Question 1

Rineke Dijkstra's series Mothers focuses on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  depicting mothers with their newborn children 
B)  presenting children's views of their mothers as seen in their personal drawings 
C)  side-by-side comparisons of mothers from different socio-economic classes 
D)  the ideal of motherhood as depicted in literature throughout time 
E)  mothers who have promoted their children in their art careers 
A)  depicting mothers with their newborn children 
B)  presenting children's views of their mothers as seen in their personal drawings 
C)  side-by-side comparisons of mothers from different socio-economic classes 
D)  the ideal of motherhood as depicted in literature throughout time 
E)  mothers who have promoted their children in their art careers A

Question 2

Which constellation is the arrangement of the Great Pyramids thought to mimic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orion 
B)  Andromeda 
C)  Pegasus 
D)  Draco 
E)  Capricornus 
A)  Orion 
B)  Andromeda 
C)  Pegasus 
D)  Draco 
E)  Capricornus A

Question 3

The Aztec of central Mexico are responsible for making which of the following sculptures?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sarcophagus lid from the tomb of  Lord Pacal 
B)  the kachina doll 
C)  the silver llama figurine 
D)  the vessel with a mask of Tlaloc 
E)  the book of the dead 
A)  the sarcophagus lid from the tomb of  Lord Pacal 
B)  the kachina doll 
C)  the silver llama figurine 
D)  the vessel with a mask of Tlaloc 
E)  the book of the dead D

Question 4

What is the subject matter of Tierney Gearon's Untitled (4.42) from her series The Mother Project?

Accepted Answer

A)  a self-portrait 
B)  a crowd of many mothers 
C)  a baby and a masked woman in a field 
D)  a mother and a baby standing against a white wall 
E)  a kneeling woman holding a baby and a bowl 
A)  a self-portrait 
B)  a crowd of many mothers 
C)  a baby and a masked woman in a field 
D)  a mother and a baby standing against a white wall 
E)  a kneeling woman holding a baby and a bowl

Question 5

Lord Pacal was the ruler of which place?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Egyptian city of Giza 
B)  the Italian city of Rome 
C)  the French city of Paris 
D)  the Maya city-state of Palenque 
E)  the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan 
A)  the Egyptian city of Giza 
B)  the Italian city of Rome 
C)  the French city of Paris 
D)  the Maya city-state of Palenque 
E)  the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan

Question 6

The Yoruba ritual vessel (4.39) is made of which medium?

Accepted Answer

A)  wood 
B)  stone 
C)  terracotta 
D)  porcelain 
E)  copper 
A)  wood 
B)  stone 
C)  terracotta 
D)  porcelain 
E)  copper

Question 7

Draw a diagram of the sarcophagus lid from the tomb of Lord Pacal with the following elements identified: the area understood to be the underworld; the slab on which Pacal sits; Pacal himself; the jaws of the underworld monster; the world tree springing from Pacal's abdomen; the birds in the celestial realm. What important attributes of Maya rulers are illustrated by the imagery on this relief sculpture? How do this image and the role of Maya rulers relate to the cycle of life?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Draw a diagram of the sarcophagus lid...

Question 8

In Hunefer's book of the dead, how is his heart depicted?

Accepted Answer

A)  as the representation of his soul 
B)  in a canopic jar 
C)  being weighed against a feather 
D)  as a symbol that he lived an honorable life 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  as the representation of his soul 
B)  in a canopic jar 
C)  being weighed against a feather 
D)  as a symbol that he lived an honorable life 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 9

In ancient Egypt, what is a book of the dead?

Accepted Answer

A)  a genealogy recounting a person's ancestors and their relationships 
B)  a guide to the steps of proper embalming and mummification 
C)  a collection of spells and incantations designed to help with navigating into the afterlife 
D)  a short novel about the process of dying 
E)  a short novel about a man who died while working on the pyramids 
A)  a genealogy recounting a person's ancestors and their relationships 
B)  a guide to the steps of proper embalming and mummification 
C)  a collection of spells and incantations designed to help with navigating into the afterlife 
D)  a short novel about the process of dying 
E)  a short novel about a man who died while working on the pyramids

Question 10

The sarcophagus lid from the tomb of Lord Pacal shows him ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  marking the intersection of the earthly realm and the underworld 
B)  being overtaken by the world tree 
C)  ignoring the lineage of his ancestors 
D)  trying to trick the gods while playing a mythical ballgame 
E)  Lord Pacal was only depicted on the inside of the sarcophagus, not the outside 
A)  marking the intersection of the earthly realm and the underworld 
B)  being overtaken by the world tree 
C)  ignoring the lineage of his ancestors 
D)  trying to trick the gods while playing a mythical ballgame 
E)  Lord Pacal was only depicted on the inside of the sarcophagus, not the outside

Question 11

Why are the bodies of the damned in the Last Judgment tympanum from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare so graphically grotesque?

