Question 1

Which kind of attributes did satyrs, symbols of excess, combine with human elements?

Accepted Answer

A) Goat or eagle 
B) Eagle or serpent 
C) Horse or monkey 
D) Goat or horse 
A) Goat or eagle 
B) Eagle or serpent 
C) Horse or monkey 
D) Goat or horse D

Question 2

Which statement about Jan Bruegel's flower paintings is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Based on careful observation, Bruegel derived his still lifes from what he could see at the Antwerp botanical gardens. 
B) Each flower conveyed such specific symbolism that the bouquet can be interpreted as a visual sermon. 
C) Although Bruegel studied flowers firsthand, his painted bouquets never existed; it would have been impossible because the flowers are from different places and seasons of the year. 
D) Bruegel painted flowers as practice for his later landscape paintings. 
A) Based on careful observation, Bruegel derived his still lifes from what he could see at the Antwerp botanical gardens. 
B) Each flower conveyed such specific symbolism that the bouquet can be interpreted as a visual sermon. 
C) Although Bruegel studied flowers firsthand, his painted bouquets never existed; it would have been impossible because the flowers are from different places and seasons of the year. 
D) Bruegel painted flowers as practice for his later landscape paintings. C

Question 3

Which are metaphors for humans in Thai, Hindu, and Buddhist art?

Accepted Answer

A) Demons 
B) Eagles 
C) Monkeys 
D) Serpents 
A) Demons 
B) Eagles 
C) Monkeys 
D) Serpents C

Question 4

What kind of contemporary works are large-scale environmental pieces in which the land itself is an important component?

Accepted Answer

A) Earthworks 
B) Happenings 
C) Landscapes 
D) Mixed media 
A) Earthworks 
B) Happenings 
C) Landscapes 
D) Mixed media

Question 5

In the later years of his life, Claude Monet's paintings approached abstraction, as what became more important than imagery to him?

Accepted Answer

A) Futurist manifestos 
B) Genre 
C) Pointillism 
D) Brushstrokes 
A) Futurist manifestos 
B) Genre 
C) Pointillism 
D) Brushstrokes

Question 6

​   Anselm Kiefer's Breaking of the Vessels likely makes which cultural references?

Accepted Answer

A) Both to the modern production of vessels and the loss of traditional methods 
B) Both to the Hebrew Kabbalah and the Nazi's Kristallnacht 
C) To the ceremonial use of vessels by Catholic Christians 
D) To the loss of identity and break with tradition of modern urban living 
A) Both to the modern production of vessels and the loss of traditional methods 
B) Both to the Hebrew Kabbalah and the Nazi's Kristallnacht 
C) To the ceremonial use of vessels by Catholic Christians 
D) To the loss of identity and break with tradition of modern urban living

Question 7

What did the unicorn became a Christian symbol for?

Accepted Answer

A) Mary 
B) St. John the Divine 
C) The Holy Spirit 
D) Christ 
A) Mary 
B) St. John the Divine 
C) The Holy Spirit 
D) Christ

Question 8

In areas of Peru and Bolivia, which animal is highly regarded because it can signify weather changes and can predict rainfall?

Accepted Answer

A) Monkey 
B) Spider 
C) Parrot 
D) Butterfly 
A) Monkey 
B) Spider 
C) Parrot 
D) Butterfly

Question 9

​   Which culture created the work Relief Depicting a Priest Making an Offering, and a Snake behind Him from carved basalt?

Accepted Answer

A) The Assyrians of the ancient Near East 
B) The Yoruba of Nigeria 
C) The Olmecs of Central America 
D) The Aborigines of Australia 
A) The Assyrians of the ancient Near East 
B) The Yoruba of Nigeria 
C) The Olmecs of Central America 
D) The Aborigines of Australia

Question 10

​   What is the Serpent (or Snake )Mound an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) The North American tradition of animal-shaped earthworks 
B) Robert Smithson's early earthworks 
C) The importance of ecological concerns with the Minoan Snake Goddess cult 
D) Garden design by the Mayans 
A) The North American tradition of animal-shaped earthworks 
B) Robert Smithson's early earthworks 
C) The importance of ecological concerns with the Minoan Snake Goddess cult 
D) Garden design by the Mayans

Question 11

What are visitors to the Zen Garden of Contemplation in Japan expected to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Be awed by its great size 
B) Sit still and meditate 
C) Be reminded of the tenets of Confucius 
D) Enjoy the range of seasonal flowers 
A) Be awed by its great size 
B) Sit still and meditate 
C) Be reminded of the tenets of Confucius 
D) Enjoy the range of seasonal flowers

Question 12

Which work comments on the way society both creates and is defined by specific mass-produced objects?

Accepted Answer

A) Ai Weiwei's Forever Bicycles 
B) Joseph Mallord William Turner's The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken Up 
C) Fernand Léger, The City 
D) Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory 
A) Ai Weiwei's Forever Bicycles 
B) Joseph Mallord William Turner's The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken Up 
C) Fernand Léger, The City 
D) Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory

Question 13

Which statement is true of Andreas Vesalius's anatomical illustrations?

