Question 1

Surgical dissections and artists studying anatomy have nothing in common.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Georges Seurat feverishly painted Sunday on La Grande Jatte in one weekend.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Astronomy was very important to the Aztecs and the Maya.Find an example of a more recent artwork that references the extraterrestrial,such as Kathy Strauss's monoprint of the Milky Way (2.3.19).Why have artists over thousands of years been fascinated by the universe? Has modern science altered the ways that space is depicted by artists?

Accepted Answer

Artists have been fascinated by the univ

Question 4

Which of these terms applies to Georges Seurat's Sunday on La Grande Jatte?

Accepted Answer

A)  pointillism 
B)  optical mixture 
C)  afterimage effect 
D)  all of the previous answers 
E)  none of the previous answers 
A)  pointillism 
B)  optical mixture 
C)  afterimage effect 
D)  all of the previous answers 
E)  none of the previous answers

Question 5

Astrolabes were treated as purely scientific instruments that did not need decoration or inscriptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why did Jasper Johns paint his Flag (4.4.15)in green,orange,and black?

Accepted Answer

A)  because they are the complements of the US flag's actual colors 
B)  he felt these colors were more patriotic than red, white, and blue 
C)  they coordinated with the client's home 
D)  it was part of a series in which different colors were tested on the flag for their ability to trigger an emotional response 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  because they are the complements of the US flag's actual colors 
B)  he felt these colors were more patriotic than red, white, and blue 
C)  they coordinated with the client's home 
D)  it was part of a series in which different colors were tested on the flag for their ability to trigger an emotional response 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 7

When the restoration of the Sistine Chapel ceiling was completed in 1989,artists,scholars,and scientists throughout the world universally applauded the restorers' efforts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the quotation with the artist and artwork it describes:
-"When I was a child I experienced this state of self-obliteration,so I painted the same motif endlessly."

Accepted Answer

A) Willard Wigan, Statue of Liberty 
B) Marcia Smilack, Cello Music 
C) Salvador Dalí, Persistence of Memory 
D) Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross 
E) Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession 
A) Willard Wigan, Statue of Liberty 
B) Marcia Smilack, Cello Music 
C) Salvador Dalí, Persistence of Memory 
D) Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross 
E) Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession

Question 9

Body Worlds is controversial because the figures in the exhibition never gave permission for their bodies to be used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

"Pentimenti" is the term used by Picasso for his young students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match the quotation with the artist and artwork it describes:
-"I hear with my eyes and see with my ears."

Accepted Answer

A) Willard Wigan, Statue of Liberty 
B) Marcia Smilack, Cello Music 
C) Salvador Dalí, Persistence of Memory 
D) Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross 
E) Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession 
A) Willard Wigan, Statue of Liberty 
B) Marcia Smilack, Cello Music 
C) Salvador Dalí, Persistence of Memory 
D) Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross 
E) Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession

Question 12

The Maya flint depicting a crocodile canoe with passengers (4.4.4):

Accepted Answer

A)  is a representation of the Maya story of creation 
B)  shows five figures riding a crocodile 
C)  refers to the arrangement of the stars in the Milky Way 
D)  all of the previous answers 
E)  none of the previous answers 
A)  is a representation of the Maya story of creation 
B)  shows five figures riding a crocodile 
C)  refers to the arrangement of the stars in the Milky Way 
D)  all of the previous answers 
E)  none of the previous answers

Question 13

Synesthesia is when stimulation of one sense triggers an experience in another,for example visualizing color when one hears music.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Match the quotation with the artist and artwork it describes:
-"It is a picture that even strong men find it difficult to look at long . . ."

Accepted Answer

A) Willard Wigan, Statue of Liberty 
B) Marcia Smilack, Cello Music 
C) Salvador Dalí, Persistence of Memory 
D) Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross 
E) Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession 
A) Willard Wigan, Statue of Liberty 
B) Marcia Smilack, Cello Music 
C) Salvador Dalí, Persistence of Memory 
D) Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross 
E) Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession

Question 15

Match the quotation with the artist and artwork it describes:
-". . . people had made me feel small so I wanted to show them how significant small could be."

Accepted Answer

A) Willard Wigan, Statue of Liberty 
B) Marcia Smilack, Cello Music 
C) Salvador Dalí, Persistence of Memory 
D) Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross 
E) Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession 
A) Willard Wigan, Statue of Liberty 
B) Marcia Smilack, Cello Music 
C) Salvador Dalí, Persistence of Memory 
D) Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross 
E) Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession

Question 16

An x-ray of Picasso's Girl before a Mirror showed that the artist altered the body of Marie-Thérèse while working on the painting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Artists have often been influenced by scientific discoveries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why is the flag in the bottom half of the canvas of Jasper Johns's Flag (4.4.15)a solid rectangle with a black dot in the middle?

Accepted Answer

A)  the artist was symbolizing the disappearance of American values 
B)  the painting is unfinished 
C)  the artist wanted the viewer to rest their eyes on this rectangle after looking at the one in the painting's top half 
D)  this painting is a part of series, and the red and white portions of the flag are on other paintings 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  the artist was symbolizing the disappearance of American values 
B)  the painting is unfinished 
C)  the artist wanted the viewer to rest their eyes on this rectangle after looking at the one in the painting's top half 
D)  this painting is a part of series, and the red and white portions of the flag are on other paintings 
E)  none of the other answers

Exam 33: Art and Science

Surgical dissections and artists studying anatomy have nothing in common.

Georges Seurat feverishly painted Sunday on La Grande Jatte in one weekend.

Which of these terms applies to Georges Seurat's Sunday on La Grande Jatte?

Astrolabes were treated as purely scientific instruments that did not need decoration or inscriptions.

Why did Jasper Johns paint his Flag (4.4.15)in green,orange,and black?

When the restoration of the Sistine Chapel ceiling was completed in 1989,artists,scholars,and scientists throughout the world universally applauded the restorers' efforts.

Match the quotation with the artist and artwork it describes: -"When I was a child I experienced this state of self-obliteration,so I painted the same motif endlessly."

Body Worlds is controversial because the figures in the exhibition never gave permission for their bodies to be used.

"Pentimenti" is the term used by Picasso for his young students.

Match the quotation with the artist and artwork it describes: -"I hear with my eyes and see with my ears."

The Maya flint depicting a crocodile canoe with passengers (4.4.4):

Synesthesia is when stimulation of one sense triggers an experience in another,for example visualizing color when one hears music.

Match the quotation with the artist and artwork it describes: -"It is a picture that even strong men find it difficult to look at long . . ."

Match the quotation with the artist and artwork it describes: -". . . people had made me feel small so I wanted to show them how significant small could be."

An x-ray of Picasso's Girl before a Mirror showed that the artist altered the body of Marie-Thérèse while working on the painting.

Artists have often been influenced by scientific discoveries.

Why is the flag in the bottom half of the canvas of Jasper Johns's Flag (4.4.15)a solid rectangle with a black dot in the middle?

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

Alternative Media and Processes

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 Illusion

Art of Political Leaders and Rulers

Art, War, and Revolution

Art of Social Conscience

The Body in Art

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