Durham Technical Community College: ART111| ART 111 Final exam, Complete questions and answers updated 2025/26.

Syllabus Quiz, Practice Quiz, and Check/Proctor Final Exam Practice 72 OF 72 QUESTIONS REMAINING 120 minutes remaining Syllabus Quiz, Practice Quiz, and Check/Proctor Content Question 1 1.5 Points Context has a profound influence on style. Artworks are very much a product of ____. A the artist's subconscious B their market value C their materials D their ambiguity E their culture at a moment in time Question 2 1.5 Points The Great Pyramids at Giza were built with massive blocks and ____. A later carved out B have suffered much damage from vandalism C surfaced with marble D surfaced with granite E surfaced with white limestone Question 3 1.5 Points Although no female artists are recorded in Greek art, the vase called Women Working Wool on a Loom is evidence that ____ was an important art form for women. A basketry B pottery C sculpture    Listen     Listen     Listen D weaving E metalwork Question 4 1.5 Points What refers to a work's array of intangible aspects: the emotional, intellectual, psychological, symbolic elements? A Content B Subject C Form D Style E Genres Question 5 1 Point The art that survives at Cyclades Islands has been culled mostly from tombs and includes pottery and small marble figurines of women and male musicians. A True B False Clear selection Question 6 1 Point No other culture has had as far-reaching or lasting an influence on Western art and civilization as that of the United States. A True B False Clear selection Question 7 1.5 Points What conveys ideas, beliefs, messages, or the ideology underlying works of arts? A The subject    Listen     Listen     Listen     Listen B Form C Critiques D Symbols E Content Question 8 1.5 Points The process of organizing the visual elements to achieve a desired aesthetic in a work of art is known as ____. A language B assembly C design D variety E decoration Question 9 1.5 Points What gives us the ability to extract meaning or to interpret art? A Concepts B Understanding C Creating D Subjects E Critiques Question 10 1.5 Points In his Creation of Adam scene from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo created the most ____ in the history of art as God reached out to spark life into Adam. A incredible sense of three-dimensionality B intense moment C dramatic negative space    Listen     Listen     Listen D anticlimatic moment E spiritual experience Question 11 1.5 Points What refers to the visual strategies that, along with the elements of art, are used to construct a work of art? A Elements of design B Principles of design C Concept D Style E Subjects Question 12 1 Point Abstract art refers to work whose shapes are distorted or converted into patterns that may be read by the viewer as interesting in their own right or as representing another vision of a subject. A True B False Clear selection Question 13 1.5 Points Max Beckmann was said to be part of ____. A German Expressionism B the cubism movement C the High Renaissance D the Baroque Era E Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity)    Listen     Listen     Listen     Listen Question 14 1.5 Points Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is best known for her extremely realistic and often anguished ____. A genre scenes B self-portraits C landscapes D still lifes E assemblages Question 15 1.5 Points Stonehenge can be found where? A Spain B China C Egypt D England E United States Question 16 1 Point The potter’s wheel was first used in the Middle East in about 4000 BCE. A True B False Clear selection Question 17 1 Point Even the simplest lines can suggest different moods and elicit different emotional responses. A True B False Clear selection    Listen     Listen     Listen Question 18 1.5 Points Rembrandt used ____ to create his oil-on-board painting of the Head of St. Matthew. A tenebrism B plasticity C impasto D relief E cross-hatching Question 19 1.5 Points Examining a work of art in its historical, social, personal, and political ____ enables you to better understand it. A design B context C element D genre E ideology Question 20 1 Point Diego Velázquez is one of the finest representatives of the Rococo style, and his painting Happy Accidents of the Swing is a prime example of the aims and accomplishments of the Rococo artist. A True B False Clear selection Question 21 1 Point Hall of Bulls, realistic images of horses, bulls, and reindeer that appear to be stampeding in all directions, was found in a cave in Egypt. A True    Listen     Listen     Listen     Listen B False Clear selection Question 22 1.5 Points Etruscans constructed temples made of what materials? A wood and mud brick B limestone C marble D slate E concrete Question 23 1.5 Points What is the study of themes and symbols; figures and images that, when deciphered, reveal the underlying meaning of a work of art? A Iconography B Critiques C Elements of design D Principles of design E Globalization Question 24 1.5 Points All of the following characterize Abstract Expressionism except ___. A realistic portraiture B spontaneity C gestural brushstrokes D nonobjective imagery E intense color    Listen     Listen     Listen  Question 25 1.5 Points Minimalist artists of the 1960s were committed to ____ as the basis for their compositions. A the process of painting B intellectual theory and mathematics C subject matter D everyday images E extreme realism Question 26 1.5 Points Polykleitos’s most famous