ART 100 Exam 2 NVCC Questions with
Answers
Question 1
In the 4th century C.E., the great Roman Empire was rapidly declining. In 330 C.E.,
Emperor Constantine moved the capital from Rome to the ancient city of ________,
which he renamed Constantinople (present day Istanbul, Turkey).
Correct Answer
Byzantium
Question 2
In the Dutch Republic (Holland), the major patrons and buyers of art were:
Correct Answer
middle-class merchants and bankers.
Question 3
The Great Serpent Mound in Ohio is an elaborate example of a Hopewell
___________________.
Correct Answer
burial site
Question 4
bas-relief
Correct Answer
sculpture that is not freestanding, but projects slightly from the surface
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,Question 5
Christ as Pentecost (Saint Madeleine Cathedral, France)
Correct Answer
stone relief
Question 6
installation
Correct Answer
using 3d media to visually tell a story, often involving an entire space
Question 7
Most Indians today are Hindus
Correct Answer
true
Question 8
portico
Correct Answer
Columned porch (entrance).
Question 9
Louis Sullivan
Correct Answer
Wainwright Building
Question 10
Archaic period (rigid frontal poses, showing Egyptian influence)
Correct Answer
kouros
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,Question 11
Burial Urn
Correct Answer
China
Question 12
Egyptian pyramids were built to serve as:
Correct Answer
tombs
Question 13
Michelangelo gave the most powerful expression to the principles of classical
sculpture.The contrapposto of his monumental David - a pose with the weight of the
body on one foot - was first introduced about 2,000 years earlier, by the classical
sculptors of _____________.
Correct Answer
Ancient Greece
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, Question 14
The Renaissance in Northern Europe inherited from medieval art the love for symbols.
Thus, in The Arnolfini Portrait, painted by the Flemish artist Jan van Eyck, the dog is a
symbol of fidelity, while the green color of the bride's dress symbolizes _______.
Correct Answer
fertility
Question 15
One of the most famous monuments in Cambodia, ___________ features scenes from
the life of the Hindu god Vishnu.
Correct Answer
angkor wat
Question 16
Baroque art in Catholic Italy and Flanders
Correct Answer
Religious subjects glorifying saints and miracles.
Question 17
During the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), artists who devoted themselves to a life of art
and poetry created a new style known as literati painting.
Correct Answer
true
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Answers
Question 1
In the 4th century C.E., the great Roman Empire was rapidly declining. In 330 C.E.,
Emperor Constantine moved the capital from Rome to the ancient city of ________,
which he renamed Constantinople (present day Istanbul, Turkey).
Correct Answer
Byzantium
Question 2
In the Dutch Republic (Holland), the major patrons and buyers of art were:
Correct Answer
middle-class merchants and bankers.
Question 3
The Great Serpent Mound in Ohio is an elaborate example of a Hopewell
___________________.
Correct Answer
burial site
Question 4
bas-relief
Correct Answer
sculpture that is not freestanding, but projects slightly from the surface
Page 1 of 49
,Question 5
Christ as Pentecost (Saint Madeleine Cathedral, France)
Correct Answer
stone relief
Question 6
installation
Correct Answer
using 3d media to visually tell a story, often involving an entire space
Question 7
Most Indians today are Hindus
Correct Answer
true
Question 8
portico
Correct Answer
Columned porch (entrance).
Question 9
Louis Sullivan
Correct Answer
Wainwright Building
Question 10
Archaic period (rigid frontal poses, showing Egyptian influence)
Correct Answer
kouros
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,Question 11
Burial Urn
Correct Answer
China
Question 12
Egyptian pyramids were built to serve as:
Correct Answer
tombs
Question 13
Michelangelo gave the most powerful expression to the principles of classical
sculpture.The contrapposto of his monumental David - a pose with the weight of the
body on one foot - was first introduced about 2,000 years earlier, by the classical
sculptors of _____________.
Correct Answer
Ancient Greece
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, Question 14
The Renaissance in Northern Europe inherited from medieval art the love for symbols.
Thus, in The Arnolfini Portrait, painted by the Flemish artist Jan van Eyck, the dog is a
symbol of fidelity, while the green color of the bride's dress symbolizes _______.
Correct Answer
fertility
Question 15
One of the most famous monuments in Cambodia, ___________ features scenes from
the life of the Hindu god Vishnu.
Correct Answer
angkor wat
Question 16
Baroque art in Catholic Italy and Flanders
Correct Answer
Religious subjects glorifying saints and miracles.
Question 17
During the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), artists who devoted themselves to a life of art
and poetry created a new style known as literati painting.
Correct Answer
true
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