Question 1

________ is the best-known work of the bizarrely inventive Hieronymus Bosch.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Dream 
B)  The Garden of Earthly Delights 
C)  The Scream 
D)  Radioactive Cats 
E)  Royal Tide II 
A)  The Dream 
B)  The Garden of Earthly Delights 
C)  The Scream 
D)  Radioactive Cats 
E)  Royal Tide II B

Question 2

Identify the purpose(s) of the Great Pyramids and the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. In what ways did these works serve the leaders who commissioned their creations?

Accepted Answer

Pharaohs constructed massive pyramids as tombs that were outfitted with everything they would need in the afterlife. The equestrian statue of Aurelius employs gestures and facial details that signify the royal status of the emperor. Both are intended to convey a sense of power and grandeur.

Question 3

Consider Picasso's Guernica and Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People. Discuss the stories behind each of the works, paying particular attention to the political and social messages that each artist wished to convey.

Accepted Answer

Picasso's Guernica was a response to the violence of war unleashed against ordinary citizens. He employed symbolic imagery to portray the horrors of the event. Delacroix's Liberty conveyed his support for the Revolution of 1830 and personified Liberty herself as a Greek statue.

Question 4

The ________ often created equestrian statues of their emperors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Greeks 
B)  Romans 
C)  Egyptians 
D)  Japanese 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  Greeks 
B)  Romans 
C)  Egyptians 
D)  Japanese 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

Discuss several ways in which works that were created to reflect the spiritual beliefs of different cultures meet the goals and needs of those cultures, with specific reference to at least three of the works considered in the text.

Accepted Answer

Responses will vary. From the

Question 6

Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned and Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddha of the South are similar in all these ways EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  they share a common theme of the sacred. 
B)  their compositional structure is similar. 
C)  they both include symbolic hand gestures. 
D)  they share the same iconography. 
E)  they were made in the same century. 
A)  they share a common theme of the sacred. 
B)  their compositional structure is similar. 
C)  they both include symbolic hand gestures. 
D)  they share the same iconography. 
E)  they were made in the same century.

Question 7

Iconoclasm means the ________ of images based on religious beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A)  creation 
B)  worship 
C)  contemplation 
D)  destruction 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  creation 
B)  worship 
C)  contemplation 
D)  destruction 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 8

Consider Garden of Earthly Delights, by Bosch, and identify the historical/artistic period in which it was created. Then discuss the ways in which this painting is both a work of fantasy and one that relates to the religious beliefs of its time.

Accepted Answer

Bosch drew upon many sources,

Question 9

The Egyptians imagined the ________ as resembling earthly life in every detail.

Accepted Answer

A)  afterlife 
B)  dream world 
C)  pharaoh's life 
D)  cosmos 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  afterlife 
B)  dream world 
C)  pharaoh's life 
D)  cosmos 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 10

Consider the painting by Cole, The Oxbow, which depicts a view of nature that includes a human figure. Discuss the point of view and the relationship between human and nature in this work.

Accepted Answer

American landscape painting wa

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a theme in art?

Accepted Answer

A)  painting 
B)  Renaissance 
C)  mural 
D)  art and nature 
E)  naturalistic 
A)  painting 
B)  Renaissance 
C)  mural 
D)  art and nature 
E)  naturalistic

Question 12

One of the most delightfully eccentric figures in the history of art is the Japanese painter and woodcut designer known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Shunsho. 
B)  Buddha. 
C)  Hiroshige. 
D)  Sato. 
E)  Hokusai. 
A)  Shunsho. 
B)  Buddha. 
C)  Hiroshige. 
D)  Sato. 
E)  Hokusai.

Question 13

Consider Fuller's Talking Skull. Discuss the particular aspects of human experience that this work explores, and explain the artist's struggles to achieve personal goals and connections with her cultural heritage.

Accepted Answer

Fuller's sculpture reflects a

Question 14

Christian Boltanski draws upon the _______ to create his work _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  French Revolution; Liberty Leading the People 
B)  Spanish Civil War; Guernica 
C)  Holocaust; Altar to the Chases High School 
D)  history of slavery; Talking Skull 
E)  None of these is correct. 
A)  French Revolution; Liberty Leading the People 
B)  Spanish Civil War; Guernica 
C)  Holocaust; Altar to the Chases High School 
D)  history of slavery; Talking Skull 
E)  None of these is correct.

