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Question 6

Saint Basil’s Cathedral is an example of what type of art?

		Persuasion
		Religious
		Commemoration
		Delight

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Question 7

In “Face 2 Face”, the artist JR did which of the following:

		He took portraits of Palestinians and Israelis doing the same job and posted these images next to each other in large public spaces on either side of the Palestine and Gaza boarder.
		He photographed women in crime-ridden areas and then posted them in the cities where they lived, inviting the men in these towns to pay tribute to female sacrifices and struggles during war and hardship.
		He photographed people all over the world and found unrelated “twins,” or doppelgangers. His goal was to demonstrate how humans are becoming more similar.
		He sculpted life-like sculptures of his deceased parents and faced them toward the viewer, allowing a surreal experience with an empty human form, or “vessel” for the soul.

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Question 8

In Benjamin West’s painting Death of General Wolfe, he was using what trait of creativity to influence the course of European art?

		Networking
		Associating
		Questioning
		Observing

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Question 9

Paintings by Wassily Kandinsky are a good example of what two things?

		Abstract art that utilizes figure-ground reversal.
		Nonrepresentational art that is a form of self-expression.
		Time-based art that is nonrepresentational.
		Abstract art that uses mostly geometric shapes.

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Question 10

In 3-4 sentences, write about the strengths AND weaknesses of Roger Scruton’s argument for beauty in art.

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Question 11

The Pompidou was revolutionary when it was built because

		The design focused primarily on beauty.
		In the years since its opening, it has not needed any maintenance upkeep.
		The design is wholly based on function.
		It is one of the most accurate figurative modern works.

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Question 12

The area around the main subject is referred to as

		negative space
		background
		atmospheric perspective
		positive space

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Question 13

The purity or saturation of a color is its

		Hue
		Value
		Intensity
		Form

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Question 14

In his image The Night Cafe, Vincent Van Gogh creates a bold and dynamic effect by using

		complementary colors.
		monochromatic colors
		analogous colors
		tertiary colors

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Question 15

Alexander Calder's mobiles are examples of “kinetic art,” because they

		are made of metal
		move in space.
		have only a few colors
		lack political content.

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Question 16

In art, the term “value” refers to the

		psychological temperature of color
		quality of line and shape.
		foreground and background
		lightness and darkness of surfaces

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Question 17

Two-dimensional artists create the illusion of volume with light by using what?

		Chiaroscuro
		warm hues
		Texture
		mixed media

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Question 18

Line can do what in a painting, drawing, or sculpture?

		Create directionality
		Move the eye in a prescribed direction
		Add energy
		All of the above

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Question 19

What is the drawing method that allows the viewers eye to complete a shape or suggested movement?

		Active Line
		Cross Hatch
		Implied Line
		Modeling

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Question 20

How can an artist create implied depth in a 2D work of art?

		Overlap, and putting small objects in the foreground
		Using atmospheric pressure – cool colors to make objects appear closer and warm colors in the background
		Overlap, diminishing size, and vertical placement
		All of the above

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Question 21

To give a sense of depth in a drawing, the foreground should be _____________________ than the background.

		Cooler
		Smaller
		Higher on the picture plane
		Lower on the picture plane

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Question 22

In two-point perspective, objects appear _________________.

		To use 3 vanishing points
		With only two lines of recession
		Forward-facing
		At an angle

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Question 23

What design choice did Raphael employ in The School of Athens?

		He put Plato and Aristotle on the architectural vanishing point to emphasize their importance.
		He created movement with impasto lines around important sculptures.
		He moved the horizon line high on the picture plane to emphasize the congregation of people.
		He invented two-point perspective with this painting.

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Question 24

In Kindred Sprits, Asher Brown Durand makes good use of atmospheric perspective through

		The blue mountains in the background
		The finer details in the foreground
		The warmer colors in the foreground
		All the above

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Question 25

In art, a shape is ___________ whereas a form is ___________.

		Two dimensional; three dimensional
		flat; an enclosed line
		created with paint; related to light
		A ball; a circle

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Question 26

What are some of the characteristics of cubism?

