AR 300 AR300 ART HISTORY EXAM 1 ANSWERS (2021) - ASHWORTH

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Ashworth AR300 Art History Exam 1 Answers (2021)

The Persians laid out Persepolis in a rectangular grid. From whom did they borrow this tradition?

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	the Babylonians and Indians
	the Romans and Carthaginians
	the Greeks and Egyptians
	the Japanese and Chinese
Question 2		5 / 5 points

How was portraiture different during Egypt's Middle Kingdom?

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	It was not included in tombs.
	It showed more emotion.
	It displayed more idealism.
	It was larger in scale.
Question 3		5 / 5 points

The term "megalithic" means:

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	small stone.
	large stone.
	old stone.
	new stone.
Question 4		5 / 5 points

Which of the following is a threat to the Sphinx today?

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	Pollution
	Unstable governments
	Arid environment
	The Nile
Question 5		5 / 5 points

One fundamental change that marked the beginning of the Neolithic period was:

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	year-round settlements.
	use of bow and arrow.
	weaving.
	use of stone tools.
Question 6		5 / 5 points

The oldest and largest of the Giza pyramids is that of:

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	Djoser.
	Khafre.
	Khufu.
	Menkaure.
Question 7		5 / 5 points

Which of the following is a central goal of art history?

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	To realize the worth of the work
	To apply current artistic theories to past works
	To investigate the artist's reputation
	To explore the cultural factors that contributed to the initial reception of the work
Question 8		5 / 5 points

In Russia and Ukraine, Upper Paleolithic homes were made of:

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	mammoth bones.
	timber.
	natural caves.
	stones.
Question 9		5 / 5 points

A painting that portrays inanimate objects is called a:

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	<p>canon.</p>
	<p>lithograph.</p>
	<p>still life.</p>
	<p><em>trompe l'oeil.</em></p>
Question 10		5 / 5 points

In Egypt, which of the following would be portrayed most naturalistically?

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	A king
	A military leader
	A queen
	A person of lesser social rank
Question 11		5 / 5 points

What is the significance of the quince in Zhu Da's Quince (Mugua)?

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	<p>It is a symbol of transience.</p>
	<p>It is a reference to the artist's name.</p>
	<p>It is a symbol of imperial strength.</p>
	<p>It is a reference to the artist's friend.</p>
Question 12		5 / 5 points

What was the result of successive generations continually building house upon house in the Neolithic community of Çatalhöyük?

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	Large open chambers
	Great mounds of villages
	Little archeological evidence
	Small grave chambers
Question 13		5 / 5 points

As seen in the houses of Çatalhöyük, what is the focus of many Neolithic paintings?

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	People planting crops
	Herds of animals
	Exaggerated female figures
	Violent and wild scenes
Question 14		5 / 5 points

What do coins generally symbolize in a still life?

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	Involvement in trade
	Wealth of the owner
	Wealth of the artist
	Involvement in politics
Question 15		5 / 5 points

What is the study of art as a product of its broad cultural context?

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	Naturalism
	Iconography
	Aesthetics
	Contextualism
Question 16		5 / 5 points

Which two great rivers run through Mesopotamia?

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	the Euphrates and the Nile
	the Indus and the Nile
	the Nile and the Tigris
	the Tigris and the Euphrates
Question 17		5 / 5 points

The English word "technique" comes from:

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	Latin.
	Greek.
	Egyptian.
	French.
Question 18		5 / 5 points

To depict the human body according to an idea of physical perfection is called:

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	idealization.
	romanticism.
	naturalism.
	realism.
Question 19		5 / 5 points

Ptolemaic mummy portraits were painted using what medium?

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	Encaustic
	Fresco
	Oil
	Watercolor
Question 20		5 / 5 points

Who wrote Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Architects, Painters, and Sculptors, the main publication from which art historians trace the beginnings of the discipline?

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	<p>Giorgio Vasari</p>
	<p>Pliny the Elder</p>
	<p>Johann Joachim Winckelmann</p>
	<p>Parrhasios</p>
Question 21		5 / 5 points

What was unusual about Egypt during the reign of Akhenaten?

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	It was monotheistic.
	Slavery was abolished.
	Images of gods were outlawed.
	It was ruled by the Hyksos.
Question 22		5 / 5 points

What does the erection of Le Corbusier's Notre-Dame-du-Haut symbolize?

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	The end of a war and hope for the future
	The power of nature
	The prevailing religion
	The kingdom of heaven
Question 23		5 / 5 points

A small stone, decorated with incised patterns, that makes an identifying "signature" when rolled across soft clay or wax is called a:

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	cylinder seal.
	capital.
	stele.
	cairn.
Question 24		5 / 5 points

In some works of art, the size of the figures denotes their importance. This is known as:

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	hierarchic scale.
	iconography.
	stylization.
	abstraction.
Question 25		5 / 5 points

Simple pictures, called pictographs, evolved into representations of syllable sounds known as:

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	hieroglyphs.
	cuneiforms.
	phonograms.
	icons.
Question 26		5 / 5 points

Which of the following marked the emergence of the human body as the primary location of the human identity?

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	<p><em>Lion-Human</em></p>
	<p><em>Woman </em>and <em>Man</em></p>
	<p>Cave paintings in Chauvet Cave</p>
	<p><em>Woman from Willendorf</em></p>
Question 27		5 / 5 points

The Egyptian convention of depicting shoulders and torso in a frontal manner and hips, legs, and feet in profile was used when depicting:

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	slaves.
	priests.
	royalty.
	commoners.
Question 28		5 / 5 points

Which part of Persepolis could hold thousands of people?

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	the treasury
	the Apadana
	the palace
	the ziggurat
Question 29		5 / 5 points

Which of the following is the term for the traditional ways of representing forms?

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	Homages
	Salutations
	Registers
	Conventions
Question 30		5 / 5 points

Where was the bust of Nefertiti discovered?

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	On the prow of a ship
	In her tomb
	In a sculptor's studio
	In the palace of neighboring Nubia