TEST BANK
A WORLD OF ART
,Table Of Contents
PART I: THE VISUAL WORLD — UNDERSTANDING THE ART YOU SEE
Chapter 1
Discovering A World Of Art
● What Is Art?
● The Purposes And Functions Of Art
● Experiencing And Interpreting Art
● Art In Everyday Life
Chapter 2
Developing Visual Literacy
● Looking At Art Critically
● Visual Analysis
● Interpretation And Meaning
● Context And Perspective
PART II: THE FORMAL ELEMENTS AND THEIR DESIGN — DESCRIBING THE ART YOU SEE
Chapter 3
Line
Chapter 4
Shape And Space
Chapter 5
Light And Color
Chapter 6
Texture, Time, And Motion
Chapter 7
The Principles Of Design
● Balance
● Emphasis
● Rhythm
● Unity And Variety
, ● Scale And Proportion
PART III: THE FINE ARTS MEDIA — LEARNING HOW ART IS MADE
Chapter 8
Drawing
Chapter 9
Painting
Chapter 10
Printmaking
Chapter 11
Photography And Time-Based Media
Chapter 12
Sculpture
Chapter 13
The Craft Media
Chapter 14
Architecture
Chapter 15
The Design Profession
Chapter 16
Digital Media
PART IV: THE VISUAL RECORD — PLACING THE ARTS IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Chapter 17
The Ancient World
● Prehistoric Art
● Ancient Near East
● Egypt
, ● Greece
● Rome
Chapter 18
The Age Of Faith
● Early Christian Art
● Byzantine Art
● Islamic Art
● Medieval Europe
Chapter 19
The Renaissance Through The Baroque
● Renaissance Art
● Mannerism
● Baroque Art
Chapter 20
The Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries
● Neoclassicism
● Romanticism
● Realism
● Impressionism
● Post-Impressionism
Chapter 21
From 1900 To The Present
● Modern Art
● Contemporary Art
● Global Artistic Movements
PART V: THE THEMES OF ART — SEEING CONTINUITY AND CHANGE OVER TIME
Chapter 22
Spiritual Belief
Chapter 23
The Life Force
Chapter 24
,The Body, Gender, And Identity
Chapter 25
The Individual And Cultural Identity
Chapter 26
Power
Chapter 27
Science, Industry, And The Environment
Key Topics Covered
● Visual Literacy And Art Appreciation
● Elements And Principles Of Design
● Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, And Architecture
● Photography And Digital Media
● Craft And Design Professions
● Art History From Prehistoric Times To The Present
● Religious And Spiritual Themes In Art
● Identity, Culture, And Representation
● Political And Social Power In Art
● Science, Technology, And Environmental Themes
● Contemporary Global Art Movements
● Critical Analysis And Interpretation Of Artworks
This Comprehensive Test Bank Aligns With All 27 Chapters Of A World Of Art (9th Edition) And
Provides Extensive Assessment Materials For Students And Instructors In Art Appreciation,
Humanities, Visual Culture, And Art History Courses.
, 9e
Chapter: One
1) Renzo Piano's Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center Is An Example Of
"Green Architecture." Such Buildings Are Praised For Their
a) Self-Sufficiency.
b) Lack Of Windows.
c) Use Of High-Tech Materials.
d) Lack Of Renewable Resources.
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-01
Topic: The World As Artists See It
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define The Creative Process And Describe The Roles That Artists Most
Often Assume When They Engage In That Process.
Answer: A) Self-Sufficiency.
2) Jasper Johns Chose To Paint His Image Of The American Flag To Express
a) His Proclivity For Things Seen But Not Examined.
b) His Own Patriotism During The Mccarthy Era.
c) A Universal Concept Of Freedom.
d) The Injustices Incurred During The Civil Rights Movement.
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-02
Topic: The World As We Perceive
It Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.1 Differentiate Between Passive And Active Seeing.
Answer: A) His Proclivity For Things Seen But Not Examined.
3) The Imagery In Faith Ringgold's God Bless America Was Inspired By The
a) Civil Rights Movement In The 1960s.
b) Parade In New York City On Allies Day, May 1917.
c) Mccarthy Era In The 1950s.
d) Desert Storm Conflict.
Difficulty: Easy
Questionid: 01-03
Topic: The World As We Perceive
It Skill: Remember The Facts
Objective: 1.1 Differentiate Between Passive And Active Seeing.
Answer: A) Civil Rights Movement In The 1960s.
, 4) What Is The Function Of The Nkisi Nkonde Figure?
a) It Pursues Wrongdoers At Night And Punishes Them When Nails Are Driven Into It.
b) It Is Purely Aesthetic.
c) It Is A Fertility Idol.
d) It Was Made So That It Could Be Stolen And Exhibited In Museums In Europe
And The United States.