Question 15

Jeff Wall's A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai) is a ________ that refers to a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  film; painting 
B)  sculpture; photograph 
C)  photograph; print 
D)  building; sculpture 
E)  collage; earthwork 
A)  film; painting 
B)  sculpture; photograph 
C)  photograph; print 
D)  building; sculpture 
E)  collage; earthwork

Question 16

Discuss Robert Rauschenberg and Katsushika Hokusai as artists who explored unusual materials and techniques in their works. How did each use humor or unconventional actions to transform their art?

Accepted Answer

Student should note that both

Question 17

Nineteenth-century American painters employed the American landscape as a subject. One such artist was Thomas Cole who focused on an area of the Connecticut River to create

Accepted Answer

A)  Kyoto. 
B)  Spiral Jetty. 
C)  A Sudden Gust of Wind. 
D)  The Oxbow. 
E)  None of these are correct. 
A)  Kyoto. 
B)  Spiral Jetty. 
C)  A Sudden Gust of Wind. 
D)  The Oxbow. 
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 18

According to the author,

Accepted Answer

A)  the interpretation of a work of art is objective. 
B)  a work of art may fall into more than one theme. 
C)  it doesn't make sense to compare art from different cultures. 
D)  all of these are the case: the interpretation of art is objective; a work of art may fall into more than one theme; and it doesn't make sense to compare art from different cultures. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  the interpretation of a work of art is objective. 
B)  a work of art may fall into more than one theme. 
C)  it doesn't make sense to compare art from different cultures. 
D)  all of these are the case: the interpretation of art is objective; a work of art may fall into more than one theme; and it doesn't make sense to compare art from different cultures. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 19

Discuss the relationship between stories and images in creating a shared sense of culture or community. Discuss specific works that you consider effective in communicating culturally important stories and histories.

Accepted Answer

Responses will vary, and may t

Question 20

Which of the following was designed as a place of worship or meditation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sainte-Chapelle 
B)  Great Mosque at Córdoba 
C)  the Buddhas in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. 
D)  all of these: Sainte-Chapelle, the Great Mosque at Córdoba, and the Buddhas in Bamiyan, Afghanistan 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  Sainte-Chapelle 
B)  Great Mosque at Córdoba 
C)  the Buddhas in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. 
D)  all of these: Sainte-Chapelle, the Great Mosque at Córdoba, and the Buddhas in Bamiyan, Afghanistan 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Exam 3: Themes of Art

________ is the best-known work of the bizarrely inventive Hieronymus Bosch.

Identify the purpose(s) of the Great Pyramids and the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. In what ways did these works serve the leaders who commissioned their creations?

Consider Picasso's Guernica and Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People. Discuss the stories behind each of the works, paying particular attention to the political and social messages that each artist wished to convey.

The ________ often created equestrian statues of their emperors.

Discuss several ways in which works that were created to reflect the spiritual beliefs of different cultures meet the goals and needs of those cultures, with specific reference to at least three of the works considered in the text.

Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned and Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddha of the South are similar in all these ways EXCEPT

Iconoclasm means the ________ of images based on religious beliefs.

Consider Garden of Earthly Delights, by Bosch, and identify the historical/artistic period in which it was created. Then discuss the ways in which this painting is both a work of fantasy and one that relates to the religious beliefs of its time.

The Egyptians imagined the ________ as resembling earthly life in every detail.

Consider the painting by Cole, The Oxbow, which depicts a view of nature that includes a human figure. Discuss the point of view and the relationship between human and nature in this work.

Which of the following is an example of a theme in art?

One of the most delightfully eccentric figures in the history of art is the Japanese painter and woodcut designer known as

Consider Fuller's Talking Skull. Discuss the particular aspects of human experience that this work explores, and explain the artist's struggles to achieve personal goals and connections with her cultural heritage.

Christian Boltanski draws upon the _______ to create his work _______.

Jeff Wall's A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai) is a ________ that refers to a ________.

Discuss Robert Rauschenberg and Katsushika Hokusai as artists who explored unusual materials and techniques in their works. How did each use humor or unconventional actions to transform their art?

Nineteenth-century American painters employed the American landscape as a subject. One such artist was Thomas Cole who focused on an area of the Connecticut River to create

According to the author,

Discuss the relationship between stories and images in creating a shared sense of culture or community. Discuss specific works that you consider effective in communicating culturally important stories and histories.

Which of the following was designed as a place of worship or meditation?

Living With Art

What Is Art

The Visual Elements

Principles of Design

Drawing

Painting

Prints

Camera and Computer Arts

Graphic Design

Sculpture and Installation

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

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