Art Exam
Select the best answer. (5 points each)
1. Which of the following statements best describes the cultural impact on the style of artwork? a. Cultures each have their own, unique style that is not impacted by any outside culture. b. Cultures exchange ideas that impact the development of artistic styles.
c. Artists create work based solely on their imaginations and are not impacted by culture. d. All of the above.
2. Like history, art history:
a. is an objective, or factual, academic field.
b. originated during the postmodern era.
c. developed out of science.
d. is biased depending on who writes the history and what they decide to include or exclude.
3. From the very first Cave Paintings to contemporary artwork created today, which of the following have always remained constant? Art ______________.
a. provides much needed decoration for domestic spaces.
b. is experimental and cutting-edge.
c. reflects and confirms cultural beliefs.
d. is used to express the artist's inner emotions and personal vision.
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Timeline questions. (5 points)
4. Place the following in chronological order from earliest to most recent.
b. 2576 BCE
d. 14 BCE
c. 13 CE
e. 312 CE
a. 1942 CE
Places of Religious Worship/Practice. Identify the type of building. Then match the terms to their location on the diagram. (1 point each)
*6. Stupa
*7. Mosque
1. Qibla wall
2. Mihrab
3. hypostyle prayer hall
4. forecourt
5. Minaret
*8. Santa Spirito/Church
1. Narthex
2. Façade towers
3. Nave
4. Isle
5. Transept
6. Crossing
7. Altar
8. Apse/Choir
9. Ambulatory
10. Radiating chapels
Fill in the blank. Note that the blanks have topics (in parenthesis) to guide your answers.
(3 points each)
9. Egyptian(2575-2450 BCE-Fourth Dynasty(art style/period?) art and architecture focused frequently on the afterlife such as providing protection and objects for the Pharaohs who passed away.
10. Minimalist artworks from the 1960s and 1970s were often
1. Which of the following statements best describes the cultural impact on the style of artwork? a. Cultures each have their own, unique style that is not impacted by any outside culture. b. Cultures exchange ideas that impact the development of artistic styles.
c. Artists create work based solely on their imaginations and are not impacted by culture. d. All of the above.
2. Like history, art history:
a. is an objective, or factual, academic field.
b. originated during the postmodern era.
c. developed out of science.
d. is biased depending on who writes the history and what they decide to include or exclude.
3. From the very first Cave Paintings to contemporary artwork created today, which of the following have always remained constant? Art ______________.
a. provides much needed decoration for domestic spaces.
b. is experimental and cutting-edge.
c. reflects and confirms cultural beliefs.
d. is used to express the artist's inner emotions and personal vision.
2 of 5
Timeline questions. (5 points)
4. Place the following in chronological order from earliest to most recent.
b. 2576 BCE
d. 14 BCE
c. 13 CE
e. 312 CE
a. 1942 CE
Places of Religious Worship/Practice. Identify the type of building. Then match the terms to their location on the diagram. (1 point each)
*6. Stupa
*7. Mosque
1. Qibla wall
2. Mihrab
3. hypostyle prayer hall
4. forecourt
5. Minaret
*8. Santa Spirito/Church
1. Narthex
2. Façade towers
3. Nave
4. Isle
5. Transept
6. Crossing
7. Altar
8. Apse/Choir
9. Ambulatory
10. Radiating chapels
Fill in the blank. Note that the blanks have topics (in parenthesis) to guide your answers.
(3 points each)
9. Egyptian(2575-2450 BCE-Fourth Dynasty(art style/period?) art and architecture focused frequently on the afterlife such as providing protection and objects for the Pharaohs who passed away.
10. Minimalist artworks from the 1960s and 1970s were often