1. It was considered improper for female artists to study the nude figure until the _______
century.
A. twenty-first
B. eighteenth
C. twentieth
D. nineteenth
2. This artist was influenced by African masks.
A. Pablo Picasso
B. Edvard Munch
C. Édouard Manet
D. Vincent van Gogh
3. During what year did the first signs of the Renaissance appear in Italy?
A. 1300
B. 1400
C. 1570
D. 1485
4. Why are paintings from medieval times more generic, lacking individual qualities?
A. Painters copied from each other.
B. The Church frowned upon individualism.
C. Painters copied from pattern books.
D. Virtually all medieval paintings were produced by monks.
5. Which one of the following philosophies was based on dreams?
A. Abstract art
B. Dadaism
C. Surrealism
D. Expressionism
6. In 325 A.D., Constantine the Great made a declaration that caused a significant change
in the daily life of many Romans. What was the declaration?
A. Christianity was made the official state religion.
B. Gladiatorial games would be reinstated.
C. Aristocratic privileges would be abolished.
D. Travel was possible anywhere within the Empire.
7. Michelangelo was _______ years old when he carved the Pietà.
A. 81
B. 57
C. 23
D. 30
8. _______ began his career as an illustrator, but later became a political cartoonist.
A. Jean-François Millet
B. Honoré Daumier
C. Marc Chagall
D. Gustave Courbet
9. Which one of the following buildings is an example of French Gothic architecture?
A. The Seagram Building
B. The Parthenon
C. Crystal Palace
D. Notre Dame Cathedral
10. Which one of the following statements is not true about the Hagia Sophia in
Constantinople?
A. It was a church that was transformed into a mosque.
B. It was built by Justinian.
C. It was influenced by Roman architecture.
D. It was originally built in the eighth century
11. Neoclassicism as an artistic style sought to emphasize
A. order and rationality.
B. grandeur and exuberance.
C. asymmetry and ornamentation.
D. tension and drama
12. Byzantine art is a combination of Christian symbolism and _______ style.
A. Greek
B. Roman
C. Egyptian
D. French
13. Organic shapes can be described as
A. three-dimensional and geometric.
B. two-dimensional and representational.
C. naturalistic and formed by uneven curves.
D. representational and simplified.
14. _______ has the most medieval stained glass windows.
A. China
B. France
C. England
D. Italy
15. A flat, two-dimensional background that projects into a relatively shallow threedimensional space is called _______ sculpture.
A. earth
B. free-standing
C. relief
D. kinetic
16. Which one of the following artists created the Kaufman House (Fallingwater)?
A. Robert Venturi
B. Richard Rogers
C. Frank Lloyd Wright
D. James Wines
17. Who is attributed for almost single-handedly creating the Renaissance style of
sculpture?
A. Michelangelo
B. Claus Sluter
C. Filippo Brunelleschi
D. Donatello
18. What was one of the most significant achievements of Albrecht Dürer?
A. He made printmaking a fine art form.
B. He wrote treatises on painting, perspective, and human proportions.
C. He created the art form known as installation sculpture.
D. He raised commonplace objects in his subjects of fine art.
19. Who was one of the founders of Group f/64, named for the small aperture setting that
results in a wide depth of field and highly detailed images?
A. Dorothea Lange
B. Robert Mapplethorpe
C. Ansel Adams
D. Cindy Sherman
20. Who is considered the father of Expressionism?
A. Andy Warhol
B. Vincent van Gogh
C. Paul Cézanne
D. Pablo Picasso
21. What medium did Andrew Wyeth use to paint Christina's World?
A. Tempera paint
B. Oils
C. Ink
D. Watercolors
22. Which one of the following artists founded the Hudson River School of painting?
A. Honoré Daumier
B. Thomas Cole
C. J. M. W. Turner
D. John Constable
23. Kinetic sculpture was associated with what artist?
A. Auguste Rodin
B. Louise Bourgious
C. Joseph Beuys
D. Alexander Calder
24. The Chinese considered _______ to be one of the highest forms of art.
A. stained glass
B. quilting
C. ceramics
D. tapestry
25. Shapes that are not meant to refer to anything we can see in the real world are said to
be
A. nonrepresentational.
B. geometric.
C. organic.
D. three-dimensional.
26. Another name for serigraphy is
A. etching.
B. metal printmaking.
C. wood engraving.
D. silkscreen printing.
27. Color-Field Painting was associated with what artist?
A. Willem de Kooning
B. Jackson Pollock
C. Franz Kline
D. Mark Rothko
28. Throughout the Renaissance, the _______ was used in paintings as a structural
innovation that used geometric underpinning.
