University of Guelph, College of Arts WMST*2000W19 Women and Representation Image Culture and Myths of Femininity: A History Midterm, February 11th, 2019 Part ONE, Multiple Choice (25 questions, 50% of the midterm) Use the Scantron answer sheet provided. You will need a pencil. 1. She argues that archaeological evidence supports the existence of Stone Age societies that were gynocratic and matriarchal. A. Cynthia Eller B. Gloria Steinem C. Christina Hoff Sommers D. Christine de Pizan 2. This Old Testament book describes two versions of the creation myth. The book is: A. Genesis B. Revelations C. Judith D. Alphabet of Ben Sira 3. Laura Mulvey’s arguments concerning the ideal viewer as male expands upon earlier observations made by: A. Jane Chance B. Andreas Cappelanus C. John Berger D. Walter Pater 4. A. B. C. D. Who introduced the concept of the ‘oppositional gaze’? Yael Even Bell Hooks Kenneth Clark Susie Orbach This study source was downloaded by 100000804543605 from CourseHero.com on 02-28-2022 12:57:01 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/39897059/Midtermdocx/ 5. The relief carving, The Chastity of Joseph, by Properzia de Rossi, was argued to reflect her personal experience of an unhappy love affair. This ‘biographical’ detail was included as a way of linking female creativity with emotion and not with masculine rationalism. The writer was: A. Walter Pater B. Giorgio Vasari C. Whitney Chadwick D. Hugo Beigel 6. A. B. C. D. Which of the following is NOT associated with ‘Lilith’? First wife of Adam Inana Mother of Dragons Mother of Demons 7. The so-called Great Lady Drawing reveals women as having an equal part in the process of procreation. The artist is: A. Giselbertus B. Leonardo da Vinci C. Botticelli D. Hildegard of Bingen 8. His depiction of the Rape of the Sabine Women sanitizes the violence of the abduction by including a couple at the center of the composition gazing into the distance as they visualize the glorious future city of Rome. The artist is: A. Michelangelo Caravaggio B. Peter Paul Rubens C. Johannes Vermeer D. Nicholas Poussin 9. A. B. C. D. The term phenomenology is part of this author’s argument: Linda Nochlin Norma Broude Voltaire Simone de Beauvoir This study source was downloaded by 100000804543605 from CourseHero.com on 02-28-2022 12:57:01 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/39897059/Midtermdocx/ 10. This person spoke at an Equality Now dinner in 2013 and explored the negativity around the word feminist. A. Hugo Biegel B. Joss Whedon C. Griselda Pollock D. Meryl Streep 11. Who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, published in 1792? A. William Godwin B. Mary Astell C. Nell Gwyn D. Mary Wollstonecraft 12. She painted a portrait of her teacher, Bernardino Campi, painting her. This 16th C artist successfully subverts the customary subject / object gender roles! She is: A. Sophonisba Anguissola B. Hildegard of Bingen C. Judith Leyster D. Georgia O’Keefe 13. Virginia Woolf, a renowned author herself, observed, “it was this woman who earned women the right to speak their minds." She is referring to the author of Oroonoko (1688), the tale of an enslaved African prince. A. Jane Sharp B. Aphra Behn C. Jane Austen D. Jane Chance 14. This term describes the ways in which oppressive institutions (racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, classism, etc.) are connected and should not be examined separately from one another. A. Intersectionality B. Genderism C. Revisionism D. Neoplatonism This study source was downloaded by 100000804543605 from CourseHero.com on 02-28-2022 12:57:01 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/39897059/Midtermdocx/ 15. Her writing addressed a number of topics, including gender, power, scientific method, and philosophy. Her utopian romance, The Blazing World, is considered the first science fiction novel. A. Mary Shelley B. Margaret Cavendish C. Mary Garrard D. Margaret Carroll 16. Whose painting Judith and Holofernes shows Judith and her maid as empowered, capable women, depicted in an act requiring great courage and physical violence? A. Christine de Pizan B. Artemisia Gentileschi C. Giorgione D. Botticelli 17. In Renaissance Italy marriage chests were decorated with images that would reinforce for both partners their social identities. These objects are called: A. Cassoni B. Hope chests C. High Boys D. Trunks 18. Her controversial books include Who Stole Feminism? (1994) and The War Against Boys (2000). Both are critical of contemporary feminism. A. Gloria Steinem B. Linda Nochlin C. Emily Mary Osborne D. Christina Hoff Sommers 19. While the majority of Dutch images featuring prostitution sanitize the dark side of women and poverty, this female artist subverts the imagery to critique rather than condone society. A. Emily Mary Osborne, Nameless and Friendless B. Judith Leyster, The Proposition C. Artemisia Gentileschi, Susanna and the Elders D. Vermeer, The Procuress This study source was downloaded by 100000804543605 from CourseHero.com on 02-28-2022 12:57:01 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/39897059/Midtermdocx/ 20. It was in Renaissance Italy that the reclining female nude was first reintroduced into the visual arts. The work is: A. Botticelli, Birth of Venus B. Giorgione, Sleeping Venus C. Michelangelo, Delphic Sibyl D. Correggio Jupiter and Io 21. Hesiod wrote that this ‘first’ woman was created as a punishment for men after Prometheus gave them fire. All the evils in the world are down to her. A. Circe B. Pandora C. Clytemnestra D. Helen 22. A. B. C. D. This 11.1. cm tall figurine dates to 28,00-25,000 BCE. She is called: Venus of Willendorf Aphrodite of Knidos Nefertiti of Amarna Venus of Urbino 23. A. B. C. D. The City of Ladies was written by: Sofonisba Anguissola Laura Mulvey Christine de Pizan Georgia O’Keefe 24. Who argued that Michelangelo’s masculinized women exchanged their femininity for power? A. Guerrilla Girls B. Linda Nochlin C. Georgio Vasari D. Yael Evan This study source was downloaded by 100000804543605 from CourseHero.com on 02-28-2022 12:57:01 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/39897059/Midtermdocx/ 25. Walter Pater argues that this now iconic portrait of woman depicts the female principle in nature as a way of explaining the rocky, almost otherworldly, landscape. A. Artemisia Gentileschi Cleopatra B. Michelangelo Libyan Sibyl C. Vermeer, Girl with the Pearl Earing D. 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