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Q: Research the Body Worlds exhibition. Select three figures that were in the exhibition, and discuss whether or not you consider these figures to be art. What has the artist done to the bodies to change them from their natural state? Do you think there are ethical issues with using a deceased human body as an artistic medium?

Q: Compare the Center for Interactive Research on Sustainability (4.4.9) with another work of architecture that is green or environmentally friendly. Consider not only how they both were built, but also how the structure represents the company or organization housed within.

Q: Because restorers accidentally removed the original varnish, the Sistine Chapel ceiling looks brighter than it was in Michelangelos time.

Q: When the restoration of the Sistine Chapel ceiling was completed in 1989, artists, scholars, and scientists throughout the world universally applauded the restorers efforts.

Q: Do you think that artworks should undergo restoration? If during the restoration the artwork changes, what does this mean for the original artists vision? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of restoring artworks.

Q: Pentimenti is the term used by Picasso for his young students.

Q: What is significant about August 13, 3114 BCE? a. In Maya belief, it was the day of the creation of man b. In Aztec belief, it was when the earth was destroyed by floods c. It was the day the Aztec conquered the Maya d. all of the previous answers e. none of the previous answers

Q: The Maya flint depicting a crocodile canoe with passengers (4.4.4): a. is a representation of the Maya story of creation b. shows five figures riding a crocodile c. refers to the arrangement of the stars in the Milky Way d. all of the previous answers e. none of the previous answers

Q: What is true about the Aztec Sun Stone (4.4.5)? a. it was originally painted in bright colors b. it is carved with symbols representing the ways Earth was previously destroyed c. it functioned like a calendar d. all of the previous answers e. none of the previous answers

Q: Astronomy was very important to the Aztecs and the Maya. Find an example of a more recent artwork that references the extraterrestrial, such as Kathy Strausss monoprint of the Milky Way (2.3.19). Why have artists over thousands of years been fascinated by the universe? Has modern science altered the ways that space is depicted by artists?

Q: Astrolabes were used by Muslims to determine the direction of Mecca.

Q: Astrolabes were treated as purely scientific instruments that did not need decoration or inscriptions.

Q: Which of these artworks reveals a cultures understanding of astronomy? a. The Maya flint depicting a crocodile canoe with passengers b. The Aztec Sun Stone c. Muhammad Mahdi al-Yazdis astrolabe d. all of the previous answers e. none of the previous answers

Q: Surgical dissections and artists studying anatomy have nothing in common.

Q: Which artwork did Catherine Opie make? a. Migrant Mother b. Do the Right Thing c. The Dinner Party d. Sphinx of Hatshepsut e. Melissa & Lake, Durham, North Carolina

Q: Thomas Eakins painted a surgery he witnessed in person. Who is shown in the painting, but was unlikely to be at the actual surgery? a. an anesthetist b. the patients mother c. the famous surgeon Dr. Samuel Gross d. medical students e. all of these people were at the actual surgery

Q: What is true of You Became a Scientific Profile? a. it challenges negative ideas of race, gender, and class b. it is an acceptable example of a Classical nude c. we know the identity of the person depicted d. the subject has passed her entrance exams to graduate school e. none of the other answers

Q: What is the medium of The Hip Hop Project (25)? a. gelatin silver print d. fresco b. video e. Fujiflex print c. installation

Q: What was the artist of The Hip Hop Project (25) trying to do? a. effectively become a part of a number of different communities b. tell people that she is a famous artist in order to provoke a reaction c. become black, white, or Hispanic d. change her identity because she does not like being Korean e. present snapshots that she collected from various flea markets as her own

Q: Artists have often been influenced by scientific discoveries.

Q: Nikki S. Lee made a self-portrait that suggests that identity is always clear-cut.

Q: Which Renaissance artist drew the Vitruvian Man (4.4.1)? a. Michelangelo d. Donatello b. Raphael e. Bernini c. Leonardo

Q: Compare Spike Lees Do the Right Thing (4.10.9) and Nikki S. Lees Hip Hop Project (25) (4.10.12). What does each artist show about him- or herself? In what ways are these self-portraits conventional? In what ways are they different from what you might expect? Does the medium used affect the way you view the artworks? Give your reason why, or why not.

