Assignment:

Part 1: ANCIENT, CLASSICAL, AND MEDIEVAL ART

1. A fertility goddess is called _______ in Indian art.
A. Astarte
B. Ishtar
C. Yakshi
D. Isis

2. Which of the following architectural features is not typically Gothic?
A. Massive rotunda
B. Ribbed vault
C. Flying buttress
D. Pointed arch

3. Mosaics are made of
A. columns of light.
B. shells and colored sea glass.
C. tiny pieces of colored stone or tiles.
D. panels of color.

4. What is the basic shape of a Christian church of the Middle Ages?
A. Latin cross
B. Rhombus
C. Quatrefoil
D. Pentagon

5. The art and architecture of medieval Italy is much different from that of the rest of Europe because they generally didn't use
A. arches.
B. stained glass windows.
C. mosaic.
D. fresco.

6. Which type of artwork developed and flourished during the Roman Classical period?
A. Mural painting
B. Realistic portrait busts
C. Stained-glass windows
D. Colorful ceramics

7. The figures in the mosaics in the North wall of the apse of the church of San Vitale in Ravenna are
A. Justinian and his attendants.
B. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
C. Galla Placidia and her family.
D. Christ and a flock of sheep.

8. Among the remarkable features of the Pantheon in Rome is the fact that
A. at the top of the dome is a closed reculus.
B. the rotunda's diameter equals the building's height.
C. it's built entirely in the Roman style of building.
D. it was erected in Rome in 113.

9. The eastern half of the Roman Empire produced what's known as ________ art.
A. Islamic
B. Hindu
C. Classical
D. Byzantine

10. The religious architecture of the early Hindu people was
A. frequently built with cedar timbers.
B. not so much constructed, but carved.
C. created by modifying existing Buddhist temples.
D. usually built from stone blocks.

11. During the Hellenistic Age, an elaborate style of column, which was topped with a capital of sprouting
leaves, became popular. This column was called
A. Corinthian.
B. Iambic.
C. Ionic.
D. Doric.

12. Which of the following ancient Egyptian artworks is not carved from stone?
A. the Second Coffin of Tutankhamen
B. Akhenaton from a pillar statue in the Temple of Amen-Re
C. Mycerinus and His Queen, Kha-Merer-Nebty II
D. Queen Nefertiti from Tell-el-Amarna

13. A pyramid is an Egyptian
A. tomb.
B. arena.
C. church.
D. catacomb.

14. A pointed arch, ribbed vaults, exterior buttresses, and stained glass describe _______ architecture.
A. Classical
B. Gothic
C. Byzantine
D. Romanesque

15. The _______ is the central pillar of the main doorway of a Romanesque church.
A. trumeau
B. Doric column
C. mosaic
D. stupa

16. A _______-style church was built by all the townspeople.
A. Byzantine
B. Classical
C. Gothic
D. Hellenistic

17. Queen Nefertiti symbolized
A. feminine beauty.
B. power.
C. aloofness.
D. fertility.

18. A unique architectural feature of the Hagia Sophia is its
A. transept.
B. minaret.
C. trumeau.
D. mihrab.

19. If you were a citizen in ancient Greece and decided to travel from Pergamon to Troy, you
A. would travel over 500 miles by sea.
B. could do so by land or by sea.
C. could only do so by sea.
D. would sail across the Mediterranean Sea.

20. Which of the following commissioned the great bronze doors of St. Michael's at Hildesheim in
Germany?
A. Bishop Bernward
B. Bonaventura Berlinghieri
C. Donatello
D. Brunelleschi

Part 2: RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE ART

1. Which of the following works of art did Michelangelo complete first?
A. David
B. The Creation of Adam
C. Tomb of Pope Julius II
D. Pietà

2. What was the highest goal of the Mannerist artists?
A. Formal technique
B. Elegance
C. Unique use of color
D. Witty social commentary

3. The _______ style, typical of Caravaggio, featured strong contrasts in light and dark, with darkness being the dominant feature.
A. tenebroso
B. accession
C. gouache
D. monochromatic

4. In the name of what Protestant movement were many of Hans Holbein's religious paintings destroyed?
A. Iconoclasm
B. Papism
C. Agnosticism
D. Monotheism

5. What was Vigée-Lebrun best known for?
A. Prints
B. Landscapes
C. Sculpture
D. Portraits

6. Which of the following descriptions best characterizes impasto?
A. Thick layers of paint built up on a canvas
B. Designs using tiles of stone, ceramic, or glass
C. Pigments mixed with egg yolk rather than oil
D. Pigment and water painted directly onto wet plaster

7. Due to their resemblance to the women painted by the Flemish artist in the early 1600s, full-figured females even today are often described as
A. Teniers.
B. Herregouts.
C. Rubenesque.
D. Goossenesque.

8. What quality do the paintings of Titian possess because of his use of the impasto technique in painting?
A. Piety
B. Religiosity
C. Sensuality
D. Restraint

9. Who was considered the "Leonardo of the North"?
A. Matthias Grünewald
B. Albrecht Durer
C. Hans Holbein
D. Pieter Bruegel

10. What was the nickname of the artist Domenikos Theotokopoulus?
A. Titian
B. Cimabue
C. Fra Domenico
D. El Greco

11. Giotto developed new way of presenting biblical stories by
A. creating figures that are unearthly and godlike.
B. using multiple scenes in up to five windows.
C. choosing one significant moment to illustrate.
D. using sacred stories to create a conceptual design.

