Test Bank for Art History, 6th Edition

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Test Item FileforArt HistorySixth EditionMarilyn StokstadMichael Cothren

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Chapter OnePrehistoric Art1Chapter TwoArt of the Ancient Near East14Chapter ThreeArt of Ancient Egypt26Chapter FourArt of the Ancient Aegean39Chapter FiveArt of Ancient Greece51Chapter SixEtruscan and Roman Art65Chapter SevenJewish and Early Christian Art79Chapter EightByzantine Art93Chapter NineIslamic Art106Chapter TenArt of South and Southeast Asia before 1200119Chapter ElevenChinese and Korean Art before 1279132Chapter TwelveJapanese Art before 1333145Chapter ThirteenArt of the Americas before 1300158Chapter FourteenArts of Africa to the Sixteenth Century171Chapter FifteenEarly Medieval Art in Europe183Chapter SixteenRomanesque Art197Chapter SeventeenGothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries211Chapter EighteenFourteenth-Century Art in Europe225Chapter NineteenFifteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe241Chapter TwentyRenaissance Art in Fifteenth-Century Italy257Chapter Twenty-OneSixteenth-Century Art in Italy272Chapter Twenty-TwoSixteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe287and the Iberian PeninsulaChapter Twenty- ThreeSeventeenth-Century Art in Europe302Chapter Twenty- FourArt of South and Southeast Asia after 1200317Chapter Twenty- FiveChinese and Korean Art after 1279332Chapter Twenty-SixJapanese Art after 1333347Chapter Twenty-SevenArt of the Americas after 1300362Chapter Twenty-EightArt of Pacific Cultures377Chapter Twenty-NineArts of Africa from the Sixteenth Century393to the PresentChapter ThirtyEuropean and American Art, 1715–1840410Chapter Thirty-OneMid- to Late Nineteenth-Century Art in Europe427and the United StatesChapter Thirty-TwoModern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900–1950444Chapter Thirty-ThreeThe International Scene since the 1950s460

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14CHAPTER TWOART OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST2Multiple Choice1. The Sumerians invented the first system of writing calledA. pictographs.B. hieroglyphics.C. cuneiform.D. inlay.Answer: CLearning Objective: 2.d Apply the vocabulary and concepts used to discuss ancient Near Easternart, artists, and art history.Topic: SumerDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts2. Ziggurats functioned symbolically asA. entrances to the underworld.B. bridges between the earth and the heavens.C. fortresses of the rulers.D. the home of the gods.Answer: BLearning Objective: 2.e Interpret ancient Near Eastern art using appropriate art historicalmethods, such as observation, comparison, and inductive reasoning.Topic: SumerDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts3. TheEpic of Gilgameshwas attributed to theA. Sumerians.B. Akkadians.C. Babylonians.D. Persians.Answer: ALearning Objective: 2.d Apply the vocabulary and concepts used to discuss ancient Near Easternart, artists, and art history.Topic: SumerDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts

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154. What technique did the Sumerians use to create cylinder seals that ensured the identification ofdocuments and established property ownership?A. illusionismB. registersC. vertical perspectiveD. sunken reliefAnswer: DLearning Objective: 2.a Identify the visual hallmarks of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art for formal, technical, and expressive qualities.Topic: Early MesopotamiaDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It5. Which culture controlled most of Mesopotamia by the end of the ninth century BCE?A. AssyrianB. PersianC. HittiteD. BabylonianAnswer: ALearning Objective: 2.d Apply the vocabulary and concepts used to discuss ancient Near Easternart, artists, and art history.Topic: Assyrians and Neo-BabyloniansDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts6. What was at the top of the Anu ziggurat White Temple?A. scenes of military victoriesB. a living quarters for priestsC. giant columnsD. a simple rectangle with an off-center doorwayAnswer: DLearning Objective: 2.d Apply the vocabulary and concepts used to discuss ancient Near Easternart, artists, and art history.Topic: Early MesopotamiaDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts

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167. TheStele of Hammurabiis significant as both a work of ancient Mesopotamian art and asA. an example of Babylonian literature.B. a religious artifact recording Hebrew tradition.C. a key to deciphering cuneiform texts.D. a historical document recording a written code of law.Answer: DLearning Objective: 2.f Select visual and textual evidence in various media to support anargument or interpretation of ancient Near Eastern art.Topic: BabylonDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts8. What did the low relief scenes on the walls at Kalhu portray?A. war campaigns and lion huntsB. abstract, geometric motifsC. bulls and the god MardukD. judgments and punishmentsAnswer: ALearning Objective: 2.b Interpret the meaning of works of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art based on their themes, subjects, and symbols.Topic: Assyrians and Neo-BabyloniansDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts9. What does the uppermost scene of theCarved Vessel(Fig. 2-4) from Uruk represent?A. the birth of a goddessB. a ritual burialC. a re-enactment of a ritual marriageD. the signing of a peace treatyAnswer: CLearning Objective: 2.d Apply the vocabulary and concepts used to discuss ancient Near Easternart, artists, and art history.Topic: SumerDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts

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1710. What original element of theHead of a Woman(Fig. 2-3) symbolizes the purity of thefigure?A. the wooden bodyB. a gold wigC. inlaid eyesD. the marble faceAnswer: DLearning Objective: 2.b Interpret the meaning of works of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art based on their themes, subjects, and symbols.Topic: SumerDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It11. Stepped structures known as ziggurats may have developed from the practice ofA. using prisoners as a workforce.B. repeated rebuilding at sacred sites.C. establishing settlements on high land for safety.D. burying the dead in pyramids.Answer: BLearning Objective: 2.d Apply the vocabulary and concepts used to discuss ancient Near Easternart, artists, and art history.Topic: SumerDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts12. The incised design on a cylinder seal found in the tomb of Queen Puabi (Fig. 2-8)demonstrates the Sumerians’use ofA. narrative images.B. geometric patterns.C. personal monograms.D. cuneiform.Answer: ALearning Objective: 2.d Apply the vocabulary and concepts used to discuss ancient Near Easternart, artists, and art history.Topic: Early MesopotamiaDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It

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1813. The lion hunting scene of Assurnasirpal II (Fig. 2-14) marks a shift in Mesopotamian artfrom a sense of timeless solemnity toward greaterA. political content.B. emotional drama.C. historical accuracy.D. interest in individuals.Answer: BLearning Objective: 2.b Interpret the meaning of works of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art based on their themes, subjects, and symbols.Topic: Assyrians and Neo-BabyloniansDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts14.Which city was Nebuchadnezzar II responsible for transforming into one of the most splendidof its day?A. UrB. PersepolisC. BabylonD. NinevehAnswer: CLearning Objective: 2.e Interpret ancient Near Eastern art using appropriate art historicalmethods, such as observation, comparison, and inductive reasoning.Topic: Neo-BabyloniaDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts15. The relief ofDarius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute(Fig. 2-23) exemplifies Persian art’semphasis onA. the divinity of the king.B. military power.C. allegiance and economic prosperity.D. multicultural tolerance.Answer: CLearning Objective: 2.b Interpret the meaning of works of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art based on their themes, subjects, and symbols.Topic: PersiaDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts

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1916. The first domestication of grains occurred in the area known as theA. Fertile Crescent.B. Kalhu.C. Zagros Mountains.D. Persia.Answer: ALearning Objective: 2.c Relate early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persianartists and art to their cultural, economic, and political contexts.Topic: Early MesopotamiaDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts17. What did the Sumerians use to produce cuneiform writing?A. stylusB. sealC. picture stampD. chiselAnswer: ALearning Objective: 2.a Identify the visual hallmarks of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art for formal, technical, and expressive qualities.Topic: SumerDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts18. A beautiful copper alloy head, which is the earliest major work of hollow-cast sculptureknown in the ancient Near East, dates from the time ofA. Darius.B. Nebuchadnezzar.C. Ashurbanipal.D. Sargon.Answer: DLearning Objective: 2.a Identify the visual hallmarks of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art for formal, technical, and expressive qualities.Topic: AkkadDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It

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2019. In theStele of Hammurabi, Hammurabi stands before the seated god Shamash in an attitudeofA. submission.B. defeat.C. prayer.D. solidarity.Answer: CLearning Objective: 2.b Interpret the meaning of works of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art based on their themes, subjects, and symbols.Topic: Early MesopotamiaDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts20. What were most of the buildings in Kalhu built from?A. cut marbleB. alabasterC. bitumenD. mud bricksAnswer: DLearning Objective: 2.a Identify the visual hallmarks of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art for formal, technical, and expressive qualities.Topic: Assurnasirpal IIDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts21. Which ruler conquered the Persian Empire in 334 BCE?A. Alexander the GreatB. XerxesC. Sargon IID. GudeaAnswer: ALearning Objective: 2.e Interpret ancient Near Eastern art using appropriate art historicalmethods, such as observation, comparison, and inductive reasoning.Topic: PersiaDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts

