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•  Question 1
5 out of 5 points

 	According to Buddhism, the release from worldly desires (p. 429) that ends the cycle of death and reincarnation and begins a state of permanent bliss is called:
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  c.
nirvana.

•   Question 2
5 out of 5 points

 	The "Toreador" fresco (p. 418) was created by the _______ culture.
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  b.
Minoan

•   Question 3
5 out of 5 points

 	The colossal head found in La Venta, Mexico (p. 417) was created by the ___________.
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  c.
Olmec

•   Question 4
5 out of 5 points

 	Classical Greek sculpture can best be described as:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
calm: relaxed poses that sought to depict ideal form.

•   Question 5
5 out of 5 points

 	What was the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaton famous for?
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
changing the traditional Egyptian religion and art for the only time during a 3000 year time period

•   Question 6
5 out of 5 points

 	The Great Stupa at Sanchi, India is a typical Buddhist structure. What purpose do they serve?
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
they house some of the ashes of the cremated Buddha and serve as devotional sites

•   Question 7
5 out of 5 points

 	Egyptian culture was dedicated to providing a home for the _______, which required that Egyptian artisans decorate tombs with paintings to be enjoyed after death (p. 413).
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	Selected Answer:	  d.
ka

•   Question 8
5 out of 5 points

 	Like much of Egyptian art, the statue of King Khafre (p. 415) shows:
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	Selected Answer:	  d.
rigorous geometry.

•   Question 9
5 out of 5 points

 	One of the earliest surviving examples of a _______ lies at Sanchi, India.
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
stupa

•   Question 10
5 out of 5 points

 	The stele inscribed with the Law Code of Hammurabi (p. 412) was created by which Mesopotamian culture?
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  c.
Babylon

•   Question 11
5 out of 5 points

 	Architecture and art of the Roman Republic was heavily influenced by the building styles of_______________.
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
Greek temples

•   Question 12
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 	What major events and developments marked the shift from Paleolithic to Neolithic civilization?
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	Selected Answer:	  d.
The fall of Greece to Rome in 146 B.C.E. and the development of naturalistic sculpture done in marble.

•   Question 13
5 out of 5 points

 	The figures from the Abu Temple represent worshippers from the complex society of:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
Sumer.

•   Question 14
5 out of 5 points

 	The capitol of the Roman Empire moved in the 4th century, splitting the empire in two. What was the name of the new capital (before it was renamed) and who moved it?
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	Selected Answer:	  b.
Byzantium; Constantine

•   Question 15
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 	The earliest known civilization in India, contemporary with the great civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, is often called the __________civilization.
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
Sumerian

•   Question 16
5 out of 5 points

 	When was Rome founded and by whom?
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	Selected Answer:	  b.
in 753 B.C.E. by Romulus and Remus

•   Question 17
5 out of 5 points

 	Nike of Samothrace is an outstanding example of:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
Hellenistic realism.

•   Question 18
5 out of 5 points

 	The Palette of King Narmer is historically important:
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
it probably represents the first unification of Upper and Lower Egypt and the shift from the prehistoric to historic in Egypt.

•   Question 19
5 out of 5 points

 	Found in Austria, the Venus of Willendorf (p. 409) is most likely a:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
fertility figure.

•   Question 20
5 out of 5 points

 	Neolithic culture developed quickly in the world's fertile valleys (p. 413). By 4000 bce, urban societies had developed in:
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	Selected Answer:	  d.
Egypt and Mesopotamia.


•  Question 1
5 out of 5 points

 	The tile mosaic, mihrab, is typical for Islamic art. Why?
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  d.
b & c
Correct Answer:	  d.
b & c

•   Question 2
5 out of 5 points

 	The Kandariya Temple, modeled on a mountain landscape and covered in sculpture and mosaics, inside and out, is an example of __________ architecture.
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  c.
Hindu
Correct Answer:	  c.
Hindu

•   Question 3
5 out of 5 points

 	The Hinged clasp from the Sutton Hoo burial ship illustrates a distinguishing characteristic of the art of migrating peoples of the Middle Ages, most notably the:
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
animal style.
Correct Answer:	  a.
animal style.

•   Question 4
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 	Designed to capture the rhythms of the cosmos, Kandariya Mahadeva remains a:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
shrine to Shiva.
Correct Answer:	  a.
major Hindu temple.