Q: Vitrivius was: a. a Roman architect d. a Roman poet b. a Greek sculptor e. none of the other answers c. a Renaissance painter

Q: Who was Hatshepsut? a. the wife of an Assyrian general b. the granddaughter of a Rococo painter c. the author of the Book of Kells d. a well-known wedding photographer e. an Egyptian pharaoh

Q: Joseph Wright of Derbys An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump features this technique, which means a dramatic use of light and dark: a. tenebrism d. shadow puppetry b. tracery e. none of the other answers c. repouss

Q: What is the medium of the sphinx of Hatshepsut (4.10.11)? a. mud brick d. granite b. limestone e. fur c. wood

Q: Study Joseph Wright of Derbys An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump. How did the artist create drama in the scene? How do the reactions of the figures to the experiment add meaning to the artwork? What aspects of this painting can be seen as representative of the ideals of the Enlightenment?

Q: What is the subject of Catherine Opies Domestic series? a. staged depiction of radical performance artists b. high school football games c. a variety of landscapes the artist found interesting d. lesbian couples in their everyday settings e. all of the other answers

Q: Who is the artist of Abbey Among Oak Trees? a. Gustave Courbet d. Andrea Mantegna b. Thomas Eakins e. Johannes Vermeer c. Caspar David Friedrich

Q: To what does the title of Do Women Have to Be Naked to Get into the Met. Museum? refer? a. the practices of an exclusive swingers club b. a special offer for free tickets to a home baseball game c. bootleg copies of a French movie shown on the subways d. the unfair treatment of women by art institutions e. none of the other answers

Q: Abbey Among Oak Trees emphasizes realism and reason over emotion and imagination.

Q: The decapitation of Holofernes, which is the subject of an oil painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, happened because: a. Holofernes was cruel and violent to Judiths people b. Judith was jealous because he was her adulterous husband c. Judith was vengeful because he had killed her son d. Holofernes was a magician and Judith was his assistant for this trick e. none of the other answers

Q: What message comes across in Abbey Among Oak Trees? a. that nature reflects the presence of God in mans world b. that nature will outlast human constructions c. that even religion can be corrupted d. that a wintery landscape can convey a mood of death e. all of the other answers

Q: What is the date of Spike Lees movie Do the Right Thing? a. 1865 d. 1989 b. 1900 e. 2014 c. 1965

Q: In his work, artist Patrick Dougherty intentionally references ideas of home, architecture, and dwellings.

Q: Which of the following movements influenced the filmmaker Spike Lee? a. the Abstract Artists Alliance d. the LGBT movement b. the Civil Rights movement e. the Tea Party c. the Feminist movement

Q: What is the medium and form of Patrick Doughertys Na Hale Eo Waiawi? a. saplings woven into various shapes b. paintings of extraordinary trees c. illustrations from Dr. Seuss books d. videos of strawberry guava groves e. man-made fibers woven into tree shapes

Q: Which artwork did Carrie Mae Weems make? a. Untitled Film Stills b. You Became a Scientific Profile c. Hip Hop Project d. Sphinx of Hatshepsut e. Melissa & Lake, Durham, North Carolina

Q: How do Patrick Doughertys sculptures relate to the cycle of life? a. he uses dead materials as memento mori b. he transforms branches and twigs into artworks that extend the lifespan of a once-living material into the realm of art c. he uses man-made materials that look like they were made in nature d. people buy his artworks when a child is born and the person carries it with him or her until death e. he records the life cycle of a tree and plays the video in art galleries

Q: Who is the artist of The Dinner Party? a. Artemisia Gentileschi d. Georgia OKeeffe b. Judy Chicago e. Emily Dickinson c. Barbie Winter

Q: Who is the artist of Fox in the Snow? a. Gustave Courbet d. Andrea Mantegna b. Thomas Eakins e. Johannes Vermeer c. Caspar David Friedrich

Q: The layout of The Dinner Party alludes to: a. an ancient sign for woman b. a coven of witches c. the Last Supper d. ancient religions that worshiped a mother goddess e. all of the other answers

Q: How does Fox in the Snow relate to the cycle of life? a. the dead fox lies next to flower shoots that are growing through the snow b. the fox has just had babies, continuing the next generation of her species c. the fox is caught in a trap, signifying the trials and tribulations of life d. the fox is eating a rat, a reminder that one life sacrificed allows another to continue e. none of the other answers

Q: What kind of artworks do the Guerrilla Girls make? a. Classically inspired sculptures b. feminist posters and pamphlets c. instrumental musical performances d. dynamic multimedia installations e. documentary photographs and films

Q: In the Untitled Film Stills series the artist, Cindy Sherman, wanted to explore various aspects of her own personality.

