Question 1

Because of the viewer's knowledge, the absence of Joseph and the Saints in a 15th century painting would be an example of the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  undepictable 
B)  undecipherable 
C)  splendid 
D)  invisible

Question 2

In what way does William Kentridge's art make "the process of drawing itself" visible?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In what way does William Kentridge's art...

Question 3

Hypothetical properties of particles are considered to be outside the field of representation, and are thus ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  inconceivable 
B)  undepictable 
C)  inconsistent 
D)  invisible

Question 4

Thomas Weiskel stated that "a humanist sublime is ________________."

Accepted Answer

A)  an inevitable position 
B)  anti-religious 
C)  rooted in theology 
D)  an oxymoron

Question 5

Photons and electrons are known as equations, making them _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  non-visual 
B)  non-pictorial 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b

Question 6

The insufficiency of visualization as a universalizing notion is best shown by practices of _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The insufficiency of visualization as a universalizing...

Question 7

Which word did Aristotle use to define what we now call "imagination"?

Accepted Answer

A)  dianoia 
B)  phantasia 
C)  aisthesis 
D)  communis

Question 8

_______of the non-visual can be potentially misleading and unhelpful.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______of the non-visual can be potentially misleading...

Question 9

Sound spectrograms are an example of the strategy of ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pictorialization 
B)  picturizing 
C)  invisibility 
D)  telescopic vision

Question 10

Which is one of the few visible properties of particles in particle physics?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical position in space 
B)  phase angles 
C)  electron barriers 
D)  radiation maps

Question 11

Discuss why the link between visualization and scientific method is so problematic.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which one of these is NOT one of the four positions found in Jacques Derrida's The Truth in Painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  truth as images 
B)  truth in images 
C)  truth in materiality 
D)  truth in consciousness 
E)  all of the above are positions in Derrida's book

Question 13

Which of the five claims for visualization are most important for science?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Current textbooks warn of illustrations inability to adequately represent subjects in quantum mechanics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

There are signs of a new visually oriented mathematics in the fields of _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of There are signs of a new visually...

Question 16

In the 15th and 16th centuries, a goal in much of art was to create a new nature that possibly surpassed the original.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The neuro-histologist _______ favored hand-drawn visualizations of microscopic images, allowing for his judgement to intervene.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The neuro-histologist _______ favored hand-drawn visualizations of...

Question 18

In Immanuel Kant's Meditations on First Philosophy, he distinguishes between imagination and "pure intellection."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which 17th century figure stated that "un picture ita visio" (vision is like painting)?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke 
B)  Voltaire 
C)  Johannes Kepler 
D)  Blaise Pascal

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of the splendor in a painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Christ child's realistic eyes 
B)  the glints of light seen on Renbrandt's eye in his self portrait 
C)  the depiction of a sunset 
D)  hazy clouds found in Rococo paintings

Exam 4: Turning Worlds Into Images

Because of the viewer's knowledge, the absence of Joseph and the Saints in a 15^th century painting would be an example of the ___________.

In what way does William Kentridge's art make "the process of drawing itself" visible?

Hypothetical properties of particles are considered to be outside the field of representation, and are thus ______________.

Thomas Weiskel stated that "a humanist sublime is ________________."

Photons and electrons are known as equations, making them _______________.

The insufficiency of visualization as a universalizing notion is best shown by practices of _______.

Which word did Aristotle use to define what we now call "imagination"?

_______of the non-visual can be potentially misleading and unhelpful.

Sound spectrograms are an example of the strategy of ___________________.

Which is one of the few visible properties of particles in particle physics?

Discuss why the link between visualization and scientific method is so problematic.

Which one of these is NOT one of the four positions found in Jacques Derrida's The Truth in Painting?

Which of the five claims for visualization are most important for science?

Current textbooks warn of illustrations inability to adequately represent subjects in quantum mechanics.

There are signs of a new visually oriented mathematics in the fields of _______.

In the 15^th and 16^th centuries, a goal in much of art was to create a new nature that possibly surpassed the original.

The neuro-histologist _______ favored hand-drawn visualizations of microscopic images, allowing for his judgement to intervene.

In Immanuel Kant's Meditations on First Philosophy, he distinguishes between imagination and "pure intellection."

Which 17^th century figure stated that "un picture ita visio" (vision is like painting) ?

Which of the following is an example of the splendor in a painting?

Exam 4: Turning Worlds Into Images

Because of the viewer's knowledge, the absence of Joseph and the Saints in a 15th century painting would be an example of the ___________.

In what way does William Kentridge's art make "the process of drawing itself" visible?

Hypothetical properties of particles are considered to be outside the field of representation, and are thus ______________.

Thomas Weiskel stated that "a humanist sublime is ________________."

Photons and electrons are known as equations, making them _______________.

The insufficiency of visualization as a universalizing notion is best shown by practices of _______.

Which word did Aristotle use to define what we now call "imagination"?

_______of the non-visual can be potentially misleading and unhelpful.

Sound spectrograms are an example of the strategy of ___________________.

Which is one of the few visible properties of particles in particle physics?

Discuss why the link between visualization and scientific method is so problematic.

Which one of these is NOT one of the four positions found in Jacques Derrida's The Truth in Painting?

Which of the five claims for visualization are most important for science?

Current textbooks warn of illustrations inability to adequately represent subjects in quantum mechanics.

There are signs of a new visually oriented mathematics in the fields of _______.

In the 15th and 16th centuries, a goal in much of art was to create a new nature that possibly surpassed the original.

The neuro-histologist _______ favored hand-drawn visualizations of microscopic images, allowing for his judgement to intervene.

In Immanuel Kant's Meditations on First Philosophy, he distinguishes between imagination and "pure intellection."

Which 17th century figure stated that "un picture ita visio" (vision is like painting) ?

Which of the following is an example of the splendor in a painting?

Because of the viewer's knowledge, the absence of Joseph and the Saints in a 15^th century painting would be an example of the ___________.

In the 15^th and 16^th centuries, a goal in much of art was to create a new nature that possibly surpassed the original.

Which 17^th century figure stated that "un picture ita visio" (vision is like painting) ?