Question 1

Robert Mapplethorpe made a self-portrait of himself that suggests the distinction between masculine and feminine is not clear-cut.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What is unconventional about Self-portrait Sideways No. 3?

Accepted Answer

A)  the body it shows is that of an older individual 
B)  the person is trespassing in order to climb up a watertower 
C)  the artist is holding a chair over his head 
D)  the viewer has to look through special glasses to see it 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  the body it shows is that of an older individual 
B)  the person is trespassing in order to climb up a watertower 
C)  the artist is holding a chair over his head 
D)  the viewer has to look through special glasses to see it 
E)  none of the other answers A

Question 3

What kind of artworks do the Guerrilla Girls make?

Accepted Answer

A)  classically inspired sculptures 
B)  feminist posters and pamphlets 
C)  instrumental musical performances 
D)  dynamic multimedia installations 
E)  documentary photographs and films 
A)  classically inspired sculptures 
B)  feminist posters and pamphlets 
C)  instrumental musical performances 
D)  dynamic multimedia installations 
E)  documentary photographs and films B

Question 4

The sculpture of Chibinda Ilunga (4.148) was made by an artist from which culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yoruba 
B)  Chokwe 
C)  Dogon 
D)  Egyptian 
E)  Greek 
A)  Yoruba 
B)  Chokwe 
C)  Dogon 
D)  Egyptian 
E)  Greek

Question 5

What is the medium of the sphinx of Hatshepsut (4.157)?

Accepted Answer

A)  mud brick 
B)  limestone 
C)  wood 
D)  granite 
E)  fur 
A)  mud brick 
B)  limestone 
C)  wood 
D)  granite 
E)  fur

Question 6

How are the dual genders of the Hermaphrodite with a Dog made visible?

Accepted Answer

A)  the subject wears a masculine costume and a feminine wrist watch 
B)  one side of the body is clean shaven while the other is hairy 
C)  the subject wears both pink and blue 
D)  because the person is shown in the nude 
E)  there is no way to tell this person is a hermaphrodite 
A)  the subject wears a masculine costume and a feminine wrist watch 
B)  one side of the body is clean shaven while the other is hairy 
C)  the subject wears both pink and blue 
D)  because the person is shown in the nude 
E)  there is no way to tell this person is a hermaphrodite

Question 7

Which artwork did Lorna Simpson make?

Accepted Answer

A)  Migrant Mother 
B)  Hermaphrodite with a Dog 
C)  You're Fine 
D)  Colossal Sphinx of Hatshepsut 
E)  Melissa & Lake, Durham, North Carolina 
A)  Migrant Mother 
B)  Hermaphrodite with a Dog 
C)  You're Fine 
D)  Colossal Sphinx of Hatshepsut 
E)  Melissa & Lake, Durham, North Carolina

Question 8

What movement influenced the Untitled Film Stills series?

Accepted Answer

A)  Renaissance 
B)  Civil Rights 
C)  Minimalism
Gateway to Art:
Lange, Migrant Mother: The Image of Motherhood 
D)  Cubism 
E)  Feminism 
A)  Renaissance 
B)  Civil Rights 
C)  Minimalism
Gateway to Art:
Lange, Migrant Mother: The Image of Motherhood 
D)  Cubism 
E)  Feminism

Question 9

To what does the title of Do Women Have to be Naked to Get into the Met. Museum ? refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  the practices of an exclusive swingers' club 
B)  a special offer for free tickets to a home baseball game 
C)  bootleg copies of a French movie shown on the subways 
D)  the unfair treatment of women by art institutions 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  the practices of an exclusive swingers' club 
B)  a special offer for free tickets to a home baseball game 
C)  bootleg copies of a French movie shown on the subways 
D)  the unfair treatment of women by art institutions 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 10

Who is the artist of the Untitled Film Stills series?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lewis Wickes Hine 
B)  John Coplans 
C)  Cindy Sherman 
D)  Dorothea Lange 
E)  Robert Mapplethorpe 
A)  Lewis Wickes Hine 
B)  John Coplans 
C)  Cindy Sherman 
D)  Dorothea Lange 
E)  Robert Mapplethorpe

Question 11

Who is the artist of The Dinner Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Artemisia Gentileschi 
B)  Judy Chicago 
C)  Barbie Winter 
D)  Georgia O'Keeffe 
E)  Emily Dickinson 
A)  Artemisia Gentileschi 
B)  Judy Chicago 
C)  Barbie Winter 
D)  Georgia O'Keeffe 
E)  Emily Dickinson