Accepted Answer

A)  to give a strong warning to viewers that they should live a virtuous life 
B)  to show that the afterlife for sinners would be something to look forward to 
C)  because the artist was trying to be funny 
D)  no one knows why they were shown this way 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  to give a strong warning to viewers that they should live a virtuous life 
B)  to show that the afterlife for sinners would be something to look forward to 
C)  because the artist was trying to be funny 
D)  no one knows why they were shown this way 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 12

Who is the artist of Dead Christ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrea del Sarto 
B)  Andres Serrano 
C)  Andrea Mantegna 
D)  Carl Andre 
E)  Andrea Frasier 
A)  Andrea del Sarto 
B)  Andres Serrano 
C)  Andrea Mantegna 
D)  Carl Andre 
E)  Andrea Frasier

Question 13

How do the bis poles made in New Guinea depict, reference, and honor ancestors? Can you think of any other artworks (either in this textbook or elsewhere) that pay tribute to ancestors? How is your chosen artwork similar to and/or different from the bis poles? What do these artworks tell you about the cycle of life that you had not thought of before learning about them?

Accepted Answer

Sacrifice,

Question 14

Who is the artist of the Last Judgment tympanum from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare?

Accepted Answer

A)  Imhotep 
B)  Gislebertus 
C)  Gustave Courbet 
D)  Johannes Vermeer 
E)  the artist's name is not known 
A)  Imhotep 
B)  Gislebertus 
C)  Gustave Courbet 
D)  Johannes Vermeer 
E)  the artist's name is not known

Question 15

The dolls associated with the nature spirits called kachinas have been used to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  teach the Hopi about nature deities 
B)  be sold to tourists 
C)  represent specific kachinas and illustrate their attributes 
D)  help ensure prosperity and fertility for the community 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  teach the Hopi about nature deities 
B)  be sold to tourists 
C)  represent specific kachinas and illustrate their attributes 
D)  help ensure prosperity and fertility for the community 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 16

Ancient Egyptian pyramids were only positioned according to geographical coordinates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Tlaloc, the Aztec rain god, is identifiable in the clay vessel (4.51) through the ________ used.

Accepted Answer

A)  color and symbols 
B)  texture 
C)  mass and perspective 
D)  scale and pattern 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  color and symbols 
B)  texture 
C)  mass and perspective 
D)  scale and pattern 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 18

The ________ believed that the deceased continued to live on in a parallel existence with the living, often in the form of mummies.

Accepted Answer

A)  Inca 
B)  Aztecs 
C)  Kongo 
D)  Hindus 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  Inca 
B)  Aztecs 
C)  Kongo 
D)  Hindus 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 19

The Hopi of the southwestern United States are responsible for making which of the following sculptures?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sarcophagus lid from the tomb of  Lord Pacal 
B)  the kachina doll 
C)  the silver llama figurine 
D)  the vessel with a mask of Tlaloc 
E)  the book of the dead 
A)  the sarcophagus lid from the tomb of  Lord Pacal 
B)  the kachina doll 
C)  the silver llama figurine 
D)  the vessel with a mask of Tlaloc 
E)  the book of the dead

Question 20

Photographs, such as Andres Serrano's The Morgue (Gun Murder), cannot display the perspective technique of foreshortening.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 32: Art and the Cycle of Life

Rineke Dijkstra's series Mothers focuses on ________.

Which constellation is the arrangement of the Great Pyramids thought to mimic?

The Aztec of central Mexico are responsible for making which of the following sculptures?

What is the subject matter of Tierney Gearon's Untitled (4.42) from her series The Mother Project?

Lord Pacal was the ruler of which place?

The Yoruba ritual vessel (4.39) is made of which medium?

In Hunefer's book of the dead, how is his heart depicted?

In ancient Egypt, what is a book of the dead?

The sarcophagus lid from the tomb of Lord Pacal shows him ________.

Why are the bodies of the damned in the Last Judgment tympanum from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare so graphically grotesque?

Who is the artist of Dead Christ?

Who is the artist of the Last Judgment tympanum from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare?

The dolls associated with the nature spirits called kachinas have been used to ________.

Ancient Egyptian pyramids were only positioned according to geographical coordinates.

Tlaloc, the Aztec rain god, is identifiable in the clay vessel (4.51) through the ________ used.

The ________ believed that the deceased continued to live on in a parallel existence with the living, often in the form of mummies.

The Hopi of the southwestern United States are responsible for making which of the following sculptures?

Photographs, such as Andres Serrano's The Morgue (Gun Murder), cannot display the perspective technique of foreshortening.

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scale and Proportion

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Art of Europe and America 1700-1865: Rococo to Romanticism

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