Any large room where Torah scrolls are kept and read publicly can function as a
___________.
A. synagogue
B. house-church
C. basilica
D. martyrium
What quality of painted crucifixes, such as the one attributed to Coppo di Marcovaldo
(Fig. 17-37), would make them popular in churches of the Italian mendicants?
A. the painting style in the “Greek manner”
B. they encouraged an emotional and empathetic response among viewers
C. their iconic format
D. the stylized representation of Christ’s body
The portrait of Daruma (Fig. 12-18) from the Kamakura period is one of the earliest
surviving examples of what type of painting?
A. landscape
B. Zen
C. Raigo
D. Pure Land
The first example of dressed stone in the Aegean is at__________.
A. Thera
B. Knossos
C. Akrotiri
D. Mycenae
The Archangel Michael diptych (Fig. 8-12) is a portion of a __________-panel object.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Islamic painters created small-scale paintings called ______________that were
collected by the wealthy and placed in albums.
A. miniatures
B. mina” i
C. spolia
D. iwans
The most complete Decorated-style building is the __________.
A. Chartres Cathedral
B. Durham Cathedral
C. Westminster Cathedral
D. Exeter Cathedral
Nicholas Hilliard was a renowned painter of __________.
A. armor
B. Fontainbleau decorations
C. frescos
D. miniatures
The two parts of the Christian Bible are the __________ and the __________.
A. Old Testament; New Testament
B. Apocryphal; Old Testament
C. New Testament; Apocryphal
D. Torah; Old Testament
Portrait of a German Officer is the work of the artist __________.
A. Georgia O”Keeffe
B. Arthur Dove
C. Marsden Hartley
D. John Sloan
Cellini’s fanciful ____________made for King Francis I (Fig. 21-36) demonstrates how
Mannerist practices in painting were transferred into exquisite sculptures.
A. apple
B. saltcellar
C. facade
D. engraving
Which Italian artist became known in the Netherlands because of the influence he had
on the Dutch painter Hendrick ter Brugghen?
A. Annibale Carracci
B. Bernini
C. Gaulli
D. Caravaggio
Which objects were created specifically for trade with the Portuguese?
A. textiles from Kongo
B. brass plaques from Benin
C. ivory horns for Sierra Leone
D. none of the above
The Minaret at Kudos Mosque (Fig. 24-20) contains decorative niches reminiscent of
earlier Hindu____________.
A. Buddha statues
B. palaces
C. shrine towers
D. stupas
The emperor, __________, commissioned the Taj Mahal (Fig. 24-1, Fig. 24-10) and is
thought to have had a major part in overseeing its design and construction.
A. Akbar
B. Shah Jahan
C. Zahir
D. Afif
__________ used the Doric order for the Tempietto (Fig. 21-19) because Vitruvius had
specified it for temples to gods with forceful natures.
A. Raphael
B. Michelangelo
C. Bramante
D. Buontalenti
The Monastery Church of St. Pantaleimon at Nerezi was built under the patronage of
_____________.
A. Basil I
B. Prince Vladimir
C. Alexios Komnenos
D. Romanos II
The first mosque of Jenn is made out of __________, a sun-dried mixture of clay and
straw.
A. adobe brick
B. wood
C. metal
D. grass
What did the Ottomans do to the church of Hagia Sophia when they conquered
Constantinople?
A. destroyed the original structure
B. converted it to an Islamic mosque
C. used it as an administrative building
D. made it into a state museum
In comparison to Greek women, Roman women were ___________.
A. treated like slaves
B. more restricted
C. not allowed to own property
D. far freer
The oldest known bronze tomb effigy is of King __________.
A. Ralph
B. Rudolf of Swabia
C. Reiner of Huy
D. Homilies of Guda
Decorative beadwork did not become commonplace until after __________ contact.
A. Chinese
B. Japanese
C. Russian
D. European
The Moche culture of Peru is known for their realistic ____________ vessels, made in
the shape of naturalistically modeled human beings.
A. burial
B. portrait
C. landscape
D. scroll
__________ heralded a post-industrial, advanced capitalist society.
A. Op Art
B. Surrealist art
C. Postmodern art
D. Art Informel
The walls of the city of _______________ were rebuilt three times.
A. Knossos
B. Mycenae
C. Pylos
D. all of the above
In Sultan Muhammad’s The “Court of Gayumars” the king elevated above a
mountaintop is surrounded by ______________.
A. the prophet Muhammad and his family
B. members of his family and court
C. angels
D. figures involved in various activities
Which country embraced Gothic Revival architecture in the early nineteenth century as
symbolic of its national tradition?
A. the United States
B. France
C. England
D. Germany
The years 1900 to 1700 BCE marks the __________ Palace period in Minoan art.
A. New
B. Theran
C. Old
D. Pylos
What visual feature is NOT typical of Chilkat Tlingit blankets (Fig. 27-18)?
A. stylized animal images composed of ovoids and formlines
B. fringe formed from loose hanging warp threads
C. intricate geometric patterns made using undyed sheep’s wool
D. symmetrical designs
For the Great Plains people, what is the purpose of the hole in the top of a tipi?
A. it assists the clan in meditation and prayer
B. it served as a smoke hole for a central hearth
C. it allowed them to see the moon at night
D. they did not devise a way to cover this, so they left it open
One of the techniques used by printmakers during the fifteenth century was the
__________.
A. woodcut
B. fresco secco
C. sinopia
D. giornata
The largest surviving garden of the Ming dynasty is the __________.
A. Garden of Paradise
B. Garden of the Emperor
C. Garden of the Cessation of Official Life
D. Garden of Content
The ________________ of Giambologna’s Capture of a Sabine Woman (21-37)
encourages viewers to explore it.
A. Classical goddess
B. contrapposto pose
C. spiraling composition
D. detailed rendering of the drapery
The Mina” i Bowl with Bahram Gur and Azada (Fig. 9-19) represents Bahram Gur’s
______________.
A. interest in ancient customs
B. establishment of new laws
C. religious devotion
D. prowess in love and hunting
The first synagogue at Dura Europos (Fig. 7-3) was located in a(n) __________
A. temple with two bronze pillars
B. underground chamber
C. structure similar to a Roman basilica
D. house