The architectural design for the Palazzo del T (Fig. 21-20) plays on the patron’s
knowledge of _____________.
A. Classical orders and proportions
B. building materials and techniques
C. contemporary Italian literature
D. Christian symbolism
Barbara Kruger’s signature style combines black and white photographic images with
_______________.
A. traditional folk crafts
B. the red used in cheap advertising
C. calligraphy
D. provocative images of women
Why were feathers considered such prestigious objects in Hawaii?
A. Feathers were associated with a sacred bird-man cult.
B. Certain colors were exceedingly rare and collecting them was very laborious.
C. Birds were believed to have spiritual connections to ancestors.
D. Feathers were widely available and symbolic of nature’s abundance.
Inlaid images on the sound box of the Great Lyre with Bull’s Head creates an intriguing
relationship to _________.
A. the Epic of Gilgamesh
B. royal cemetery at Ur
C. marriage
D. military conquest
The Sanctuary at Delphi was the sacred home of the Greek god __________.
A. Apollo
B. Achilles
C. Hermes
D. Mars
Which of the following is NOT included in the decorative program of the Dome of the
Rock in Jerusalem?
A. mosaics depicting symmetrical vine scrolls and trees
B. inscriptions about the building
C. an ambulatory
D. a mihrab
The Le Nain brothers are best known for their paintings of _______________.
A. religious subjects
B. peasants
C. aristocrats
D. mythological scenes
__________ was the first artist to design woodblock prints to be printed in more than
one color.
A. Toshusai Sharaku
B. Suzuki Harunobu
C. Utagawa Hiroshige
D. Katsushika Hokusai
Roman Republican portraiture is associated with the notion of ________, a
meticulously faithful representation of the subject’s appearance.
A. stylization
B. verism
C. idealism
D. abstraction
Surrealist painters employed a variety of techniques, known collectively as
__________.
A. photography
B. automatism
C. murals
D. readymades
Which of the following is NOT an example of one of the Buddha’s lakshanas?
A. the urna
B. the mudra
C. the ushnisha
D. elongated earlobes
In England, during the later years of the thirteenth century and the early years of the
fourteenth century, a distinctive and influential style developed, known as __________.
A. the Courtly Style
B. the Decorated Style
C. the Perpendicular
D. the Military Style
Which Mesoamerican culture’s architecture is characterized by talud-tablero
construction, where a sloping base supports a flat entablature?
A. Olmec
B. Teotihuacan
C. Mayan
D. Aztec
Two earthenware Equestrian Figures (Fig. 11-18) from the Tang dynasty were used for
what purpose during this period?
A. toys for children
B. household shrines
C. tomb furnishings
D. stupa sculptures
The haniwa figures that surrounded Kofun tombs developed out of simple
______-shaped vessels.
A. triangular
B. cubic
C. circular
D. cylindrical
The trompe l”oeil paintings of the Sala dei Giganti in the Palazzo del T create the
illusion of ______________.
A. a window onto the exterior courtyard and gardens
B. multiple panel paintings and architectural features adorning the walls
C. a magnificent view over the city
D. the room collapsing around the viewer
How does Bernini’s David (Fig. 23-4) distinguish itself from Renaissance images of the
same subject?
A. He depicts David at a dramatic moment of quiet contemplation.
B. He based the figure on ancient sculptures of athletes.
C. He captures the action of the figure moving through space.
D. He shows David as a young contemporary man.
British painters Fuseli and Blake both worked in a __________ style.
A. Rococo
B. Romantic
C. Neoclassical
D. Spanish
In Germany, devotional images, known as __________, inspired the worshipper to
contemplate Jesus’s first and last hours.
A. grisaille
B. Cistercian
C. Andachtsbilder
D. dado
The large imperial tombs of the Kofun period were constructed following
________examples.
A. Korean
B. Cambodian
C. Chinese
D. Indian
Reflecting Richard Morris Hunt’s architectural training at the cole des Beaux-Arts, the
ideal American city he designed for the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago was
based on the symbolism of __________.
A. the American factory
B. Greek and Roman architecture
C. the skyscraper
D. Gothic cathedrals
Vikings erected large memorial stones; __________ contained inscriptions and
__________ were covered with figural decoration.
A. rune stones; picture stones
B. letter stones; drawing stones
C. alpha stones; omega stones
D. glyph stones; image stones
The doors for the Florentine Baptistery (Fig. 17-3) by __________ display scenes from
the life of John the Baptist.
A. Andrea Orcagna
B. Bernardo Daddi
C. Andrea Pisano
D. Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Aegean artists created exquisite luxury goods from imported _________.
A. gold
B. beeswax
C. glass
D. marble
In Lippi’s Portrait of a Woman and a Man, the sitter points to ______________, which
perhaps identifies the sitters.
A. the Bible
B. a wedding ring
C. the town of Siena
D. a heraldic device
Which statement does NOT apply to the masks associated with bwami, a voluntary
association that is the basis for the Lega people’s political system.
A. They cover the initiate’s face until the end of the ceremony.
B. They symbolize continuity between ancestors and the living community.
C. They are often colored with white clay and fitted with a long beard made of plant
fibers.
D. A heart-shape face and raised features are carved into an oval-shaped head.
What feature of the Taj Mahal (Fig. 24-1 and Fig. 24-10) has origins in Indian palace
architecture?
A. the structure at the center of a four-part garden
B. the minarets
C. the chattris
D. the use of red sandstone
The design of stacked medallions used for the layout of the Moralized Bible (Fig.
17-22) illustrated in the text derives from _______________, but is distinguished by its
combination of words with pictures.
A. ancient Roman texts
B. stained-glass lancets
C. the sculpted decoration on archivolts and jambs
D. metalworking practice for reliquaries
In part a reaction to Protestantism the period of spiritual renewal is known as the
__________.
A. Counter-Reformation
B. Council of Trent
C. Society of Jesus
D. Mannerism
_______________ painted a series of entertaining scenes of scientific experiments.
A. Richard Boyle
B. Joseph Wright of Derby
C. Thomas Cole
D. Joseph Mallord William Turner
Architects of the Cathedral of St. Mark in Venice relied on a Greek-cross plan, marking
each square unit with a separate __________.
A. altar
B. apse
C. dome
D. chapel