Living with Art 12th Edition Getlein Test Bank
Living with Art, 12e (Getlein)
Chapter 1 Living with Art
1) What human ability seems as deeply ingrained as the impulse to make and respond to art?
A) Learn language
B) Hunt for food
C) Fight or flight response
D) Reproduce
Answer: A
Explanation: The impulse and ability to learn language set us apart as humans.
Topic: Purposes of art
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.
Bloom's: Understand
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2) What is the famous Neolithic structure in England, made of megaliths that once formed
several concentric circles?
A) Megalopolis
B) Stonehenge
C) Jahangir
D) Chauvet
Answer: B
Explanation: Stonehenge was built in several phases over many centuries with some stones
weighing 50 tons each.
Topic: Creating art
Learning Objective: Recognize how art can be created for some human purpose.; Describe the
creative process and its objects.; Identify significant works of art and artists.
Bloom's: Remember
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,3) Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans date back to what
period?
A) Neolithic Era
B) Paleolithic Period
C) Jurassic Period
D) Bronze Age
Answer: B
Explanation: The testing accurately dated the cave paintings and pushed back the history of art
several thousand years.
Topic: Creating art
Learning Objective: Recognize how art can be created for some human purpose.; Recognize
how art can record and commemorate.
Bloom's: Remember
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4) Who said, "All art is basically Paleolithic or Neolithic: either the urge to smear soot and
grease on cave walls or pile stone on stone"?
A) Constantin Brancusi
B) Maya Lin
C) Anthony Caro
D) Vincent van Gogh
Answer: C
Explanation: This quote was said by Anthony Caro, a contemporary British sculptor.
Topic: Role of the artist; Purposes of art
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Recall the role of the artist.
Bloom's: Remember
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5) According to the author, why do humans have the impulse to create art?
A) To achieve superiority over animals
B) To explore aesthetic possibilities
C) To construct images and forms that carry meaning
D) To create order and structure
Answer: B, C, D
Among other reasons, the author suggests that humans create art to construct meaningful images
and forms, create order and structure, and explore aesthetic possibilities.
Topic: Art and everyday life; Role of the artist; Purposes of art; Creating art
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Recall the role of the artist.
Bloom's: Understand
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,6) How can the purpose of Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial be described?
A) It creates a space for contemplation and remembrance.
B) It emphasizes the mundance aspects of life.
C) It celebrates the victories of the American military.
D) It creates an extraordinary version of an everyday object.
Answer: A
Explanation: Maya Lin created the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for contemplation and
remembrance, and to bring a community together.
Topic: Purposes of art; Creating art; Artist: Maya Lin
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Recognize how art can be created for
some human purpose.; Recall the artistic contributions of Maya Lin.
Bloom's: Understand
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7) What role best describes the artist's intention when creating the Shiva Nataraja statue?
A) To create a place for some human purpose
B) To create an extraordinary version of ordinary objects
C) To give tangible form to the unknown
D) To celebrate the familiar
Answer: C
Explanation: The sculpture of Shiva helps give tangible form to the Hindu god. The work helps
a viewer see a physical manifestation of an unknowable force.
Topic: Purposes of art
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Recall the role of the artist.; Recognize
how art can give tangible form to the unknown.
Bloom's: Understand
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8) What artistic purpose is illustrated in the text by the painting, Jahangir Receives a Cup from
Khusrau?
A) To create places for some human purpose
B) To create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects
C) To record and commemorate
D) To give tangible form to the unknown
Answer: C
Explanation: Jahangir Receives a Cup from Khusrau is a painting that commemorates a
moment of reconciliation between the ruler Jahangir and his son, Khusrau.
Topic: Role of the artist; Purposes of art
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Recall the role of the artist.; Recognize
how art can record and commemorate.; Identify significant works of art and artists.
Bloom's: Understand
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, 9) Although Vincent van Gogh suffered emotionally throughout his life, he was able to give his
emotions tangible form in works such as _.
A) Vanitas
B) The Starry Night
C) Shibboleth
D) Bird in Space
Answer: B
Explanation: Van Gogh wanted the viewer to experience the energy of the universe in The
Starry Night. All the other works listed were created by other artists.
Topic: Role of the artist; Purposes of art; Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Explain how artists create their works.;
Recall the role of the artist.; Recognize how art can give tangible form to feelings and ideas.;
Recall the artistic contributions of Vincent van Gogh.; Identify significant works of art and
artists.
Bloom's: Remember
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10) What are some traits that creative people seem to possess?
A) Playfulness
B) Efficiency
C) Analytical skill
D) Sensitivity
Answer: A, C, D
Creative people tend to possess certain traits—sensitivity, playfulness, analytical skill—but,
according to the author, not necessarily efficiency.
