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The type of stone used for the statue of Khafre ______________ producing a rare
optical effect.
A. becomes transparent
B. glows blue
C. is opaque
D. as painted
What detail in Ghirlandaio's Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds (Fig. 20-39) does
NOT derive from his careful observation of the Portinari Altarpiece (Fig. 19-19) by
Hugo van der Goes.
A. the symbolic use of certain flowers
B. the Christ child placed on the ground
C. the rugged depiction of the shepherds
D. the explicit references to Classical Rome
Francis I transformed a hunting lodge in __________ into a grand palace.
A. Wittenberg
B. Nantes
C. Augsburg
D. Fontainebleau
_________________ is one of the few women who became a sculptor.
A. Sofonisba Anguissola
B. Properzia de" Rossi
C. Isabella d" Este
D. Lavinia Fontana
The ____________ from the tomb of Prince Liu Sheng (died 113 BCE) (Fig. 11-8)
represents a popular Daoist legend that tells of the Land of the Immortals in the Eastern
Sea.
A. Handscroll
B. Incense Burner
C. Rock-cut relief
D. Bodhisattva
What African tradition(s) are evoked in the work of contemporary artist El Anatsui
(29-24)?
A. the performative context of sculptural masks
B. the surface design in textiles
C. the use of ephemeral materials such as leaves, grass, and feathers
D. none of the above
What common denominator unifies the artists considered Post-Impressionists?
A. They lived in France.
B. Impressionism served as a springboard for their experimentation.
C. They rejected Classical ideas and form.
D. Their work is characterized by heavily built-up areas of paint called impasto.
In Bharat Mata (Fig. 24-15), artist Abanindranath Tagore invents a nationalistic icon
using what visual symbols?
A. Hindu
B. Buddhist
C. Christian
D. Daoist
Which artist, known for depicting idyllic and carefree scenes, summed up the essence
of painting by saying, "For me a picture should be a pleasant thing, joyful and prettyyes
pretty!"?
A. Rosa Bonheur
B. Mary Cassatt
C. Edgar Degas
D. Auguste Renoir
Along with possessing a religious meaning, pictorial reliefs in tombs also
____________.
A. demonstrated the gods' favor
B. proclaimed the deceased's importance
C. acted as family portraits
D. warned tomb robbers of consequences
In Buddhism, __________ vows to forego buddahood until all others become buddhas.
A. Minar
B. Avalokiteshvara
C. Luna Vasahi
D. Madurai
Wealthy Italian families added __________ to their homes, both for the purpose of
defense and to symbolize their power.
A. cannons
B. mirrors
C. lighting
D. towers
Emphasis on painting's expressive nature during the Ming Dynasty brought it closer to
what other Chinese art form?
A. porcelain production
B. calligraphy
C. landscape design
D. poetry
The relief sculpture of Assurnasirpal II killing lions probably depicts a _____________.
A. detail of military campaign
B. ceremonial hunt
C. favorite past time of Assyrians
D. religious ritual
The manner in which Picasso and Braque broke objects into parts initiated
____________.
A. collage
B. analytic cubism
C. automatism
D. expressionism
__________ artists were committed to painting the modern world honestly.
A. Art Nouveau
B. Symbolist
C. Realist
D. Romantic
An example of ___________in art is the Good Shepherd, a Christian symbol that was
based on pagan images of Apollo, Hermes, Orpheus, or the personification of
philanthropy.
A. prefiguration
B. symbolism
C. syncretism
D. typological parallel
The Stele of the Sculptor Userwer (Fig. 3-16) includes five bands of hieroglyphics
above two _____________filled with images of Userwer and his family members.
A. registers
B. cartouches
C. palettes
D. grids
The hypostyle hall at Karnak was filled with ____________decorated with painted
pictorial reliefs and inscriptions.
A. cult statues
B. columns
C. stelai
D. stone grillwork
The relief of Vishnu on the Cosmic Waters (Fig. 10-15) the Temple of Vishnu at
Deogarh illustrates the Hindu story of ____________.
A. rebirth
B. creation
C. procreation
D. destruction
_____________enabled Greek ceramic painters to create livelier human figures by
painting interior details instead of incising them.
A. Red-figure technique
B. Black-figure technique
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
The Surrealists embraced unexpected __________ of disparate realities.
A. colors
B. light
C. juxtapositions
D. motion
What feature of the Atrial Cross (Fig. 30-45), is a symbol of both Christianity and
Native American traditions?
A. the image of Christ's face
B. the atrial cross
C the holy shroud
D. pomegranates
Which artists worked simultaneously at the Vatican on separate commissions?
A. Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo
B. Michelangelo and Raphael
C. Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci
D. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael
How did the literati's view of painting differ from artists who were paid for their work?
A. their close attention to technical skill
B. an emphasis on art as personal expression
C. the preference for historical and intellectual subjects
D. all of the above
Although artists in different countries developed their own approach to Realism, what
common interest united them?
A. a rejection of Academic standards for art
B. a desire to present an unflinching look at the lives of the working poor
C. a preference for oil painting
D. their political affiliation and activist role in society
____________ are earthenware objects that employ a clear lead glaze over a black
inscription on a white slip ground.
A. Strapwork
B. Luster ware
C. Epigraphic ware
D. Mina" i ware
The Sphinx of Taharqo (Fig. 3-37) depicts a ______________ king who ruled in Egypt's
Late period.
A. Nubian
B. Hittie
C. Greek
D. Assyrian
In addition to their use in books, woodcuts and engraving techniques were used to make
many ____________prints in the early fifteenth century.
A. single-sheet
B. textile
C. secular
D. domestic
Olpe (Pitcher) (Fig. 5-4) is an early example of the __________ technique.
A. geometric
B. marine
C. black figure
D. krater
The term _________describes the precisely cut blocks used to build Mycenaean tholos
tombs.
A. rhyton
B. ashlar
C. faience
D. cyclopean
