Question 1

Match the alternative medium or process with its definition:
-performance art

Accepted Answer

A) artworks that track the movements and gestures the artist makes during their production 
B) artworks that transform the surrounding space in order to become environmental artworks 
C) an art action or event that incorporates elements of music, dance, poetry, video, and multimedia technology 
D) a general tendency, as well as an art movement originating in the 1960s, that emphasizes the ideas behind an artwork over any material production to represent those ideas 
E) impromptu art actions, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance 
A) artworks that track the movements and gestures the artist makes during their production 
B) artworks that transform the surrounding space in order to become environmental artworks 
C) an art action or event that incorporates elements of music, dance, poetry, video, and multimedia technology 
D) a general tendency, as well as an art movement originating in the 1960s, that emphasizes the ideas behind an artwork over any material production to represent those ideas 
E) impromptu art actions, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance C

Question 2

Jackson Pollock is known for:

Accepted Answer

A)  delivering an important speech to Congress on behalf of the art world 
B)  hanging upside-down from the Brooklyn Bridge for two days 
C)  splashing, pouring, and dripping paint onto a canvas as he walked around it on the floor 
D)  his miniature paintings 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  delivering an important speech to Congress on behalf of the art world 
B)  hanging upside-down from the Brooklyn Bridge for two days 
C)  splashing, pouring, and dripping paint onto a canvas as he walked around it on the floor 
D)  his miniature paintings 
E)  all of the other answers C

Question 3

As an artist,Marina Abramovic is known for her ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  extroverted personality 
B)  extensive note-taking ability 
C)  extreme performance pieces 
D)  extremely long hair 
E)  traditional approach 
A)  extroverted personality 
B)  extensive note-taking ability 
C)  extreme performance pieces 
D)  extremely long hair 
E)  traditional approach C

Question 4

Match the alternative medium or process with its definition:
-action paintings

Accepted Answer

A) artworks that track the movements and gestures the artist makes during their production 
B) artworks that transform the surrounding space in order to become environmental artworks 
C) an art action or event that incorporates elements of music, dance, poetry, video, and multimedia technology 
D) a general tendency, as well as an art movement originating in the 1960s, that emphasizes the ideas behind an artwork over any material production to represent those ideas 
E) impromptu art actions, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance 
A) artworks that track the movements and gestures the artist makes during their production 
B) artworks that transform the surrounding space in order to become environmental artworks 
C) an art action or event that incorporates elements of music, dance, poetry, video, and multimedia technology 
D) a general tendency, as well as an art movement originating in the 1960s, that emphasizes the ideas behind an artwork over any material production to represent those ideas 
E) impromptu art actions, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance

Question 5

Composer John Cage hoped that his innovative performances would:

Accepted Answer

A)  cause a fire in the tenement building in which he lived 
B)  make all people hate art 
C)  inspire people to pay attention to the life (and art) happening all around them 
D)  separate music and art 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  cause a fire in the tenement building in which he lived 
B)  make all people hate art 
C)  inspire people to pay attention to the life (and art) happening all around them 
D)  separate music and art 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 6

Mel Chin's Fundred Dollar Bill Project is designed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make the artist rich 
B)  make the viewer rich 
C)  raise awareness about and campaign for the treatment of lead-toxic soil 
D)  clean up the corruption in the political system by eliminating the need for taxes 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  make the artist rich 
B)  make the viewer rich 
C)  raise awareness about and campaign for the treatment of lead-toxic soil 
D)  clean up the corruption in the political system by eliminating the need for taxes 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 7

Match the alternative medium or process with its definition:
-installation

Accepted Answer

A) artworks that track the movements and gestures the artist makes during their production 
B) artworks that transform the surrounding space in order to become environmental artworks 
C) an art action or event that incorporates elements of music, dance, poetry, video, and multimedia technology 
D) a general tendency, as well as an art movement originating in the 1960s, that emphasizes the ideas behind an artwork over any material production to represent those ideas 
E) impromptu art actions, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance 
A) artworks that track the movements and gestures the artist makes during their production 
B) artworks that transform the surrounding space in order to become environmental artworks 
C) an art action or event that incorporates elements of music, dance, poetry, video, and multimedia technology 
D) a general tendency, as well as an art movement originating in the 1960s, that emphasizes the ideas behind an artwork over any material production to represent those ideas 
E) impromptu art actions, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance

Question 8

Yoko Ono often utilizes ________ to complete her artworks,such as Wish Tree.