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2122. The Persians won the loyalty of their subjects by toleratingA. relaxed punishment toward slaves.B. trade with the Greeks.C. local chieftains and advisors.D. native customs and religions.Answer: DLearning Objective: 2.c Relate early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persianartists and art to their cultural, economic, and political contexts.Topic: PersiaDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts23. Which object, taken by an Elamite king, demonstrated the importance of art objects asmilitary booty?A.Disk of Enheduanna(Fig. 2-9)B.Stele of Naram-Sin(Fig. 2-1)C.Votive Statue of Gudea(Fig. 2-12)D.Stele of Hammurabi(Fig. 2-13)Answer: BLearning Objective: 2.b Interpret the meaning of works of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art based on their themes, subjects, and symbols.Topic: AkkadDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts24. Cylinder seals, which were often buried with the dead, were signs ofA. favor of the gods.B. belief in the afterlife.C. status or high office.D. penance.Answer: CLearning Objective: 2.b Interpret the meaning of works of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art based on their themes, subjects, and symbols.Topic: SumerDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts

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2225. In the image ofEnemies Crossing the Euphrates to Escape Assyrian Archers(Fig. 2-15),what device is used to convey spatial depth?A. closed outlinesB. different viewpointsC. large-scale animalsD. overlapping swimmersAnswer: DLearning Objective: 2.a Identify the visual hallmarks of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art for formal, technical, and expressive qualities.Topic: Assyrians and Neo-BabyloniansDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze ItShort Answer1. In the ancient Near East, why was there a need to control the water supply of the Tigris andEuphrates Rivers?Answer: Mesopotamia developed between two rivers that flooded periodically, fertilizing thecrops but destroying other structures. Drought was also frequent, leaving people, crops, andlivestock without access to water.Learning Objective: 2.c Relate early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persianartists and art to their cultural, economic, and political contexts.Topic: Early MesopotamiaDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts2. Why was Mesopotamia vulnerable to political upheaval?Answer: Mesopotamia was vulnerable to attack from outsiders because of its geography. Theland is very flat with no natural defenses, and it is positioned at the crossroads of three differentcontinents.Learning Objective: 2.f Select visual and textual evidence in various media to support anargument or interpretation of ancient Near Eastern art.Topic: Early MesopotamiaDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It3. How did agriculture change the face of culture in the Fertile Crescent?Answer: The area began to be developed into city-states to protect resources, such as grain.Writing was invented to keep track of economic exchanges and a hierarchy of rulers wasestablished to control the resources. People developed specialized skills.Learning Objective: 2.c Relate early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persianartists and art to their cultural, economic, and political contexts.Topic: Early MesopotamiaDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It

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234. How is trade exemplified intheGreat Lyre with Bull’s Head(Figs. 2-6A and B)?Answer: Many of the media had to be imported from outside the city-state, such as lapis lazulifrom Afghanistan.Learning Objective: 2. b Interpret the meaning of works of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art based on their themes, subjects, and symbols.Topic: SumerDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It5. What did the mutilations of theHead of a Man(Fig. 2-1o) mean?Answer: The damage to one side of the face suggests a ritual destruction of the image. It wasthought to hold power, and by mutilating the object, the power of the figure was also destroyed.Learning Objective: 2.c Relate early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persianartists and art to their cultural, economic, and political contexts.Topic: AkkadDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts6. What story does theStele of Naram-Sintell?Answer: The ruler has been successful in battle and stands in front of a mountain with theblessings of the sun god raining down.Learning Objective: 2. b Interpret the meaning of works of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art based on their themes, subjects, and symbols.Topic: AkkadDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts7. What were some of the significant features of the palace complex of Sargon II?Answer: The palace complex included two towers, one entrance, a large wall, a citadel, andseveral squares and courtyards.Learning Objective: 2.a Identify the visual hallmarks of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art for formal, technical, and expressive qualities.Topic: Sargon IIDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts8. What types of Persian art showthe Persians’high level of technical and artistic sophistication?Answer: The capital Persepolis and the relief carvings show a wide variety of media, scale, andnarratives.Learning Objective: 2.a Identify the visual hallmarks of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art for formal, technical, and expressive qualities.Topic: PersiaDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts

