Question: NOT true of Michelangelo’s Sistine ceiling:
Answer Choices: A‑ Architectural framing is real; rest is paint B‑ Central scenes show Temptation & Expulsion pointing to Christ’s sacrifice C‑ Central scenes are Old‑Testament Genesis episodes D‑ Outer scenes show prophets & sibyls foretelling Christ
Answer: B
Question: What motif has Damien Hirst used as a “universal trigger”?
Answer Choices: A‑ crucifix B‑ elephant dung C‑ butterflies D‑ the Virgin Mary
Answer: C butterflies
Question: The legal right to reproduce an artwork is called…
Answer Choices: A‑ Permission B‑ Parody C‑ Copyright D‑ Fair use
Answer: C Copyright
Question: _______, a spiritual figure of compassion and mercy, created in China.
Answer Choices: A‑ Shanxi B‑ Mandala C‑ Guanyin D‑ Xin Zhui
Answer: C Guanyin
Question: Central theme of the Palette of Narmer?
Answer Choices: A‑ Power of the gods B‑ Political unification C‑ Political stability D‑ Death & afterlife
Answer: B Political unification
Question: Francisco Goya is best known for his ________, e.g. The Third of May.
Answer Choices: A‑ Caricatures of the lower classes B‑ Seascapes of the Spanish coast C‑ Graphic depictions of man’s inhumanity to man D‑ Macabre fearful creatures
Answer: C Graphic depictions of man’s inhumanity
Question: Select the artist (painting “Gassed”).
Answer Choices: A‑ Fredric Remington B‑ John Singer Sargent C‑ Alexander Gardner D‑ John Trumbull
Answer: B John Singer Sargent
Question: Select the artist (“Washington Crossing the Delaware”).
Answer Choices: A‑ Fredric Remington B‑ Emanuel Leutze C‑ John Trumbull D‑ Alexander Gardner
Answer: B Emanuel Leutze
Question: Art historians believe this mosaic is based on…
Answer Choices: A‑ Ancient Roman painting B‑ Ancient Persian painting C‑ Ancient Etruscan painting D‑ Ancient Greek painting
Answer: D Ancient Greek painting
Question: Meaning “to take existing objects or images and, with little or no change, use them as one’s own artwork.”
Answer Choices: A‑ arrogation B‑ association C‑ annexation D‑ appropriation
Answer: D appropriation
Question: The Processional Frieze at Persepolis shows?
Answer Choices: A‑ Religious gods B‑ Facial features matching ethnicity C‑ Stylized human patterns D‑ Gods as animals
Answer: B Facial features matching ethnicity
Question: Which statement is NOT true of the Last‑Judgment tympanum, St. Lazare, relics, or pilgrimages?
Answer Choices: A‑ It was one of the first monumental sculptures since antiquity B‑ Pilgrimage popularity led to a building boom C‑ The cathedral held relics of St. Lazarus D‑ Relics held power to free sinners from hell
Answer: A first monumental sculpture