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Q: a. Alpine d. Andean b. Anacondan e. all of the other answers c. Arctic

Q: Vincent van Gogh committed suicide by bleeding to death after slicing off his left ear.

Q: The Raimondi Stela is ________. a. a painted codex d. a terra-cotta grave marker b. a wooden coffin e. none of the other answers c. a stone monument

Q: Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin were good friends, and even shared a house for a time. Do some research to find out more about their friendship. Select one or two artworks by each artist to compare and contrast. How similar are the artists works? What are their individual stylistic traits? Do you think a knowledge of their personal life and friendship is valuable when evaluating their work?

Q: Compare Andrea Mantegnas Dead Christ (4.3.3) with Andres Serranos The Morgue (Gun Murder) (4.3.4). What medium was used to make each of them? Does the medium used affect the way you view each artwork? Give your reasons why, or why not.

Q: Paul Czanne used ________ in his work Mont Sainte-Victoire. a. no discernable perspective b. one-point perspective c. two-point perspective d. atmospheric perspective e. artists did not know how to do perspective at that time

Q: 4: Art of the Americas

Q: Find another artwork, from the textbook or elsewhere, that you think has been influenced by the art of Japan. What elements of Japonisme can you identify in the work? Do you think that the artist worked intentionally in a Japanese style? Why might a Western artist want to use elements from another culture in their artwork?

Q: Camille Claudel was a model for Auguste Rodin, and later became his much-loved second wife.

Q: The religious complex Angkor Wat is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.

Q: What role did photography play for the artist Edgar Degas? a. he abandoned painting to become a photographer b. he used it along with other mediums c. he secretly painted over the top of photographs d. he died before photography was invented e. none of the other answers

Q: The Angkor Wat temple complex features bas-relief sculpture.

Q: Which of the following influenced Degass Blue Dancers? a. Japanese art d. Korean food b. African art e. architectural design c. Chinese performance

Q: The relief Vishnu Churning of Sea of Milk at Angkor Wat depicts: a. a story of creation d. gods and demons b. the mixing of a potion e. all of the other answers c. a struggle between good and evil

Q: Edgar Degas was fascinated by observing ballet dancers, both in practice and during performances.

Q: Compare and contrast Angkor Wat and Kandariya Mahadeva. Consider their design, religious use, and sculptural decoration.

Q: Edgar Degas was very selective with his subjects; he depicted only people from the upper classes.

Q: Research the use of symbols in the arts of Asia. Find at least three symbols that recur often in Asian artworks, such as the lotus flower in Buddhist art, or Mount Fuji in Japanese art. Why are these symbols significant to those that create or view them?

Q: Who repeatedly painted studies of the mountain he had seen throughout his childhood and later observed from his studio window? a. Paul Czanne d. Vincent van Gogh b. Gustave Courbet e. none of the other answers c. Paul Gauguin

Q: In the nineteenth century, there was so little trade between Asia and the West that Japanese art had no real influence on what artists in Europe were doing.

Q: Camille Claudels sculpture The Waltz received some criticism for being too ________. a. ugly d. boring b. brightly colored e. politicized c. erotic

Q: Japanese tearooms are designed ________. a. for contemplation b. with elegant and ornate furniture c. for efficient and speedy service d. to be in competition with one another e. none of the other answers

Q: Pierre-Auguste Renoirs Moulin de la Galette ________. a. is serious in tone b. depicts only the upper classes c. uses sharp, clean lines d. depicts a new, urban, middle class enjoying their leisure time e. none of the other answers

Q: What event is portrayed in the Hungry Tigress panel from the shrine in the Horyu-ji Temple in Nara, Japan? a. a tigress fighting off a mate to defend her dinner b. a tigress sacrificing her life to feed her cubs c. Buddha sacrificing his life to feed a tigress and her cubs d. Buddha killing some wildfowl for a hungry tigress e. none of the other answers

Q: Pierre-Auguste Renoirs Moulin de la Galette is set ________. a. in a local swimming pool d. in a dress shop b. at an outdoor caf e. on board a cruise ship c. at a train station

Q: A continuous narrative shows multiple scenes of a story in one pictorial space.

