The creation of all Polynesian art is considered __________________.
A. a scholarly endeavor
B. a royal practice
C. a demonstration of cultural loyalty
D. a sacred act
The Court of the Lions (Fig. 9-15) is divided into a garden form called a
______________.
A. four-iwan mosque
B. garden carpet
C. chahar bagh
D. joggled voussoirs
The most impressive surviving archeological remains of the Sumerians is the
__________.
A. pyramid
B. palace
C. ziggurat
D. grid
Botticelli’s Primavera is a complex allegory interweaving ___________ with esoteric
Classical references around the figure of Venus.
A. Old Testament prophecies
B. Gospel passages
C. Savonarola’s sermons
D. Neoplatonic ideas
A clear symbol of the oba’s power and authority seen on memorial heads are the
headdress and necklaces made of ________ beads.
A. coral
B. jade
C. ivory
D. gold
The railings that surround the Great Stupa at Sanchi (Fig. 10-8) mark a path for the
Buddhist devotional practice of _______________.
A. private meditation
B. ritual offerings
C. chanting
D. circumambulation
The figures of the Visitation from Reims cathedral were influenced by
______________.
A. the Court style
B. ancient sources
C. Romanesque sculpture
D. direct observation from life
What characteristic feature appears in Nok sculptures of human figures and animals?
A. scarification
B. triangular D-shaped eyes
C. brightly painted costumes
D. eyes inlaid with glass and shell
The German artist ___________ is known for different visualizations of women such as
Death and the Matron (Fig. 22-11)
A. Tilman Riemenschneider
B. Hans Baldung Grien
C. Lucas Cranach
D. Mathias Grnewald
What architectural element(s) posed the greatest compositional challenge for sculptors
of temple decoration?
A. the columns
B. the frieze
C. the triangular pediments
D. the metopes
What architectural element of Romanesque portals was used to depict the most
important imagery?
A. jambs
B. archivolts
C. lintel
D. tympanum
Much of what we know about prehistoric people is based on the ______________found
in archeological sites.
A. artifacts
B. art
C. fossils
D. all of the above
What object or objects seen in Dutch still lifes conveys the theme of vanitas?
A. watches and other time-keeping devices
B. a half-eaten meal
C. flowers in bloom
D. all of the above
A yam cult has a __________ place in Abelam society.
A. central
B. marginal
C. medical
D. debased
Northwest Coast people lived in family groups or __________ that claimed descent
from a mythical animal or animal-human ancestor.
A. clans
B. tribes
C. herds
D. segments
As was the case in India and China, some of the finest examples of Buddhist art in
Korea were produced for ________patrons.
A. lower-class
B. male
C. royal
D. female
__________ divided the city of Tenochtitlan into four quarters.
A. Temples
B. Gaming areas
C. Waterways
D. Houses
The imperial portraits Augustus of Primaporta (Fig. 6-19) and the Equestrian Statue of
Marcus Aurelius (Fig. 6-57) share what detail?
A. the sculptural material
B. the imperial costume
C. the symbols of their divine ancestry
D. the arm gesture
The works of Joseph Beuys and ____________ inspired Ana Mendieta.
A. minimalism
B. feminist artists
C. Kosuth
D. santera
The nobility and suffering of the figures of the Crucifixion (Fig. 8-22) were meant to
_____________.
A. provoke fear
B. move monks and visitors
C. express knowledge of Greek artistic tradition
D. all of the above
The transitional prehistoric period is sometimes called the __________ period.
A. defensive
B. agricultural
C. megalithic monument
D. Mesolithic
What structure is at the center of the Saint Gall Plan (Fig. 15-18) which reflects the
basic design used in the layout of medieval monasteries?
A. a large basilican church
B. the monk’s living quarters
C. a cloister
D. the dining room
The Polynesian people emerged from the ancient _________ culture, who probably
migrated from Taiwan about 6000 years ago.
A. Mongolian
B. Chinese
C. Lapita
D. European
A painting long thought to be the work of Franz Hals was recently discovered to be the
work of ________.
A. Leyste
B. Gentileschi
C. Rembrandt
D. Caravaggio
Which controversial work of art resulted in its removal from its original location?
A. Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ (Fig. 33-48)
B. Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc (Fig. 33-45)
C. Chris Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary (Fig. 33-47)
D. Damien Hirst’s Mother and Child Divided (Fig. 33-49)
The manner in which the image of the Virgin and Child at Hagia Sophia floats on an
expansive sweep of gold is reminiscent of _____________.
A. Pompeian wall painting
B. Roman dome mosaics
C. page in an illuminated manuscript
D. a monumental icon
Mozarabic style combines Christian forms with the artistic style of what culture?
A. African
B. Iberian
C. Egyptian
D. Islamic
The pagoda, a typical East Asian Buddhist structure, developed by combining the
multi-storied stupa from India with what architectural form from China?
A. Han palace courtyards
B. Han watchtowers
C. elaborate bracketing systems
D. a bay system of construction
What is a distinguishing feature of Pueblo Bonito (Fig. 13-27) in Chaco Canyon?
A. It had multiple stories and many rooms.
B. It stood at the hub of a network of roads to other communities.
C. It was a site of low-fired pottery production.
D. It was built on ledges under sheltering cliffs.
According to the text, the second generation of Flemish painters was largely responsible
for ______________________.
A. the development of a standard fee structure for artistic commissions
B. the rapid spread of the Flemish style through Europe
C. the introduction of oil paint in Italy
D. a shift to more complex compositions
Kandinsky believed that looking at a painting should be comparable to experiencing
____________.
A. music
B. mathematics
C. the psyche
D. love
The term Inca refers to both the ruler and to the __________.
A. feathers
B. communication
C. roads
D. people