Q: The Hopi of the southwestern United States are responsible for making which of the following sculptures? a. the sarcophagus lid from the tomb of Lord Pacal b. the kachina doll c. the silver llama figurine d. the vessel with a mask of Tlaloc e. the book of the dead

Q: What was the inspiration for Cindy Shermans Untitled Film Stills series? a. old records d. old clothes b. old photographs e. none of the other answers c. old movies

Q: The dolls associated with the nature spirits called kachinas have been used to ________. a. teach the Hopi about nature deities b. sell to tourists c. represent specific kachinas and illustrate their attributes d. help ensure prosperity and fertility for the community e. all of the other answers

Q: What movement influenced the Untitled Film Stills series? a. Renaissance d. Cubism b. Civil Rights e. Feminism c. Minimalism

Q: The Aztec of central Mexico are responsible for making which of the following sculptures? a. the sarcophagus lid from the tomb of Lord Pacal b. the kachina doll c. the silver llama figurine d. the vessel with a mask of Tlaloc e. the book of the dead

Q: Consider the following statement by Cindy Sherman: I realized I had to become more specific in details, because thats what makes a person different from other people. (Gateways to Art, p. 678) What is your response to this statement? Do you agree with Sherman or disagree? Give an example of an artwork that supports your opinion and discuss it in relation to Shermans statement.

Q: Tlaloc, the Aztec rain god, is identifiable in the clay vessel (4.3.14) because of the ________ used. a. color and symbols d. scale and pattern b. texture e. none of the other answers c. mass and perspective

Q: Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe conveys ________. a. exactly what the artist saw when he looked in the mirror b. a completely abstract interpretation of what the artist felt c. the agitation of the artists internal reality through its representation of his physical appearance d. a close friends view of what the artist looked like right after he left hospital e. none of the other answers

Q: What is Shiva Nataraja responsible for doing? a. dancing the world into existence b. balancing contradictory qualities, for example creation and destruction c. bringing to life the endless of cycle of birth and rebirth d. stamping out evil and ignorance e. all of the other answers

Q: What is the date of Frida Kahlos The Two Fridas? a. 1839 d. 1989 b. 1889 e. 1993 c. 1939

Q: Where is the Japanese zen garden (4.3.12) located? a. Hilton Hotel, Tokyo b. off the coast of Kanagawa c. Ryoan-ji, Kyoto d. Osaka Castle e. It is a replica located inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Q: Why did the artist of The Two Fridas paint two of herself? a. because she could not decide what she wanted to wear b. because she liked to show the mirror she painted from c. because she was seeing double during her recuperation from surgery d. because she wanted to depict distinct aspects of her identity e. one of the women in the picture is her twin sister

Q: Zen dry gardens are designed to be a microcosm of the larger earthly landscape.

Q: Who is the artist of the Untitled Film Stills series? a. Judy Chicago d. Dorothea Lange b. Catherine Opie e. Spike Lee c. Cindy Sherman

Q: How do practitioners cultivate mental calm in the Japanese zen garden? a. by raking the gravel regularly b. by counting the stones c. by planting as many flowers as possible d. by fixing the leaks in the roof e. by playing calming music through hidden speakers

Q: Why did Rembrandt make so many self-portraits? a. he had access to his subject whenever he wanted it b. he could show himself in many guises and character types c. he had the opportunity to examine different facial expressions d. all of the other answers e. none of the other answers

Q: Draw a diagram of the sarcophagus lid from the tomb of Lord Pacal with the following elements identified: the area understood to be the underworld; the slab on which Pacal sits; Pacal himself; the jaws of the underworld monster; the world tree springing from Pacals abdomen; the birds in the celestial realm. What important attributes of Maya rulers are illustrated by the imagery on this relief sculpture? How do this image and the role of Maya rulers relate to the cycle of life?

