COMM 257 Final Exam and Answers
update 2024/2025
Bacon - ANSWERSartist who almost always paints entryptics, painted large paintings,
interested in the study of masters
cultures - ANSWERSart is the best way to understand other _______________
False - ANSWERSTrue or False: Art's meaning is literal
context - ANSWERSIn order to understand art, you must have knowledge of its
__________
reason - ANSWERSA good interpretation of art should be grounded in _________
Freud - ANSWERSBelieved that art expresses unconscious feelings
Freud - ANSWERSBelieved that art reveals unconscious feelings and is a form of
sublimation
sublimation - ANSWERSgratification that substitutes satisfaction
Foucalt - ANSWERSsaid "Death to the author; death to the artist!"
Foucalt - ANSWERSBelieves "We are obsessed with the right interpretation of a piece"
Foucalt - ANSWERSbelieves we should not spend too much time into what the artist
intends and we should instead focus on the social implications of a time period
episteme - ANSWERSunconscious knowledge that we all share b/c we are all
connected/part of a time period; can't really be taught
Foucalt - ANSWERSargues for episteme
las meninas - ANSWERSreflects the modern perspective and the perceiver's role in
viewing the world
False - ANSWERSTrue or False: In Las Meninas, the image was made for the viewer
expression theory - ANSWERSthe theory that art conveys emotions and feelings
cognitive theory - ANSWERSthe theory that Art conveys ideas and thoughts
(knowledge)
, Tolsty - ANSWERSbelieves an artist's chief job is to communicate emotions
normative - ANSWERSthe _________ method shows how art and religion SHOULD be
related
historical - ANSWERSthe descriptive/________ method is purely descriptive of art
techne - ANSWERSFor most of history art is associate with ________ (skilled work)
True - ANSWERSTrue or False: the definition of art changes over time
True - ANSWERSTrue or False: religion places limits on art
identity - ANSWERSArt that religions choose can become part of their _________
Enlightenment - ANSWERSMovement that aimed to interpret the world through our
mind only, not through religious views/implications
Romanticism - ANSWERSMovement that placed emphasis on spiritual experience
rather than religious doctrine
True - ANSWERSTrue or False: early Christians were called atheists and were
persecuted
homunculus - ANSWERSwork of art showing that Jesus was always fully perfect;
depiction of baby Jesus as a small man
impermanence - ANSWERSFirst noble truth: life is suffering because of the
___________ of all things
desire - ANSWERSSecond noble truth: The cause of suffering is __________
cesseration - ANSWERSThird noble truth: The end of suffering is the ___________ of
desire
eight - ANSWERSFourth noble truth: There is an _______ fold path that leads to end
suffering (wisdom, virtue, meditation)
wood - ANSWERSBuddha artifacts were originally made from ____
aniconism - ANSWERSavoiding depictions of religious people in human form (ex.
Bodie tree, empty chair, footprints, etc)
Eye-opening - ANSWERSBuddhist ceremony that painted on the eyes
enso - ANSWERSJapanese zen hand drawn circle (can be open or closed)
update 2024/2025
Bacon - ANSWERSartist who almost always paints entryptics, painted large paintings,
interested in the study of masters
cultures - ANSWERSart is the best way to understand other _______________
False - ANSWERSTrue or False: Art's meaning is literal
context - ANSWERSIn order to understand art, you must have knowledge of its
__________
reason - ANSWERSA good interpretation of art should be grounded in _________
Freud - ANSWERSBelieved that art expresses unconscious feelings
Freud - ANSWERSBelieved that art reveals unconscious feelings and is a form of
sublimation
sublimation - ANSWERSgratification that substitutes satisfaction
Foucalt - ANSWERSsaid "Death to the author; death to the artist!"
Foucalt - ANSWERSBelieves "We are obsessed with the right interpretation of a piece"
Foucalt - ANSWERSbelieves we should not spend too much time into what the artist
intends and we should instead focus on the social implications of a time period
episteme - ANSWERSunconscious knowledge that we all share b/c we are all
connected/part of a time period; can't really be taught
Foucalt - ANSWERSargues for episteme
las meninas - ANSWERSreflects the modern perspective and the perceiver's role in
viewing the world
False - ANSWERSTrue or False: In Las Meninas, the image was made for the viewer
expression theory - ANSWERSthe theory that art conveys emotions and feelings
cognitive theory - ANSWERSthe theory that Art conveys ideas and thoughts
(knowledge)
, Tolsty - ANSWERSbelieves an artist's chief job is to communicate emotions
normative - ANSWERSthe _________ method shows how art and religion SHOULD be
related
historical - ANSWERSthe descriptive/________ method is purely descriptive of art
techne - ANSWERSFor most of history art is associate with ________ (skilled work)
True - ANSWERSTrue or False: the definition of art changes over time
True - ANSWERSTrue or False: religion places limits on art
identity - ANSWERSArt that religions choose can become part of their _________
Enlightenment - ANSWERSMovement that aimed to interpret the world through our
mind only, not through religious views/implications
Romanticism - ANSWERSMovement that placed emphasis on spiritual experience
rather than religious doctrine
True - ANSWERSTrue or False: early Christians were called atheists and were
persecuted
homunculus - ANSWERSwork of art showing that Jesus was always fully perfect;
depiction of baby Jesus as a small man
impermanence - ANSWERSFirst noble truth: life is suffering because of the
___________ of all things
desire - ANSWERSSecond noble truth: The cause of suffering is __________
cesseration - ANSWERSThird noble truth: The end of suffering is the ___________ of
desire
eight - ANSWERSFourth noble truth: There is an _______ fold path that leads to end
suffering (wisdom, virtue, meditation)
wood - ANSWERSBuddha artifacts were originally made from ____
aniconism - ANSWERSavoiding depictions of religious people in human form (ex.
Bodie tree, empty chair, footprints, etc)
Eye-opening - ANSWERSBuddhist ceremony that painted on the eyes
enso - ANSWERSJapanese zen hand drawn circle (can be open or closed)
