Question 1

Which artwork did James Abbott McNeill Whistler make?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling  Rocket 
B)  The Nightmare 
C)  (Untitled) Baalbek Bird Cage 
D)  Self-portrait with Saskia in the Scene of the Prodigal Son in the Tavern 
E)  The Exile 
A)  Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling  Rocket 
B)  The Nightmare 
C)  (Untitled) Baalbek Bird Cage 
D)  Self-portrait with Saskia in the Scene of the Prodigal Son in the Tavern 
E)  The Exile A

Question 2

Why did the artist of The Scream make the painting the way he did?

Accepted Answer

A)  because he had never made a painting before 
B)  because he had a vision one night of this exact figure 
C)  because he was focusing on his internal experience 
D)  because his wedding photographer did not show up 
E)  because he was about to be captured after escaping from prison 
A)  because he had never made a painting before 
B)  because he had a vision one night of this exact figure 
C)  because he was focusing on his internal experience 
D)  because his wedding photographer did not show up 
E)  because he was about to be captured after escaping from prison C

Question 3

What kinds of themes is the artist of Untitled (Baalbek Bird Cage) dealing with?

Accepted Answer

A)  reminders of the artist's loss of her childhood home 
B)  expressing disorientation or disconnection by transforming a familiar object 
C)  women's identification of domestic life with feeling like a caged bird 
D)  the artist's feelings of displacement and being unsettled by world events 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  reminders of the artist's loss of her childhood home 
B)  expressing disorientation or disconnection by transforming a familiar object 
C)  women's identification of domestic life with feeling like a caged bird 
D)  the artist's feelings of displacement and being unsettled by world events 
E)  all of the other answers E

Question 4

Why did Rembrandt make so many self-portraits?

Accepted Answer

A)  he had access to his subject whenever he wanted it 
B)  he could show himself in many guises and character types 
C)  he had the opportunity to examine different facial expressions 
D)  all of the previous answers 
E)  none of the previous answers 
A)  he had access to his subject whenever he wanted it 
B)  he could show himself in many guises and character types 
C)  he had the opportunity to examine different facial expressions 
D)  all of the previous answers 
E)  none of the previous answers

Question 5

What is the medium of Richard Prince's Untitled (Cowboys) (4.177)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ektacolor print 
B)  gelatin silver print 
C)  oil paint on celluloid 
D)  magazine pages 
E)  video projection 
A)  Ektacolor print 
B)  gelatin silver print 
C)  oil paint on celluloid 
D)  magazine pages 
E)  video projection

Question 6

The artist ORLAN was the first person ever to undergo plastic surgery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Artemisia Gentileschi made ________ paintings of the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes.

Accepted Answer

A)  cave 
B)  sloppy 
C)  counterfeit 
D)  bright 
E)  seven 
A)  cave 
B)  sloppy 
C)  counterfeit 
D)  bright 
E)  seven

Question 8

Jackson Pollock's Male and Female, according to interpretations based on Jungian analysis, shows ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  people underwater 
B)  a balanced psyche 
C)  the imbalance between the masculine and the feminine 
D)  biblical heroines 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  people underwater 
B)  a balanced psyche 
C)  the imbalance between the masculine and the feminine 
D)  biblical heroines 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 9

What is the medium of (Untitled) Baalbek Bird Cage?

Accepted Answer

A)  sculptural installation 
B)  video projection 
C)  cibachrome print 
D)  oil on canvas 
E)  prison cell 
A)  sculptural installation 
B)  video projection 
C)  cibachrome print 
D)  oil on canvas 
E)  prison cell

Question 10

Who is the artist of The Return of the Prodigal Son?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rembrandt van Rijn 
B)  Vincent van Gogh 
C)  Duane Michals 
D)  Garry Winogrand 
E)  Henry Fuseli 
A)  Rembrandt van Rijn 
B)  Vincent van Gogh 
C)  Duane Michals 
D)  Garry Winogrand 
E)  Henry Fuseli

Question 11

Who is the artist of The Scream?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edward Hopper 
B)  Édouard Manet 
C)  Edvard Munch 
D)  Ed Ruscha 
E)  Edward Scissorhands 
A)  Edward Hopper 
B)  Édouard Manet 
C)  Edvard Munch 
D)  Ed Ruscha 
E)  Edward Scissorhands

Question 12

The powerful heroines in Artemisia Gentileschi's paintings have a strong correlation to events in the artist's own life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe conveys ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  exactly what the artist saw when he looked in the mirror 
B)  a completely abstract interpretation of what the artist felt 
C)  the agitation of the artist's internal reality through its representation of his physical appearance 
D)  a close friend's view of what the artist looked like right after he left hospital 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  exactly what the artist saw when he looked in the mirror 
B)  a completely abstract interpretation of what the artist felt 
C)  the agitation of the artist's internal reality through its representation of his physical appearance 
D)  a close friend's view of what the artist looked like right after he left hospital 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 14

What was the painting called The Nightmare based on?

