HUM 120 INTRO TO HUMANITIES EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Chapter 1 The Humanities: An Introduction
What happens when individuals have knowledge about a work of art? - It can lead to
knowledge of the work of art
True or false: the Mona Lisa has obvious historical surroundings to provide us with better
understanding of the painting and the artist - false
The Mona Lisa is a carefully structured painting that depends on a subtle but basic
geometric form, the ____ - triangle
The importance to think carefully about the composition of individual paintings is
particularly true of paintings that ____ - do not evoke immediate response
An ____ form is a composition or structure that makes a subject matter more meaningful.
- artistic
Which of the following is most likely to be true of the arts that refer to historical
circumstances and personages? - they often demand background information if people
are to appreciate them fully.
,The Mona Lisa, a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, h - ANSWER Chapter 2: What is a work
of art?
Match the following basic terms related primarily to the perceptual nature of a work of
art (in the left column) with their definitions (in the right column)
Artistic form - the organization of a medium that results in clarifying some subject
matter
Participation - sustained attention and loss of self-awareness
Content - the interpretation of subject matter
Subject matter - some value expressed in the work of art
Identify the true statements about Francisco Goya's May 3, 1808. Check all that apply.
- The meaning of the painting involves ideas and feelings that lie beyond the painting.
- The meaning of the painting seems to lie within the painting.
What people can observe about an object or an event is known as ___, whereas what
people know or think they know is called ____ - perception; conception
Unlike Eddie Adam's Execution in Saigon, the ______ of Francisco Goya's May 3, 1808 is
not immediately revealed in the painting. - subject matter
, On can always determine whether a work meets the criteria for being a work of art only
by perceiving it. - false
_______- _____ refers to a work of art's structure and meaning. - form, content
Identify the true statements about the author's judgment about the Adams photograph
Execution in Saigon and Goya's painting May 3, 1808. Check all that apply.
- The author feels that Goya's painting can be considered as a work of art
- The author feels that Adam's photograph does not require participation
- The author feels that Adam's photograph is fascinating
Match the following works of art with their respective subject matters
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Bather Arranging Her Hair - the nude as an earth mother
Venus de Milo - the erotic ideal, the goddess of love
Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp - a mechanized dissection of the
female form
Chapter 3: Being a Critic of the Arts
Identify the keys to the beginning of high-level criticism. Check all that apply.
- Perception
- Patience
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Chapter 1 The Humanities: An Introduction
What happens when individuals have knowledge about a work of art? - It can lead to
knowledge of the work of art
True or false: the Mona Lisa has obvious historical surroundings to provide us with better
understanding of the painting and the artist - false
The Mona Lisa is a carefully structured painting that depends on a subtle but basic
geometric form, the ____ - triangle
The importance to think carefully about the composition of individual paintings is
particularly true of paintings that ____ - do not evoke immediate response
An ____ form is a composition or structure that makes a subject matter more meaningful.
- artistic
Which of the following is most likely to be true of the arts that refer to historical
circumstances and personages? - they often demand background information if people
are to appreciate them fully.
,The Mona Lisa, a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, h - ANSWER Chapter 2: What is a work
of art?
Match the following basic terms related primarily to the perceptual nature of a work of
art (in the left column) with their definitions (in the right column)
Artistic form - the organization of a medium that results in clarifying some subject
matter
Participation - sustained attention and loss of self-awareness
Content - the interpretation of subject matter
Subject matter - some value expressed in the work of art
Identify the true statements about Francisco Goya's May 3, 1808. Check all that apply.
- The meaning of the painting involves ideas and feelings that lie beyond the painting.
- The meaning of the painting seems to lie within the painting.
What people can observe about an object or an event is known as ___, whereas what
people know or think they know is called ____ - perception; conception
Unlike Eddie Adam's Execution in Saigon, the ______ of Francisco Goya's May 3, 1808 is
not immediately revealed in the painting. - subject matter
, On can always determine whether a work meets the criteria for being a work of art only
by perceiving it. - false
_______- _____ refers to a work of art's structure and meaning. - form, content
Identify the true statements about the author's judgment about the Adams photograph
Execution in Saigon and Goya's painting May 3, 1808. Check all that apply.
- The author feels that Goya's painting can be considered as a work of art
- The author feels that Adam's photograph does not require participation
- The author feels that Adam's photograph is fascinating
Match the following works of art with their respective subject matters
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Bather Arranging Her Hair - the nude as an earth mother
Venus de Milo - the erotic ideal, the goddess of love
Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp - a mechanized dissection of the
female form
Chapter 3: Being a Critic of the Arts
Identify the keys to the beginning of high-level criticism. Check all that apply.
- Perception
- Patience
