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The earliest tomb structures on mainland Greece are _________, deep vertical pits
where ruling families laid out their dead.
A. tholos tombs
B. shaft graves
C. beehive tombs
D. passage graves
Michelangelo's vestibule of the Laurentian Library in Florence foreshadows Mannerism
by ______________.
A. enhancing the harmony and balance of Brunelleschi's original structure
B. playfully combining architectural forms in a way that calls attention to themselves
C. focusing on functionality and accommodating the building's users
D. adhering closely to the traditions of Classical form in architecture
Like Christians and Jews, Muslims are considered "People of the ______."
A. Book
B. New Testament
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C. Scroll
D. Burning Bush
Why did many Ottonian cathedrals burn down in the eleventh century?
A. Muslim invaders destroyed them.
B. The number of wooden sculptures made them susceptible to fire.
C. Riots protesting imperial rule led to massive destruction.
D. Their timber roofs made them susceptible to fire.
Walls of woven branches that were covered with mud or clay, or ______ and______
was a common building technique used in central Europe during the Neolithic period.
A. mottle; pole
B. hard; fast
C. head; daub.
D. wattle; daub.
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A bronze sculpture called ____________ was created as an illustration of the principles
set out in The Canon of Polykleitos.
A. Charioteer (Fig. 5-28)
B. Warrior (Fig. 5-29)
C. Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) (Fig. 5-42)
D. Aphrodite of Knidos (Fig. 5-53)
The paintings of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo are ____________ than those by Diego
Rivera.
A. more historical
B. more modern
C. more personal
D. more abstract
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What decorative feature of the Minbar (Fig. 9-9) from the Kutubiya Mosque in
Marrakesh reflects its original architectural surroundings?
A. the stair risers representing horseshoe arches atop columns with ivory capitals and
bases
B. the wooden marquetry with strapwork in a geometric pattern
C. the swirling vine motif carved into the wooden panels
D. all of the above
Mycenaean tholos tombs are popularly called ______tombs because of their rounded,
conical shape.
A. mound
B. corbelled
C. beehive
D. shaft
While the construction materials for tombs were very durable, ancient Egyptians used
simple _________for more ordinary dwellings.
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A. mud bricks
B. wattle and daub
C. corbeled vaults
D. mortise and tenon
In 313 CE, Constantine issued the __________, which was a model of religious
tolerance.
A. Edict of Constantinople
B. Verdict of Rome
C. Treaty of Ravenna
D. Edict of Milan
Which material is NOT used in the production of Micronesian art?
A. feathers
B. coconut and banana fibers
C. turtle shells
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D. wood
Reflective of the bhakti movement in art, the painting of Rajaraja I and his teacher
expresses________________.
A. the king's political power and divine right to rule
B. religious and worldly models united in their devotion to Shiva
C. the subservient role of the king to religious leaders
D. the increased influence of Islam on Hindu religious practice
Prior to the iconoclasm of the eighth century, icons were accepted as
__________________.
A. illustrations of key Biblical events
B. intermediaries between worshippers and the holy figures they depicted
C. didactic images that reinforced Christian moral values and beliefs
D. images to be worshipped in churches and private settings
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The artist __________ and his family became the leading exponent of the classicizing
and naturalistic style that characterized Gothic art in southern Italy.
A. William of Sens
B. Honnecourt
C. Marcovaldo
D. Pisano
Mayan temples set atop steep pyramids with _______levels, which probably reflected
the culture's concept of the underworld.
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 10
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In the last decade of the sixteenth century, Japanese armies destroyed many of Korea's
__________ kilns and brought the ware's production to a halt.
A. guanzhong
B. joseon
C. buncheong
D. shitao
Erasmus and __________ were important reformers in the early sixteenth century.
A. Charles
B. Leoni
C. Philip
D. Luther
The period from 1150 CE -1400 CE is known as the "Age of __________."
A. Decorated Style
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B. Rose Windows
C. Monasteries
D. Cathedrals
Which object commemorates the unification of Egypt and signals the beginning of the
dynastic period?
A. The Palette of Narmer
B. Akhenaten and His Family
C. Queen Nerfertari Making an Offering to Isis
D. Ti Watching a Hippopatamus Hunt
The Bayeux Embroidery tells the story of the __________ conquest of England.
A. Norman
B. German
C. Celtic
D. French
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The Spanish painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos, known as El Greco, was originally
from __________.
A. Wittenberg
B. Paris
C. Crete
D. Lisbon
__________ built The Escorial (Fig. 22-18), the great monastery-palace complex
outside Madrid.
A. Francis
B. Philip
C. Charles
D. Manuel
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The Taj Mahal was built in the years 1632-1648 by Shah Jahan for what purpose?
A. a mausoleum for his favorite wife
B. a meeting place for his court
C. a barracks for his army
D. a palace for his niece
Near the end of the first century, the _____________replaced the scroll as the primary
form of recording texts.
A. codex
B. manuscript
C. miniature
D. illumination
The Human Figures (Fig. 1-27) from Ain Ghazal give the impression of living
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individuals who ____________________.
A. were gods
B. are unable to speak
C. can communicate with the dead
D. were leaders of their site
Van Gogh's insistence on his emotional state over fidelity to nature contributed to the
development of which subsequent movement in modern art?
A. Symbolism
B. Japonisme
C. Expressionism
D. Art Nouveau
_________ belonged to the second-generation of Flemish painters.
A. Jan van Eyck
B. Robert Campin
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C. Petrus Christus
D. Roger van der Weyden
The term ______________includes all of human existence prior to the emergence of
writing.
A. prehistory
B. paleo-scripto
C. non-scribe
D. proto-Celtic
The Painted Banner from the tomb of Marquess of Dai (Fig. 11-7) reflects the
worldview of ancient China through complex iconography that ___________..
A. shows the deceased inhabiting the ideal world of the afterlife
B. glorifies the deceased and her familial ancestors
C. emphasizes the importance of nature in human existence
D. links the human and supernatural realms
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An Egyptian convention used for representing the human figure was to show eyes and
torsos ___________.
A. in profile
B. frontally
C. with more detail
D. proportionate
_____________are used in Buddhist and Hindu art as physical expressions of different
states of being.
A. Mudras
B. erotic figures
C. Mithuna
D. yakshi
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Early __________ mimicked the patterns and colors of quillwork.
A. beadwork
B. corbelling
C. gardens
D. tattoos
The Flavian Amphitheater (Fig. 6-39) was started under the emperor__________.
A. Vespasian
B. Commodus
C. Augustus
D. Constantine

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