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-04
Topic: The World As Artists See It
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define The Creative Process And Describe The Roles That Artists Most
Often Assume When They Engage In That Process.
Answer: A) It Pursues Wrongdoers At Night And Punishes Them When Nails Are Driven Into It.
5) Artist Vija Celmins Challenges Us To Look Carefully In Her Work, To Fix The
Image In Memory, By
a) Casting Eleven Stones In Bronze And Painting Them To Resemble The Original
Stones As Closely As Possible.
b) Taking Small River Stones And Lining Them On A Windowsill.
c) Making Individual Paintings Of Eleven Different Stones.
d) Creating A Large Stone Monument.
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-05
Topic: The World As We Perceive
It Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.1 Differentiate Between Passive And Active Seeing.
Answer: A) Casting Eleven Stones In Bronze And Painting Them To Resemble The
Original Stones As Closely As Possible.
6) According To Sayre, What Are The Three Steps In The Process Of "Seeing"?
a) Reception, Extraction, Inference
b) Detection, Processing, Reference
c) Looking, Seeing, Believing
d) Reception, Interpreting, Understanding
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-06
Topic: The World As We Perceive
It Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.1 Differentiate Between Passive And Active Seeing.
Answer: A) Reception, Extraction, Inference
, 7) What Might Have Affected Pablo Picasso's Severe Style Of Representation Seen In
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?
a) African Masks He Saw At A Paris Museum
b) Native American Sites He Visited
c) His Collection Of Asian Ceramics
d) The Imagery On Korean Tapestries
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-07
Topic: The Creative Process—From Sketch To Final Vision—Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles
d'Avignon
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define The Creative Process And Describe The Roles That Artists Most
Often Assume When They Engage In That Process.
Answer: A) African Masks He Saw At A Paris Museum
8) Objects That Are Intended To Stimulate A Sense Of Beauty In The Viewer Are
Thought To Be Not Merely Functional But
a) Aesthetic.
b) Utilitarian.
c) Objective.
d) Iconographic.
Difficulty: Easy
Questionid: 01-08
Topic: The World As Artists See It
Skill: Remember The Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define The Creative Process And Describe The Roles That Artists Most
Often Assume When They Engage In That Process.
Answer: A) Aesthetic.
9) We Can Clearly See The Artistic Impulse To "Give Form To The Immaterial," To
Represent Hidden Or Universal Truths, Spiritual Forces, And Personal Feelings, In
a) Religious Art.
b) Art Based On Close Observation Of One's Immediate Surroundings.
c) Contemporary Art That Deals With "Identity Politics."
d) Political Art.
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-09
Topic: The World As Artists See It
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define The Creative Process And Describe The Roles That Artists Most
Often Assume When They Engage In That Process.
Answer: A) Religious Art.
, 10) What Was The Reaction To Marcel Duchamp's Painting Nude Descending A Staircase
When It Was Exhibited At The Armory Show In 1913?
a) It Was Parodied And Ridiculed In The Newspapers.
b) The Public Adored And Praised The Painting.
c) It Was Voted "Best In Show" By The Critics.
d) It Was So Scandalous That It Was Never Shown.
Difficulty: Easy
Questionid: 01-10
Topic: Seeing The Value In Art
Skill: Remember The Facts
Objective: 1.3 Discuss The Different Ways In Which People Value, Or Do Not Value,
Works Of Art.
Answer: A) It Was Parodied And Ridiculed In The Newspapers.
11) How Did Michelangelo's David Become Political?
a) It Was Placed In Florence's Government Square As A Symbol Of The
Republic's Freedom From The Medici Family.
b) It Was Placed In The Gardens Of The Medici Palace As A Symbol Of The Family's
Power.
c) It Was Placed In A Chapel In The Florence Cathedral.
d) Its Nudity Was Covered By A Skirt Of Copper Leaves.
Difficulty: Difficult
Questionid: 01-11
Topic: Seeing The Value In Art
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.3 Discuss The Different Ways In Which People Value, Or Do Not Value,
Works Of Art.
Answer: A) It Was Placed In Florence's Government Square As A Symbol Of The
Republic's Freedom From The Medici Family.
12) The Mission Of The National Endowment Of The Arts, As Defined When It
Was First Funded By Congress In 1967, Was
a) To Teach The Public How To See And Appreciate "Advanced Art."
b) To Censor Art.
c) To Give Tax Deductions To Art Gallery Dealers And Auction Houses.
d) To Impose A State-Sponsored Artistic Style.
Difficulty: Easy
Questionid: 01-12
Topic: Seeing The Value In Art
Skill: Remember The Facts
Objective: 1.3 Discuss The Different Ways In Which People Value, Or Do Not Value,
Works Of Art.
