Comprehensive Art History: Key Concepts And Artistic Movements

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Comprehensive Art History: Key Concepts and Artistic MovementsThe study of arts and their history is beneficial because:A.artists and their work tend to be the most accurate reflection of the times in which they lived.B. they teach us about our own creative expressions and those of our past.C. they visually express our natural impulse to advance scientifically.D.artists advance in form and content as civilizations advance technologically.Answer:B. they teach us about our own creative expressions and those of our past.A primary motivation for artistic expression is the natural human desire for:A.decoration.B. appreciation.C. recognition.D.immortality.Answer:D. immortality.A carnival sideshow that exhibits a wax-and-fur replica of a giant ape as genuine is engaging in:A.trompe-l'oeil.B. abstraction.C. illusionism.D.naturalism.Answer:C. illusionism.Artists have been associated with gods, and vice versa, because both are said to have the power of:A.immortality.B. inspiration.C. creation.D.divinity.Answer:C. creation.Film director Alfred Hitchcock once said, "My concern [about content in myfilms] is the same as thatof an artist painting a bowl of fruit's concern about whether they're sweet or sour. Who cares?" This isan example of which methodology of art-history analysis?A.IconographyB. IconologyC. Deconstruction

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D.FormalismAnswer:D. Formalism.__________ is an illusion of three-dimensional space.A.AreaB. VolumeC. MassD.DepthAnswer:D. Depth.The primary colors are:A.red, yellow, blue, and green.B. red, blue, and green.C. blue, red, and yellow.D.black, gray, and white.Answer:C. blue, red, and yellow.Which color is used to produce happiness?A.YellowB. BlueC. RedD.OrangeAnswer:A. YellowThe Betrayal of Images (p. 5) would most likely be described stylistically as:A.nonrepresentational.B. realistic.C. expressive.D.illusionistic.Answer:A. nonrepresentational.The diorite sculpture of the head of Lagashian king Gudea (p. 39) is an example of __________artwork.A.idealizedB. naturalisticC. stylizedD.nonfigurative

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Answer:C. stylizedA good example of a Paleolithic sculpture-in-the-round is:A.Stonehenge.B. the Tuc d' Audoubert Bison.C. the Venus of Willendorf.D.the Wandjina.Answer:C. the Venus of Willendorf.Paleolithic paintings of animals are usually found:A.in the uninhabited depths of caves.B. at the mouths of caves.C. in Neolithic shelters.D.on rock faces open to the light of day.Answer:A. in the uninhabited depths of caves.The megaliths of Western Europe regularly occur in which three types?A.Paleoliths, mesoliths, and neolithsB. Menhir, dolmen, and cromlechC. High relief, low relief, and sunkenD.Post-and-lintel, tenon, and trilithonAnswer:B. Menhir, dolmen, and cromlech__________ are purported to be "phallic fertilizers of Mother Earth."A.MegalithsB. MenhirsC. TenonsD.SarsensAnswer:B. MenhirsStonehenge is regarded as the most famous of the European:A.monoliths.B. sculptures-in-the-round.C. cromlechs.D.mesoliths.Answer:C. cromlechs.An artistic conventioncharacteristic of ancient Near Eastern art is:

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A.two-dimensional figures on a flat space.B. symmetrical, frontal view of the human form.C. no indication of space extending behind the figures.D.figures and objects walking on flat, extended plane.Answer:B. symmetrical, frontal view of the human form.A ziggurat is a:A.pyramid.B. fort.C. building made by Gudea.D.Mesopotamian temple platform.Answer:D. Mesopotamian temple platform.Mesopotamian cylinder seals were used for what type of printing?A.IntaglioB. OffsetC. CuneiformD.CalligraphyAnswer:A. IntaglioThe earliest known writing is called:A.cuneiform.B. hieroglyphics.C. the alphabet.D.Assadian.Answer:A. cuneiform.Cuneiform literally means:A.cone-shaped.B.cylindrical.C. wedge-shaped.D.rectangular.Answer:C. wedge-shaped.The Seated Statue of Khafre dates to around:A.3000 B.C.B. 2500 B.C.

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C. 2000 B.C.D.3500 B.C.Answer:B. 2500 B.C.Menkaure and Khamerenebty are:A.sculptures-in-the-round.B. wall paintings.C. architects.D.sculptures in very high relief.Answer:A. sculptures-in-the-round.Egyptian paintings of royal figures are generally:A.naturalistic.B. stylized.C. colossal.D.colorful.Answer:B. stylized.The source of Egyptiancolumns is generally:A.human forms.B. animal forms.C. plant forms.D.architectural forms.Answer:C. plant forms.Styles under Akhenaton were more __________ than before his reign.A.stylizedB. hieraticC. conventionalD.naturalisticAnswer:D. naturalisticThe modern name for Thera is:A.Knossos.B. Cairo.C. Anatolia.D.Santorini.

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Answer:D. Santorini.Which is NOT a Theran fresco?A.The Ship FrescoB. The Boxing ChildrenC. The GriffinsD.The Crocus GathererAnswer:C. The GriffinsThe column flanked by lions at the entrance to Mycenae symbolized:A.a phallus.B. a tree.C. a goddess.D.a building.Answer:C. a goddess.Tholos is Greek for:A.a tomb.B. round building.C. chamber.D.temple.Answer:B. round building.Corbeling is used to make a(n):A.temple.B. relief sculpture.C. arch.D.grave circle.Answer:C. arch.Which is NOT part of the Parthenon plan?A.NaosB. TreasuryC. PronaosD.PropylaeaAnswer:D. PropylaeaWhich is found in the Parthenon sculptures?

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