AHIST 1401: Art History UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

AHIST 1401: Art History UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The material a work of art is made of is referred to as its:


Select one:
a. style
b. context
c. medium

d. mass - CORRECT ANSWER - *c. medium*


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"As such, a fundamental determinant of the way they look is the material of which they are
made. In architecture, the word used for this is simply materials. In art, the term medium (plural:
media) is also used."


In discussing art, ________ refers to how the object is made.


Select one:
a. content
b. scale
c. function

d. form - CORRECT ANSWER - *d. form*


Which formal element of art creates outline and defines space?


Select one:

,a. scale
b. line
c. mass

d. texture - CORRECT ANSWER - *b. line*


In many early societies art was used for teaching purposes since many people were:


Select one:
a. illiterate
b. poor
c. hunter-gatherers

d. polytheistic - CORRECT ANSWER - *a. illiterate*


__________ is the surface quality, or feel, of a work of art


Select one:
a. context
b. composition
c. mass

d. texture - CORRECT ANSWER - *d. texture*


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The biography and intentions of the artist, as well as political and/or economic concerns are
examples of the ___________ of a work of art.


Select one:
a. content

, b. color
c. contrast

d. context - CORRECT ANSWER - *d. context*


The degree of lightness or darkness of a color is known as its:


Select one:
a. color
b. hue
c. saturation

d. value - CORRECT ANSWER - *d. value*


Representational and abstract are the two basic types of:


Select one:
a. composition
b. style
c. texture

d. design - CORRECT ANSWER - *b. style*


History, mythology, portrait and landscape are examples of ___________ of art.


Select one:
a. styles
b. elements
c. genres

d. attributes - CORRECT ANSWER - *c. genres*