Topic: Creating art
Learning Objective: Describe the creative process and its objects.; Recall the concept of
creativity.
Bloom's: Remember
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Living with Art, 12e (Getlein)
Chapter 1 Living with Art
1) What human ability seems as deeply ingrained as the impulse to make and respond to art?
A) Learn language
B) Hunt for food
C) Fight or flight response
D) Reproduce
Answer: A
Explanation: The impulse and ability to learn language set us apart as humans.
Topic: Purposes of art
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2) What is the famous Neolithic structure in England, made of megaliths that once formed
several concentric circles?
A) Megalopolis
B) Stonehenge
C) Jahangir
D) Chauvet
Answer: B
Explanation: Stonehenge was built in several phases over many centuries with some stones
weighing 50 tons each.
Topic: Creating art
Learning Objective: Recognize how art can be created for some human purpose.; Describe the
creative process and its objects.; Identify significant works of art and artists.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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,3) Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans date back to what
period?
A) Neolithic Era
B) Paleolithic Period
C) Jurassic Period
D) Bronze Age
Answer: B
Explanation: The testing accurately dated the cave paintings and pushed back the history of art
several thousand years.
Topic: Creating art
Learning Objective: Recognize how art can be created for some human purpose.; Recognize
how art can record and commemorate.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
4) Who said, "All art is basically Paleolithic or Neolithic: either the urge to smear soot and
grease on cave walls or pile stone on stone"?
A) Constantin Brancusi
B) Maya Lin
C) Anthony Caro
D) Vincent van Gogh
Answer: C
Explanation: This quote was said by Anthony Caro, a contemporary British sculptor.
Topic: Role of the artist; Purposes of art
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Recall the role of the artist.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5) According to the author, why do humans have the impulse to create art?
A) To achieve superiority over animals
B) To explore aesthetic possibilities
C) To construct images and forms that carry meaning
D) To create order and structure
Answer: B, C, D
Among other reasons, the author suggests that humans create art to construct meaningful images
and forms, create order and structure, and explore aesthetic possibilities.
Topic: Art and everyday life; Role of the artist; Purposes of art; Creating art
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Recall the role of the artist.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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,6) How can the purpose of Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial be described?
A) It creates a space for contemplation and remembrance.
B) It emphasizes the mundance aspects of life.
C) It celebrates the victories of the American military.
D) It creates an extraordinary version of an everyday object.
Answer: A
Explanation: Maya Lin created the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for contemplation and
remembrance, and to bring a community together.
Topic: Purposes of art; Creating art; Artist: Maya Lin
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Recognize how art can be created for
some human purpose.; Recall the artistic contributions of Maya Lin.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
7) What role best describes the artist's intention when creating the Shiva Nataraja statue?
A) To create a place for some human purpose
B) To create an extraordinary version of ordinary objects
C) To give tangible form to the unknown
D) To celebrate the familiar
Answer: C
Explanation: The sculpture of Shiva helps give tangible form to the Hindu god. The work helps
a viewer see a physical manifestation of an unknowable force.
Topic: Purposes of art
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Recall the role of the artist.; Recognize
how art can give tangible form to the unknown.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
8) What artistic purpose is illustrated in the text by the painting, Jahangir Receives a Cup from
Khusrau?
A) To create places for some human purpose
B) To create extraordinary versions of ordinary objects
C) To record and commemorate
D) To give tangible form to the unknown
Answer: C
Explanation: Jahangir Receives a Cup from Khusrau is a painting that commemorates a
moment of reconciliation between the ruler Jahangir and his son, Khusrau.
Topic: Role of the artist; Purposes of art
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Recall the role of the artist.; Recognize
how art can record and commemorate.; Identify significant works of art and artists.
Bloom's: Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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, 9) Although Vincent van Gogh suffered emotionally throughout his life, he was able to give his
emotions tangible form in works such as _.
A) Vanitas
B) The Starry Night
C) Shibboleth
D) Bird in Space
Answer: B
Explanation: Van Gogh wanted the viewer to experience the energy of the universe in The
Starry Night. All the other works listed were created by other artists.
Topic: Role of the artist; Purposes of art; Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Learning Objective: Recognize why artists make art.; Explain how artists create their works.;
Recall the role of the artist.; Recognize how art can give tangible form to feelings and ideas.;
Recall the artistic contributions of Vincent van Gogh.; Identify significant works of art and
artists.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
10) What are some traits that creative people seem to possess?
A) Playfulness
B) Efficiency
C) Analytical skill
D) Sensitivity
Answer: A, C, D
Creative people tend to possess certain traits—sensitivity, playfulness, analytical skill—but,
according to the author, not necessarily efficiency.
Topic: Creating art
Learning Objective: Describe the creative process and its objects.; Recall the concept of
creativity.
Bloom's: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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