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The Latin script letters used to create illustrated books were either __________
(capitals) or __________ (lowercase).
A. rune; vernacular
B. majuscules; minuscules
C. alpha; omega
D. chi rho; incipit
Gilgamesh was the legendary king of __________.
A. Babylon
B. Akkad
C. Uruk
D. Anu
The mathematical ratio of ______ contributed to the harmony and balance of the
Parthenon.
A. 5:19
B. 6:12
C. 4:9
D. 8:17
How do the reliefs on the left wall of the porch at the Church of Saint-Pierre at Moissac
(Fig. 16-23) differ from imagery carved on the tympanum (Fig. 16-21)?
A. They are more awe-inspiring and didactic.
B. They were originally painted in brightly colored hues.
C. They are more lifelike to convey human frailty.
D. They demonstrate the influence of Islamic art.
The Statuette of a Male Figure was ___________.
A. made from clay
B. a multi-media work
C. life-size
D. similar to Egyptian faience
The influential critic, Clement Greenberg, believed that the best paintings had no
reference to ___________.
A. the outside world
B. religion
C. politics
D. human emotion
A Near East devotional practice was to set up __________ in a shrine before an image
of a god.
A. votive figures
B. statues of rulers
C. war spoilia
D. musical instruments
The invention of __________led to the development of increasingly elaborate scripts
for use in calligraphy.
A. paper
B. movable type
C. the fountain pen
D. the codex
How did Walter Gropius's design for the Bauhaus building convey the dynamism of
modern life?
A. The three large cubic areas had a balanced asymmetry.
B. It used modern materials and technology in a traditional architectural form.
C. It emphasized hand-crafted workmanship and aesthetic quality.
D. It integrated the building's form organically into the surrounding landscape.
What motivated the building of many lavish country residences in England during the
sixteenth century?
A. the mobile nature of the Tudor court
B. newly created aristocrats wanting to display their wealth and status
C. the growth of England's middle class who had prospered from commercial trade
D. the political and economic stability brought on by the Tudor dynasty
The Temple of the Feathered Serpent includes high-relief carvings depicting a serpent
with the goggle-eyed headdress associated with the Teotihuacan ______________.
A. Lightning God
B. Sun God
C. Storm God
D. Thunder God
Among the Chokwe peoples, the nganga, or __________, interprets the results of
multiple tosses of the ngombo.
A. diviner
B. chief
C. mother
D. son
How did the Canadian government respond to the Kwakwaka"wakw's Winter
Ceremony in the late nineteenth century?
A. They outlawed it as dangerous to the welfare of children.
B. They marketed it as a tourist attraction to bolster the local economy.
C. They officially recognized it as part of Canada's cultural heritage.
D. They aided in reviving the ceremony in efforts to preserve traditional culture.
Two Native American peoples of the southwestern United States discussed in the text
include the __________ and the Navajo.
A. Pueblo
B. Abenaki
C. Aztec
D. Iroquois
The Nazca are best known for their colossal __________.
A. earthworks
B. sculpted heads
C. temples
D. chacmools
What have archaeologists found most helpful in determining dates for their Aegean
finds?
A. Pottery
B. The volcanic eruption on Thera
C. Geographic descriptions in the Illiad
D. Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean
The uppermost scene of the Carved Vessel (Fig. 2-4) from Uruk may represent
____________ between the goddess and her consort.
A. the violation of her tempe precinct
B. a group burial
C. a reenactment of ritual marriage
D. the signing of a peace treaty
The current attribution of The Pastoral Concert or Allegory on the Invention of
Pastoral Poetry (Fig. 21-25) is to the artist __________.
A. Titian
B. Giorgione
C. Corregio
D. Pontormo
African art was frequently regarded as the work of __________ cultures and was placed
in natural history or ethnographic museums.
A. primitive
B. advanced
C. european
D. aggressive
The ___________ refers to the period before humans existed and is integrally related to
the life of indigenous Australians.
A. Awakening
B. Sleeping
C. Dreaming
D. Flight
Which element(s) of the Prayer Hall at the Great Mosque of Cordoba (Fig. 9-6) were
recycled from the Christian church previously at the site?
A. the horseshoe arches
B. the columns and capitals
C. the patterned mosaics
D. all of the above
With his success as a moralizing painter, the artist __________ was able to give up
portraiture, which he considered a deplorable form of vanity.
A. Hogarth
B. Fragonard
C. Boucher
D. Gainsborough
The kings Francis I and Henry II modernized the medieval castle of __________, thus
giving rise to the French classical style.
A. the Louvre
B. Chenonceau
C. Fontainebleau
D. Shrewsbury
Aztec religion was based on __________.
A. idolatry
B. transcendentalism
C. monotheism
D. pantheism
The word __________ means a part of a city on top of a hill.
A. metropolis
B. Parthenon
C. Erechtheion
D. akropolis
The main figure depicted on the Disk of Enheduanna was the daughter of the Akkadian
king ______________.
A. Assurnasirpal
B. Sargon I
C. Naram-Sin
D. Gudea
Dong Qichang believed that the quality of a painting should be judged on
_____________.
A. the resemblance of the painting to its subject
B. the expressive power of the painting
C. its symbolic representation of universal harmony
D. the meticulous rendering of small details
The Eucharist is an elaborate ceremony in Christian worship involving the ritual
consumption of bread and wine, identified as the _______________of Christ.
A. heart and soul
B. mind and spirit
C. body and blood
D. food and drink
The two basic types of carpets are flat weave and pile, or ________carpets.
A. stretched
B. flattened
C. knotted
D. ornamental
The Lion-Human may reflect early man's notion that _________________.
A. humans and animals were part of one group
B. the lion was king of the beasts
C. killing a lion would incur a curse
D. man's ancestors were lions
__________ stone blocks, that is, stone blocks whose surfaces are intentionally left
rough, characterize the exterior of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence.
A. Dressed
B. Rusticated
C. Pilaster
D. Mullion
What feature is NOT characteristic of Polynesian art objects?
A. They are made of ephemeral materials.
B. They are believed to have spiritual powers that could increase or decrease.
C. They frequently reflect social status.
D. They are handed down as heirlooms.
What artwork survives from the Predynastic period of ancient Egypt?
A. reliefs carved on ivory and stone
B. wall paintings depicting people and animals
C. decorated pottery
D. all of the above
By the end of the ninth century BCE, the __________ culture controlled most of
Mesopotamia.
A. Assyrian
B. Persian
C. Hittite
D. Babylonian
Which of the following is a reason for art history's biased belief that African art was
"primitive?"
A. the absence of a written history
B. the tendency to view Africa as a single country
C. the lack of any major cities
D. individual artists were not identified