	A.	Reducing forms into geometric shapes
	B.	A concerted effort to put multiple cubes into the composition
	C.	An attempt to show the subject from multiple angles.
	D.	All the above
	E.	Both A & C

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Question 27

__________ is a good example of an open form, while ______________ is a good example of a closed form.

		Girl with a Mandolin by Pablo Picasso; I and the Village by Marc Chegall
		Man Pointing by Alberto Giacometti; The Horse by Fernando Botero
		I and the Village by Marc Chegall; Girl with a Mandolin by Pablo Picasso
		The Horse by Fernando Botero; Man Pointing by Alberto Giacometti

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Question 28

In The meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul, _____ is depicted.

		Destruction over time
		A traveler returning home.
		A cyclic view of time.
		A linear view of time

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Question 29

The Today Series by artist On Kawara is an example of ___________.

		Actual time
		Analogous color studies
		Typographic studies
		Implied time

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Question 30

Felix Golzales Torres’ work Untitled (Perfect Lovers) was inspired in part by what?

		The death of his partner from AIDS
		The moment he met his wife and how in synch they became.
		How the perception of time differs slightly from one person to another
		The connection between his parents

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Question 31

What artist’s work was appropriated for one of Drake’s music videos?

		Kara Walker
		Marc Chagall
		James Turrell
		Anselm Reyle

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Question 32

Subtractive color is

		Mixed
		Color from light that is absorbed
		Opaque color (pigment) that reflects light
		Non-pigment

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Question 33

What is the term used for a dramatic light contrast?

		Grisaille
		Alla Prima
		Lightfast
		Chiaroscuro

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Question 34

What artwork is actually an extinct volcano?

		Spiral Jetty
		Salvation Mountain
		Mount Huascarán
		The Rodin Crater

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Question 35

Name the three primary colors in pigment or subtractive art.

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Question 36

Analogous Colors are

	A.	groups of colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel
	B.	colors directly opposite each other in the color spectrum
	C.	evenly spaced around the color wheel
	D.	Both A & C

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Question 37

Which of the following is true about color?

	A.	When placed side by side, without mixing, complimentary colors create visual contrast and intensify each other.
	B.	All colors have value.
	C.	Color Perception is relative. We see colors differently based on their surroundings.
	D.	All of the above

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Question 38

Invented Texture is

	A.	Simplified, but based on existing texture.
	B.	texture that mimics reality.
	C.	a product of human imagination.
	D.	All of the above

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Question 39

What would a contextual critic value most?

		The cultural relevance of the art
		Innovation in style
		The artist behind the work and how his or her personal background influenced the art
		Details about how the artwork was created.

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Question 40

Kara Walker’s work is

		an accurate representation of the past.
		the fantastic illustrations of an unstable mind.
		an illusion about past events. The things she explores are still occurring today.
		a manifestation of her experiences in the north.

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Question 41

Which of the following analysis is an example of an interpretation based on formal elements?

		Hillerbrand + Magsamen make artwork about their family life that speaks on identity and consumerism.
		The Stone Breakers by Courbet was controversial because it showed social injustice and economic hardship by depicting poor workers.
		Rebellious Silence by Shirin Neshat explores the artist’s rejection of the way women are being repressed in her homeland of Iran.
		In Sleeping Venus by Giorgione, the body of Venus echoes the landscape and suggests a connection between the female depicted and nature.

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Question 42

Which of the following paintings was considered the most offensive during the time in which it was created?

		A Modern Olympia by Cézanne
		La maja desnuda by Francisco Goya
		Venus of Urbino by Titian
		Olympia by Edouard Manet

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Question 43

Shirin Neshat uses what text to write on her subject’s bodies?

		Her personal experiences with racial prejudice.
		Body-positive writings of women who have suffered with eating disorders.
		A narrative memoir of her turbulent family life as a woman in Iran.
		Poetry by contemporary Iranian women with subjects of martyrdom and the role of women in the revolution.

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Question 44

Size relationships between parts of a whole are known as

		Pattern
		scale
		proportion
		subordination

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Question 45

Asymmetrical balance can be seen in which of the following?

		Edgar Degas’ Jockeys Before the Race
		John McCracken’s Silver
		Jan Van Eyck’s The Ghent Altar Piece
		Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper

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Question 46

Which of the following is true about color and how it can affect balance?

	A.	Any highly saturated color can be substituted for black to create the same effect.
	B.	Warm colors are heavier than cool colors
	C.	Intense colors are heavier than weak or pale colors
	D.	Warm colors recede in space whereas cool colors come forward in space
	E.	Both B & C

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Question 47

Describe how Goya used directional forces in his print Bullfight: The Agility and Daring of Juanito Apinani.

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