•   Question 5
5 out of 5 points

 	Through the use of _______, the architecture of the Gothic church (p. 443) was able to reach an extraordinary height.
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	Selected Answer:	  d.
flying buttresses
Correct Answer:	  d.
flying buttresses

•   Question 6
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 	How would you characterize Byzantine architectural exteriors?
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	Selected Answer:	  b.
they were incredibly ornate
Correct Answer:	  a.
complex in elevation, they were plain and unadorned

•   Question 7
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 	Compared to Romanesque sculpture, Gothic sculpture was ____________.
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	Selected Answer:	  b.
proportionally less accurate
Correct Answer:	  a.
much more naturalistic

•   Question 8
5 out of 5 points

 	The Djingareyber Mosque and the Mosque at Córdoba (figs. 595 and 596), while very different in style and building materials, are both typical of ____________architecture.
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
Islamic
Correct Answer:	  c.
Islamic

•   Question 9
5 out of 5 points

 	Constantine took power in Rome in 312 C.E. and signed the Edict of Milan in 313 C.E. How did this change the trajectory of western culture for the next 1000 years?
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
it legalized Christianity, which became the dominant cultural and political force in Europe
Correct Answer:	  a.
it legalized Christianity, which became the dominant cultural and political force in Europe

•   Question 10
5 out of 5 points

 	The medium for Theodora and her Attendants is:
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	Selected Answer:	  d.
mosaic.
Correct Answer:	  d.
mosaic.

•   Question 11
5 out of 5 points

 	By the year 500 ce, most of the western empire had been overrun by barbarian tribes from the north (p. 432). What emperor attempted to restore the lost empire?
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
Justinian
Correct Answer:	  a.
Justinian

•   Question 12
5 out of 5 points

 	The tremendous dome of Hagia Sophia (p. 434) is supported by:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
four pendentives.
Correct Answer:	  c.
four pendentives.

•   Question 13
5 out of 5 points

 	When, and by whom, was Islam founded?
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  c.
In 610, by Mohammed
Correct Answer:	  c.
In 610, by Mohammed

•   Question 14
5 out of 5 points

 	What was the preferred two-dimensional medium for didactic, Christian art during the Middle Ages, particularly in the Byzantine Empire?
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	Selected Answer:	  d.
mosaic
Correct Answer:	  d.
mosaic

•   Question 15
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 	One feature distinguishing Gothic architecture from Romanesque was the extensive use of (p. 445):
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	Selected Answer:	  b.
curved arches.
Correct Answer:	  a.
stained glass.

•   Question 16
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 	The first Christian churches were patterned after basilicas (p. 431) used by the Romans as:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
palaces.
Correct Answer:	  d.
public buildings.

•   Question 17
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 	As Christianity affected culture in the West after antiquity, so too did ____________affect culture in the East, effectively spreading from India, across all of Asia, to Japan.
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  a.
Hinduism
Correct Answer:	  b.
Buddhism

•   Question 18
5 out of 5 points

 	The Emperor Justinian, from 532-37 C.E., used 10,000 workers and spent 132,000,000 lbs. of gold (almost bankrupting the Byzantine Empire) to build this structure that was later converted to a mosque in Constantinople.
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  a.
Hagia Sophia
Correct Answer:	  a.
Hagia Sophia

•   Question 19
5 out of 5 points

 	The art of sculpture popular during ancient Roman times, reemerged during what period?
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  a.
Romanesque
Correct Answer:	  a.
Romanesque

•   Question 20
5 out of 5 points

 	The Head of a King (Oni) comes from:
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
the Ife culture in present-day Nigeria.
Correct Answer:	  a.
the Ife culture in present-day Nigeria.



Question 10
0 out of 5 points

 	Minamoto no Yoritomo produced during the Kamakura period shows a Japanese ______.
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
kami
Correct Answer:	  b.
samurai


Question 14
0 out of 5 points

 	In Romanesque architecture (p. 442), flat ceilings were replaced with:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
pendentive arch ceilings.
Correct Answer:	  a.
vaulted ceilings.


•  Question 1
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 	Florentine Renaissance art prioritized disegno, drawing and delineation of forms, while Venetian Renaissance art prioritized:
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  d.
the same as the Florentines, disegno.
Correct Answer:	  c.
the sensuousness of light and color.