A WORLD OF ART
,Table Of Contents
PART I: THE VISUAL WORLD — UNDERSTANDING THE ART YOU SEE
Chapter 1
Discovering A World Of Art
● What Is Art?
● The Purposes And Functions Of Art
● Experiencing And Interpreting Art
● Art In Everyday Life
Chapter 2
Developing Visual Literacy
● Looking At Art Critically
● Visual Analysis
● Interpretation And Meaning
● Context And Perspective
PART II: THE FORMAL ELEMENTS AND THEIR DESIGN — DESCRIBING THE ART YOU SEE
Chapter 3
Line
Chapter 4
Shape And Space
Chapter 5
Light And Color
Chapter 6
Texture, Time, And Motion
Chapter 7
The Principles Of Design
● Balance
● Emphasis
● Rhythm
● Unity And Variety
, ● Scale And Proportion
PART III: THE FINE ARTS MEDIA — LEARNING HOW ART IS MADE
Chapter 8
Drawing
Chapter 9
Painting
Chapter 10
Printmaking
Chapter 11
Photography And Time-Based Media
Chapter 12
Sculpture
Chapter 13
The Craft Media
Chapter 14
Architecture
Chapter 15
The Design Profession
Chapter 16
Digital Media
PART IV: THE VISUAL RECORD — PLACING THE ARTS IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Chapter 17
The Ancient World
● Prehistoric Art
● Ancient Near East
● Egypt
, ● Greece
● Rome
Chapter 18
The Age Of Faith
● Early Christian Art
● Byzantine Art
● Islamic Art
● Medieval Europe
Chapter 19
The Renaissance Through The Baroque
● Renaissance Art
● Mannerism
● Baroque Art
Chapter 20
The Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries
● Neoclassicism
● Romanticism
● Realism
● Impressionism
● Post-Impressionism
Chapter 21
From 1900 To The Present
● Modern Art
● Contemporary Art
● Global Artistic Movements
PART V: THE THEMES OF ART — SEEING CONTINUITY AND CHANGE OVER TIME
Chapter 22
Spiritual Belief
Chapter 23
The Life Force
Chapter 24
,The Body, Gender, And Identity
Chapter 25
The Individual And Cultural Identity
Chapter 26
Power
Chapter 27
Science, Industry, And The Environment
Key Topics Covered
● Visual Literacy And Art Appreciation
● Elements And Principles Of Design
● Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, And Architecture
● Photography And Digital Media
● Craft And Design Professions
● Art History From Prehistoric Times To The Present
● Religious And Spiritual Themes In Art
● Identity, Culture, And Representation
● Political And Social Power In Art
● Science, Technology, And Environmental Themes
● Contemporary Global Art Movements
● Critical Analysis And Interpretation Of Artworks
This Comprehensive Test Bank Aligns With All 27 Chapters Of A World Of Art (9th Edition) And
Provides Extensive Assessment Materials For Students And Instructors In Art Appreciation,
Humanities, Visual Culture, And Art History Courses.
, 9e
Chapter: One
1) Renzo Piano's Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center Is An Example Of
"Green Architecture." Such Buildings Are Praised For Their
a) Self-Sufficiency.
b) Lack Of Windows.
c) Use Of High-Tech Materials.
d) Lack Of Renewable Resources.
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-01
Topic: The World As Artists See It
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define The Creative Process And Describe The Roles That Artists Most
Often Assume When They Engage In That Process.
Answer: A) Self-Sufficiency.
2) Jasper Johns Chose To Paint His Image Of The American Flag To Express
a) His Proclivity For Things Seen But Not Examined.
b) His Own Patriotism During The Mccarthy Era.
c) A Universal Concept Of Freedom.
d) The Injustices Incurred During The Civil Rights Movement.
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-02
Topic: The World As We Perceive
It Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.1 Differentiate Between Passive And Active Seeing.
Answer: A) His Proclivity For Things Seen But Not Examined.
3) The Imagery In Faith Ringgold's God Bless America Was Inspired By The
a) Civil Rights Movement In The 1960s.
b) Parade In New York City On Allies Day, May 1917.
c) Mccarthy Era In The 1950s.
d) Desert Storm Conflict.
Difficulty: Easy
Questionid: 01-03
Topic: The World As We Perceive
It Skill: Remember The Facts
Objective: 1.1 Differentiate Between Passive And Active Seeing.
Answer: A) Civil Rights Movement In The 1960s.
, 4) What Is The Function Of The Nkisi Nkonde Figure?
a) It Pursues Wrongdoers At Night And Punishes Them When Nails Are Driven Into It.
b) It Is Purely Aesthetic.
c) It Is A Fertility Idol.
d) It Was Made So That It Could Be Stolen And Exhibited In Museums In Europe
And The United States.
