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Auguste Rodin's TheBurghers of Calais is a remarkable example of which type of sculpture?


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a. in-the-round Correct

b. bas-relief

c. high relief

d. All of the above.


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The correct answer is: in-the-round



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When a sculpture is created by building up the form with a material such as clay, the process is called:


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a. cast sculpture.

b. cire-perdue.

c. additive. Correct

d. relief sculpture.


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The correct answer is: additive.



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What do Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty and Great Serpent Mound have in common?


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a. they were done in the same general time period

b. they were done by the same artist

c. they are both earthworks, purposeful modifications of landscape Correct

d. they are both examples of installation art


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The correct answer is: they are both earthworks, purposeful modifications of landscape



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Maidens and Stewards, a Parthenon fragment of the Panathenaic Procession, illustrates a _______, or sculptural band, often used by the Greeks to embellish their architecture.


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a. frieze Correct

b. free-standing

c. statue in-the-round

d. high-relief


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The correct answer is: frieze



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The sculptural material most commonly associated with "modeling" or additive processes is:


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a. found objects.

b. metal.

c. wood.

d. clay. Correct


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The correct answer is: clay.



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In Sky Cathedral the artist Louise Nevelson has combined found materials to create a sculpture. What is this process called?


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a. assemblage Correct

b. eclectic borrowing

c. trompe l'oeil

d. relief sculpture


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The correct answer is: assemblage



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Which of these processes best describes the one used by Rodin in sculpting The Burghers of Calais?


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a. it was cast in one piece from a wax model

b. it was cast in several pieces and then welded together Correct

c. it was carved out a single block of marble

d. it was modeled with clay


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The correct answer is: it was cast in several pieces and then welded together



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Greek figurative sculpture was greatly influenced by Egyptian sculpture. What did the Greeks add?


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a. the representation of garments

b. naturalism

c. authenticity Incorrect

d. greater skill


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The correct answer is: naturalism



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The Greek Kouros illustrates the idea of shifting or counter positioning weight around the axis of the spine in figurative sculpture. This pose is called:


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a. chiaroscuro.

b. contrapposto. Correct

c. pose tolerance.

d. perspective.


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The correct answer is: contrapposto.



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Wood and stone carvings are examples of:


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a. additive sculpture.

b. subtractive sculpture. Correct

c. assemblage.

d. relief sculpture.


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The correct answer is: subtractive sculpture.



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Ancient Egyptian stone funerary figures, such as King Menkaure (Mycerinus) and His Queen, Khamerenebty II, were carved to bear the _______, or individual spirit of the deceased into the eternity of the afterlife.


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a. santeros

b. kouros

c. ka Correct

d. osiris


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The correct answer is: ka



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Allan Kaprow created "assemblages of events performed or perceived in more than one time and place." He called these:


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a. temporal phenomena.

b. multiplicitous situations.

c. happenings. Correct

d. None of the above.


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The correct answer is: happenings.



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The Yoruba Display Piece produced for an oba, or king, is meant to reflect the king's power and _______.


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a. the history of the community

b. his wealth

c. the events that led to his ascent

d. the power of the community's women and the king's incompleteness without them Correct


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The correct answer is: the power of the community's women and the king's incompleteness without them



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The material most often associated with the process of "casting" is:


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a. bronze. Correct

b. steel.

c. clay.

d. wood.


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The correct answer is: bronze.



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The Tomb of Emperor Shih Huang shows an extraordinary grouping of what type of work?


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a. Stonework

b. Cast Bronze

c. Ceramics Correct

d. Wood Carving


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The correct answer is: Ceramics



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A sculptural space that you can actually enter is referred to as:


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a. an environment. Correct

b. a tableau.

c. an earthwork.

d. None of the above.


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The correct answer is: an environment.



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Contingent is a typical work by the artist:


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a. Robert Smithson.

b. Alice Aycock.

c. Eva Hesse. Correct

d. Walter de Maria.


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The correct answer is: Eva Hesse.



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The Egyptian limestone carving, Senwosret I led by Atum to Amun-Re, is an example of ________________sculpture.


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a. low relief Correct

b. in-the round

c. high relief

d. installation


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The correct answer is: low relief



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Pliable clay is made to hold its form permanently through the process of:


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a. soaking it.

b. casting it in bronze.

c. firing it. Correct

d. subjecting it to high pressure.


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The correct answer is: firing it.



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Part of the large-scale outdoor environments that occurred in the 1960s, works such as Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels are generally referred to as:


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a. earthworks.

b. assemblages. Incorrect

c. new image art.

d. constructions.


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The correct answer is: earthworks.



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By the late fourteenth century, the African kingdom of Benin had developed tremendous refinement in the art of:


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a. wood carving.

b. stone carving.

c. iron casting.

d. brass casting. Correct


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The correct answer is: brass casting.



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1.How does "assemblage" primarily differ from other sculptural processes?


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a. it is more dynamic

b. it utilizes the "lost-wax" technique Incorrect

c. it is an older process

d. it utilizes "found" objects


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The correct answer is: it utilizes "found" objects



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One of the complex aspects of wood carving that a sculptor must pay attention to is:


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a. the expense of the wood.

b. the wood's additive qualities. Incorrect

c. wood grain.

d. All of the above.


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The correct answer is: wood grain.



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Created entirely from _______, Case of Bottles by the California Funk artist Robert Arneson illustrates the modeling sculptural process.


Select one:


a. cloth

b. plastic

c. clay Correct

d. wax


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The correct answer is: clay