Deck 16: Understanding Art on All Levels

Question 1

The architect __________,who was commissioned to design a building in the city of Bilbao,chose a site right on the water,sandwiched between two existing buildings to allude to Bilbao's shipbuilding history.

A) Frank Gehry
B) Moshe Safdie
C) Philip Johnson
D) Richard Meier

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The temples of Angkor Wat (figs.16.8-12)represent __________.

A) a pictorial history of Hindu rulers
B) a vast burial complex
C) the oldest known example of bas-relief
D) an immense model of the Hindu cosmic world

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Over the years it took to finish the Sistine Ceiling Michelangelo __________.

A) used hundreds of assistants
B) worked alone for most of the time
C) had about a dozen assistants whom he trusted
D) was assisted by members of the clergy assigned by the pope

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The temples of Angkor Wat have remained in relatively good condition in recent centuries because __________.

A) it was overgrown and hidden by the jungle
B) it has often been occupied by Buddhist monks
C) it was protected by French occupying forces
D) it has never been the site of war

Question 5

The tall roofs of some of Angkor's temple complexes are built __________.

A) with flying buttresses
B) with balloon-frame construction
C) in a pyramid fashion known as corbeling
D) using arches

Question 6

Frank Gehry designed the structure in Bilbao to sit next to the __________ River.

A) Amazon
B) Nile
C) Mississippi
D) Nervion

Question 7

The method Picasso used to create Guernica was __________.

A) alla prima
B) indirect
C) based on maquettes
D) all of the above

Question 8

The most famous section in the ceiling is known as the __________.

A) Creation of Adam
B) Fall of Adam and Eve
C) The Flood
D) Libyan Sibyl

Question 9

Picasso used __________ to direct the viewer's eye around the painting.

A) diagonal lines
B) dotted lines
C) repeated organic shapes
D) serpentine lines

Question 10

The main device used for unifying the composition of Guernica is(are)__________.

A) repeated use of a vertical axis
B) contour lines
C) triangular shapes
D) one-point perspective

Question 11

The meaning of the specific images in Guernica is __________.

A) determined by the viewer's own response
B) made clear by Picasso in his writings
C) taken directly from newspaper accounts of the incident
D) easy to read in the painting, moving left to right

Question 12

Overall,the bas-relief gallery of Angkor Wat tells the story of __________.

A) the Hindu epic Bhagavata Purana
B) the value of forgiveness
C) the origin of Buddhism
D) the destruction of the world

Question 13

The subjects of the ceiling were determined by __________.

A) Michelangelo
B) Pope Julius
C) The College of Cardinals at the Vatican
D) none of the above

Question 14

The figures in Picasso's Guernica are believed to be __________.

A) based on portraits of family members
B) allegorical
C) taken from newspaper photos of the incident
D) none of the above

Question 15

The Basque Public Authority approached the __________ which is dedicated to collecting and displaying contemporary art to place a branch in the city of Bilbao,Spain.

A) J. Paul Getty Trust
B) Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
C) Museum of Modern Art in New York
D) all of the above

Question 16

Before Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel it was __________.

A) painted with white clouds on a light blue background
B) painted to look like blue sky, studded with stars
C) covered with sixth century mosaics
D) unpainted white plaster

Question 17

The rationale of the Basque Public Authority for building a new structure in Bilbao was to __________.

A) have a pretty structure in the city center
B) to make Bilbao the home of a great modern art museum
C) revitalize this once-prominent industrial city
D) both B and C

Question 18

Frank Gehry used __________ software to help design the irregular contours of the building.

A) Photoshop
B) Adobe Illustrator
C) CATIA
D) none of the above

Question 19

Michelangelo was reluctant to take the commission for the Sistine Ceiling because __________.

A) he had already committed to sculpting the pope's tomb
B) he considered himself a sculptor, not a painter
C) he foresaw the difficulties he would face in painting the immense space
D) all of the above

Question 20

Using __________,Gehry's team was able to work out the precise shapes of the many glass,titanium,and stone pieces with which the Guggenheim Bilbao would be clad.

A) digital scanning
B) paper and cardboard models
C) CATIA, computer-assisted 3D design software
D) all of the above

Question 21

Guernica was created to commemorate the bombing of a French village during World War II.

Question 22

The Sistine Ceiling project was Michelangelo 's first major attempt at fresco.

Question 23

The massive Sistine Ceiling ceiling was Michelangelo's first major attempt at fresco.

Question 24

Early designs of Gehry's Guggenheim Bilbao were rendered using paper and cardboard models .

Question 25

The overall purpose,as conceived of by the Basque Public Authority,of Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Bilbao was to create a home for a museum that would draw international attention.