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-04
Topic: The World As Artists See It
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define The Creative Process And Describe The Roles That Artists Most
Often Assume When They Engage In That Process.
Answer: A) It Pursues Wrongdoers At Night And Punishes Them When Nails Are Driven Into It.
5) Artist Vija Celmins Challenges Us To Look Carefully In Her Work, To Fix The
Image In Memory, By
a) Casting Eleven Stones In Bronze And Painting Them To Resemble The Original
Stones As Closely As Possible.
b) Taking Small River Stones And Lining Them On A Windowsill.
c) Making Individual Paintings Of Eleven Different Stones.
d) Creating A Large Stone Monument.
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-05
Topic: The World As We Perceive
It Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.1 Differentiate Between Passive And Active Seeing.
Answer: A) Casting Eleven Stones In Bronze And Painting Them To Resemble The
Original Stones As Closely As Possible.
6) According To Sayre, What Are The Three Steps In The Process Of "Seeing"?
a) Reception, Extraction, Inference
b) Detection, Processing, Reference
c) Looking, Seeing, Believing
d) Reception, Interpreting, Understanding
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-06
Topic: The World As We Perceive
It Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.1 Differentiate Between Passive And Active Seeing.
Answer: A) Reception, Extraction, Inference
, 7) What Might Have Affected Pablo Picasso's Severe Style Of Representation Seen In
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?
a) African Masks He Saw At A Paris Museum
b) Native American Sites He Visited
c) His Collection Of Asian Ceramics
d) The Imagery On Korean Tapestries
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-07
Topic: The Creative Process—From Sketch To Final Vision—Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles
d'Avignon
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define The Creative Process And Describe The Roles That Artists Most
Often Assume When They Engage In That Process.
Answer: A) African Masks He Saw At A Paris Museum
8) Objects That Are Intended To Stimulate A Sense Of Beauty In The Viewer Are
Thought To Be Not Merely Functional But
a) Aesthetic.
b) Utilitarian.
c) Objective.
d) Iconographic.
Difficulty: Easy
Questionid: 01-08
Topic: The World As Artists See It
Skill: Remember The Facts
Objective: 1.2 Define The Creative Process And Describe The Roles That Artists Most
Often Assume When They Engage In That Process.
Answer: A) Aesthetic.
9) We Can Clearly See The Artistic Impulse To "Give Form To The Immaterial," To
Represent Hidden Or Universal Truths, Spiritual Forces, And Personal Feelings, In
a) Religious Art.
b) Art Based On Close Observation Of One's Immediate Surroundings.
c) Contemporary Art That Deals With "Identity Politics."
d) Political Art.
Difficulty: Moderate
Questionid: 01-09
Topic: The World As Artists See It
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Objective: 1.2 Define The Creative Process And Describe The Roles That Artists Most
Often Assume When They Engage In That Process.
Answer: A) Religious Art.
, 10) What Was The Reaction To Marcel Duchamp's Painting Nude Descending A Staircase
When It Was Exhibited At The Armory Show In 1913?
a) It Was Parodied And Ridiculed In The Newspapers.
b) The Public Adored And Praised The Painting.
c) It Was Voted "Best In Show" By The Critics.
d) It Was So Scandalous That It Was Never Shown.
Difficulty: Easy
Questionid: 01-10
Topic: Seeing The Value In Art
Skill: Remember The Facts
Objective: 1.3 Discuss The Different Ways In Which People Value, Or Do Not Value,
Works Of Art.
Answer: A) It Was Parodied And Ridiculed In The Newspapers.
11) How Did Michelangelo's David Become Political?
a) It Was Placed In Florence's Government Square As A Symbol Of The
Republic's Freedom From The Medici Family.
b) It Was Placed In The Gardens Of The Medici Palace As A Symbol Of The Family's
Power.
c) It Was Placed In A Chapel In The Florence Cathedral.
d) Its Nudity Was Covered By A Skirt Of Copper Leaves.
Difficulty: Difficult
Questionid: 01-11
Topic: Seeing The Value In Art
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective: 1.3 Discuss The Different Ways In Which People Value, Or Do Not Value,
Works Of Art.
Answer: A) It Was Placed In Florence's Government Square As A Symbol Of The
Republic's Freedom From The Medici Family.
12) The Mission Of The National Endowment Of The Arts, As Defined When It
Was First Funded By Congress In 1967, Was
a) To Teach The Public How To See And Appreciate "Advanced Art."
b) To Censor Art.
c) To Give Tax Deductions To Art Gallery Dealers And Auction Houses.
d) To Impose A State-Sponsored Artistic Style.
Difficulty: Easy
Questionid: 01-12
Topic: Seeing The Value In Art
Skill: Remember The Facts
Objective: 1.3 Discuss The Different Ways In Which People Value, Or Do Not Value,
Works Of Art.
