Question: In a fresco, the pigments, combined with water, are applied to
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canvas
wood
paper
wet plaster
Answer: wet plaster
Question: Places to see art collections include churches, temples, synagogues, and mosques
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: ___ is an African American artist who creates life-size, cutout silhouette figures based on racist imagery of the slave era in the United States.
Answer Options:
Kara Walker
Robert Motherwell
George Grosz
Jenny Holzer
Answer: Kara Walker
Question: Extra Credit: Art protesting a particular war was first seen ____.
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in the twentieth century
about fifty years ago
about two hundred years ago
in ancient times
Answer: in ancient times
Question: Robert Motherwell believed that abstraction communicated best ___.
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the objects of life
the struggle between life and death
the beginning of life in the womb
the life of the spirit
Answer: the life of the spirit
Question: Extra Credit: After Christianity became the official state religion of Rome, how was Christ shown?
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As a king or ruler
As a shepherd of the flock
As a studious child
As a miracle worker
Answer: As a shepherd of the flock
Question: Eadweard Muybridge’s use of sequential images is responsible for…
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Relational Aesthetics
Temporary Art
Propaganda
Motion Pictures
Answer: Motion Pictures
Question: Extra Credit: Sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors intentionally destroyed many Aztec works of art.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: To be a ceramist, one must
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make porcelain
work with clay
use a kiln
make pots
Answer: work with clay
Question: The works of Joseph Beuys and Marina Abramovic are examples of
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Minimalism
Abstract Expressionism
Photorealism
Performance art
Answer: Performance art
Question: Extra Credit: Francisco Goya’s The Executions of May 3, 1808, sympathize with _____.
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the Americans
the Germans
the Spaniards
the Mexicans
Answer: the Spaniards
Question: The Surrealists believed in automatism, which includes the idea of _____.
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intuition
careful observation
autopsies
automatons
Answer: intuition
Question: The term used to describe the “fool-the-eye” realism of William Harnett’s painting A Smoke Backstage is
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trompe l’oeil
figurative
nonrepresentational
abstract
Answer: trompe l’oeil
Question: Extra Credit: What did later statues of Buddha emphasize?
Answer Options:
The wheel of life
Creation
Serenity
Reincarnation
Answer: Serenity
Question: In the 1960s and 1970s, high-profile art exhibitions in prestigious American museums frequently included work by women artists.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: Yinka Shonibare’s Mr. and Mrs. Andrews without Their Heads is a parody of a work by _____.
Answer Options:
Constable
Gainsborough
Golub
Walker
Answer: Gainsborough
Question: Ceramics, glass, jewelry, weaving, and woodworking are categorized as _____.
Answer Options:
kitsch
artifacts/ethnic art
crafts
fine art
Answer: crafts
Question: Extra Credit: The Great Pyramids in Egypt have large interior chambers that were used for public burial rituals.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: An equestrian sculpture is one that includes a _____.
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caryatid
ceremonial mask
elements of nature
horse
Answer: horse
Question: Tomatsu Shomei’s photographs are of victims of _____.
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torture
the plague
mercury poisoning
the atomic bomb
Answer: the atomic bomb
Question: Guernica was a temporary memorial honoring the victims of September 11.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: Animation grew out of _____, in which a series of drawn images seem to move as book pages are flipped rapidly.
Answer Options:
flip books
comic books
stereoscopes
cartoons
Answer: flip books
Question: Judy Chicago and Nancy Spero have in common?
Answer Options:
a preference for expressing themselves in performance art.
none of the options
an interest in feminism.
an interest in making site-specific artwork.
Answer: an interest in feminism.
Question: Extra Credit: Which civilization was ruled by warrior-priests from 150–800 CE and extended for more than 400 miles along the Pacific Ocean in what is now modern Peru?
Answer Options:
Inca
Maya
Moche
Aztec
Answer: Moche