•   Question 2
5 out of 5 points

 	Michelangelo is considered a Mannerist and High Renaissance artist. What is it about his paintings that characterize the Mannerist style?
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	Selected Answer:	  b.
his turbulent compositions and contorted, highly musculatured figures
Correct Answer:	  b.
his turbulent compositions and contorted, highly musculatured figures

•   Question 3
5 out of 5 points

 	Florence became a cultural center of the Renaissance (p. 452) in a large part due to:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
the Medici family.
Correct Answer:	  c.
the Medici family.

•   Question 4
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 	The Limbourg Brothers' manuscript Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (p. 451) signified the return of something lost in art since antiquity. What was it?
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	Selected Answer:	  b.
human figures
Correct Answer:	  a.
"cast shadows"

•   Question 5
5 out of 5 points

 	Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for:
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	Selected Answer:	  d.
developing linear perspective and designing the dome over the huge crossing in Florence Cathedral.
Correct Answer:	  d.
developing linear perspective and designing the dome over the huge crossing in Florence Cathedral.

•   Question 6
5 out of 5 points

 	Which of these is an example of Baroque painting?
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
Caravaggio's The Calling of St. Matthew
Correct Answer:	  a.
Caravaggio's The Calling of St. Matthew

•   Question 7
5 out of 5 points

 	The cultures of the Pre-Columbian peoples (p. 463) are distinguished by their:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
monumental architecture and stone sculpture.
Correct Answer:	  c.
monumental architecture and stone sculpture.

•   Question 8
5 out of 5 points

 	Michelangelo's painting The Last Judgment (p. 468), for the Sistine Chapel, typifies a style that came to be known as:
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	Selected Answer:	  d.
Mannerism.
Correct Answer:	  d.
Mannerism.

•   Question 9
5 out of 5 points

 	Leonardo was as known in his time for his work as a(n) ____________ ,as much for his work as an artist.
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	Selected Answer:	  e.
military engineer and weapons-designer
Correct Answer:	  e.
military engineer and weapons-designer

•   Question 10
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 	In the 1330s, Petrarch (p. 452) conceived of a philosophy that emphasized the value of the individual and the pursuit and study of classical languages, literature, history, and philosophy. Today we call these disciplines the:
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
fine arts.
Correct Answer:	  d.
humanities.

•   Question 11
5 out of 5 points

 	The "Big 3" of the Italian High Renaissance, based in Florence, and later in Rome, and then Milan were:
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  d.
Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
Correct Answer:	  d.
Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.

•   Question 12
5 out of 5 points

 	Mayan civilization (p. 464) reached its peak in Southern Mexico and Guatemala around:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
250.
Correct Answer:	  c.
250.

•   Question 13
5 out of 5 points

 	What did the early-Renaissance sculptor Donatello do that hadn't been done since Classical Antiquity?
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	Selected Answer:	  d.
he sculpted nude figures
Correct Answer:	  d.
he sculpted nude figures

•   Question 14
5 out of 5 points

 	Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is thought to have had appeal to the Renaissance imagination in part because the portrait reveals:
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
the personality of the sitter.
Correct Answer:	  a.
the personality of the sitter.

•   Question 15
5 out of 5 points

 	The style of Burial of Count Orgaz is highly eclectic and individual. The artist is:
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	Selected Answer:	  d.
El Greco.
Correct Answer:	  d.
El Greco.

•   Question 16
5 out of 5 points

 	Sandro Botticelli's paintings, such as The Birth of Venus, reflect his interest in a philosophy called _______.
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
Neoplatonism
Correct Answer:	  a.
Neoplatonism

•   Question 17
5 out of 5 points

 	Teotihuacan was an __________important cultural center in Mesoamerica.
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	Selected Answer:	  b.
it is not known which culture used it
Correct Answer:	  b.
it is not known which culture used it

•   Question 18
5 out of 5 points

 	What sets northern European artists (p. 454 apart from most artists of the Italian Renaissance is their interest in:
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	Selected Answer:	  c.
rendering believable space in realistic detail.
Correct Answer:	  c.
rendering believable space in realistic detail.

•   Question 19
5 out of 5 points

 	In Hundreds of Birds Admiring the Peacocks painting by Yin Hong, from the late fifteenth to early sixteenth century, the peacock symbolizes:
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	Selected Answer:	  a.
the Chinese emperor.
Correct Answer:	  a.
the Chinese emperor.

•   Question 20
5 out of 5 points

 	In School of Athens, Raphael represents the two significant schools of philosophy, signified by the portrayal of _______ and ________ in the center of the composition.
Answer
	Selected Answer:	  d.
Plato; Aristotle
Correct Answer:	  d.
Plato; Aristotle