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24Essay1. Trace the development of the various cultures that inhabited Mesopotamia from the Assyriansto the Persians.Answer:1. The Assyrians rose to dominance in the region under Assurnasirpal II.2. Sargon II built a new Assyrian capital, and he was followed by Assurbanipal.3. The Neo-Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar II was a great builder in Babylon.4. Under Darius and others, the Persian Empire stretched from Africa to India.Learning Objective: 2.c Relate early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persianartists and art to their cultural, economic, and political contexts.Topic: Assyrians and Neo-Babylonians; PersiaDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts2. Discuss the religious beliefs and funerary practices of the Mesopotamians, and describe howMesopotamian art reflects the region’s history and beliefs.Provide at least one example ofarchitecture and one example of sculpture.Answer:1. Early Mesopotamian cultures began building large temples to connect the leaders and thegods, such as the Nanna Ziggurat (Fig. 2-11).2. Elaborate burial sites have been excavated revealing works of art in precious media, such astheGreat Lyre with Bull’s Head(Fig. 2-6A).3. The front panel of theGreat Lyre with Bull’s Head(Fig. 2-6B) expresses the ideas ofpower, literature, and myth.4. Votive sculptures reflect the belief in gods and a social hierarchy.Learning Objective: 2.f Select visual and textual evidence in various media to support anargument or interpretation of ancient Near Eastern art.Topic: Early MesopotamiaDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It

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253. Discuss the development of Mesopotamian architecture and city development from Sumer toPersia.Answer:1. Ziggurats were the first monumental architecture to imply a relationship between humansand gods.2. Large temples and palace complexes throughout Mesopotamian cultures emphasizephysical height and the symbolic significance of walking up stairs or ramps.3. Relief carvings and large sculptures increasingly decorated temples and palace complexesto valid rulers.4. Walls and elaborate gates were a feature of later Mesopotamian culture.Learning Objective: 2.d Apply the vocabulary and concepts used to discuss ancient Near Easternart, artists, and art history.Topic: Early Mesopotamia; Assyrians and Neo-Babylonians; PersiaDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Understand the Concepts4. Discuss the form, iconography, and style of the figure of Gudea as seen in Figure 2-12.Answer:1. Gudea is shown as a strong, youthful leader with an upright stance.2. Little motion or expression is shown, but his eyes look open and upward.3. He holds a vessel from which water flows, symbolizing life and abundance.4. He is idealized because clothing, stance, and figure remain constant in many versions ofrepresentation, yet always recognizable.Learning Objective: 2.a Identify the visual hallmarks of early Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian art for formal, technical, and expressive qualities.Topic: Ur and LagashDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It5. Consider the style and purpose of the female figures portrayed inHead of a Woman(Fig. 2-3),Carved Vessel(Fig. 2-4), andAssurbanipal and His Queen in the Garden(Fig. 2-18). What dothese images suggest about the role of women in Mesopotamia?Answer:1. Women were not held in as high regard as men but were an integral part of society, as seenin Figure 2-18.2. Women held positions of power but were often associated with female goddesses related tofertility, as seen in Figure 2-4.3. Women were represented in a similar manner as men were, but women were shown withlonger dresses and headdresses.4. Female figures represented in works of art were elaborately decorated with rich materials.Learning Objective: 2.e Interpret ancient Near Eastern art using appropriate art historicalmethods, such as observation, comparison, and inductive reasoning.Topic: Early MesopotamiaDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It

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26CHAPTER THREEART OF ANCIENT EGYPT3Multiple Choice1. King Tutankhamun’s mummified body was enclosed in three nested coffins; the innermostwas made ofA. silver.B. gold.C. wood.D. bronze.Answer: BLearning Objective: 3.a Identify the visual hallmarks of Early Dynastic, Old Kingdom, MiddleKingdom, New Kingdom, and Late Egyptian art for formal, technical, and expressivequalities.Topic: Chapter IntroductionDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts2. After the unification, Egyptian history is divided intoA. dynasties.B. eras.C. periods.D. cantos.Answer: ALearning Objective: 3.c Relate Early Dynastic, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom,and Late Egyptian artists and art to their cultural, economic, and political contexts.Topic: The Gift of the NileDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Remember the Facts

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