In the art of the Early Dynastic period after the unification of Egypt, we see an
__________________.
A. emphasis on kingship
B. interest in portraying mummies
C. increase in funerary rituals
D. elevation of local tribal rulers
What element of Claus Sluter’s Well of Moses (Fig. 19-3) signaled a break with the
International Gothic style?
A. the unpainted stone
B. the detailed naturalism
C. the individualized figures
D. all of the above
The term __________ describes the private devotional books that contained special
prayers to be recited at specific times of the day.
A. Book of Hours
B. Psalters
C. Gospels
D. Moralized Bibles
Why did the Buddhist faith draw many new followers when it first spread into China?
A. It offered consolation and the promise of salvation to a culture beset by warfare.
B. It provided the educated elite an escapist alternative to Confucianism.
C. It provided social order and harmony.
D. It could be practiced without challenging indigenous religious belief systems.
Scholars believe that the elaborate murals at the Villa of the Mysteries
depict__________.
A. an accurate representation of the city of Pompeii
B. portraits of the inhabitants as various stages of their lives
C. initiation rites for the cult of Baachus
D. none of the above
Kuba funerary rites involve the performance of masquerade figures assuming roles
associated with _______________.
A. male and female
B. living and dead
C. children and elders
D. earth and sky
Faith Ringgold combines African-American _________ with painting and storytelling
to address issues of race and female identity in her work.
A. beaded jewelry
B. fertility sculptures
C. masks
D. quiltmaking
Which of the following was most common to ceramic objects of the Three Kingdoms
period in Korea?
A. celadon glazes
B. minimal or no surface decoration
C. jadeite inlaid in simple geometric patterns
D. painted images using black and white slip
In 2001, the Taliban destroyed two colossal statues of Buddha carved from the rock of a
cliff in ____________.
A. Pakistan
B. Afghanistan
C. Uzbekistan
D. India
Although Martin Luther never supported __________, many Protestant zealots
destroyed sculpture, stained glass, and religious paintings they felt was idolatrous.
A. empire
B. legislature
C. iconoclasm
D. renaissance
What design feature was NOT included in the Japanese formal receiving rooms called
shoin?
A. a shrine for Buddhist meditation
B. shelves where writing implements were displayed
C. a alcove for flower arrangements or paintings
D. a space fitted for a low writing desk
The term “maniera greca” refers to the ___________ influence seen in Italian painting
throughout the fourteenth century.
A. Classical
B. Hellenistic
C. French Gothic
D. Byzantine
Scholars see the transport of bluestones to Stonehenge from more than 150 miles away
as a sign of ________________.
A. the lack of local stone
B. evidence of engineering technology
C. connections to an ancestral homeland
D. ritual significance of materials
Which of the following was NOT a part of the royal costume worn by rulers in ancient
Egypt?
A. a pleated kilt
B. a linen headdress
C. a false beard
D. a coral necklace
A full-scale drawing called a __________ is a model for a major painting, tapestry or
other two-dimensional work of art.
A. engraving
B. sinopia
C. cartoon
D. woodcut
In keeping with the order’s emphasis on disciplined spiritual practice,
_______________architecture is characterized by simplicity, austerity, and purity.
A. Cistercian
B. Cluniac
C. Benedictine
D. Islamic
Who was the primary audience of literati paintings?
A. patrons from court
B. lower government officials
C. close friends and scholars
D. private collectors
At the death of the sculptor, Jean de Marville, the sculptor __________ succeeded him
as overseer for the decoration of the monastery at Champmol.
A. Claus Sluter
B. Hugo van der Goes
C. Limbourg Brothers
D. Jean Fouquet
The German-born painter Hans Holbein shaped the tastes of the ____________ courts.
A. Portuguese
B. French
C. English
D. Spanish
Probably begun in the last year of his life Czanne’s The Large Bathers (Fig. 31-58)
returned to ____________.
A. social issues
B. academic convention
C. decorative art nouveau line
D. pointillism
How did the discovery of an offering of carefully arranged figures in La Venta (Fig.
13-1) contribute to art history’s knowledge of the Olmec?
A. It demonstrated their skills at carving.
B. It provided a context for similar figures found elsewhere.
C. It explained Olmec ritual practice and belief.
D. It proved the Olmecs interacted with other cultures.
Why did eighteenth-century artists in Kyoto begin to use Western methods of shading
and perspective?
A. Commodore Perry opened Japanese ports allowing for greater access to Western art
B. to meet the demand of patrons interested in three-dimensional effects enhanced by
optical devices
C. Kyoto’s rejection of influences from Chinese art and culture
D. an influx of foreign artists to the imperial court
Typical of Northern Renaissance art, Drer’s landscape in Adam and Eve (Fig. 22-8) is
rich in ______________.
A. a variety of surface textures and tonal variations
B. closely observed renderings of nature
C. symbolic meaning
D. all of the above
Clara Peeters was one of the first still life artists to combine ____________ in a single
painting.
A. still life subjects and tapestries
B. flowers and food
C. figures and still life elements
D. insects and utensils
Images of putti figures harvesting grapes in the Church of Santa Costanza (Fig. 7-12)
refer to __________________.
A. the ritual of the Eucharist
B. the pagan cult of Bacchus
C. the death and resurrection of Christ
D. all of the above
The landscape paintings of Japan’s ______in the Edo period reflect their interest in
Chinese culture and ideas associated with Daoism.
A. aristocrats
B. literati
C. samurais
D. merchants
Metaphysical texts written during the __________period gave rise to the philosophical
concepts of samsara, Brahman, and atman, which greatly inform Hindu and Buddhist
beliefs.
A. Indus-Valley
B. Vedic
C. Mauryan
D. Gupta
The teacher of Alexander the Great was the philosopher __________.
A. Aristotle
B. Pythagoras
C. Kallikrates
D. Socrates
The shape of the cave-temple of Shiva at Elephanta form overlapping __________that
create a symmetric yet irregular space.
A. mandalas
B. squares
C. triangles
D. plateaus
The nine great houses at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico are referred to as_________.
A. pueblos
B. dwellings
C. hause
D. mimbres
Which architectural element, sometimes seen in Early Christian longitudinal churches,
did NOT derive from the Roman basilica?
A. the apse
B. the nave
C. the transept
D. the atrium