Q: Who is the artist of Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe? a. Paul Gauguin d. Larry Vincent b. Frida Kahlo e. Vincent van Gogh c. Rembrandt van Rijn

Q: The eleventh-century bronze sculpture of Shiva Nataraja (4.3.11) was made in ________. a. Africa d. Mexico b. Japan e. India c. Italy

Q: Trompe loeil techniques are used to make artworks look extremely realistic.

Q: Compare the self-portraits depicted in Jenny Savilles Branded (4.9.19) and ORLANs Omnipresence (4.9.20). How does each artist craft the view of herself that we see? Briefly describe what each artwork looks like, in terms of medium, shape, size, and so on, concentrating on the most noticeable similarities and differences. What were the artists intentions for each artwork? What does comparing these artworks in this way reveal that you had not thought of before making the comparison?

Q: Pablo Picassos Girl before a Mirror can best be described as ________. a. a realistic still life painting d. an abstract portrait b. a colorful sculptural landscape e. video art c. a piece of functional pottery

Q: Compare Myrons Discus Thrower (4.9.4) with Alberto Giacomettis Man Pointing (4.9.16). Which of the artworks is more realistic? Which one is more abstract? What does each of the artworks reveal to you about the human body? Does the medium used affect the way you view each artwork? Give your reasons why, or why not.

Q: Pablo Picassos Girl before a Mirror relates to the theme of vanitas through which of the following elements? a. the rotten food in the corner reflects the fact that all living things decay b. the woman looks in a mirror to contemplate her beauty, which will fade over time c. the realistic depiction of a cemetery reminds us that death is inevitable d. the instruments remind us that life, like music, is transient e. the skull on the table represents death

Q: Consider the following concepts as they relate to artworks in this chapter: male and female active and passive representation and performance realistic and abstract After making a list of artworks that relate to each pairing, write a short paragraph about the artworks related to the pairing you find the most intriguing.

Q: Pablo Picassos painting Girl before a Mirror reflects his knowledge of ________. a. the history of art b. Dutch still life painting c. Renaissance and Baroque figure studies d. images of the goddess Venus e. all of the other answers

Q: Compare Pieter Claeszs painting Vanitas (Still Life with Glass Globe) with Pablo Picassos Girl before a Mirror. Begin by describing each artwork, both in terms of what it looks like stylistically and its subject matter. Next, consider the underlying meaning of each artwork. Name several similarities and differences in both form and content. Finally, consider how the appearance of each artwork contributes to our understanding of its message.

Q: Lord Pacal was the ruler of which place? a. the Egyptian city of Giza d. the Maya city-state of Palenque b. the Italian city of Rome e. the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan c. the French city of Paris

Q: What is the medium of Self-Portrait with Saskia in the Scene of the Prodigal Son in the Tavern? a. gelatin silver print d. oil on canvas b. etching e. marble c. ink and colors on paper

Q: The sarcophagus lid from the tomb of Lord Pacal shows him ________. a. marking the intersection of the earthly realm and the underworld b. being overtaken by the world tree c. ignoring the lineage of his ancestors d. trying to trick the gods while playing a mythical ballgame e. Lord Pacal was only depicted on the inside of the sarcophagus, not the outside

Q: The artist ORLAN was the first person ever to undergo plastic surgery.

Q: How is it clear that the Yombe sculpture of a kneeling female figure with bowl and child (4.3.6) represents a nature spirit associated with ancestors? a. she has saplings growing from her head b. she is invisible but has a strong scent c. she is painted white and has shiny eyes d. she is hanging upside-down e. she is probably not representing an ancestor at all

Q: How were Icarus and Blue Nude II made? a. using cast bronze d. using dried fruit b. using stained glass e. using crumpled bed sheets c. using painted paper cutouts

Q: Who is the artist of I Am Your Grandma? a. Rineke Dijkstra d. Shiva Nataraja b. Pablo Picasso e. Pieter Claesz c. Jillian Mayer