Accepted Answer

A)  mattresses from her favorite hotels 
B)  instructions for viewers to perform or imagine 
C)  manifestos of historical art groups 
D)  the garden tools she inherited from her grandmother 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  mattresses from her favorite hotels 
B)  instructions for viewers to perform or imagine 
C)  manifestos of historical art groups 
D)  the garden tools she inherited from her grandmother 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 9

Ed Kienholz's The Beanery includes sculptural replicas of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  past presidents 
B)  nauseating food 
C)  collectible cars 
D)  famous artworks 
E)  bar inhabitants 
A)  past presidents 
B)  nauseating food 
C)  collectible cars 
D)  famous artworks 
E)  bar inhabitants

Question 10

Composer John Cage's Theater Piece No.1 is influential because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the documentary photos and videos made of the piece 
B)  the performance itself and discussions of it 
C)  the objects he used, which are now displayed like relics 
D)  the movie it was turned into 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  the documentary photos and videos made of the piece 
B)  the performance itself and discussions of it 
C)  the objects he used, which are now displayed like relics 
D)  the movie it was turned into 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 11

Compare two of the interactive works in this Chapter,for example Vito Acconci's Following Piece and Yoko Ono's Wish Tree.Describe the roles of the artist,the viewer,and the environment in each piece.What did each artist do? What did the viewers do in each case? What does each artwork look like? What is the point of each artwork? What does this comparison reveal to you about these artworks that you had not considered before making it?

Accepted Answer

Vito Acconci's Following Piece and Yoko

Question 12

Marina Abramovic's The Artist Is Present took ________ to complete.

Accepted Answer

A)  nine hours 
B)  twelve days 
C)  three months 
D)  forty years 
E)  it remains unfinished 
A)  nine hours 
B)  twelve days 
C)  three months 
D)  forty years 
E)  it remains unfinished

Question 13

The work of ________ was a direct influence on the conceptual art movement.

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Einstein 
B)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
C)  Marcel Duchamp 
D)  Michelangelo 
E)  the ancient Egyptians 
A)  Albert Einstein 
B)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
C)  Marcel Duchamp 
D)  Michelangelo 
E)  the ancient Egyptians

Question 14

An artwork that consists of a re-created bedroom with videos projected onto the walls would best be described as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  performance art 
B)  conceptual art 
C)  an installation 
D)  a readymade 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  performance art 
B)  conceptual art 
C)  an installation 
D)  a readymade 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 15

What unconventional material does Jean Tinguely use in Homage to New York?

Accepted Answer

A)  firewood 
B)  mechanized junk 
C)  railroad ties 
D)  neon tubing 
E)  toothpaste 
A)  firewood 
B)  mechanized junk 
C)  railroad ties 
D)  neon tubing 
E)  toothpaste

Question 16

In Mining the Museum Fred Wilson reorganized objects from the collection of the Maryland Historical Society,essentially taking on the role of a ________ in addition to that of an artist.

Accepted Answer

A)  director 
B)  curator 
C)  conductor 
D)  registrar 
E)  shopkeeper 
A)  director 
B)  curator 
C)  conductor 
D)  registrar 
E)  shopkeeper

Question 17

An artwork that consists exclusively of drawings,designs,and plans would best be described as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  performance art 
B)  conceptual art 
C)  an installation 
D)  a happening 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  performance art 
B)  conceptual art 
C)  an installation 
D)  a happening 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 18

Artworks made using alternative media and processes ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  break down categories of traditional artworks 
B)  break down the traditional boundaries between art and life 
C)  focus our attention on objects, actions, and events we might otherwise overlook 
D)  all of the other answers 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  break down categories of traditional artworks 
B)  break down the traditional boundaries between art and life 
C)  focus our attention on objects, actions, and events we might otherwise overlook 
D)  all of the other answers 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 19

