Question 1

Understanding iconography demonstrates how artworks can be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  identified according to artistic style
B)  created for utilitarian purposes
C)  bearers of cultural meaning
D)  part of a Western aesthetic canonE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

In the ancient world,painters and sculptors were classified as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  elite artisans
B)  wealthy merchants
C)  divinely inspired geniuses
D)  laborersE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following terms best describes the painting Flower Piece with Curtain by Adriaen van der Spelt and Frans van Mieris?

Accepted Answer

A)  abstraction
B)  illusionistic
C)  nonrepresentational
D)  stylizationE) A) and D)
F) A) and C) B

Question 4

Who wrote Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Architects,Painters,and Sculptors,the main publication from which many art historians trace the beginnings of the discipline?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giorgio Vasari
B)  Pliny the Elder
C)  Johann Joachim Winckelmann
D)  ParrhasiosE) B) and D)
F) A) and D) A

Question 5

The study of art as a product of its broad cultural framework is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  connoisseurship
B)  iconography
C)  formal analysis
D)  contextualismE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following terms best describes the painting Jack-in-the-Pulpit,No.IV by Georgia O'Keeffe?

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract
B)  naturalistic
C)  nonrepresentational
D)  trompe l'oeilE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The central rite of the Christian faith that celebrates Jesus's Last Supper with his disciples is known as the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  canon
B)  iconography
C)  Eucharist
D)  altarE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson provides for modern viewers a record of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  familial interaction
B)  an artist's studio
C)  sculptural techniques
D)  early self-portraitsE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following terms best describes David Smith's Cubi sculptures?

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract
B)  illusionistic
C)  nonrepresentational
D)  figuralE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

What is the significance of the quince in Zhu Da's Quince (Mugua) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  It symbolizes the transience of life.
B)  It functions as the artist's signature.
C)  It represents the power of the imperial family.
D)  It references one of the artist's friends.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

During which period did artists begin to be designated as "masters"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baroque
B)  Ancient Rome
C)  Renaissance
D)  Middle AgesE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of trompe l'oeil?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Drawing Lesson
B)  Two Callas
C)  Diary (Minidoka Series #3) 
D)  Flower Piece with CurtainE) B) and D)
F) B) and C) D

Question 13

The English word "technique" comes from tekne,the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin word for artist
B)  Greek word for art
C)  French word for picture
D)  Egyptian word for skillE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

A person or group that commissions or finances an artwork is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  connoisseur
B)  patron
C)  artist
D)  viewerE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

A painting that portrays inanimate objects taken out of their natural context is called a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-portrait
B)  lithograph
C)  still life
D)  trompe l'oeilE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

How is Georgia O'Keeffe's Jack-in-the-Pulpit,No.IV different from Adriaen van der Spelt's and Frans van Mieris' Flower Piece with Curtain?

Accepted Answer

A)  It employs the trompe l'oeil technique to portray an illusionistic flower.
B)  It references the Classical story of the competition between Zeuxis and Parrhasios.
C)  It is nonrepresentational because it depicts pure geometric forms.
D)  It captures the vigor of the flower's life force through abstraction rather than realism.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

In Courtesan Wakaume From the Tamaya in Edomachi,how does Kitagawa Utamaro depict a different notion of ideal beauty than the Medici Venus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Utamaro accentuates the figure's sexual attributes through the sensual posing of her body.
B)  Utamaro emphasizes rich textiles and surface patterns over bodily form.
C)  Utamaro uses the bronze medium to draw attention to the figure's spiritual beauty.
D)  Utamaro references the figure's lost beauty by depicting her as emaciated and ugly.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of a work of art or architecture sponsored by a government?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Akropolis
B)  Whistler's Harmony in Blue and Gold
C)  Zhu Da's Quince (Mugua) 
D)  Rembrandt's The Last SupperE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Roger Shimomura's Diary (Minidoka Series #3) expresses his dual cultural heritage by creating a personal style that references the tradition of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Classicism
B)  Japanese woodblock prints
C)  Renaissance engravings
D)  Italian wall paintingsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

In Clara Peeters's Still Life with Fruit and Flowers,the coins could reference the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  artist's involvement in trade
B)  owner's wealth
C)  artist's marriage
D)  owner's political ideologyE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 22: Introduction

Understanding iconography demonstrates how artworks can be __________.

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In the ancient world,painters and sculptors were classified as __________.

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Which of the following terms best describes the painting Flower Piece with Curtain by Adriaen van der Spelt and Frans van Mieris?

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Who wrote Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Architects,Painters,and Sculptors,the main publication from which many art historians trace the beginnings of the discipline?

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The study of art as a product of its broad cultural framework is called __________.

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Which of the following terms best describes the painting Jack-in-the-Pulpit,No.IV by Georgia O'Keeffe?

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The central rite of the Christian faith that celebrates Jesus's Last Supper with his disciples is known as the __________.

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Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson provides for modern viewers a record of __________.

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Which of the following terms best describes David Smith's Cubi sculptures?

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What is the significance of the quince in Zhu Da's Quince (Mugua) ?

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During which period did artists begin to be designated as "masters"?

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Which of the following is an example of trompe l'oeil?

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The English word "technique" comes from tekne,the __________.

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A person or group that commissions or finances an artwork is called the __________.

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A painting that portrays inanimate objects taken out of their natural context is called a __________.

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How is Georgia O'Keeffe's Jack-in-the-Pulpit,No.IV different from Adriaen van der Spelt's and Frans van Mieris' Flower Piece with Curtain?

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In Courtesan Wakaume From the Tamaya in Edomachi,how does Kitagawa Utamaro depict a different notion of ideal beauty than the Medici Venus?

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Which of the following is an example of a work of art or architecture sponsored by a government?

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Roger Shimomura's Diary (Minidoka Series #3) expresses his dual cultural heritage by creating a personal style that references the tradition of __________.

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In Clara Peeters's Still Life with Fruit and Flowers,the coins could reference the __________.

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