1. The main objective of Neoclassicism was to
A. glorify God.
B. present a Bible story.
C. present a moral lesson.
2. Fundamental to the artistic credo and practice of the Fauvist painters was the belief that
A. naturalistic colors take precedence over arbitrary colors.
B. the design of a painting is determined by colors.
C. equilibrium in a painting is achieved through the use of Renaissance perspective.
D. academic forms and structures can't be set aside in the name of color.
3. To which of the following influences does Manet owe his style?
A. His travels in the Navy
B. En plain air watercolor
C. The relatively new art of photography
D. His experiences in law school
4. Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series is
A. a study of radiant Southern California light.
B. handcrafted sculpture that resembles a cornucopia.
C. a preservation of the view of a castle for apartment dwellers.
D. an integration of new technologies.
5. Which of these artists is known for his or her imaginative paintings of American metropolitan scenes?
A. Carl Andre
B. Eva Hesse
C. Audrey Flack
D. Richard Estes
6. There are African-American ritual objects in the works of which of the following artists?
A. Louise Bourgeois
B. Lucas Sumaras
C. Betye Saar
D. Nam Jun Paik
7. When Vasily Kandinsky composed a painting, his aim was the expression of
A. line.
B. pathos.
C. energy.
8. Which of these art forms is not associated with the work of Georgia O'Keeffe?
A. Abstract painting
B. Still life
C. City nightscape
D. Nature photograph
9. Diebenkorn's Ocean Park series is
A. a study of radiant Southern California light.
B. handcrafted sculpture that resembles a cornucopia.
C. a preservation of the view of a castle for apartment dwellers.
D. an integration of new technologies.
10. It would be virtually impossible to mount a traveling exhibition of the works of which of the following artists?
A. Claes Oldenburg
B. Piet Mondrian
C. Mark Rothko
D. Christo and Jeanne-Claude
11. Which of the following artists painted using a technique similar to that used by Jackson Pollock?
A. Georgia O'Keeffe
B. Helen Frankenthaler
C. Piet Mondrian
D. Girogio di Chirico
12. Of the following, who was the most famous pop artist?
A. Andy Warhol
B. Robert Rauschenberg
C. Claes Oldenburg
13. Which of the following painters was often seen wearing male attire?
A. Paulina Borghese
B. Rosa Bonheur
C. Angelica Kauffman
D. Berthe Morisot
14. Some people are perplexed by the meaning of Salvador Dali's paintings because the artist portrayed
A. irrational dream states.
B. hallucinatory self-portraits.
C. religious doctrines in an arbitrary manner.
D. non-naturalistic machine images.
15. The conversion of the English to Christianity began a rich period of artistic production in England, especially in the creation of
A. illuminated manuscripts.
B. secular mosaics.
C. ecclesiastical treatises.
D. Gothic cathedrals.