Deck 5: Food and Shelter

Question 1

Which is an example of a ritual meal?

A)Janine Antoni's Gnaw
B)Pub meals
C)Japanese tea ceremonies
D)Park picnic

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is the key feature of aristocratic ancient Roman villas, such as the House of Julius Polybius ?

A)A colonnaded facade
B)A central courtyard
C)An altar to Minerva, goddess of wisdom
D)Grand exteriors

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What kind of vessels for storing ceremonial wine were made in ancient China?

A)Clay
B)Bronze
C)Silver
D)Ceramic

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Where did prehistoric artists paint their images in caves?

A)Back
B)Front
C)Shelter
D)Stalactite

Question 5

Which style in architecture are twentieth-century skyscrapers, devoid of ornamentation, examples of?

A)Brutalist
B)Deconstructivist
C)International
D)Postmodern

Question 6

Which feature of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater shows substantial influence from Japanese and Chinese architecture?

A)Cantilevers
B)Buttresses
C)Brackets
D)Trusses

Question 7

Which term describes the style of Greek ceramics in which a thin coating of black-firing clay covers the red clay of the vessel, and then details are scratched into the surface with a needle?

A)Red figure
B)Charcoal
C)Silverpoint
D)Black figure

Question 8

Which statement is true about the Incas?

A)Incas used ink painting to celebrate simplicity of line and empty space.
B)The artichoke was the center of an Incan eight-day festival.
C)Food was the focus of the Incan potlatch ceremony.
D)Incas made full-size replicas of plants and animals from gold and silver, arranging them into elaborate gardens.

Question 9

Which idea is an important component of European still life painting?

A)Food as sustenance
B)Food as innovation
C)Food as vanitas
D)Food as ordinary and mundane aspects of life

Question 10

The taberna s of ancient Rome have a form and arrangement that suggest what kind of modern structure?

A)Banks
B)Reservoir
C)Shopping malls
D)Tavern

Question 11

What kind of painting uses still life as a metaphor for the inevitability of death?

A)Landscape
B)Vanitas
C)Genre
D)Ritual

Question 12

Salt was considered so valuable in the past that it was a source of wealth. What role could an elaborate Afro-Portuguese saltcellar have for the European nobility?

A)Status symbol
B)Ritual object
C)Item of trade
D)Medicinal storage

Question 13

Which was a feature of still life paintings in the early twentieth century?

A)Food as a political statement
B)Food as sustenance
C)Food as vanitas
D)Food as a gendered system of oppression

Question 14

Which Native American building type was originally a small structure used during the hunting season?

A)Toba batak
B)Yurt
C)Goahti
D)Tipi

Question 15

As its name suggests, what was used for carrying and storing water in ancient Greece?

A)Hydrant
B)Fountainhead
C)Vase
D)Hydria

Question 16

Australian Aboriginals painted "contour maps" directly on the ground, indicating food and water locations. What happened to these maps after the ritual celebration?

A)Hidden
B)Repainted
C)Destroyed
D)Preserved

Question 17

Which Pop artist created sculptures that look like mass-produced cardboard packaging for common grocery store items by using silk-screened wood?

A)Wayne Thiebaud
B)Sue Coe
C)Andy Warhol
D)Judy Chicago

Question 18

Which architect designed one of the first innovative tall buildings of the twentieth century and believed that "form follows function" in architecture?

A)Louis Sullivan
B)R. Buckminster Fuller
C)I. M. Pei
D)Frank Lloyd Wright

Question 19

Ceramic models survive that are the source for our understanding of Han dynasty Chinese houses. Looking at these models, which feature can be found in early Chinese house design?

A)A centralized plan
B)Wide eaves imparting a strong horizontal focus
C)Zen Buddhist motifs
D)Muted colors in orderly geometric shapes

Question 20

In addition to Çatal Hüyük, what is a later example of a community in which homes were built close together in a similar style?

A)Habitat
B)Lascaux
C)House of Julius Polybius
D)Villa Rotonda

Question 21

Which is true of Postmodern architecture?