Match the alternative medium or process with its definition:
-happenings

Accepted Answer

A) artworks that track the movements and gestures the artist makes during their production 
B) artworks that transform the surrounding space in order to become environmental artworks 
C) an art action or event that incorporates elements of music, dance, poetry, video, and multimedia technology 
D) a general tendency, as well as an art movement originating in the 1960s, that emphasizes the ideas behind an artwork over any material production to represent those ideas 
E) impromptu art actions, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance 
A) artworks that track the movements and gestures the artist makes during their production 
B) artworks that transform the surrounding space in order to become environmental artworks 
C) an art action or event that incorporates elements of music, dance, poetry, video, and multimedia technology 
D) a general tendency, as well as an art movement originating in the 1960s, that emphasizes the ideas behind an artwork over any material production to represent those ideas 
E) impromptu art actions, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance

Question 20

Match the alternative medium or process with its definition:
-conceptual art

Accepted Answer

A) artworks that track the movements and gestures the artist makes during their production 
B) artworks that transform the surrounding space in order to become environmental artworks 
C) an art action or event that incorporates elements of music, dance, poetry, video, and multimedia technology 
D) a general tendency, as well as an art movement originating in the 1960s, that emphasizes the ideas behind an artwork over any material production to represent those ideas 
E) impromptu art actions, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance 
A) artworks that track the movements and gestures the artist makes during their production 
B) artworks that transform the surrounding space in order to become environmental artworks 
C) an art action or event that incorporates elements of music, dance, poetry, video, and multimedia technology 
D) a general tendency, as well as an art movement originating in the 1960s, that emphasizes the ideas behind an artwork over any material production to represent those ideas 
E) impromptu art actions, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance

Exam 20: Alternative Media and Processes

Match the alternative medium or process with its definition: -performance art

Jackson Pollock is known for:

As an artist,Marina Abramovic is known for her ________.

Match the alternative medium or process with its definition: -action paintings

Composer John Cage hoped that his innovative performances would:

Mel Chin's Fundred Dollar Bill Project is designed to:

Match the alternative medium or process with its definition: -installation

Yoko Ono often utilizes ________ to complete her artworks,such as Wish Tree.

Ed Kienholz's The Beanery includes sculptural replicas of ________.

Composer John Cage's Theater Piece No.1 is influential because of:

Marina Abramovic's The Artist Is Present took ________ to complete.

The work of ________ was a direct influence on the conceptual art movement.

An artwork that consists of a re-created bedroom with videos projected onto the walls would best be described as ________.

What unconventional material does Jean Tinguely use in Homage to New York?

In Mining the Museum Fred Wilson reorganized objects from the collection of the Maryland Historical Society,essentially taking on the role of a ________ in addition to that of an artist.

An artwork that consists exclusively of drawings,designs,and plans would best be described as ________.

Artworks made using alternative media and processes ________.

Match the alternative medium or process with its definition: -happenings

Match the alternative medium or process with its definition: -conceptual art

Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast

Form, Volume, Mass, and Texture

Implied Depth: Value and Space

Color

Time and Motion

Unity Variety and Balance

Scale and Proportion

Emphasis and Focal Point

Pattern and Rhythm

Content and Analysis

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Sculpture

Architecture

The Tradition of Craft

Visual Communication Design

Photography

Film, Video, and Digital Art

The Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean

Art of the Middle Ages

Art of India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia

Art of the Americas

Art of Africa and the Pacific Islands

Art of Renaissance and Baroque Europe: 1400 to 1750

Art of Europe and America, 1700 to 1865: Rococo to Realism

The Modern Aesthetic: Manet in 1863 to the American Scene in the 1930s

Late Modern and Contemporary Art: from Abstract Expressionism in the 1940s to the Present Day

Art and Community

Spirituality and Art

Art and the Cycle of Life

Art and Science

Art and Illusion

Art of Political Leaders and Rulers

Art, War, and Revolution

Art of Social Conscience

The Body in Art

Exam Identity, Race, and Gender in Art

Gateway Features for Gateways to Art

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