allied art100 Module 2 check your understanding

Question # 00078764 Posted By: vikas Updated on: 06/30/2015 01:11 AM Due on: 07/30/2015
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1. If the Greek Classical sculptures were designed to make you think, the Hellenistic sculptures were designed to make you:

a. celebrate.

b. act.

c. feel.

d. pray.

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2. In Egyptian history, the "Old Kingdom," "Middle Kingdom," and the "New Kingdom" represents:

a. three ruling family lines.

b. broad historical developments.

c. three foreigners who ruled Egypt.

d. the builders of the three great pyramids.

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3. The Minoan writing that has been deciphered is:

a. hieroglyphic.

b. Linear A.

c. Linear B.

d. cuneiform.

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4. A decorative process in which one material is set into the surface of an object is called:

a. inlaying.

b. bracketing.

c. glazing.

d. incising.

5. Where do we see Han architecture?

a. In the Great Wild Goose Pagoda

b. In the Nanchan Temple

c. At Borobudur

d. Only in ceramic models

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6. Which of the following is the Egyptian symbol of life?

a. Cartouche

b. Scarab

c. Ankh

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7. Which characterized the Indian sense of beauty?

a. Simplicity

b. Geometric order

c. Profusion of ornament

d. Standardized proportions

8. An entablature consists of:

a. stylobate, sterobate, and architrave.

b. architrave, frieze, and cornice.

c. triglyph, metope, and abacus.

d. pediment, cornice, and architrave.

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9. How were geometric funerary vases used?

a. To pour libations

b. As grave markers

c. To carry wine to the funeral

d. To keep the ashes of the deceased

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10. From which country does the world's oldest surviving fired pottery come?

a. Japan

b. Korea

c. China

d. India

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11. In the Egyptian religion, __________ was the ibis-headed god and __________ was the falcon-headed god.

a. Thoth; Horus

b. Ammit; Thoth

c. Anubis; Horus

d. Horus; Osiris

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12. In early Buddhist art, Buddha himself is shown:

a. in a Roman style toga.

b. seated on a lotus throne.

c. only symbolically.

d. as an ordinary teacher.

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13. Which of the following is a type of hard glossy varnish?

a. Lacquer

b. Glaze

c. Seal

d. Enamelwork

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14. __________ refers to the illusion on a flat surface of objects projecting sharply into space, and __________ refers to creating the illusion of three-dimensionality on a flat surface through the use of lights and darks.

a. Foreshortening; modeling

b. Shading; foreshortening

c. Undercutting; perspective

d. Modeling; contraposto

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15. The Man and Centaur sculpture is an example of:

a. archaic ceramics.

b. early Classical bronze casting.

c. geometric style.

d. "high" Classical ideals.

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16. Which is the oldest surviving documented wooden structure in the world?

a. Inner Shrine, Ise, Japan

b. Horyu-ji, Japan

c. Nanchan Temple, China

d. Great Stupa, Sanchi, India

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17. In the Buddha and Attendants from Mathura, the image of Buddha is developed from images of:

a. Greco-Roman gods.

b. Shiva.

c. Yakshas.

d. Yakshis.

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18. The Hellenistic era begins upon the death of _______.

a. Helen of Troy

b. Hellas of Athens

c. Jesus Christ

d. Alexander the Great

19. Which subject occurs most often in the world's art?

a. Mythological characters and their stories

b. Landscape, cityscape, and seascape

c. Portraits and contemporary life

d. Animals

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20. The oldest and largest of the Giza pyramids is that of:

a. Djoser.

b. Khafre.

c. Khufu.

d. Menkaure.

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21. Which is the sculptural term for removing more material behind the positive shapes so that they cast deeper shadows?

a. Modeling

b. Shading

c. Foreshortening

d. Undercutting

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22. Which of the following is a method of building using huge blocks of rough-hewn stone?

a. Ashlar construction

b. Cyclopean construction

c. Crenellated construction

d. Dressed stone construction

LO1I:Identify the common elements and terms of ancient art and architecture

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23. Chinese writing characters evolved from:

a. cuneiform characters.

b. hieroglyphics.

c. pictographs.

d. hieratic characters.

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24. When were Egyptian artistic conventions followed most strictly?

a. When depicting the slaves

b. When depicting the priests

c. When depicting royalty

d. When depicting commoners

25. You can tell a bodhisattva from a Buddha because a bodhisattva has:

a. simple monk's robes.

b. a lotus throne.

c. a tuft of white hair between his eyes.

d. lavish clothes and crown.

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26. The Greek war against Troy as told by Homer in the Iliad most likely involved the:

a. Cycladic people.

b. Minoans.

c. Mycenaeans.

d. Persians.

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27. Qin Shihuangdi's ceramic soldiers were mass-produced by using:

a. standardized molds.

b. body casts.

c. cylinders for legs, arms, torso.

d. stamps.

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28. Who designed the funerary complex and stepped pyramid of Djoser?

a. Djoser

b. Imhotep

c. Menkaure

d. Menes

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29. In the Tang dynasty, ceramic figurines were produced by the thousand for use in:

a. Buddhist monasteries.

b. tombs.

c. courts.

d. trade.

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30. Images of Senusret III are typically described as:

a. angry.

b. joyous.

c. vicious.

d. melancholy.

31. Which of the following is three-dimensional and free of any background or block?

a. Relief

b. Bas relief

c. Contraposto

d. Sculpture in the round

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32. __________ designed the sculpture of the Parthenon, and __________ is noted for developing a "canon" of proportion and carved a sculpture to illustrate it.

a. Pericles; Phidias

b. Kleisthenes; Praxiteles

c. Socrates; Pericles

d. Phidias; Polykleitos

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33. Fayum mummy portraits were painted using what kind of medium?

a. Encaustic

b. Fresco

c. Oil

d. Watercolor

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34. Which of the following characteristics of Greek art became more pronounced during Hellenistic times?

a. It became more idealized.

b. It became more all-encompassing.

c. It was more individual and emotional.

d. It was more calm and aloof.

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35. What allowed the Greeks to begin to create more complex action poses in their sculpture at the beginning of the Classical age?

a. Study of anatomy

b. Use of bronze instead of marble

c. Development of better tools

d. Development of beehive kilns

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