reynolds
B. Boucher
C. Carriera
D. Michelangelo
What was the cause of the extensive damage to Leonardo's painting of The Last Supper
(Fig. 21-3, Fig. 21-4) that occurred shortly after its completion?
A. the humid climate in Milan
B. the experimental technique used in its production
C. bombings during World War II
D. poor attempts at restoration of the work
_________ are woven straw mats, used in Japanese homes, generally as floor
coverings.
A. Fusuma
B. Tatami
C. Raku
D. Shoin
__________ are enlightened beings who postpone nirvana and buddhahood to help
others achieve enlightenment.
A. Yogis
B. Priests
C. Bodhisattvas
D. Ministers
How does the Page with St. Matthew the Evangelist from the Ebbo Gospels (Fig.
15-20) demonstrate Carolingian innovation in manuscript illumination?
A. the use of a landscape setting
B. the energetic, spontaneous painting style
C. the modeling of the figure and drapery
D. the figure's foot resting on an upturned stepstool
How did Drer contribute to the growth of Nuremberg as a key center of German
goldsmithing?
A. He produced a number of small-scale, exquisitely crafted works in gold.
B. He lent his name to a family of goldsmiths who capitalized on his fame.
C. He created designs for metalwork throughout his career.
D. He created print advertisements for the Nuremberg metalworkers' guild.
The Ishtar Gate and the walls extended beyond were made from _____________.
A. semi-precious stones
B. glazed bricks
C. glass mosaic
D. paint
Which of the following features was shared by the different cultures of Mesoamerica?
A. a common language
B. a centralized system of government
C. a supreme deity
D. a ritual ballgame
Why do many African cultures emphasize the importance of maintaining relationships
with ancestral spirits?
A. They provide an-ongoing spiritual connection to the past.
B. They could cause harm if they are displeased.
C. They guard and control entry into the spirit world.
D. One's status in life is based on their ancestral heritage.
The ____________, which provided space for the clergy and pilgrims, was an
innovative feature of St. Peter's.
A. aisles
B. apse
C. nave
D. transept
The detailed landscape, symbolic details and luminous palette of Bellini's St. Francis in
Ecstasy (Fig. 20-44) is reminiscent of _______________.
A. Trecento art
B. frescos in the Brancacci Chapel
C. Flemish art
D. Andrea della Robbia
The oxen on the Baptismal font by Renier of Huy symbolize ________________.
A. pharisees
B. prophets
C. apostles
D. John the Baptist
In the early 900s, a new Saxon dynasty came to power in lands corresponding roughly
to present-day Germany and Austria; this dynasty was known as the __________
dynasty.
A. Ottonian
B. Hiberno-Saxon
C. Merovingian
D. Carolingian
What ancient bronze-casting technique was developed by the Chinese?
A. hand-forged
B. piece-mold
C. lost-wax
D. form-casting
__________ wanted Futurism to break Italy free from its past.
A. Hch
B. Tatlin
C. Marinetti
D. Picasso
What aspect of Bwa initiation rites developed in response to the threat of slave raiders
in the nineteenth century?
A. telling members of the community that initiates had been devoured by wild beasts
B. the use of wooden masks with geometric designs
C. separating initiates from younger playmates
D. forcing initiates to remove their clothes and sleep on the ground without blankets
In the Harvester Rhyton (Fig. 4-9) the men might have been marching to the beat of a
__________.
A. drum
B. flute
C. trumpet
D. sistrum
Small humanoid figures made out of clay by the people of the middle and late Jomon
period are called __________.
A. dogu
B. Vishnu
C. shika
D. rama
Which architectural feature of Charlemagne's Palace Chapel at Aachen (Fig. 15-16) did
NOT derive from Roman or Early Christian sources?
A. the central octagonal plan
B. the monumental westwork
C. the wall and ceiling decoration
D. the ground-level ambulatory
Applying water-based paints to the wet plaster of a wall is known as __________.
A. tempera
B. fresco secco
C. buon fresco
D. intonaco
Images of the __________ were often painted in the dining halls (refectories) of
religious communities.
A. Annunciation
B. Nativity
C. Last Supper
D. Prodigal Son
The mythic battle scenes that decorated the Parthenon's 92 metopes symbolically
represented the triumph of _________over unbridled animal passions.
A. reason
B. Greek culture
C. religion
D. physical strength
What was a disadvantage of a daguerreotype?
A. The image was blurred.
B. The image would fade over time.
C. The image could not easily be reproduced.
D. All of the above.
Homo sapiens appeared on the earth __________ years ago.
A. 300,000
B. 400,000
C. 100,000
D. 50,000
Garnier revived the __________ style in The Opra (Fig. 31-2), that earlier period of
French greatness.
A. Gothic
B. Byzantine
C. Baroque
D. Oriental
The _______________ represents the complicated collaboration among scholars, artists
and investors in the history of printed books.
A. The Buxheim St. Christopher
B. Nuremberg Chronicle
C. The Temptations of St. Anthony
D. St. Wolfgang Altarpiece
The daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I, ________________, ruled the
western part of the Roman Empire as regent for her son.
A. Helena
B. Galla Placidia
C. Constantia
D. Beta Alpha
Which sculpture by Donatello embodies the ideal of the condottieri during the
Renaissance?
A. St. George (Fig. 20-13)
B. David (Fig. 20-14)
C. Equestrian Statue of Erasmo da Narni (Gattamelata) (Fig. 20-15)
D. none of the above
Weavers of kente cloth are traditionally __________.
A. women
B. men
C. children
D. kings
_________is an opaque, water-based medium mixed with glue or egg white, which was
used on white-ground lekythoi like Woman and Maid vase (Fig. 5-51).
A. Mosaic
B. Slip
C. Tempera
D. Gilding
