(Chapter 15) 23. Which of these best describes Frank Gehry’s design process?
c. it is fluid and experimental Correct
(Chapter 15) 18. How did Gothic architects compensate for the lateral
thrust (p. 358) of the cathedrals?
b. with flying buttresses Correct
(Chapter 15) 17. In the Gothic period, when Notre Dame de Paris was
built (p. 358), architects preferred to use:
a. pointed arches. Correct
(Chapter 15) 21. Frederick Olmsted conceived of a residential community
outside the city, but within commuting distance (p. 376), that became an
integral part of American life. What was it?
c. the suburb Correct
(Chapter 15) 11. Louis Sullivan utilized this type of construction in
the late 19^th
^century in Chicago to build increasingly tall buildings.
b. cast iron Correct
(Chapter 15) 16. The Romans created larger interior spaces in
architecture than the Greeks (p. 354) because:
b. they combined the use of the arch with the use of concrete. Correct
(Chapter 15) 5. The /Seagram Building/, designed Mies van der Rohe and
Philip Johnson, is an example of the International Style, a type of
architecture marked by:
c. austere geometric simplicity. Correct
(Chapter 15) 19. The Romans perfected which architectural innovation (p.
354) by the end of the first
century bce?
c. the arch Correct
(Chapter 15) 6. Johnson and Burgee’s /University//of Houston, College of
Architecture/ is said to be a postmodern building because it:
c. borrows from many different styles and time periods to create a kind
of “history of Western architecture.” Correct
(Chapter 15) 15. The “look” of our buildings and communities (p. 348)
depends on two different factors and their interrelation. What are those
factors?
c. topography and technology Correct
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(Chapter 16) 12. The Arts and Crafts Movement (pp. 396–401) was started
in England by:
b. William Morris. Correct
(Chapter 16) 13. Le Corbusier was an architect and designer who prioritized:
b. the manufactured and modular. Correct
(Chapter 16) 6. The page opening of /The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Newly
Augmented/ was designed by:
d. William Morris. Correct
(Chapter 16) 7. Cassandre’s /Dubonnet/
//advertisement is a good example of ____________design.
b. Constructivist Correct
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(Chapter 17) 5. The /She-Wolf/, later adopted by Romans as a symbol of
their civilization, was, until recently, thought to have been made by
___________, who were famous for their metalwork.
c. Etruscans
(Chapter 17) 14. 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:
a. nirvana.
(Chapter 17) 22. What was the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaton famous for?
Choose one answer.
c. changing the traditional Egyptian religion and art for the only time
during a 3000 year time period
(Chapter 17) 1. The drawings from Ardèche Gorge are located in southern
France at:
c. Lascaux cave.
(Chapter 17) 25. The earliest known civilization in India, contemporary
with the great civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, is often called
the __________civilization.
c. Harappan
(Chapter 17) 19. Classical Greek sculpture can best be described as:
b. calm: relaxed poses that sought to depict ideal form.
(Chapter 17) 26. The Great Stupa at Sanchi, India is a typical Buddhist
structure. What purpose do they serve?
b. they house some of the ashes of the cremated Buddha and serve as
devotional sites
(Chapter 17) 17. /The Palette of King Narmer/ is historically important:
d. it probably represents the first unification of Upper and Lower
Egypt and the shift from the prehistoric to historic in Egypt.
(Chapter 17) 20. What major events and developments marked the shift
from Paleolithic to Neolithic civilization?
c. The shift from hunter-gatherers to sedentary agrarians, the end of
the last ice age, and the development of organized communities roughly
10,000-7,000 years ago.
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(Chapter 18) 2. The medium for /Theodora and her Attendants/ is:
d. mosaic. Correct
(Chapter 18) 12. The manuscript page of St. Matthew from the Gospel Book
of Charlemagne (p. 441) is an excellent example of:
a. Carolingian art. Correct
(Chapter 18) 23. What was the main intention of Byzantine mosaic artists?
b. to create a symbolic, mystical art Correct
(Chapter 18) 8. The /Head of a King (Oni)/ comes from:
b. the Ife culture in present-day Nigeria. Correct
(Chapter 18) 20. 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?
a. it legalized Christianity, which became the dominant cultural and
political force in Europe Correct
(Chapter 18) 28. The Kandariya Temple, modeled on a mountain landscape
and covered in sculpture and mosaics, inside and out, is an example of
__________ architecture.
a. Hindu Correct
(Chapter 18) 27. Compared to Romanesque sculpture, Gothic sculpture was
____________.
b. much more naturalistic Correct
(Chapter 18) 5. 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:
b. animal style. Correct
(Chapter 18) 19. Through the use of _______, the architecture of the
Gothic church (p. 443) was able to reach an extraordinary height.
b. flying buttresses Correct
(Chapter 18) 25. When, and by whom, was Islam founded?
a. In 610, by Mohammed Correct
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(Chapter 19) 3. Leonardo da Vinci’s /Mona Lisa/ is thought to have had
appeal to the Renaissance imagination in part because the portrait reveals:
b. the personality of the sitter. Correct
(Chapter 19) 30. Machu Picchu was a “getaway” for a(n) __________ruler.
b. Inca Correct
(Chapter 19) 19. Michelangelo’s painting /The Last Judgment/ (p. 468),
for the Sistine Chapel, typifies a style that came to be known as:
c. Mannerism. Correct
(Chapter 19) 12. 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?
a. “cast shadows” Correct
(Chapter 19) 13. 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:
d. humanities. Correct
(Chapter 19) 31. Who was the most influential artist of the Baroque
period in Europe?
c. Caravaggio Correct
(Chapter 19) 22. Early Renaissance painter Masaccio is best known for:
a. introducing complex narrative into painting and indicating a single,
fixed light source that increased the overall naturalism of his
compositions. Correct
(Chapter 19) 21. Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for:
b. developing linear perspective and designing the dome over the huge
crossing in Florence Cathedral. Correct
(Chapter 19) 7. The style of /Burial of Count Orgaz/
//is highly eclectic and individual. The artist is:
b. El Greco. Correct
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(Chapter 20) 13. The Arapaho Ghost Dance dress would have been worn
_____________.
a. during a Plains Indian ritual meant to help transform the West back
to what it had been before the settlement of Euro-Americans Correct
(Chapter 20) 20. In Romanticism (p. 484), regardless of the subject
matter, paintings revealed the artist’s:
c. individuality. Correct
(Chapter 20) 5. Which of these paintings is considered a Rococo painting?
Choose one answer.
b. Fragonard’s /Bathers/ Correct
(Chapter 20) 17. The Rococo style (pp. 479-480) has been characterized as:
a. the Baroque eroticized. Correct
(Chapter 20) 19. What individual chose the Neoclassical architectural
style (p. 482) for his home in the United States?
d. Thomas Jefferson Correct
(Chapter 20) 10. Realism as an artistic movement in the mid-19^th
century refers to what?
c. the use of everyday people and activities in the paintings Correct
(Chapter 20) 18. One of the primary subjects of Neoclassical art (p.
481) is:
c. virtue. Correct
(Chapter 20) 6. Rococo painting can best be characterized as:
c. the Baroque, eroticized, and depictions of the wealthy aristocracy
at play. Correct
(Chapter 20) 24. What is the story behind Gericault’s /Taft of the Medusa?/
a. The Medusa sunk off the coast of Africa due to the captain’s
incompetence and its poor survivors were adrift for days (most of them
dying) while the captain and crew saved themselves. Correct
(Chapter 20) 2. In works such as /Olympia/, realist painter Edouard
Manet was denying traditional painting style and drawing attention to:
b. his modernity and break with the past. Correct