A)Postmodern architecture embraces the pure geometry of the dome.
B)Postmodern architecture is synonymous with Deconstructivist architecture.
C)Postmodern architecture is a revival of International Style.
D)A hallmark of postmodern architecture is visual complexity, the extensive use of historical references, colorfulness, and fun.

Question 22

What of the following is an example of architecture adapted to the needs of the environment in which it's built?

A)In Italy, the Villa Rotonda 's dome symbolizes the heavenly sphere.
B)In Indonesia, the steep pitch to a house roof protects the thatch from the heavy rains.
C)In Pennsylvania, Fallingwater 's walls are built in part from locally quarried stones.
D)In Mali, Dogon villages have horizontal beams that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing.

Question 23

​ What ceremonial role did the Pomo tribal baskets, covered with feathers and shells, have?

A)Jewelry
B)No ceremonial function, only practical use
C)Gifts
D)Religious offerings

Question 24

​ Mu Qi's Six Persimmons emphasizes what aspect of life?

A)The importance of food
B)The beauty of fruit
C)Meditation and simplicity
D)The keys to regularity

Question 25

​ What kind of commercial art does Warhol's work, such as Heinz 57 Tomato Ketchup , celebrate?

A)Food manufacturing
B)Illustration
C)Packaging
D)Computer aided design

Question 26

When did people first create art?

A)The Mesolithic era, or middle Stone Age
B)The Neolithic era, or New Stone Age
C)The Paleolithic era, or Old Stone Age
D)The Deconstructivist period

Question 27

In most cultures, symbolic meaning is frequently attached to public buildings but rarely associated with individual homes.

Question 28

Which is an example of how architecture was used by the Anasazi people in Pueblo Bonito ?

A)The buildings' central courtyards were the heart of their symmetrical arrangement.
B)Tipis were the main architectural inspiration.
C)Its roughly 1,000 inhabitants used kivas for ritual gatherings.
D)Its two-story markets were enlivened by shoppers and extensive architectural ornamentation.

Question 29

​ Looking at the composition of Paddy Carroll Tjungurrayi's Witchetty Grub Dreaming , which feature suggests the balance of the cosmos and the ancestors, providing sustenance for humans?

A)Texture
B)Symmetry
C)Rhythm
D)Color

Question 30

​ What kind of beliefs does Jan Davidsz. de Heem's A Table of Desserts reflect?

A)Political
B)Scientific
C)Economic
D)Religious

Question 31

​ What kind of purpose, probably linked to nature's bounty, did Lascaux's images probably have?

A)Educational
B)Practical
C)Political
D)Ritual

Question 32

The men from Northwest Native American tribes excelled at weaving symbolic, geometric patterns into their baskets.

Question 33

Because water is essential for survival, different cultures have developed inventive systems for storing liquids using a variety of materials, including clay, leather, wood, and straw.

Question 34

How is food depicted in this painting by Wayne Thiebaud, Pie Counter ?

A)Health hazard
B)Plentiful and nourishing
C)Popular icon
D)Beautiful and tempting

Question 35

Due to their technological innovations in structural engineering, by the first century CE, average Romans lived in heated apartment buildings with functional sewer systems.

Question 36

​ From what series condemning the meat industry does Coe's There Is No Escape come?

A)Animal Farm
B)Porkopolis
C)Slaughterhouse Five
D)Beeftopia

Question 37

The earliest examples of domestic architecture feature group living.

Question 38

Which statement describes Leonardo da Vinci's painting Last Supper ?

A)One-point perspective focuses the attention of the viewer on Jesus.
B)Da Vinci's composition for this scene was so technically difficult that it's never been replicated.
C)It renders the meal as a political act.
D)It is an example of a potlatch.

Question 39

The Lascaux cave paintings, in southern France, were created from memory and focus on animals' energy and movements.

Question 40

The ancient Chinese made bronze vessels called hydrias for storing liquids, such as ritual wine.