Accepted Answer

A) He relied on the tradition of classical and medieval Arabic sources to create his work. 
B) Basing his images in dissection, he overturned many prior assumptions about the human body. 
C) Vesalius initially trained as an oil painter, thus gaining his ability to realistically render human form. 
D) Vesalius's works show the dichotomy between art and science. 
A) He relied on the tradition of classical and medieval Arabic sources to create his work. 
B) Basing his images in dissection, he overturned many prior assumptions about the human body. 
C) Vesalius initially trained as an oil painter, thus gaining his ability to realistically render human form. 
D) Vesalius's works show the dichotomy between art and science.

Question 14

The European painter John Constable painted his large landscapes outdoors from direct observation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why were landscapes popular in China and Japan?

Accepted Answer

A) They were a symbol of affluence. 
B) Nature was revered as holy. 
C) Cities were noisy, polluted, and crowded. 
D) It was a tradition brought by the Mongols. 
A) They were a symbol of affluence. 
B) Nature was revered as holy. 
C) Cities were noisy, polluted, and crowded. 
D) It was a tradition brought by the Mongols.

Question 16

The Incan civilization in Peru produced huge animal drawings by scraping the desert floor to reveal the lighter-colored sand beneath it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​   Which artistic movement does Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory represent?

Accepted Answer

A) Fauvism 
B) Pointillism 
C) Surrealism 
D) Cubism 
A) Fauvism 
B) Pointillism 
C) Surrealism 
D) Cubism

Question 18

John Constable's works, though Romantic in essence, were the foundation for which artistic movement?

Accepted Answer

A) Post Impressionism 
B) Impressionism 
C) Neoclassicism 
D) Fauvism 
A) Post Impressionism 
B) Impressionism 
C) Neoclassicism 
D) Fauvism

Question 19

The Mask of Hanuman is both fantastic and based on a specific species of monkey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Ansel Adams's photographs helped raise public support for national parks and for the environmental movement in general.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which kind of attributes did satyrs, symbols of excess, combine with human elements?

Which statement about Jan Bruegel's flower paintings is correct?

Which are metaphors for humans in Thai, Hindu, and Buddhist art?

What kind of contemporary works are large-scale environmental pieces in which the land itself is an important component?

In the later years of his life, Claude Monet's paintings approached abstraction, as what became more important than imagery to him?

Anselm Kiefer's Breaking of the Vessels likely makes which cultural references?

What did the unicorn became a Christian symbol for?

In areas of Peru and Bolivia, which animal is highly regarded because it can signify weather changes and can predict rainfall?

Which culture created the work Relief Depicting a Priest Making an Offering, and a Snake behind Him from carved basalt?

What is the Serpent (or Snake )Mound an example of?

What are visitors to the Zen Garden of Contemplation in Japan expected to do?

Which work comments on the way society both creates and is defined by specific mass-produced objects?

Which statement is true of Andreas Vesalius's anatomical illustrations?

The European painter John Constable painted his large landscapes outdoors from direct observation.

Why were landscapes popular in China and Japan?

The Incan civilization in Peru produced huge animal drawings by scraping the desert floor to reveal the lighter-colored sand beneath it.

Which artistic movement does Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory represent?

John Constable's works, though Romantic in essence, were the foundation for which artistic movement?

The Mask of Hanuman is both fantastic and based on a specific species of monkey.

Ansel Adams's photographs helped raise public support for national parks and for the environmental movement in general.

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Which kind of attributes did satyrs, symbols of excess, combine with human elements?

Which statement about Jan Bruegel's flower paintings is correct?

Which are metaphors for humans in Thai, Hindu, and Buddhist art?

What kind of contemporary works are large-scale environmental pieces in which the land itself is an important component?

In the later years of his life, Claude Monet's paintings approached abstraction, as what became more important than imagery to him?

​ Anselm Kiefer's Breaking of the Vessels likely makes which cultural references?

What did the unicorn became a Christian symbol for?

In areas of Peru and Bolivia, which animal is highly regarded because it can signify weather changes and can predict rainfall?

​ Which culture created the work Relief Depicting a Priest Making an Offering, and a Snake behind Him from carved basalt?

​ What is the Serpent (or Snake )Mound an example of?

What are visitors to the Zen Garden of Contemplation in Japan expected to do?

Which work comments on the way society both creates and is defined by specific mass-produced objects?

Which statement is true of Andreas Vesalius's anatomical illustrations?

The European painter John Constable painted his large landscapes outdoors from direct observation.

Why were landscapes popular in China and Japan?

The Incan civilization in Peru produced huge animal drawings by scraping the desert floor to reveal the lighter-colored sand beneath it.

​ Which artistic movement does Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory represent?

John Constable's works, though Romantic in essence, were the foundation for which artistic movement?

The Mask of Hanuman is both fantastic and based on a specific species of monkey.

Ansel Adams's photographs helped raise public support for national parks and for the environmental movement in general.

Art and Art Making

The Language of Art and Architecture

Media

Deriving Meaning

Food and Shelter

Reproduction and Sexuality

Deities and Places of Worship

Mortality and Immortality

Power, Politics, and Glory

Social Protestaffirmation

Mind and Body

Race, Gender, Clan, and Class

Entertainment and Visual Culture

Art in Your Life

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Anselm Kiefer's Breaking of the Vessels likely makes which cultural references?

Which culture created the work Relief Depicting a Priest Making an Offering, and a Snake behind Him from carved basalt?

What is the Serpent (or Snake )Mound an example of?

Which artistic movement does Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory represent?