A. horizon line
B. foursquare theorem
C. figure triangle
D. base
29. In what city is the tomb of Empress Gala Placida?
A. Ravenna
B. Venice
C. Florence
D Rome
30. Mary Cassatt was part of what art movement?
A. Realism
B. Impressionism
C. Feminism
D. Expressionist
31. St. Peter's Basilica was constructed in the _______ centuries.
A. seventeenth and eighteenth
B. thirteenth and fourteenth
C. eighteenth and nineteenth
D. sixteenth and seventeenth
32. The capital of an Ionic column is adorned with a/an
A. barrel vault.
B. cage.
C. volute.
D. adobe.
33. ________ shapes are representational shapes that have been simplified.
A. Abstract
B. Nonrepresentational
C. Geometric
D. Organic
34. Jan van Eyck's painting Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride, the dog symbolizes
A. fertility.
B. longevity.
C. fidelity.
D. the nuptial service.
35. The ratio for ideal proportions is also called the
A. Symmetrical Balance.
B. Golden Mean.
C. Golden Triangle.
D. Atmospheric Perspective.
36. The metal skeleton artists use to support clay sculptures is called a/an
A. scaffold.
B. casting.
C. maquette.
D. armature
37. The Glass House was created by
A. Le Corbusier.
B. Frank Lloyd Wright.
C. I. M. Pei.
D. Phillip Johnson.
38. What artistic development is characterized by unique compositions, S-like shapes,
elegance, and a lack of emotion?
A. Rococo
B. Modernism
C. Mannerism
D. Baroque
39. Which one of the following items is a product of industrial design?
A. A vacuum cleaner
B. A blown-glass bowl
C. A woven basket
D. A ceramic vase
40. Unlike Christian architecture, Hindu religious architecture is
A. very scarce, although very well preserved.
B. not so much constructed as carved.
C. generally unembellished and austere.
D. accessible only to men.
41 Which pharaoh built the Great Sphinx?
A. Akhenaton
B. Mycerinus
C. Chephren
D. Tutankhamen
42 Mosaics are made of
A. dabs of various colored paints.
B. panels of color.
C. columns of light.
D. tiny pieces of colored stone or tiles.
43 The Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is a remarkable example of
A. a church transformed into a mosque.
B. a mosque that was transformed into a church.
C. early Gothic architecture.
D. a mosque that dates from the seventh century.
44. As agriculture replaced hunting and gathering, _______ began to develop.
A. empires
B. civilization
C. monarchies
D. countries
45 A unique architectural feature of the Hagia Sophia is its
A. mihrab.
B. minaret.
C. transept.
D. trumeau.
46 Which of the following components of the architecture of the Romans was used
extensively in the eleventh century in Medieval Europe in the construction of castles,
fortresses, churches, and monasteries?
A. Architrave
B. Flying buttress
C. Round arch
D. Pointed arch
47 Queen Nefertiti symbolized
A. aloofness.
B. fertility.
C. power.
D. feminine beauty.
48 What is a Buddhist stupa?
A. A place of worship
B. A place for healing
C. The tomb of a religious leader
D. A monastic community
49 A long, rectangular room in a Christian church during the early Middle Ages was
called a
A. transept.
B. barrel vault.
C. trumeau.
D. nave.
50 Which of the following powerful forces does Shiva Nataraja, Lord of the Dance not
symbolize?
A. Creation
B. Destruction
C. Love
D. Conservation
51 A pointed arch, ribbed vaults, exterior buttresses, and stained glass describe _______
architecture.
A. Byzantine
B. Gothic
C. Classical
D. Romanesque
52 The _______ cathedral is considered to be the most perfect example of Gothic
architecture.
A. Chartres
B. Notre Dame
C. Amiens
D. Sainte Chapelle
53 The statue known as Augustus of Prima Porta is posed so that it calls to mind the
Greek model of
A. Discobolos.
B. The Spear Carrier.
C. Aphrodite of Melos.
D. Nike of Samothrace.
54 A _______-style church was built by all the townspeople.
A. Classical
B. Byzantine
C. Hellenistic
D. Gothic
55 Which of the following religious groups was the focus of attacks by European
Christians during the Crusades?
A. Jews
B. Moslems
C. Buddhists
D. Catholics
56. If you were a citizen in ancient Rome and you decided to worship in the Pantheon,
you would do so because you were interested in worshipping
A. Athena and Poseidon.
B. Apollodorus, Nike of Samothrace, and Discobolos.
C. the most powerful Greek gods and goddesses.
D. all of the Roman deities.
57 Which type of artwork developed and flourished during the Roman Classical period?
A. Colorful ceramics
B. Realistic portrait busts
C. Stained-glass windows
D. Mural painting
58.Who said, "The unexamined life is not worth living"?
A. Siddhartha Gautama
B. Plato
C. Homer
D. Socrates
59 A pyramid is an Egyptian
A. church.
B. tomb.
C. catacomb.
D. arena.
60. In 313 A.D., Constantine the Great caused a significant change to be made in the
daily life of many Romans. In that year, he declared that
A. aristocratic privileges would be abolished.
B. travel was possible anywhere within the Empire.
C. Christianity was legal.
D. gladiatorial games would be reinstated.