Deck 1: Art and Art Making

Question 1

In which way is art often categorized?

A)Schematically
B)Both historically and chronologically are correct
C)Historically
D)Chronologically

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In what category do ceramics, glass, jewelry, weaving, and woodworking fit?

A)Kitsch
B)Craft
C)Self-taught art
D)Fine art

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which statement is correct about Botticelli's The Birth of Venus ?

A)The painting reflects the rebirth of the pagan cults in the Renaissance.
B)The depiction of Venus reflects the ideals of early Italian Renaissance.
C)The painting indicates that the Catholic Church saw antiquity as a tool for teaching church doctrine.
D)The emperor, Marcus Aurelius, was the patron.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Art is primarily what kind of medium?

A)Visual
B)Human
C)Spiritual
D)Historical

Question 5

Which art term that describes the materials used to make the artwork, its formal elements, and its overall composition?

A)Context
B)Content
C)Both visual form and context
D)Visual form

Question 6

Which style of art conveys intense emotions?

A)Naturalistic
B)Expressive
C)Idealized
D)Abstract

Question 7

Which word describes a work that challenges existing conventions of art?

A)Expressive
B)Kitsch
C)Animé
D)Avant-garde

Question 8

What is the content of an artwork?

A)Its size
B)Its medium
C)Its form
D)The collection of ideas associated with it

Question 9

​ What artistic movement began with this painting?

A)Impressionism
B)Expressionism
C)Surrealism
D)Cubism

Question 10

What does an equestrian sculpture include by definition?

A)A horse
B)A goddess
C)A ceremonial mask
D)Caryatid

Question 11

Which of these broad categories would normally be included when thinking of popular culture?

A)Tattoos
B)Works by Leonardo da Vinci
C)Oil painting
D)Sculpture

Question 12

Which of the following would be categorized as a craft?

A)Architecture
B)Graffiti
C)Film
D)Pottery

Question 13

What kind of phenomenon is art?

A)Natural
B)Scientific
C)Statistical
D)Human

Question 14

​ Which category applies to this painting?

A)Popular culture
B)Modern art
C)Fine art
D)Naive art

Question 15

Which term describes objects or images that have an emotional appeal that is generalized, superficial, or sentimental?

A)Abstract
B)Kitsch
C)Surreal
D)Naturalistic

Question 16

Which of the following works was created by a single, named artist?

A)AIDS Memorial Quilt
B)Stepped Pyramid of Djoser and Temple Complex
C)Proportions of the Human Figure (Vitruvian Man)
D)Gheordez Prayer Rug

Question 17

What is aesthetics?

A)A study of creativity
B)A study of idealized art
C)A branch of philosophy
D)A study of visual form

Question 18

In ancient Rome, what kind of sculptures were seen as symbols of imperial dignity and power?

A)Masquerade
B)Equestrian
C)Nonobjective
D)Kitsch

Question 19

What is the word for the mass of ideas associated with a work of art?

A)Function
B)Aesthetics
C)Content
D)Context

Question 20

In describing a work of art, what does the word composition mean?

A)The technique used by the artist
B)The physical texture of the work
C)The physical material used by the artist
D)The arrangement of the formal elements of art

Question 21

​ Which statement applies to Jaune Quick-to-See Smith's Genesis ?

A)It alludes to Yoruba legend.
B)It shows the devastation caused by buffalo.
C)It refers to Native American creation myths.
D)It is an oil on canvas painting.

Question 22

​ Which statement applies to Ceremonial Mask Known as a Mboom or Bwoom ?

A)It was intended to be ritually destroyed in the masquerade ceremony.
B)The mask represented the natural world over whom the king ruled.
C)The mask was used in masquerades, in which ancestors were honored.
D)The mask both represented the natural world over whom the king ruled and was used in masquerades honoring ancestors.

Question 23

Which statement about Picasso's painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is correct?

A)He initially planned to paint a painting of the famed Gardens of Luxembourg in this style.
B)His work reflects the influence of Japanese woodblock prints in France at the time.
C)He was influenced the ceremonial masks of the Kuba or Bushongo culture of Central Africa.
D)This painting was important for inspiring the artistic movement known as Surrealism.

Question 24

​ Which statement about Takashi Murakami's Kiki is correct?

A)It was designed to blend in with the exhibition setting, the Palace at Versailles.
B)It shows the way contemporary Japanese art remains closely bound to traditional techniques such as woodblock prints.
C)It was made of pink plastic.
D)It was made of brightly painted clay.

Question 25

Which work was designed to represent the wife's spirit in rituals?

A)Porch of the Caryatids from the Athenian Acropolis
B)Baule Seated Female Figure
C)Veranda Post: Female Caryatid and Equestrian Figure
D)Ceremonial Mask Known as a Mboom or Bwoom

Question 26

​ Which observation about the Gheordez Prayer Rug is correct?

A)Its design echoes the architectural form of the sultan's palaces.
B)It was woven by nomads of the Central Asian steppes.
C)It fits the definition of both art and craft .
D)As a rug it was limited to a utilitarian function.

Question 27

Which observation is true about Las bravisimas calaveras guatemaltecas de Mora y de Morales by José Guadalupe?

A)It is an example of art academy production.
B)Editorial cartoons such as this lose their meaning over time and so are discarded.
C)It comments on the political chaos caused by two assassins in Guatamala.
D)It both is an example of academy production and comments on the political chaos caused by two assassins in Guatamala.

Question 28

​ Which statement applies to the Stepped Pyramid of Djoser and Tomb Complex ?

A)It is the most famous monument from classical Greek art of the fifth century BCE.
B)The Stepped Pyramid was both a "group project" and designed by the architect Imhotep.
C)It is a "group project," requiring extensive collaboration among laborers, priests, and builders.
D)The architect was named Khufu.

Question 29

Which statement about the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius is correct?

A)Marcus Aurelius scandalized Rome by making this horse a member of the Senate.
B)Marcus Aurelius wears the traditional clothes of a Roman emperor.
C)The statue was crafted from hollow-cast bronze.
D)Marcus Aurelius is emphasizing his military prowess in this sculpture.

Question 30

Which statement about Sarad offering is correct?

A)Sarad offering was built to be the permanent focus of the temple space.
B)Balinese priests created Sarad offering from rice dough.
C)Balinese families created Sarad offering from rice dough.
D)Sarad offering can be considered an equestrian statue.

Question 31

What were kitab khana?

A)Kitab khana were centers for producing textiles such as the Gheordez Prayer Rug .
B)Kitab khana were the monasteries where medieval manuscripts were produced.
C)Kitab khana were the workshops that helped build the Stepped Pyramid of Djoser.
D)The kitab khana were Persian workshops that produced illuminated manuscripts.

Question 32

Which work(s)have kitsch elements?

A)Takashi Murakami's Kiki
B)The Smithsonian Institution's 150th Anniversary Float
C)Ando or Utagawa Hiroshige's Basket Ferry
D)Both Takashi Murakami's Kiki and the Smithsonian Institution's 150th Anniversary Float