Art Appreciation Practice Test Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Art doesn't happen in a vacuum - it is important to consider the context of each work of art. An artwork's context does NOT include: - the type of technique it uses (brushwork, etc) What is an installation? - An artwork that is made of a space that can be entered, explored, and experienced Early art forms include cave paintings, rudimentary sculptures and megaliths. Where is this famous megalith located? - Southern England Although today we mostly encounter art in museums, art throughout most of history was not created for museums but to be part of daily life. - True are the edges or lines that surround two-dimensional, or "flat" forms - outlines are the boundaries or lines we perceive around three-dimensional objects. - contours are three-dimensional objects, and [Shapes] are two-dimensional forms. - masses What type of line is the most dynamic, making us think of movement? (choose only ONE) - diagonal Which of these are methods to soften a color, lowering its intensity? - all of the above What color light is the result of mixing red, blue, and yellow light? (choose only ONE) - white Which colors are primary colors? - red, yellow, blue Which are secondary colors? - orange, violet, green What type of perspective does this use? (four columns in the middle) - one-point linear perspective What type of perspective does this artwork use? (choose only ONE) (barefoot man in jeans lying down in the middle) - foreshortening What type of perspective does this artwork use? (seattle u.s 1909 black and white map) - birds eye view and atmospheric perspective What type of perspective does this artwork use? (choose only ONE): outlines of man looking over city - isometric perspective What type of perspective does this staircase exhibit? - isometric perspective What kind of perspective does this use? (choose only ONE) - two-point linear perspective Where is the vanishing point? (choose only ONE) last supper - behind Jesus's head Where is the horizon line? last supper - it is above the top of the table What is a sculpture that is "in the round"? (choose only ONE) - You can view it from all angles, as opposed to a sculpture affixed to a flat surface What is a relief sculpture? (choose only ONE) - a statue which projects from a background surface What type of sculpture is this? (choose only ONE) (mud hieroglyphics) - bas relief What type of sculpture is this? (choose only ONE) thinking man - in the round What type of sculpture is this? (choose only ONE) head with two hands out of a wall - high relief What method of sculpture does this demonstrate? bronze torso next to molds - casting What method has been used to make this sculpture? (choose only ONE) old man sculpture - carving What method was used to make this sculpture? head sticking out of ground - carving What is installation? (choose only ONE) - When an artist modifies a space in some way and then asks us to enter, explore, and experience it Mesopotamia is located in the same place as (choose only ONE) - Modern-Day Iraq Which of these groups did NOT rule Mesopotamia between 3500 and 500 BCE? - Egyptians Why did Egyptian artists depict lower bodies from profile, torso from the front, the head from profile, and eyes from the front? - Artists showed each body part from it's "best" and most legible angle. This system also meant that bodies were represented the same way over long periods of time (ancient Egyptians valued stability and consistency). What characterized Egyptian art and society during the height of the Ancient Egyptian civilization? (choose only ONE) - order, stability, and permanence What came first, the reign of Ancient Greece or the Roman Empire? (choose only ONE) - Ancient Greece How does early Buddhist art represent the Buddha without showing his body? Answer in one or two sentences maximum. - Artists would indicate his presence through symbols like footprints to show where he walked. A parasol was also used to show the space he occupied. Which of these is NOT a major deity, or God, of Hinduism? - dao Which sentence best describes early Hindu temples in India? - They are small, since in Hinduism worship is an individual activity. Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world. What religion was it built to honor? (like the last question, it says "Select one or more" but there is only ONE correct answer) - Hinduism The Taj Mahal is a white marble burial site for Indian emperor Shah Jahan's favorite wife. What religion inspired its architectural design? (choose only ONE) - Islam The Ancient Roman Empire was split in 395 AD into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. What happened to each? - The Eastern Roman Empire became the (Christian) Byzantine Empire, the Western Roman Empire fell to invading Germanic tribes. Where was Islam founded? - the Arabian peninsula What is the "Hajj"? - a pilgrimage every Muslim should take to Mecca once in their life "Muqarnas" are a decorative Muslim architectural element. Describe what they look like. - They are patterned scoops embedded into the wall, and it decorates the interior of mosques. Mosques were, in part, inspired by Roman and Byzantine architecture. What elements do you see in common? - Minarets were tall thin towers where Muslims prayed 5 times a day facing Mecca. Large courtyards and prayer halls had to fit the entire male population of the city or town. What is different about the interior decoration of mosques and cathedrals? (answer in one or two sentences) - The interior decorations of cathedrals mimic Jesus as a person with clear depictions of people, but in Islam, that is not allowed. Instead, different interior designs like muqarnas and patterns are used. Pre-colonial African art tends to portray humans symbolically or abstractly instead of realistically, encompass functional objects that are also aesthetic, and use hierarchy of scale. - True Hierarchy of Scale is the depiction of people and landscapes in the most true-to-life way possible, creating representations that resemble what the eye would see. - false Which civilization is this from? bronze head sculpture - Nok civilization Where is this church located? in the ground - ethiopia Where were vikings from? - Scandinavia (Norway, Denmark, Sweden)