1-The importance of Johann Winckelmann is that he is considered the father of
a-the easel picture.
b-art history.
c-chiaroscuro.
d-the social theory of art.
2-The use of the human figure was forbidden in ________________ art.
a-Mayan
b-Buddhist
c-Islamic
d-Hindu
3-Which one of the following sculptures is considered a fertility figure?
a-Venus of Willendorf
b-Kouroi statues
c-Yogini on an Owl
d-Kongo power figure
4-The major emphasis of Middle Age art was its
a-glorification of the human body.
b-social impact.
c-exploration of the human mind.
d-religious significance.
5-________________ sculpture exerted a strong influence on European art at the beginning of the 20th century.
a-Olmec
b-African
c-Aztec
d-Carolingian
6-The Age of the Great Cathedrals is also known as the ________________ age.
a-Gothic
b-Romanesque
c-Carolingian
d-Byzantine
7-A 13th century Italian artist who helped lay the groundwork for the Renaissance was
a-Raphael.
b-Donatello.
c-Michelangelo.
d-Cimabue.
8-An early American (pre-Columbian) culture that did not build cities was the
a-Mayan.
b-Incan.
c-Aztec.
d-Olmec.
9-An outstanding characteristic of the art of India is considered to be its
a-obsession with the afterlife.
b-forthright sexuality.
c-emphasis on sacrificial rituals.
d-repression of the human figure.
10-Carpet pages were a feature of the art of the
a-Greeks.
b-Huns.
c-Goths.
d-Celts .
11-The first artist said to place his figures in a realistic landscape setting came from
a-Egypt in 3000 B.C.
b-Greece in the 5th century B.C.
c-Constantinople in 330 A.D.
d-Gothic France in 1200 A.D.
12-Most artists remained anonymous until the dawn of the
a-Carolingian period.
b-Renaissance.
c-Middle Ages.
d-Byzantine period.
13-The Carolingian Revival combined the art of Rome with that of the
a-Celts.
b-Goths.
c-Moslems.
d-French.
14-Most art historians are divided into two theories of art. Art is about form and style or art is about
a-Perspective
b-color and shape.
c-social function.
d-religious significance.
15-The birthplace of Western culture is considered to be
a-Ireland and Western Europe around 500 B.C.
b-Greece around 900 B.C.
c-Sumeria around 2000 B.C.
d-Egypt around 2500 B.C.
16-The hugeness of the architecture of ancient Rome was mainly dependent on the invention, or discovery, of
a-the flying buttress.
b-the ziggurat.
c-baked clay.
d-concrete.
17-The image of Buddha is intended to depict
a-inner spirituality.
b-naturalism.
c-the battle between good and evil.
d-worldliness.
18-The earliest recorded civilization (it produced winged-bull sculptures) was that of
a-Babylonia.
b-Egypt.
c-Assyria.
d-Mesopotamia.
19-The cultures of Meso-America were virtually destroyed by
a-the Aztecs.
b-the Europeans.
c-climatic changes.
d-internal strife.
20-In the middle ages, art existed to serve
a-humanity.
b-Christianity.
c-artists.
d-the middle class.
a-the easel picture.
b-art history.
c-chiaroscuro.
d-the social theory of art.
2-The use of the human figure was forbidden in ________________ art.
a-Mayan
b-Buddhist
c-Islamic
d-Hindu
3-Which one of the following sculptures is considered a fertility figure?
a-Venus of Willendorf
b-Kouroi statues
c-Yogini on an Owl
d-Kongo power figure
4-The major emphasis of Middle Age art was its
a-glorification of the human body.
b-social impact.
c-exploration of the human mind.
d-religious significance.
5-________________ sculpture exerted a strong influence on European art at the beginning of the 20th century.
a-Olmec
b-African
c-Aztec
d-Carolingian
6-The Age of the Great Cathedrals is also known as the ________________ age.
a-Gothic
b-Romanesque
c-Carolingian
d-Byzantine
7-A 13th century Italian artist who helped lay the groundwork for the Renaissance was
a-Raphael.
b-Donatello.
c-Michelangelo.
d-Cimabue.
8-An early American (pre-Columbian) culture that did not build cities was the
a-Mayan.
b-Incan.
c-Aztec.
d-Olmec.
9-An outstanding characteristic of the art of India is considered to be its
a-obsession with the afterlife.
b-forthright sexuality.
c-emphasis on sacrificial rituals.
d-repression of the human figure.
10-Carpet pages were a feature of the art of the
a-Greeks.
b-Huns.
c-Goths.
d-Celts .
11-The first artist said to place his figures in a realistic landscape setting came from
a-Egypt in 3000 B.C.
b-Greece in the 5th century B.C.
c-Constantinople in 330 A.D.
d-Gothic France in 1200 A.D.
12-Most artists remained anonymous until the dawn of the
a-Carolingian period.
b-Renaissance.
c-Middle Ages.
d-Byzantine period.
13-The Carolingian Revival combined the art of Rome with that of the
a-Celts.
b-Goths.
c-Moslems.
d-French.
14-Most art historians are divided into two theories of art. Art is about form and style or art is about
a-Perspective
b-color and shape.
c-social function.
d-religious significance.
15-The birthplace of Western culture is considered to be
a-Ireland and Western Europe around 500 B.C.
b-Greece around 900 B.C.
c-Sumeria around 2000 B.C.
d-Egypt around 2500 B.C.
16-The hugeness of the architecture of ancient Rome was mainly dependent on the invention, or discovery, of
a-the flying buttress.
b-the ziggurat.
c-baked clay.
d-concrete.
17-The image of Buddha is intended to depict
a-inner spirituality.
b-naturalism.
c-the battle between good and evil.
d-worldliness.
18-The earliest recorded civilization (it produced winged-bull sculptures) was that of
a-Babylonia.
b-Egypt.
c-Assyria.
d-Mesopotamia.
19-The cultures of Meso-America were virtually destroyed by
a-the Aztecs.
b-the Europeans.
c-climatic changes.
d-internal strife.
20-In the middle ages, art existed to serve
a-humanity.
b-Christianity.
c-artists.
d-the middle class.