Question 1

The sculpture, The Dying Slave, employing the contrapposto stance, was created by which artist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kiki Smith 
B)  Michelangelo 
C)  Rodin 
D)  Martin Puryear 
E)  Petah Coyne 
A)  Kiki Smith 
B)  Michelangelo 
C)  Rodin 
D)  Martin Puryear 
E)  Petah Coyne

Question 2

The carving method

Accepted Answer

A)  is more aggressive than modeling. 
B)  is more direct than casting. 
C)  is a subtractive process. 
D)  is all of these: a subtractive process, more aggressive than modeling, and more direct than casting. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  is more aggressive than modeling. 
B)  is more direct than casting. 
C)  is a subtractive process. 
D)  is all of these: a subtractive process, more aggressive than modeling, and more direct than casting. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 3

Sculptors will often create a "sketch" out of ________ to test ideas before proceeding to their medium of choice.

Accepted Answer

A)  fresco 
B)  clay 
C)  bronze 
D)  gilding 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  fresco 
B)  clay 
C)  bronze 
D)  gilding 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 4

Fired clay is sometimes called

Accepted Answer

A)  pewter. 
B)  haut relief. 
C)  rococo. 
D)  ceramic. 
E)  terra cotta. 
A)  pewter. 
B)  haut relief. 
C)  rococo. 
D)  ceramic. 
E)  terra cotta.

Question 5

The ________ process dates back to the 3rd millennium B.C.E.

Accepted Answer

A)  gilding 
B)  subtractive 
C)  lost-wax 
D)  bas-relief 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  gilding 
B)  subtractive 
C)  lost-wax 
D)  bas-relief 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

Carved in a broad style of plain surfaces and subtle modeling, Colossal Head is thought to represent ________ rulers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptian 
B)  Greek 
C)  Italian 
D)  Olmec 
E)  Indian 
A)  Egyptian 
B)  Greek 
C)  Italian 
D)  Olmec 
E)  Indian

Question 7

Minimalists

Accepted Answer

A)  did not believe in trying to influence people through images. 
B)  favored industrial and construction materials. 
C)  attempted to offer a pure experience by letting the materials they used speak for themselves. 
D)  All of these are the case: They did not believe in trying to influence people through images; they favored industrial and construction materials; and they attempted to offer a pure experience by letting the materials speak for themselves. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  did not believe in trying to influence people through images. 
B)  favored industrial and construction materials. 
C)  attempted to offer a pure experience by letting the materials they used speak for themselves. 
D)  All of these are the case: They did not believe in trying to influence people through images; they favored industrial and construction materials; and they attempted to offer a pure experience by letting the materials speak for themselves. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 8

________ is a sculptural process of bringing together individual pieces, segments, or objects to form a sculpture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Contrapposto 
B)  Cire perdue 
C)  Collage 
D)  In-the-round 
E)  Assemblage 
A)  Contrapposto 
B)  Cire perdue 
C)  Collage 
D)  In-the-round 
E)  Assemblage

Question 9

Relief sculpture is

Accepted Answer

A)  not meant to be viewed in the round. 
B)  not finished on all sides. 
C)  often used to decorate architecture. 
D)  all of these: not meant to be viewed in the round, not finished on all sides, and often used to decorate architecture. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  not meant to be viewed in the round. 
B)  not finished on all sides. 
C)  often used to decorate architecture. 
D)  all of these: not meant to be viewed in the round, not finished on all sides, and often used to decorate architecture. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 10

Serpent Mound and Spiral Jetty are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  installations. 
B)  sculptures in the round. 
C)  lost-wax moldings. 
D)  earthworks. 
E)  high relief sculptures. 
A)  installations. 
B)  sculptures in the round. 
C)  lost-wax moldings. 
D)  earthworks. 
E)  high relief sculptures.

Question 11

Considering the following two works, discuss the similarities and differences in the artists' treatments of their subjects: Lysippus, Apoxyomenos (Scraper) and Michelangelo, Dying Slave. Explain the connections between the two that relate to both form and content.

Accepted Answer

Apoxyomenos (Scraper) is a Roman copy of

Question 12

Casting is known as ________ method.

Accepted Answer

A)  a subtractive 
B)  an additive 
C)  an indirect 
D)  an assemblage 
E)  a modeling 
A)  a subtractive 
B)  an additive 
C)  an indirect 
D)  an assemblage 
E)  a modeling

Question 13

Andy Goldsworthy uses ________ materials to create sculptures that are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  artificial; ephemeral 
B)  natural; permanent 
C)  artificial; permanent 
D)  natural; ephemeral 
E)  imaginary; conceptual 
A)  artificial; ephemeral 
B)  natural; permanent 
C)  artificial; permanent 
D)  natural; ephemeral 
E)  imaginary; conceptual

The sculpture, The Dying Slave, employing the contrapposto stance, was created by which artist?

The carving method

Sculptors will often create a "sketch" out of ________ to test ideas before proceeding to their medium of choice.

Fired clay is sometimes called

The ________ process dates back to the 3rd millennium B.C.E.

Carved in a broad style of plain surfaces and subtle modeling, Colossal Head is thought to represent ________ rulers.

Minimalists

________ is a sculptural process of bringing together individual pieces, segments, or objects to form a sculpture.

Relief sculpture is

Serpent Mound and Spiral Jetty are known as

Considering the following two works, discuss the similarities and differences in the artists' treatments of their subjects: Lysippus, Apoxyomenos (Scraper) and Michelangelo, Dying Slave. Explain the connections between the two that relate to both form and content.

Casting is known as ________ method.

Andy Goldsworthy uses materials to create sculptures that are .

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Exam 11: Sculpture and Installation

The sculpture, The Dying Slave, employing the contrapposto stance, was created by which artist?

The carving method

Sculptors will often create a "sketch" out of ________ to test ideas before proceeding to their medium of choice.

Fired clay is sometimes called

The ________ process dates back to the 3rd millennium B.C.E.

Carved in a broad style of plain surfaces and subtle modeling, Colossal Head is thought to represent ________ rulers.

Minimalists

________ is a sculptural process of bringing together individual pieces, segments, or objects to form a sculpture.

Relief sculpture is

Serpent Mound and Spiral Jetty are known as

Considering the following two works, discuss the similarities and differences in the artists' treatments of their subjects: Lysippus, Apoxyomenos (Scraper) and Michelangelo, Dying Slave. Explain the connections between the two that relate to both form and content.

Casting is known as ________ method.

Andy Goldsworthy uses ________ materials to create sculptures that are ________.

Living With Art

What Is Art

Themes of Art

The Visual Elements

Principles of Design

Drawing

Painting

Prints

Camera and Computer Arts

Graphic Design

Arts of Ritual and Daily Life

Architecture

Ancient Mediterranean Worlds

Christianity and the Formation of Europe

The Renaissance

The 17th and 18th Centuries

Arts of Islam and of Africa

Arts of East Asia: India, China, and Japan

Arts of the Pacific and the Americas

The Modern World: 1800-1945

From Modern to Postmodern

Opening up to the World

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Andy Goldsworthy uses materials to create sculptures that are .