Unlock document.
This document is partially blurred.
Unlock all pages and 1 million more documents.
Get Access
The poet and philosopher Theodore Metochites is responsible for the elaborate program
of decorative ________ that cover(s) every inch of the funerary chapel at the church of
the Monastery of Christ in Chora.
A. mosaics
B. frescoes
C. tapestries
D. stone work
In contrast to the Realists, Impressionist artists focused on scenes of the
______________.
A. religious icons
B. industrial monuments
C. upper middle class at leisure
D. social issues
The term "Pausian" refers to ______________.
A. mosaic copies of painted originals
B. opulent floral borders in paintings and mosaics
C. hunting scenes
D. a type of textile
Which art form was NOT considered an accomplishment suited to the literati?
A. calligraphy
B. poetry
C. music
D. painting
Romantic landscape painting of the early nineteenth century involved all of the
following EXCEPT ____________.
A. nationalistic interests
B. spiritual revelation
C. accurate renderings of nature
D. social and political concerns
Scholars determined the name of the figures depicted on the Palette of Narmer from
___________.
A. hieroglyphics
B. iconography
C. the writings of Herodotus
D. the Rosetta Stone
The Taj Mahal (Fig. 24-1, Fig. 24-10) was commissioned as a __________ for the
emperor's wife.
A. temple
B. mosque
C. mausoleum
D. cenotaph
Patrons in Germanic lands preferred altarpieces that featured_______________.
A. groups of panel paintings similar to those of Flemish masters
B. other worldly images evoking Christian mysticism and spiritual revelation
C. polychromed wood sculpture and carvings
D. an icon of the Virgin and Child
The Prairie school designed low, horizontal __________ that echoed the flat plains of
the prairie.
A. skyscrapers
B. landscapes
C. gardens
D. houses
The ruler, __________, conquered the Persian Empire in 334 BCE.
A. Sargon II
B. Xerxes
C. Alexander the Great
D. Gudea
The builders of mission architecture in North America's Southwest looked to
__________ for inspiration.
A. France
B. China
C. Africa
D. Spain
In what city did artisans act as servants of the court and were also organized into guilds,
living in a separate part of the city?
A. Ife
B. Great Zimbabwe
C. Aksum
D. Benin
Which of the following objects conveys both political and religious meaning?
A. Stele of Naram-Sin (Fig. 2-1)
B. Votive Statue of Gudea (Fig. 2-14)
C. Nanna Ziggurat (Fig. 2-13)
D. All of the above
__________ succeeded Maderno in 1629 as Vatican architect.
A. Rubens
B. Prandtauer
C. Vignola
D. Bernini
Which of the following is an example of how African art has changed in recent history?
A. Masks are not commonly worn in ritual performance.
B. Photographs and plastic dolls are used in the place of traditional ritual objects.
C. Traditional objects have been altered to appeal more to the taste of tourists and
collectors.
D. All of the above.
Because the temple was the home of the god, originally, the temple had the form of a
__________.
A. tomb
B. house
C. grave
D. ship
The __________ is one of the most well-known surviving tapestry series.
A. Marriage at Cana
B. Woman at the Well
C. Flight from Egypt
D. Hunt of the Unicorn
In the citadel of buildings in the Alhambra, the windows that frame specifically
intentioned views are called __________.
A. muqarnas
B. iwans
C. miradors
D. masjids
Relative to art, one of man's important new cognitive developments was the ability to
_________.
A. use tools
B. think symbolically
C. write
D. communicate verbally
The ancient Greeks believed that, like humans, their gods had what flaw?
A. they were mortal
B. they had human weaknesses and emotions
C. they could bleed
D. nonethe gods embodied absolute perfection
Why does animal imagery feature prominently in Northwest Coast art?
A. it assists the clan in meditation and prayer
B. animals are sacred to Northwest clans and not to be eaten
C. each extended family clan traces their lineage back to a mythical animal
D. there are rules in the clans against any portrayal of humans in art
Giorginone focused on the _____________ in The Tempest as much as the figures
A. individual portraits
B. landscape
C. religious figures
D. detailed architectural settings
The animals at Lascaux are painted in a system known as _____________, which
shows horns, eyes, and hoofs from the front, while heads and bodies are rendered in
profile.
A. composite pose
B. dual perspective
C. combined imaging
D. primitive positioning
In Egyptian tombs, the ka statue was placed in a chamber called the ____________.
A. mastaba
B. sarcophagus
C. pectoral serdab
D. blossom clerestory
The Tea Bowl, calledYugure ("Twilight") (Fig. 26-9), is attributed to Chojiro, thought to
be the founder of what type of pottery?
A. raku
B. Mount Fuji
C. crackle glaze
D. Hokusai
Which of the following was responsible for the spread of an Italianate tradition of
Mannerism in painting and interior decoration throughout France and Northern Europe?
A. Jean Clouet
B. Francis I
C. the School of Fontainebleau
D. the Cour Carre at the Louvre
The two general Hindu temple types in India are the __________ and the __________.
A. monumental; intimate
B. eastern; western
C. northern; southern
D. Palluva; Chola
With its full figure, the statue depicting ________________ represents a new female
ideal.
A. Nefertari
B. Hatshepsut
C. Karomama
D. Nefretiti
What term is related to the wide range of artistic styles, interests, and cultural meanings
that developed during the Postmodern period in art?
A. appropriation
B. post-colonialism
C. pluralism
D. historicism
The Flotilla Fresco was once thought to represent__________.
A. the battle at Troy
B. a long distance voyage of a martial flavor
C. the siege of Pylos
D. Mycenaeans overtaking Knossos
What Mayan object commonly included inscriptions or painted text?
A. cylinder vessels
B. wall paintings
C. monumental stelae
D. all of the above