Accepted Answer

A)  bad dreams the artist frequently had about creatures and damsels in distress 
B)  the legend of a male demon that has sex with people while they sleep 
C)  a fairy tale the artist heard every night before bed when he was a child 
D)  a fireworks display the artist saw when he was in London 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  bad dreams the artist frequently had about creatures and damsels in distress 
B)  the legend of a male demon that has sex with people while they sleep 
C)  a fairy tale the artist heard every night before bed when he was a child 
D)  a fireworks display the artist saw when he was in London 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 15

The artist of Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket had no external subject in mind, and intentionally made the first non-objective artwork in the history of art.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is so revolutionary about Brillo Box?

Accepted Answer

A)  the artist presented an actual object as an artwork 
B)  it precisely reproduces a commercial design in order to expand the boundaries of acceptable art practice 
C)  the materials used by the artist make the sculpture virtually indestructible 
D)  the artist was only able to make a single copy, so it is unique and very rare 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  the artist presented an actual object as an artwork 
B)  it precisely reproduces a commercial design in order to expand the boundaries of acceptable art practice 
C)  the materials used by the artist make the sculpture virtually indestructible 
D)  the artist was only able to make a single copy, so it is unique and very rare 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 17

What was the artist of The Hip Hop Project (25) trying to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  effectively become a part of a number of different communities 
B)  tell people that she is a famous artist in order to get their reaction 
C)  become black, white, or Hispanic 
D)  change her identity because she doesn't like being Korean 
E)  present snapshots that she collected from various flea markets as her own 
A)  effectively become a part of a number of different communities 
B)  tell people that she is a famous artist in order to get their reaction 
C)  become black, white, or Hispanic 
D)  change her identity because she doesn't like being Korean 
E)  present snapshots that she collected from various flea markets as her own

Question 18

Who is the artist of The Nightmare?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rembrandt van Rijn 
B)  Vincent van Gogh 
C)  Duane Michals 
D)  Garry Winogrand 
E)  Henry Fuseli 
A)  Rembrandt van Rijn 
B)  Vincent van Gogh 
C)  Duane Michals 
D)  Garry Winogrand 
E)  Henry Fuseli

Question 19

When was The Hip Hop Project (25) made?

Accepted Answer

A)  1917 
B)  1964 
C)  1980 
D)  1991 
E)  2001 
A)  1917 
B)  1964 
C)  1980 
D)  1991 
E)  2001

Question 20

Richard Prince's Untitled (Cowboys) (4.177) exactly copies Marlboro print ads but was considered sufficiently different from the source to have its own artistic merit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 34: Art, Illusion, and Transformation

Which artwork did James Abbott McNeill Whistler make?

Why did the artist of The Scream make the painting the way he did?

What kinds of themes is the artist of Untitled (Baalbek Bird Cage) dealing with?

Why did Rembrandt make so many self-portraits?

What is the medium of Richard Prince's Untitled (Cowboys) (4.177)?

The artist ORLAN was the first person ever to undergo plastic surgery.

Artemisia Gentileschi made ________ paintings of the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes.

Jackson Pollock's Male and Female, according to interpretations based on Jungian analysis, shows ________.

What is the medium of (Untitled) Baalbek Bird Cage?

Who is the artist of The Return of the Prodigal Son?

Who is the artist of The Scream?

The powerful heroines in Artemisia Gentileschi's paintings have a strong correlation to events in the artist's own life.

Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe conveys ________.

What was the painting called The Nightmare based on?

The artist of Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket had no external subject in mind, and intentionally made the first non-objective artwork in the history of art.

What is so revolutionary about Brillo Box?

What was the artist of The Hip Hop Project (25) trying to do?

Who is the artist of The Nightmare?

When was The Hip Hop Project (25) made?

Richard Prince's Untitled (Cowboys) (4.177) exactly copies Marlboro print ads but was considered sufficiently different from the source to have its own artistic merit.

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