Deck 1: Experiencing Art

Question 1

Palladio's Villa Rotonda relates to its environment by:

A) subtly integrating with it.
B) dominating the site.
C) becoming virtually invisible.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The most striking feature of Wright's Fallingwater is that the building's structure responds to:

A) European building style.
B) the Pittsburgh skyline.
C) ancient material limitations.
D) the site.
E) all of these.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Raphael's Philosophy is illusionistic; this means that the objects represented:

A) appear to exist within actual space.
B) seem to be weighty.
C) seem to be tangible.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Works of art from the same historical period and culture often share similar ____________ characteristics.

Question 5

"Sculpture in the round" is sculpture that is:

A) finished on all sides.
B) part of a wall.
C) meant to be viewed from one vantage point.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 6

To properly understand the Bwa mask Bird of the Night as a sculptural form,we must also consider:

A) the spiritual context.
B) the participation of the onlookers in the ritual.
C) the dynamic context.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 7

When first experiencing an unfamiliar work of art,start by asking questions about:

A) expressive content, historical style, individual style.
B) patrons, function, and collocation.
C) historical significance and historical context.
D) composition, formal analysis, medium and technique.
E) all of these.

Question 8

In Bernini's Apollo and Daphne,the ____________ is energized by the extension of the figures' limbs and the sculptural form.

Question 9

According to Mircea Eliade,within traditional societies objects such as the Bwa mask acquire meaning because they participate in:

A) a ritual that links seasonal cycles to the cosmos.
B) the inter-tribal warfare.
C) the blessing of a new building.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 10

The design of the Katsura Imperial Villa was inspired by the tenets of Zen Buddhism to create an integration of the building with ____________.

Question 11

The term used to describe how the appearance of a work of art is tied to the period during which it was created is ____________.

Question 12

In northeast Nigeria Wodaabe women carve gourds into calabashes; most of these are treasured as:

A) ceremonial possessions.
B) utensils to hold porridge.
C) vessels to carry milk.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 13

In Philosophy Raphael creates his illusion of three-dimensional reality by:

A) overlapping.
B) diminution.
C) atmospheric perspective.
D) scientific perspective.
E) all of these.

Question 14

Daniel Chester French's Minuteman is animated by a suggested sense of movement created by the contrast of the vertical axis with the:

A) horizontals of the base.
B) cantilever of the hat.
C) diagonals of right leg and musket.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 15

In Guo Xi's painting Early Spring,despite the curvilinear and diagonal elements,the work has an axial composition because:

A) of the primary color scheme.
B) of its circular format.
C) the mountain dominates.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 16

Viewing a horizontal hand scroll is unlike viewing a wall painting because the horizontal hand scroll is:

A) not seen in its entirety at one time.
B) like a journey involving time.
C) meant to be viewed by one or few persons.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 17

Bernini's Apollo and Daphne emphasizes dramatic movement primarily because it:

A) uses only strict verticals and horizontals.
B) is composed on a diagonal axis.
C) involves axial stability.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 18

The patron for Bernini's Apollo and Daphne was ____________.

Question 19

Controlled city designs,such as the Forbidden City in Beijing,imply:

A) notions of utility within society.
B) a centralized authority.
C) notions of efficiency.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 20

The word "style" derives from stylus,that is:

A) a Greek word for history.
B) Latin for writing instrument.
C) Egyptian for spiritual content.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 21

The ancient Chinese Terra-cotta warrior proclaims instability and transience.

Question 22

During certain periods artists formed ____________,which were like trade unions and assured professional standards.

Question 23

The relative darkness or lightness of a color is called the ____________.

Question 24

A painting technique that utilizes broad,free brushstrokes to define form is termed
____________.

Question 25

Upon encountering an unfamiliar artwork,one begins one's communication with the work by interpreting.

Question 26

Iconology is the art-historical study that interprets what?

Question 27

The level of richness or saturation of a color is termed value.

Question 28

A cantilever is a vertical projection into space.

Question 29

When we study finished works of art,it is important to ignore the artist's creative process.

Question 30

Early in the 19ᵗʰ century,the concept was born of the artist as a member of the
____________,who progressively leads society.

Question 31

The particular manner of visual expression created by an individual artist is known as individual style.

Question 32

Davis Smith's Cubi XIX is nonrepresentational because it does not ____________ actual figures or real objects.

Question 33

Because Mondrian's Composition No.8 leads us to the periphery without concentrating on any single area or element,the composition could be described as ____________.

Question 34

The visual arts are a rare feature of human culture.

Question 35

In Raphael's Philosophy,the composition is arranged to emphasize the figures of
____________ and ____________.

Question 36

The rigid geometric layout visible at the Forbidden City in Beijing symbolized the relationships between heaven and earth,as well as between the ancestors and ____________.

Question 37

The Bwa Butterfly mask,like certain works of contemporary art,is ephemeral; this means that it lasts ____________.

Question 38

Mondrian's Composition No.8,1939-42,with Red,Blue,and Yellow reinforces the flatness of the picture plane.

Question 39

In Palladio's Villa Rotonda,the arrangement is governed by symmetry and balance.

Question 40

According to Xu Bing's interpretation of Chan Buddhist thought,the work of art is useless in itself.

Question 41

In the 15ᵗʰ century,what transformed the traditional Western classification of the visual arts as manual or mechanical?

Question 42

What are the means of atmospheric perspective?

Question 43

In the Chinese classical tradition among the aristocracy,discuss the three "perfections" and what they helped to preserve.

Question 44

In Ancient Greece,how was the production of art viewed?

Question 45

Mondrian's Composition No.8 is orderly and serene; it shows his search for pictorial balance,and his search for what else?

Question 46

Describe how Frank Lloyd Wright achieves unity in Fallingwater despite the asymmetrical design?