Question 1

The French phrase trompe l'oeil could best be defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  "still life." 
B)  "optical illusion." 
C)  "nonfigurative abstraction." 
D)  "skillful use of light." 
A)  "still life." 
B)  "optical illusion." 
C)  "nonfigurative abstraction." 
D)  "skillful use of light."

Question 2

The intrinsic value of an object can vary over time to time and place to place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which art critic allegedly fell in love with the image of Saint Ursula in a painting by Carpaccio, as well as the image of Ilaria del Caretto on a marble tomb?

Accepted Answer

A)  Turner 
B)  Whistler 
C)  Ruskin 
D)  Oppenheim 
A)  Turner 
B)  Whistler 
C)  Ruskin 
D)  Oppenheim

Question 4

Art has often been used to preserve individuals' likenesses after they died, as evidenced by which people's practice of carving marble statues from wax death masks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptians 
B)  Romans 
C)  Mycenaeans 
D)  Babylonians 
A)  Egyptians 
B)  Romans 
C)  Mycenaeans 
D)  Babylonians

Question 5

When architects conceive a building, they usually make

Accepted Answer

A)  a plan. 
B)  a relief. 
C)  an etching. 
D)  a portrait. 
A)  a plan. 
B)  a relief. 
C)  an etching. 
D)  a portrait.

Question 6

Studies of infants and young children strongly suggest that the artistic impulse has to be learned and is not innate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In 2001, Taliban authorities in Afghanistan ordered the destruction of two huge statues of

Accepted Answer

A)  Allah. 
B)  Jesus. 
C)  Moses. 
D)  Buddha. 
A)  Allah. 
B)  Jesus. 
C)  Moses. 
D)  Buddha.

The French phrase trompe l'oeil could best be defined as

The intrinsic value of an object can vary over time to time and place to place.

Which art critic allegedly fell in love with the image of Saint Ursula in a painting by Carpaccio, as well as the image of Ilaria del Caretto on a marble tomb?

Art has often been used to preserve individuals' likenesses after they died, as evidenced by which people's practice of carving marble statues from wax death masks?

When architects conceive a building, they usually make

Studies of infants and young children strongly suggest that the artistic impulse has to be learned and is not innate.

In 2001, Taliban authorities in Afghanistan ordered the destruction of two huge statues of

The Language of Art

Prehistoric Western Europe

The Ancient Near East

Ancient Egypt

The Aegean

The Art of Ancient Greece

The Art of the Etruscans

Ancient Rome

Early Christian and Byzantine Art

The Early Middle Ages

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Precursors of the Renaissance

The Early Renaissance

The High Renaissance in Italy

Mannerism and the Later Sixteenth Century in Italy

Sixteenth-Century Painting and Printmaking in Northern Europe

The Baroque Style in Western Europe

Rococo, the Eighteenth Century, and Revival Styles

Neoclassicism: the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Romanticism: the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Nineteenth-Century Realism

Nineteenth-Century Impressionism

Post-Impressionism and the Late Nineteenth Century

The Early Twentieth Century: Picasso, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Matisse

Cubism, Futurism, and Related Twentieth-Century Styles

Dada, Surrealism, Social Realism, Regionalism, and Abstraction

Mid-Century American Abstraction

Pop Art, Op Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism

Continuity, Innovation, and Globalization

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Exam 1: Why Do We Study the History of Art

The French phrase trompe l'oeil could best be defined as

The intrinsic value of an object can vary over time to time and place to place.

Which art critic allegedly fell in love with the image of Saint Ursula in a painting by Carpaccio, as well as the image of Ilaria del Caretto on a marble tomb?

Art has often been used to preserve individuals' likenesses after they died, as evidenced by which people's practice of carving marble statues from wax death masks?

When architects conceive a building, they usually make

Studies of infants and young children strongly suggest that the artistic impulse has to be learned and is not innate.

In 2001, Taliban authorities in Afghanistan ordered the destruction of two huge statues of

The Language of Art

Prehistoric Western Europe

The Ancient Near East

Ancient Egypt

The Aegean

The Art of Ancient Greece

The Art of the Etruscans

Ancient Rome

Early Christian and Byzantine Art

The Early Middle Ages

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Precursors of the Renaissance

The Early Renaissance

The High Renaissance in Italy

Mannerism and the Later Sixteenth Century in Italy

Sixteenth-Century Painting and Printmaking in Northern Europe

The Baroque Style in Western Europe

Rococo, the Eighteenth Century, and Revival Styles

Neoclassicism: the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Romanticism: the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Nineteenth-Century Realism

Nineteenth-Century Impressionism

Post-Impressionism and the Late Nineteenth Century

The Early Twentieth Century: Picasso, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Matisse

Cubism, Futurism, and Related Twentieth-Century Styles

Dada, Surrealism, Social Realism, Regionalism, and Abstraction

Mid-Century American Abstraction

Pop Art, Op Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism

Continuity, Innovation, and Globalization

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