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1
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How did it become possible to decipher hieroglyphs?

a. With the Stela of Hammurabi.

b. Through the writings of Herodotus.

c. After the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.

d. Their similarity to the English language.

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c. After the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.

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What is an Archaic Greek sculpture portraying a nude male youth called?

a. lamassu
b. doryphoros
c. kouros
d. antaios

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c. kouros

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Hieroglyphics was the written language used by the:

a. Babylonians
b. Minoans
c. Ancient Egyptians
d. Romans

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c. Ancient Egyptians

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Who developed a canon of harmonious proportions to be used for the portrayal of the ideal human body in ancient sculpture?

a. Praxiteles
b. Exekias
c. Andokides
d. Polykleitos

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d. Polykleitos

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What purpose are kouros sculptures thought to have served?

a. Representations of gods.

b. Storage vessels for the organs of the deceased.

c. Portraits of elite figures.

d. Grave markers.

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d. Grave markers.

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The small pieces of glass that make up mosaics are called:

a. icons
b. magi
c. flakes
d. tesserae

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d. tesserae

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What process was used to create the beaten-silver face of the twelfth-century Reliquary of the Head of Saint Alexander?

a. repoussé
b. gilding
c. tesserae
d. hatching

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a. repoussé

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In this artwork, Christ is enclosed within a:

a. mihrab
b. minaret
c. motif
d. mandorla

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d. mandorla

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The tall towers surrounding a mosque, from which the faithful are called to prayer, are called:

a. Kaabas
b. mihrabs
c. minarets
d. meccas

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c. minarets

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The earliest examples of Christian art have been discovered in:

a. Dome of the Rock
b. Chartres Cathedral
c. Hagia Sophia
d. catacombs

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d. catacombs

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Buddhist pilgrims who visit the Great Stupa will circumambulate. What does this mean?

a. To recite three of the jatakas.

b. To leave offerings at the southern torana.

c. To circle the stupa in a clockwise direction.

d. To kneel toward the center, kissing the ground three times.

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c. To circle the stupa in a clockwise direction.

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What is a clue to the meaning of the Seated Buddha sculpture?

a. mudra
b. hairstyle
c. mandala
d. torana

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a. mudra

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The blending of multiple religions or philosophical beliefs is called:

a. syncretism
b. polytheism
c. monotheism
d. paganism

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a. syncretism

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A sacred diagram of the universe, often involving a square and a circle, is called a:

a. mudra
b. motif
c. mihrab
d. mandala

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d. mandala

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Which of the following is NOT true about the Kandariya Mahadeva?

a. It is seen as a “cosmic mountain,” a link between heaven and earth.

b. It is aligned with the rising and setting of the sun.

c. The exterior is very simple with few sculptures.

d. It contains a sculpture of the god Shiva in a central room.

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c. The exterior is very simple with few sculptures.

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A carved figure referring to a sound, word, or idea is called:

a. glyph
b. monolith
c. stela
d. ziggurat

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a. glyph

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Mesoamerican art was made:

a. in the region of modern-day Mexico and Central America.

b. in the area south of Canada.

c. on an island near America.

d. in the area north of Chile.

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a. in the region of modern-day Mexico and Central America.

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18
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Contour rivalry refers to:

a. a situation where an artist cannot decide where to place a line.

b. maps that do not clearly distinguish between two places.

c. artists who compete to make important artworks.

d. designs in which lines describe more than one thing at the same time.

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d. designs in which lines describe more than one thing at the same time.

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19
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What do the artistic traditions of Africa and the Pacific Islands share?

a. Restricting their approaches to only traditional methods of construction.

b. Ignoring mythological beliefs, ancestor worship, and lineage.

c. A tendency to integrate and respond to the environment.

d. Rejecting anything ancient in favor of active participation in the global art world.

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c. A tendency to integrate and respond to the environment.

20
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An ancient or prehistoric image made in rock by carving, engraving, or scratching the surface to reveal the underlying layer is called a:

a. monolith
b. tattoo
c. pictograph
d. petroglyph

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d. petroglyph

21
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A carved figure referring to a sound, word, or idea is called:

a. glyph
b. monolith
c. stela
d. ziggurat

A

a. glyph

22
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Mesoamerican art was made:

a. in the region of modern-day Mexico and Central America.
b. in the area south of Canada.
c. on an island near America.
d. in the area north of Chile.

A

a. in the region of modern-day Mexico and Central America.

23
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Contour rivalry refers to:

a. a situation where an artist cannot decide where to place a line.
b. maps that do not clearly distinguish between two places.
c. artists who compete to make important artworks.
d. designs in which lines describe more than one thing at the same time.

A

d. designs in which lines describe more than one thing at the same time.

24
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What do the artistic traditions of Africa and the Pacific Islands share?

a. Restricting their approaches to only traditional methods of construction.
b. Ignoring mythological beliefs, ancestor worship, and lineage.
c. A tendency to integrate and respond to the environment.
d. Rejecting anything ancient in favor of active participation in the global art world.

A

c. A tendency to integrate and respond to the environment.