Q: Who painted Paris Street: Rainy Day? a. Gustave Caillebotte d. Odilon Redon b. Edgar Degas e. Pierre-Auguste Renoir c. Claude Monet

Q: The scene illustrated in an early scroll of the Tale of Genji (3.3.21) shows a prince holding a baby. What is taking place? a. the prince is mourning the death of his firstborn b. the prince is sad because he knows the baby he is holding is not his own c. the prince is falling asleep holding his nephew d. the prince is stealing the baby from his sister e. none of the other answers

Q: Paris Street: Rainy Day demonstrates: a. the loneliness of the city b. the new construction of the streets and buildings c. the artists knowledge of perspective d. all of the previous answers e. none of the previous answers

Q: The term Ukiyo-e means pictures of the floating world.

Q: Auguste Rodins The Kiss was ________. a. designed for the Gates of Hell b. based on the story of Paolo and Francesca in Dantes Divine Comedy c. made into several copies d. all of the previous answers e. none of the previous answers

Q: Japanese woodblock printer Kitagawa Utamaro was most famous for his depictions of ________. a. his imaginings of other countries d. beautiful women b. historical scenes e. animals c. battle scenes

Q: Auguste Rodin was told by a government official that he should put clothes on his overly sexualized figures in The Kiss.

Q: A painting by which artist provoked the comment by a critic that gave the Impressionists their name? a. Gustave Caillebotte d. Claude Monet b. Edgar Degas e. none of the other answers c. douard Manet

Q: Impressionist artworks were influenced by both photography and Japanese prints. Select a work by Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, or Edgar Degas, and describe how the artists composition has similarities to photography and Japanese prints.

Q: European cities, such as Paris, became increasingly industrialized in the nineteenth century. Select three Impressionist artworks. Discuss the evidence of modern life and city living that is present in these works. How has each artist treated this subject? Do some artists seem to embrace this subject more than others?

Q: A critic praised Monets work Impression, Sunrise by saying it had given a viewer such clarity of thought and purpose that he ran out of the gallery and immediately began writing a novel.

Q: Match the term with its meaning or definition: a. floor mats b. way of the tea c. handmade and fired ceramic, used in the tea ceremony d. a niche that holds a simple scroll or floral arrangement raku

Q: Which painting was included in the first Salon des Refuss (Salon of the Rejected)? a. douard Manets Le Djeuner sur lHerbe (Luncheon on the Grass) b. Jean-Honor Fragonards The Swing c. Jacques-Louis Davids The Oath of the Horatii d. Vincent van Goghs Starry Night e. all of these paintings were in this exhibition

Q: What role did photography play for the artist Thomas Eakins? a. he used photography instead of painting b. he despised photography as lazy c. he used photography to study anatomy and proportion d. he had never heard of photography e. he made photographs into collages

Q: Which of the following are qualities of most Impressionist artists and their paintings? a. they rejected the traditional values of the Academy b. they evoked the sensations of everyday life c. they painted outdoors and captured natural light d. their brushstrokes were visible and paintings appeared unfinished e. all of the other answers

Q: Artists in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood were inspired by works from ________. a. Classical Greece and Rome d. the Northern Renaissance b. Egypt e. the Rococo period c. the Middle Ages

Q: In The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa, the curl of the wave intertwines with the sky to create an abstract ________. a. yin and yang d. human face b. tao tieh e. temple c. ice-cream cone

Q: John Everett Millaiss Ophelia was painted in one day and was inspired by a dream the artist had after reading Hamlet.

Q: Describe in detail the role that Mount Fuji plays in Hokusais The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa. Consider formal elements, such as the size, shape, and placement of the mountain, as well as meaning and symbolism.

Q: In portrait photography of the 1860s, exposure times took: a. seconds d. days b. minutes e. photography was instant c. hours

Q: Select one artwork from India, one from China, and one from Japan. Explain how each artwork reflects the values of the culture in which it was made. Discuss the differences between the artworks from these three cultures.

Q: Thomas LeClears Interior with Portraits depicts a deceased brother and sister.

Q: The traditional Japanese textile art of tsumugi-ori has been lost and forgotten over time.

Q: Textile artist Sonoko Sasaki values ________ in her work. a. a sense of the seasons d. influences from other cultures b. modern materials e. none of the other answers c. the influence of new technology

Q: The Japanese tea ceremony has its roots in Zen Buddhism.