12. Which one of the following artists inspired Diego Velázquez?
A. Raphael
B. Andrea Palladio
C. Michelangelo
D. Caravaggio

13. The fact that the figures in Leonardo da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks are arranged in a figure triangle gives the painting
A. clear market value.
B. a strong sense of immediacy.
C. structural strength.
D. immediate viewer appeal.

14. Which one of the following artists invented impasto?
A. Donatello
B. Titian
C. Raphael
D. Leonardo da Vinci

15. Which one of the following artists influenced Raphael's School of Athens?
A. Michelangelo
B. Caravaggio
C. Parmigianino
D. El Greco

16. One of the primary consequences of the Council of Trent in art and architecture was that
A. The Catholic church strengthened its position as an art censor.
B. Protestant art became more realistic.
C. Catholic art became increasingly two-dimensional.
D. Roman Catholic art concerned itself more with the spectator's emotions.

17. Which artistic value is least apparent in Mannerist paintings?
A. Meaningful distortion
B. Elegance
C. Moral message
D. Refined style

18. Which of the following subjects would lend itself to the use of the tenebroso manner of painting?
A. A boating scene on a bright summer day
B. A flower garden in full bloom
C. A little girl on a swing in the sun
D. A secret meeting between two conspirators

19. One of the most significant achievements of Albrecht Dürer was to
A. travel to Italy to study the great works of the Italian Renaissance.
B. sketch from nature, studying its most delicate details.
C. make the print a fine art form.
D. write treatises on painting, perspective, and human proportions.

20. Pope Julius II originally commissioned Michelangelo to
A. paint the Sistine Chapel.
B. sculpt the statue of David.
C. sculpt the Pietà.
D. sculpt his tomb.

Part 3

1. It wouldn't have been possible to build a building such as London's CrystalPalace in the eighteenth century because
A. iron hadn't yet been developed as a building material.
B. appropriate glass-making techniques were not yet known.
C. innovative building techniques weren't encouraged before 1850.
D. advanced structural construction methods were unknown.

2. In Japan, animation is known as
A. o-namae.
B. anime.
C. konnichiwa.
D. nihongo hanasemasen.

3. If Gianlorenzo Bernini's Apollo and Daphne were to be moved from the Galleria Borghese in Rome where it now stands into the Ufizzi Gallery, the most ideal place to install it would be
A. in the center of a gallery.
B. on the west wall of a gallery with other Renaissance marbles.
C. anywhere in a gallery, provided it was with other sixteenth-century marble statues.
D. on the east wall of a gallery with other Renaissance marbles.

4. In his or her work, which artist used unusual materials, such as chocolate, peanut butter and jelly, and ketchup?
A. Elizabeth Murray
B. Jackson Pollock
C. J. M. W. Turner
D. Vik Muniz

5. The Eiffel Tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel, who was a/an
A. mechanical engineer.
B. bridge builder.
C. sculptor.
D. architect.

6. Spirited Away, Astro Boy, and Princess Mononoke are classic examples of what artistic form?
A. Pixar
B. Anime
C. Digital video
D. Hokusai

7. Which of the following artists was not involved in the creation of Saint Peter's Basilica and the Vatican?
A. Giacomo della Porta
B. Leonardo da Vinci
C. Carlo Maderno
D. Michelangelo

8. The part of the camera used to see what the artist would see is called the
A. shutter.
B. viewfinder.
C. film.
D. aperture.

9. Which of the following sequences of architectural features is in the correct chronological order of development?
A. Post and lintel construction, groin vault, pointed arch
B. Pointed arch, steel frame construction, frame construction
C. Frame construction, barrel vault, groin vault
D. Pointed arch, barrel vault, cast-iron construction

10. In which of the following buildings are there no arches?
A. The entrances to the Colosseum in Rome
B. Taos Pueblo
C. Nave of Sainte-Madeleine
D. Amiens Cathedral

11. Wood engravings such as those created by Gustave Doré for Samuel Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner are good examples of
A. intaglio prints.
B. relief prints.
C. lithographs.
D. etchings.

12. Modern Chinese and Japanese artists model the centuries-old brush techniques after those of
A. Maya Ying Lin.
B. Daguerre.
C. Wu Chen.
D. Zhan Wang.

13. Why must artists who work with charcoal choose their paper carefully?
A. The paper affects the color of the charcoal.
B. They want the paper to show authenticity.
C. They appreciate the richness of expensive paper.
D. The texture of the paper becomes part of the design.

14. The interiors of Victor Horta are examples of
A. the Rococo period.
B. twentieth-century decorative skills.
C. Art Nouveau.
D. eighteenth-century design techniques.

15. The most preferred surface in lithography is
A. limestone.
B. lead.
C. granite.
D. marble.

16. Which of the following decorative arts and crafts was regarded as one of the highest forms of art in the twelfth century by the Chinese?
A. Stained glass
B. Tapestry
C. Ceramics
D. Quilting

17. Six Pillows, a drawing by Albrecht Durer, was created using
A. quills.
B. crayons.
C. charcoal.
D. Conté crayon.

18. What is the quality of the site upon which the Parthenon was built that underlines the ancient-Greek belief that such a building speaks of human intellect, separate and above earthly concerns?
A. It has direct access to the sea.
B. It's the site on which Athena was born.
C. It's the oldest district of Athens.
D. It's a hill above the city.

19. In addition to being an artist, every architect must also understand the principles of
A. anatomy.
B. hydraulics.
C. engineering.
D. sociology.

20. _______ is known as the "Queen of the Arts."
A. Sculpture
B. Architecture
C. Painting
D. Music.