sculpture is what? A Diskobolos (Discus Thrower) B Doryphoros C Kouros D Hermes and Dionysos E Pieta Question 27 1.5 Points Which phase is characterized by the earliest known use of stones as tools by the ancestors of homo sapiens? A Paleolithic B Mesolithic C Neolithic D Historic E Early Western   Listen      Listen     Listen     Listen Question 28 1 Point Michelangelo stated, “Only what serves no purpose is truly beautiful,” suggesting a sure separation between fine art and craft. A True B False Clear selection Question 29 1.5 Points Considered a true Renaissance man, ____ excelled in engineering, the natural sciences, anatomy, music, and technological prototypes, not to mention creating some of the world's best loved paintings. A Leonardo da Vinci B Michelangelo C Raphael D Bramante E Piero della Francesca Question 30 1.5 Points Examining a work of art in its historical, social, and political ____ enables you to better understand it. A design B context C element D genre E ideology Question 31 1.5 Points The most famous of the Venuses is the Venus of Willendorf, which is named after what? A The individual who found the sculpture B The medium in which the sculpture was made    Listen     Listen     Listen C A current event during which it was found D The site at which the sculpture was found E The individual who is portrayed in the sculpture Question 32 1.5 Points The ___ is defined as the "what" of a work of art and include people, places, things, themes, processes, events, and ideas. A Concept B Subject C Composition D Medium E Genre Question 33 1 Point Charles Demuth was one of a group of artists called “Cubo-Realists” or “Precisionists” who overlaid stylistic elements from Cubism and Futurism on authentic American imagery. A True B False Clear selection Question 34 1.5 Points Which artist captured the essence of their botanical subjects by magnifying and abstracing details? A Charles Demuth B Umberto Boccioni C Georgia O’Keeffe D Alfred Stieglitz E Giacomo Balla    Listen     Listen     Listen     Listen Question 35 1.5 Points Which type of lines seem to defy gravity to limitless heights? A outlines B curving lines C contour lines D vertical lines E formal lines Question 36 1 Point The Great Wall of China (Qin Dynasty) is roughly 5,500 miles long. A True B False Clear selection Question 37 1.5 Points During Akhenaton's reign, the longstanding stylized formality of Egyptian art briefly gave way to ____, as seen in the very famous Bust of Queen Nefertiti. A naturalism B rigidity C abstraction D conventionalism E excess Question 38 1.5 Points For the Paleolithic Hall of Bulls cave painting, artists used all of the following techniques except ____. A drawing with chunks of raw pigment B painting with a bronze knife blade C spray painting with a hollowed out bone    Listen     Listen     Listen D foreshortening to create the illusion of three-dimensional forms E painting with fingers and sticks Question 39 1 Point Figurative art refers only to art that resembles human or animal figures. A True B False Clear selection Question 40 1 Point Ancient cultures, such as Mesopotamia and Egypt, dried or baked clay and mud bricks in the broiling desert sun. A True B False Clear selection Question 41 1.5 Points The representation of objects and people from a fixed vantage point is called what? A perspective B focal point C optical representation D replica E copy    Listen     Listen     Listen     Listen Question 42 1 Point Architecture informs us not only of the materials and technical means commonly used during certain periods in history; it can also embody the ideas, beliefs, and aspirations of an era. A True B False Clear selection Question 43 1.5 Points What is a temple tower in the form of a terraced pyramid, built by ancient Assyrians and Babylonians? A ziggurat B megaliths C lapis lazuli D basalt E Stonehenge Question 44 1.5 Points ____ is a mixture of pigment and a synthetic resin vehicle that can be thinned with water. A Tempera B Aquarelle C Gouache D Gum arabic E Acrylic Question 45 1.5 Points Which of the following is a period of Greek art from about 900 to 700 bce during which works of art emphasized geometric patterns? A Geometric B Archaic    Listen     Listen     Listen C Hellenistic D Baroque E Modern Question 46 1.5 Points The first photographic process to leave a permanent image was invented in 1826 and known as ____. A daguerreotype B camera obscura C autochrome D heliography E bitumen Question 47 1.5 Points The 16th-century artist Leonardo da Vinci produced what is perhaps the most famous painting in the history of Western art. This painting is known as ____. A Judith and Holofernes B Grande Odalisque C The Scream D Discobolus E Mona Lisa Question 48 1.5 Points What is an eighteenth-century style during the Baroque era that is characterized by lighter colors, greater wit, playfulness, occasional eroticism, and yet more ornate decoration? A Hellenistic B Rococo C Modern D Geometric    Listen     Listen     Listen E Neo-classical Question 49 1.5 Points According to Polykleitos, the head of an ideal human body should be ____ of the total height of the body. A one fifth B one eighth C one tenth D one seventh E one sixth Question 50 1.5 Points Netherlandish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder's The Peasant Wedding is an excellent example of ____. A the International Gothic style B a group portrait C a trompe l'oeil painting D a genre painting E a triptych Question 51 1.5 Points The following