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Under the Ottoman rulers, elaborate _______were used on coins, seals, buildings, and
imperial edicts that supplemented Muslim law to denote the sultan's authority.
A. firmans
B. tugras
C. tiraz
D. barakas
Dong Qichang based his ideas about China's Northern and Southern schools of painting
on ________________.
A. regional centers of artistic production
B. parallels he saw in Buddhist practice
C. traditions associated with the Song dynasty
D. none of the above
The Porta Augusta (Fig. 6-2) is architecturally significant for its use of ___________,
which anticipates Roman building practices.
A. a square frame
B. roundels
C. a barrel vault
D. pilasters
What was the motivation for many churches to alter the traditional basic basilica plan
by adding transepts with eastern chapels that led to an ambulatory with radiating
chapels around the apse?
A. the monastic reform of the Cistercians
B. the specific needs of the Benedictine Order
C. the need to accommodate pilgrims
D. changes in liturgical practice
The technique of painting on a wet plaster surface is called __________.
A. buon fresco
B. al prima
C. fresco secco
D. fresco prima
In the first century BCE, the innovative use of __________ in architecture was
considered to be a technological breakthrough.
A. terracotta
B. stucco
C. concrete
D. tufa
Walpole used crenellations, tracery, windows, and turrets to convert Strawberry Hill
(Fig. 30-19) into a __________ castle.
A. Rococo
B. Renaissance
C. Austrian
D. Gothic
Muromachi ink painting was heavily influenced by the aesthetics of __________.
A. Hinduism
B. Daoism
C. Zen
D. Jainism
Which statement does NOT apply to the kente cloth produced by the Ashanti culture?
A. It is an ancient tradition in the culture.
B. It was originally used for state regalia.
C. Weavers are traditionally male.
D. It is made of various materials including cotton, silk, and rayon thread.
The great pyramids at Giza were originally faced with a veneer of
polished___________.
A. limestone
B. gold
C. marble
D. granite
__________ were widely used as ornaments in Hawaiian culture, decorating cloaks,
helmets, capes, and blankets, among other things.
A. Shells
B. Palm fronds
C. Flowers
D. Feathers
What unusual feature appears in the relief carvings of ancestors covering the supporting
structures of the Te-Hau-ki-Turanga meeting house?
A. a plaque calling for the rights of indigenous peoples in New Zealand
B. soft, shallow surface carving resulting from the use of stone tools
C. a naturalistic portrait of the artist
D. figures shown with their tongues sticking out
The figure of ____________ was important in Florence as a symbol of a citizens'
resolve to oppose tyrants, regardless of their superior power.
A. St. George
B. St. Sebastian
C. David
D. Adam
A __________ arch is one that has flat sides and slopes where other arches are curved.
A. horseshoe
B. keel
C. mina" i
D. muqarnas
In fifteenth-century Italy, __________ were the men whom a city-state could hire, for a
sum of money, to organize and lead an army in its defense.
A. condottiere
B. giornata
C. sinopia
D. maestro
Named for the patterns on pottery, the _______ period is known for its coiled clay
vessels that probably imitated reed baskets.
A. Asuka
B. Nara
C. Jomon
D. Heian
In the Stele of Naram-Sin, the presence of trees suggests ________________.
A. a nature religion
B. movement out of the desert
C. a foreign land
D. an actual event
A common thread that connected Romantic artists was ____________.
A. the belief in the necessity of the Grand Tour
B. a simplified composition that clearly depicts individual forms
C. a focus on rational subjects
D. an emphasis on emotional expressiveness
A common image decorating the central dome of Russian Orthodox churches is Christ
___________, ruler of the universe.
A. emperor
B. as Good Shepherd
C. Pantokrator
D. Apollo
The potter's wheel was introduced to the Minoan world somewhere in the early part of
the __________ millennium BCE.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
Important to the works of Seurat _________ observed that adjacent objects cast
reflections on their neighbors and create the effect of their complementary color.
A. Michel-Eugne Chevreul
B. Edmund Burke
C. Charles Baudelaire
D. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Small-scale female sculptures from the Upper Paleolithic period were once called
__________figures, which implied a religious association, although this has not yet
been proven.
A. tomb
B. Venus
C. Eve
D. servant
Which of the following is NOT depicted in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Effects of Good
Government in the City and in the Country (Fig. 18-15)?
A. building construction
B. an allegorical figure assuring visitors of their safety in the city
C. portraits of Sienna's civic leaders
D. agricultural activity of all the various seasons
What feature distinguishes Cluniac churches in Burgundy from those elsewhere?
A. accommodations made in the design to fit the needs of pilgrims
B. the use of Corinthian columns and other classicizing elements
C. rich sculptural and painted decorations
D. an emphasis on regional style and tradition
The building of the ___________by Pope Sixtus IV greatly enhanced Rome's place as a
center of Renaissance art.
A. Palazzo Medici-Riccardi
B. Sistine Chapel
C. Brancacci Chapel
D. Ospedale degli Innocenti
Chauvet Cave is located in __________.
A. Ireland
B. northern Spain
C. southeastern France
D. coastal France
Islam's aniconic tradition can be traced to ______________.
A. Persian artistic traditions
B. the Ten Commandments Moses received on Mt. Sinai
C. Muhammad's destruction of pagan idols in the Kaaba
D. Islamic emphasis on the written word
Known as synthetism, Gauguin's style involved brilliantly colored flat shapes,
anti-naturalist color and _____________.
A. gold leaf
B. one point perspective
C. bold outlines
D. shading
The most famous tea master in Japanese history was __________.
A. Asuka
B. Ikkyu
C. Sesshu
D. Sen no Rikyu
Naram-Sin is represented ____________, equating male vigor with power and heroism.
A. with a well-formed body
B. wearing the costume of a pharaoh
C. with numerous deities
D. as a composite creature
After the Spanish invasion, Aztec craftspeople adapted their skills to create
___________of Christian subjects.
A. gold and silver sculptures
B. feather paintings
C. woven textiles
D. manuscripts
The Post-Impressionist artists discussed in the text found inspiration from all of the
following sources EXCEPT ________.
A. non-western cultures
B. folk art
C. classical art
D. medieval art
The pointed cranial protuberance of the Seated Sukhotai Bronze Buddha from Thailand
is interpreted as ________________ similar to its meaning in southern India and Sri
Lanka.
A. a flame of divine knowledge
B. a stupa-like structure
C. a ray of golden light
D. a royal umbrella
Modern humans first appeared in ____________.
A. Africa
B. Asia
C. the Americas
D. Europe
