Syllabus and Text Basics (THINK DEEPLY) Name_____________________________________________(17 questions)
1. (Syllabus Question) What final grade (letter and number) would these scores produce for a student in this class?
Test 1: 45, Test 2: 72, Test 3: 80, Test 4: 87, Committee Mission: 94, Bonus Quizzes: (0, 82, 100, 88, 100, 50, 0, 70, 100), Journal: 89, and Final
Exam: 88
2.
(Syllabus Question) What should a student do if he or she is late for a class?
3.
(P. XXI - XLI in text for the next 7 questions) Why do you think the book uses "before the common era" (B.C.E.) instead of "before Christ"(B.C.)?
4.
Would a sculpture deal with mass or space?
5.
Discovering conventional meanings of art’s subject matter is called _____?
6.
15th century art viewers would have understood the skull and
femur in Intro-5 (van der Weyden) to be that of _____.
7.
How is the form of the U.S. flag different from its content?
8.
What contemporary music could be called "expressionistic"? (Hint: Use the glossary to understand this term before you answer.)
9.
Do you think an Iraqi citizen might have a different interpretation of the content of the U.S. flag than, say, a fifth generation American Citizen? If so,
explain. Please note: I have been using this question since 1998.
10. Name the German scholar who was expelled from his academic position by the Nazis in 1933 and spent the rest of his career of research and teaching
in the United States.
11. Do you think artists can create reality?
Why or why not? If so, how?
12. There is no set definition of art. What do you think art is? In a perfect world, what would art be (or look) like?
13. Write 5 questions that you predict will be on the exam from this part of the book on the back of this page.
(When I ask for your questions, that’s all I want. No answers, just questions)