25
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An ancient or prehistoric image made in rock by carving, engraving, or scratching the surface to reveal the underlying layer is called a:

a. monolith
b. tattoo
c. pictograph
d. petroglyph

A

d. petroglyph

26
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The study of art by interpreting symbols, themes, and subject matter as sources of meaning if called:

a. humanism
b. continuous narrative
c. iconographic analysis
d. symbolism

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c. iconographic analysis

27
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Leonardo da Vinci invented a painting technique called ________ that consisted of applying a hazy or misty glaze over the painting.

a. sfumato
b. chiaroscuro
c. modeling
d. tenebrism

A

a. sfumato

28
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Masaccio used linear perspective to create the composition for Tribute Money? Where is the vanishing point?

a. By the man on the far left.
b. Between the two men shaking hands on the right.
c. Near the head of Jesus.
d. In the windows of the building.

A

c. Near the head of Jesus.

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_____________ is the study of such subjects as history, philosophy, languages, and literature, particularly in relation to those of ancient Greece and Rome.

a. Iconographic analysis
b. Symbolism
c. Humanism
d. Naturalism

A

c. Humanism

30
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Portrait of the Artist’s Sisters displays which of the following characteristics?

a. Bold outlines and garish colors.
b. A dark background and Classical architecture.
c. Extremely bright light and dynamic poses.
d. An emphasis on emotion and individualism.

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d. An emphasis on emotion and individualism.

31
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Why did new North American cities in the late eighteenth-century chose Neoclassicism as their architectural style?

a. It represented the Classical ideals to which they aspired.
b. Thomas Jefferson required it by law.
c. It was the only style of architecture that could withstand the climate.
d. It was exotic and represented a new world.

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a. It represented the Classical ideals to which they aspired.

32
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Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People is an example of which style of art?

a. Romanticism
b. Rococo
c. Neoclassicism
d. Classical

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a. Romanticism

33
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What aspects of Édouard Manet’s Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) bothered many viewers when the painting was first exhibited?

a. The nude woman’s self-confident gaze and the painting technique.
b. The area of the forest and the weather.
c. The nudity of both men and women.
d. The putti and other mythological figures.

A

a. The nude woman’s self-confident gaze and the painting technique.

34
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What does the name Salon des Refusés translate to?

a. “Salon of Modernism.”
b. “Salon of the Monarchy.”
c. “Salon of the Rejected.”
d. “Salon of the Refined.”

A

c. “Salon of the Rejected.”

35
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Which technique, seen here in Juan Gris’ Glass and Bottle of Banyuls, is assembled by gluing materials, often paper, onto a surface?

a. assemblage
b. photomontage
c. silkscreen
d. collage

A

d. collage

36
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Georges Braque’s Man with A Guitar is associated with which art movement?

a. Cubism
b. Minimalism
c. Futurism
d. Expressionism

A

a. Cubism

37
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Why was Les Demoiselles d’Avignon considered revolutionary?

a. It includes simplified forms and bodies as geometric shapes.
b. It is a naturalistic re-creation of the way we see the world.
c. The space of the background and that of the foreground remain distinct.
d. It shows frontal and profile views separately.

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a. It includes simplified forms and bodies as geometric shapes.

38
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Grant Wood’s American Gothic is:

a. inspired by the romanticized supernatural and morbid horror writings of American author H. P. Lovecraft.
b. meant to reflect the American values of individuality, morality, and hard work.
c. intended to make fun of small-town America.
d. life-sized, to fool the viewer into thinking they are looking at reality.

A

b. meant to reflect the American values of individuality, morality, and hard work.

39
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Aaron Douglas, the artist who created Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery Through Reconstruction, was especially influenced by which of the following?

a. Minimalism, Polaroid cameras, and classical music.
b. Afro-Cuban dance, metal spatulas, and Where the Wild Things Are.
c. Art Deco, Egyptian wall painting, African art, and Modernist abstraction.
d. Italian Renaissance art, Catholicism, and naturalistic gardens.

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c. Art Deco, Egyptian wall painting, African art, and Modernist abstraction.

40
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What makes socially engaged art different from other types of art?

a. It always makes either the artist or the viewer rich and famous.
b. It is intended to involve viewers as well as the artist in the creative process.
c. It focuses on the art museum instead of people, places, and communities.
d. It must exist in remote locations that require special instructions to visit.

A

b. It is intended to involve viewers as well as the artist in the creative process.

41
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What is Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain an example of?

a. An automatic drawing
b. A readymade
c. A silkscreen print
d. A collage

A

b. A readymade

42
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Which of the following artistic styles has the characteristics of aggressive lines, rough textures, and personal narrative?

a. pop art
b. visionary art
c. Neo-Expressionism
d. readymades

A

c. Neo-Expressionism

43
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British artist Andy Goldsworthy creates both intimate and larger-scale site-specific structures out of grass, rocks, leaves, flowers, bark, snow, ice and water. These can also be called:

a. conceptual art
b. cycloramas
c. earthworks
d. readymades

A

c. earthworks

44
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__________ is a technique where a work of art is created by cutting, tearing off or removing parts of an image.

a. Readymade
b. Artist’s book
c. Décollage
d. Collage

A

c. Décollage

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