Q: Alexandre Cabanels Birth of Venus is an example of a(n) ________ painting. a. Academic d. Cubist b. Impressionist e. none of the other answers c. Renaissance

Q: What aspects of douard Manets Le Djeuner sur lHerbe (Luncheon on the Grass) discomfited many viewers when it was first exhibited? a. the painting technique b. the nude woman seated next to men dressed in contemporary clothing c. the fact that the woman looks out at the viewer d. all of the previous answers e. none of the previous answers

Q: Mount Fuji, the Japanese mountain that features in Hokusais famous print The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa, is sacred to followers of ________. a. Islam d. Hinduism b. Christianity e. Scientology c. Shinto

Q: The Hudson River School painted ________. a. New York City d. portraits of New York artists b. American landscapes e. none of the other answers c. still lifes

Q: Calligraphy, painting, and poetry were three entirely separate artforms for the Chinese.

Q: Thomas Coles The Oxbow (3.7.19): a. shows a view of the Connecticut River b. exemplifies the idea of the sublime c. includes an image of the artist d. all of the previous answers e. none of the previous answers

Q: A Chinese scroll is likely to comprise only illustrations and not include any writing.

Q: Gustave Courbets Stonebreakers alarmed upper-class viewers because it reminded them of recent uprisings by the poor.

Q: A colophon is a kind of: a. instrument d. stone b. writing e. none of the other answers c. colored pigment

Q: Gustave Courbet described his own work as realist.

Q: Which of these is not shown in Wang Mengs scroll painting of Ge Zhichuan Moving His Dwelling? a. people d. gods b. mountains e. houses c. waterfalls

Q: Henry Ossawa Tanner was influenced by ________. a. Frederic Edwin Church d. Francisco Goya b. Rococo architecture e. none of the other answers c. Gustave Courbet

Q: What is not true about Wang Mengs scroll painting of Ge Zhichuan Moving His Dwelling? a. it is symbolic of ones spiritual journey through life b. Ge Zhichuan travels from the top to the bottom of the scene c. the landscape is challenging and treacherous for the traveler d. at any one time, we cannot see the entire scroll e. Ge Zhichuan was an alchemist

Q: Henry Ossawa Tanners The Banjo Lesson challenges negative stereotypes of African-Americans.

Q: Compare Michelangelos Creation of Adam from the Sistine Chapel ceiling (3.6.7b) with William Blakes Elohim Creating Adam (3.7.17). First do a thorough formal analysis of both artworks. Then discuss how the formal differences convey the contrasts in meaning of the two artworks.

Q: What is not true about the soldiers in Emperor Qin Shi Huangdis tomb? a. they are exactly identical b. there are thousands of them c. they were made to protect the Emperor in the afterlife d. they are accompanied by chariots and horses e. they date from c. 210 BCE

Q: What inspired Joseph Mallord William Turner to paint Slave Ship (3.7.18)? a. a dream d. a poem b. a book e. none of the other answers c. a movie

Q: What is the medium of the soldiers in the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi? a. skeletons d. bronze b. terra-cotta e. wood c. marble

Q: What process was used to make the Shang dynasty ritual wine vessel (3.3.10)? a. piece mold casting d. subtractive carving b. raku e. none of the other answers c. lost-wax casting

Q: In Francisco Goyas Family of Charles IV: a. the royal family is portrayed in an idealized way b. the artist includes a portrait of himself standing at his easel c. Charles IV is shown knighting his son, Ferdinand VII d. the family are very simply dressed e. none of the other answers

Q: The design on the side of the Shang dynasty ritual wine vessel (3.3.10) features a tao tieh, a realistic depiction of the owners face.

Q: Goya painted a slightly unflattering portrait of the Spanish royal family because he strongly disliked them and wanted to insult the king.

Q: What is not true about Lady Dais silk funeral banner? a. it was buried with her b. it is made of silk c. it features two crossing dragons that symbolize hell and judgment d. it features both animal and human figures e. none of the other answers

Q: William Blake ________. a. believed in personal and creative freedom b. did not accept Christian values c. rebelled against the teachings of the Royal Academy d. was a Romanticist e. all of the other answers

Q: The attention to detail and craftsmanship in Lady Dais silk funeral banner shows that the Chinese probably did not believe in the idea of the afterlife.

Q: New North American cities in the late eighteenth century chose neoclassicism as their architectural style because: a. it seemed exciting and exotic b. it represented the ideals to which they aspired c. Thomas Jefferson made it law d. it was the only style of architecture that could withstand the climate e. none of the other answers

Q: The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir to celebrate the birth of his son Shah Jahan.

Q: Research the history of the building of Monticello. What earlier buildings influenced its design?

Q: The gardens at the Taj Mahal were heavily influenced by the royal palaces and gardens of the Christian French monarchy.