CST VISUAL ARTS EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026

CST VISUAL ARTS EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026 Prehistoric Art - Answer --Art objects were created as an attempt to control or appease natural forces. -Symbols of animals and people had supernatural significance and magic powers -Cave paintings (created animal images to guarantee a successful hunt) no background subject seemed to float in space -Sculptures were either engraved, carved in deep relief, or fully rounded 3D sculptures -Architecture 3 basic forms (dolmen, menhir, cromlech) Archaic Art - Answer --Period includes kouros stone figures and vase painting Classical Art - Answer --Peak of Greek art and architecture -Idealized figures -Exemplify order and harmony Hellenistic Art - Answer --Greek-derived style -Found in Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Egypt-More melodramatic than Classical style Navaho Art - Answer --Southwest tribe known for geometric-design rugs colored with herbal and mineral dyes, especially carmine red. -Shamans created sand paintings to heal disease, promote fertility, or assure a successful hunt. Hopi Art - Answer --Carved and painted kachina dolls out of cottonwood roots to represent gods and teach religion -Also decorated ceremonial underground kivas in Arizona with elaborate mural paintings of agriculture deities Kwakiutl Art - Answer --Northwest coast tribe that produced totem poles, masks, and decorated houses and canoes -Facial features of masks exaggerated in forceful wood carvings. Eskimo Art - Answer --Alaskan tribe that carved masks with moving parts used by shamans -Often combined odd materials in surprising ways Mayan Art - Answer --In Guatemala and Mexico, Mayans created enormous temples in stepped-pyramid form -Huge limestone temples were richly carved with relief sculpture and hieroglyphics. Aztec Art - Answer --Produced massive statues of gods who demanded regular human sacrifices -Skilled in gold work