used characters in cuneiform writing except ancient ___? A Akkadian B Assyrian C Babylonian D Greek E Persian    Listen     Listen     Listen     Listen Question 52 1.5 Points The Colosseum in Rome consists of two back-to-back ____ and a combination of ____ columns that produce a sense of lightness proceeding from bottom to top tier. A arenas; Doric and Ionic B amphitheaters; Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian C coffers; Doric and Corinthian D arches; Ionic and Corinthian E stadiums; Doric and engaged Question 53 1.5 Points Lines are often used to ____. A imply movement and directionality B suggest stability C suggest assertiveness D imply heaviness and weight E suggest rigidity Question 54 1.5 Points Variations such as the use of complementary colors and the hazy double of the clear, detailed face of the dog contribute to make William Wegman's Ethiopia an example of ____. A asymmetrical balance B horizontal balance C formal symmetry D approximate symmetry E diagonal balance    Listen     Listen     Listen Question 55 1.5 Points All but one of the following materials can be used for casting. Which one cannot? A Wax B Concrete C Bronze D Wood E Iron Question 56 1 Point Motion and space were major concerns of the Baroque artists, as they were of the scientists of the period. A True B False Clear selection Question 57 1.5 Points Until modern times, art works have been primarily devoted to ____ themes. A war B religious C secular D rural E political Question 58 1.5 Points Much of ancient Egypt's art and many of its monuments were, in one way or another, linked to ____. A the hunt and the harvest B death or worship of the dead C everyday life and common activities    Listen     Listen     Listen D the gods E mummies Question 59 1.5 Points In his ____, Vincent van Gogh's vibrant colors, characteristic long, thin strokes and feverish application of paint creates an emotionalism that turns a sleepy town into a cosmic display. A Vision After the Sermon B Starry Night C At the Moulin Rouge D The Oxbow E Nymphs and Satyr Question 60 1.5 Points In his Adam and Eve engraving, the Northern Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer emphasizes the ____. A Tree of Knowledge B serpent or Satan C classically inspired beauty of the human body D slight build and refined facial features of the North E admonition against sin Question 61 1.5 Points One of the earliest and most famous "fertility" figurines from the Paleolithic period is the ____. A Peplos Kore B Venus of Urbino C Venus of Willendorf D Venus de Milo E Statue of Khafre    Listen     Listen     Listen Question 62 1 Point Egyptian sculptures were created to house the ka, or soul, if the mummified remains of the deceased disintegrated. Ka sculptures were often portraits. A True B False Clear selection Question 63 1.5 Points The two most common subjects of the relief sculptures of Assyrian architecture reflects what? A portraits of the leader and their families B religious markings and teachings of their language C the role of a man and a role of a woman during that given time period D the king’s military exploits and brutal hunts that were staged and controlled to safely showcase the strength of the ruler E recordings of plants and animals found on their land Question 64 1.5 Points Myron's Discobolos or Discus Thrower is representative of the most significant development in Early Classical art: the introduction of ____. A implied movement in sculpture B a more natural human appearance C a lifelike facial expression D the Olympic athlete as subject matter E the nude male figure Question 65 1.5 Points What civilization was obsessed with its idea of beauty, and developed mathematical formulas for creating architecture so it would achieve ideal perfection? A Romans    Listen     Listen     Listen     Listen B Sumerians C Chinese D Classical Greeks E Egyptians Question 66 1.5 Points A schematized or abstract form of an ancestral image, animal, geometric form, anatomic part, or shape suggestive of a cosmic symbol or microscopic life is an example of what? A Ionic style B Doric style C kouros figures D pictograph E barroco Question 67 1.5 Points The Pantheon's dome is ____ to lessen the weight of it both physically and visually. A open B gilded C coffered D chamfered E carved Question 68 1.5 Points The phenomenon of what has created a world in which cultures are no longer distant from one another, and people and places are no longer separate? A Pluralism B globalization C Neo-Expressionism    Listen     Listen     Listen D Minimalism E Cubism Question 69 1.5 Points In art, the mixing of the traditions of different cultures to create new blends and new connections is called what? A Futurism B dynamism C abstraction D appropriation E hybridity Question 70 1 Point Without a glaze, a clay pot would remain porous and therefore useless for carrying liquids. A True B False Clear selection Question 71 1.5 Points In Brancusi's sculpture The Kiss, the two figures are reduced to a simple block form, much like the ____ of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. A Impressionism B Realism C Surrealism D Expressionism E Cubism    Listen     Listen     Listen     Listen Question 72 1.5 Points What is the creation of the illusion of depth through techniques such as texture gradient, brightness gradient, color saturation, and the use of warm and cool colors? A Hue B Atmospheric perspective C Value D Shading E Stippling Save and Close Submit Questions Filter (72)