Exploring Artistic Expression: Historical Context, Techniques, And Iconography

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“Exploring Artistic Expression: Historical Context, Techniques, and Iconography"The 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. theyteach 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:A. artists and their work tend to be the most accurate reflection of the times in which theylived.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.

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Answer:C. creationFilm director Alfred Hitchcock once said, "My concern [about content in my films] is the same as that ofan artist painting a bowl of fruit's concern about whether they're sweet or sour. Who cares?" This is anexample of which methodology of art-history analysis?A. IconographyB. IconologyC. DeconstructionD. FormalismAnswer:D. Formalism__________ is an illusion of three-dimensional space.A. AreaB. VolumeC. MassD. DepthAnswer:D. Depth5.0 PointsThe 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. Red

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D. OrangeAnswer:A. YellowThe Betrayal of Images (p. 5) would most likely be described stylistically as:A. nonrepresentational.B. realistic.C. expressive.D. illusionistic.Answer:D. illusionisticThe diorite sculpture of the head of Lagashian king Gudea (p. 39) is an example of __________ artwork.A. idealizedB. naturalisticC. stylizedD. nonfigurativeAnswer: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.AnswerC. 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.

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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 convention characteristic of ancient Near Eastern art is: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:D. figures and objects walking on flat, extended plane.A ziggurat is a:

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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.

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B. 2500 B.C.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 Egyptian columns 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. hieratic

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C. conventionalD. naturalisticAnswer:D. naturalisticThe modern name for Thera is:A. Knossos.B. Cairo.C. Anatolia.D. Santorini.Answer:D.Santorini.Which is NOT a Theran fresco?A. The Ship FrescoB. The Boxing ChildrenC. The GriffinsD. The Crocus GathererThe 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.

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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:B. TreasuryWhich is found in the Parthenon sculptures?A. ContrappostoB. IsocephalyC. SymmetryD. All of the aboveAnswer:D. All of the aboveWhich is NOT part of the Erechtheum?A. The Ionic OrderB. CaryatidsC. Doric columnsD. An irregular planAnswer:C. Doric columns

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Greek theater began:A. inside of temples.B. outside of temples.C. in the hills.D. by the sea.Answer:C. in the hills.Which is NOT part of a Greek theater architecture?A. OrchestraB. PronaosC. ProsceniumD. SkeneAnswer:B. PronaosUnlike Greek temples, Etruscan temples:A. are set on a podium.B. have solid side walls.C. are massive.D. All of the above.Answer:D. All of the above.The symposium was:A. restricted to men in ancient Greece.B. restricted to men in Etruria.C. co-ed in Etruria.D. Both a and cAnswer:D. Both a and cThe Mater Matuta probably represents:

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