The potters, called numumusow, among the Mande-speaking peoples are
a. diviners.
b. sculptors.
c. blacksmiths.
d. women.
How were Geometric funerary vases used?
a. to pour libations
b. as grave markers
c. to carry wine to the funeral
d. to keep the ashes of the deceased
In Neo-Confucian thought, li is the force in the universe representing
a. object or matter.
b. principle or idea.
c. middle path.
d. great Ultimate.
Architects from which city are credited with the development of the skyscraper?
a. New York
b. Chicago
c. Paris
d. St. Louis
British eighteenth-century painting favored which of the following as a theme?
a. moralizing scenes
b. religious history
c. classical mythology
d. high-minded history
English needlework was well known outside England by the name
a. opus anglicanum.
b. mozarabic.
c. punchwork.
d. Hiberno-Saxon style.
What device is used inside the dome of the Pantheon to lighten its weight?
a. coffers
b. columns
c. groin vaults
d. pilasters
Which of the following modern geographical areas was part of Charlemagne’s empire?
a. eastern Germany
b. England
c. Belgium
d. northeastern Spain
Which of the following describes the work of Claes Oldenburg?
a. polished steel inspired by the formalism of Analytic Cubism
b. a construction of discarded packing boxes, spindles, and other wooden refuse
c. a kinetic sculpture that destroys itself
d. monumentally scaled objects from popular culture
An elaborate tomb chamber with a corridor leading into it is a
a. henge.
b. cairn.
c. corbel vault.
d passage grave.
The oculus of the Pantheon is
a. a central circular opening at the top of the dome.
b. the round supportive structure under the dome.
c. the sunken panels of the interior.
d. the original dedication of the Pantheon.
What was the name for the angular Islamic script that developed first?
a. tugra
b. iwan
c. muqarnas
d. kufic
An engaged column-like element that is rectangular instead of rounded is called a
a. buttress.
b. pilaster.
c. drum.
d. jamb.
What does the moon in An Experiment on a Bird in the Air-Pump by Joseph Wright
symbolize?
a. the bird’s fate
b. the patron’s last name
c. the Lunar Society
d. the goddess Artemis
By design, the walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are pointing toward
a. the White House and the Capitol.
b. the National Academy of Sciences and the National Gallery.
c. the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
d. the State Department and the Justice Department.
The English word “technique” comes from
a. Latin.
b. Greek.
c. Egyptian.
d. French.
Which describes the English Romantic landscape painting style that was thought to be
‘sublime”?
a. tranquil
b. reverent
c. beautiful
d. dramatic
Which of the following elements of the Guan ware vase relates most directly to Chan
Buddhism?
a. controlled form
b. irregular cracks
c. lustrous off-white glaze
d. vertical format
Which of the following are objects harnessing spirit forces or powers?
a. minkisi
b. ere ibeji
c. bwoon
d. faprenu
The cultures in what is now the southeastern United States formed their communities
around
a. lakes.
b. earthen mounds.
c. geoglyphs.
d. pyramids.
Which is a technique in which cutout paper is pasted onto another surface?
a. gilding
b. collage
c. polychrome
d. paste-up
Which of the following is a linear design based on geometric patterns and scrolling
vines?
a. kufic script
b. tugras
c. arabesque
d. mandorla
How do Mannerist compositions, such as Allegory with Venus and Cupid, differ from
Classical arrangements from the High Renaissance?
a. They are complex and claustrophobic.
b. They include more figures.
c. They show a simplistic rendering of space.
d. They contain simplistic poses.
How do historians know that cave paintings had special meaning?
a. People closed the cave openings after they had moved on.
b. People wiped away their tracks after entering deep caverns.
c. People painted animals that were primarily used as a food sources.
d. People returned many times generation after generation.
What makes art historians believe that Ife heads were not true portraits?
a. They show abstract rather than naturalistic figures.
b. They represent individuals of the same age and are idealized.
c. They have found written records that provide names.
d. They show aesthetically pleasing features.
At the “Last Supper,” Jesus ate bread (calling it his body) and drank wine (calling it his
blood) with his disciples and told them to do it in remembrance of him. This began the
Christian tradition called the
a. Annunciation.
b. Eucharist.
c. Visitation.
d. Incarnation.
What are the small, unglazed ceramic sculptures called that are found in Japanese
tombs?
a. taotie
b. haniwa
c. chakra
d. kami
Which of the following describes construction in which two upright blocks support a
horizontal one?
a. post and lintel
b. corbel
c. a henge
d. a dolmen
In 509 BCE, the Romans
a. became an empire with an emperor.
b. conquered Greece and adopted Greek customs.
c. overthrew the Etruscans and set up a republic.
d. began a reign by Etruscan dictators.
What is the striking difference between depictions of the Greek procession on the
Parthenon and the Roman procession on the Ara Pacis?
a. The Greek figures are nude.
b. The Roman one is longer.
c. The Greek cutting is much deeper.
d. The Roman one shows actual people.
What inspired Giorgione’s landscape paintings?
a. Roman sculpture
b. “Venus” paintings
c. classical landscape paintings
d. ancient pastoral poetry
The Sumerians worshiped many gods, among them Inanna, the goddess of
a. love and beauty.
b. love and happiness.
c. love and death.
d. love and war.