Question 1

Faith Ringgold's God Bless America features an American flag turned into a prison cell.How is the figure of the woman contradictory?

Accepted Answer

A) She is both free and imprisoned. 
B) She is both nationalistic and patriotic. 
C) She is both angry and joyous. 
D) She is both patriotic and racist. 
A) She is both free and imprisoned. 
B) She is both nationalistic and patriotic. 
C) She is both angry and joyous. 
D) She is both patriotic and racist.

Question 2

Which of these statements apply to the remarkable 16th century Mughal ruler,Akbar?

Accepted Answer

A) he promoted religious tolerance,inviting followers of many different religions to participate in his court 
B) he expanded his empire at the turn of the first millennium CE to include all of the Mediterranean and most of modern Europe 
C) he helped promote the spread of Buddhism from India,across China,and eventually to Japan 
D) he established early trade routes across the Atlantic Ocean to North America 
A) he promoted religious tolerance,inviting followers of many different religions to participate in his court 
B) he expanded his empire at the turn of the first millennium CE to include all of the Mediterranean and most of modern Europe 
C) he helped promote the spread of Buddhism from India,across China,and eventually to Japan 
D) he established early trade routes across the Atlantic Ocean to North America

Question 3

In the West,when we see objects made in African,Oceanic,Native American,or Asian cultures in museums,we see them as works of art.Why is this problematic? How were many of these objects originally "used"?

Accepted Answer

The problem with viewing objects from no

Faith Ringgold's God Bless America features an American flag turned into a prison cell.How is the figure of the woman contradictory?

Which of these statements apply to the remarkable 16^th century Mughal ruler,Akbar?

In the West,when we see objects made in African,Oceanic,Native American,or Asian cultures in museums,we see them as works of art.Why is this problematic? How were many of these objects originally "used"?

Developing Visual Literacy

Seeing the Value in Art

Line

Space

Light and Color

Other Formal Elements

The Principles of Design

Drawing

Printmaking

Painting

Photography and Time-Based Media

Sculpture

The Crafts As Fine Art

Architecture

The Design Profession

The Ancient World

The Age of Faith

The Renaissance Through the Baroque

The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

From 1900 to the Present

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Exam 1: A World of Art

Faith Ringgold's God Bless America features an American flag turned into a prison cell.How is the figure of the woman contradictory?

Which of these statements apply to the remarkable 16th century Mughal ruler,Akbar?

In the West,when we see objects made in African,Oceanic,Native American,or Asian cultures in museums,we see them as works of art.Why is this problematic? How were many of these objects originally "used"?

Developing Visual Literacy

Seeing the Value in Art

Line

Space

Light and Color

Other Formal Elements

The Principles of Design

Drawing

Printmaking

Painting

Photography and Time-Based Media

Sculpture

The Crafts As Fine Art

Architecture

The Design Profession

The Ancient World

The Age of Faith

The Renaissance Through the Baroque

The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

From 1900 to the Present

Filters

Which of these statements apply to the remarkable 16^th century Mughal ruler,Akbar?