Question 12

Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother shows the relationship between mother and children in an ideal way and gives no hint as to the actual concerns of daily life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the Untitled Film Stills series the artist, Cindy Sherman, wanted to explore various aspects of her own personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The decapitation of Holofernes, which is the subject of an oil painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, happened because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Holofernes was cruel and violent to Judith's people 
B)  Judith was jealous because he was her adulterous husband 
C)  Judith was vengeful because he had killed her son 
D)  Holofernes was a magician and Judith was his assistant for this trick 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  Holofernes was cruel and violent to Judith's people 
B)  Judith was jealous because he was her adulterous husband 
C)  Judith was vengeful because he had killed her son 
D)  Holofernes was a magician and Judith was his assistant for this trick 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 15

The layout of The Dinner Party alludes to:

Accepted Answer

A)  an ancient sign for woman 
B)  a coven of witches 
C)  the Last Supper 
D)  ancient religions that worshiped a mother goddess 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  an ancient sign for woman 
B)  a coven of witches 
C)  the Last Supper 
D)  ancient religions that worshiped a mother goddess 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 16

What does the text accompanying the image of the woman in You're Fine indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  that the woman is lying down for a medical inspection 
B)  that this picture is an acceptable example of a Classical reclining nude 
C)  that we clearly know the identity of the person depicted 
D)  that the artist has passed her entrance exams to graduate school 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  that the woman is lying down for a medical inspection 
B)  that this picture is an acceptable example of a Classical reclining nude 
C)  that we clearly know the identity of the person depicted 
D)  that the artist has passed her entrance exams to graduate school 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 17

What was the inspiration for Cindy Sherman's Untitled Film Stills series?

Accepted Answer

A)  old records 
B)  old photographs 
C)  old movies 
D)  old clothes 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  old records 
B)  old photographs 
C)  old movies 
D)  old clothes 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 18

Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother shows ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a mother's strength and determination at a time of great need 
B)  a family devastated by the lack of food available 
C)  a mother's face reflecting the pressures placed on the family unit 
D)  the enduring quality of the bond between a mother and her children 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  a mother's strength and determination at a time of great need 
B)  a family devastated by the lack of food available 
C)  a mother's face reflecting the pressures placed on the family unit 
D)  the enduring quality of the bond between a mother and her children 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 19

Which of the following is an important message in artworks that show gender as ambiguous?

Accepted Answer

A)  that people can never choose how they want to be seen 
B)  that works of art cannot provide an arena for creative displays of identity 
C)  that gender is a construction and people do not all fit in predetermined categories 
D)  that it is always better to be first than it is to be green 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  that people can never choose how they want to be seen 
B)  that works of art cannot provide an arena for creative displays of identity 
C)  that gender is a construction and people do not all fit in predetermined categories 
D)  that it is always better to be first than it is to be green 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 20

What is the subject of Catherine Opie's Domestic series?

Accepted Answer

A)  staged depiction of radical performance artists 
B)  high school football games 
C)  a variety of landscapes the artist found interesting 
D)  lesbian couples in their everyday settings 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  staged depiction of radical performance artists 
B)  high school football games 
C)  a variety of landscapes the artist found interesting 
D)  lesbian couples in their everyday settings 
E)  all of the other answers

Exam 39: Identity, Race, and Gender in Art

Robert Mapplethorpe made a self-portrait of himself that suggests the distinction between masculine and feminine is not clear-cut.

What is unconventional about Self-portrait Sideways No. 3?

What kind of artworks do the Guerrilla Girls make?

The sculpture of Chibinda Ilunga (4.148) was made by an artist from which culture?

What is the medium of the sphinx of Hatshepsut (4.157)?

How are the dual genders of the Hermaphrodite with a Dog made visible?

Which artwork did Lorna Simpson make?

What movement influenced the Untitled Film Stills series?

To what does the title of Do Women Have to be Naked to Get into the Met. Museum ? refer?

Who is the artist of the Untitled Film Stills series?

Who is the artist of The Dinner Party?

Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother shows the relationship between mother and children in an ideal way and gives no hint as to the actual concerns of daily life.

In the Untitled Film Stills series the artist, Cindy Sherman, wanted to explore various aspects of her own personality.

The decapitation of Holofernes, which is the subject of an oil painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, happened because:

The layout of The Dinner Party alludes to:

What does the text accompanying the image of the woman in You're Fine indicate?

What was the inspiration for Cindy Sherman's Untitled Film Stills series?

Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother shows ________.

Which of the following is an important message in artworks that show gender as ambiguous?

What is the subject of Catherine Opie's Domestic series?

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