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According to the author, the recognition of what an artist meant in making a work of art is: |
| | A) | the goal of art history. |
| | B) | the reward of learning how to appreciate art. |
| | C) | necessary in order to understand the work. |
| | D) | a skill that can be practiced with time and study. |
| | E) | unlikely and unnecessary. |
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The famous Neolithic structure in England, made of megaliths that one time formed several concentric circles, is called: |
| | A) | Megalopolis. |
| | B) | Stonehenge. |
| | C) | Cirque de Soleil. |
| | D) | Endless Column. |
| | E) | Chauvet. |
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Radiocarbon testing indicates that the earliest images made by humans date back to: |
| | A) | the Neolithic Era. |
| | B) | the Paleolithic Period. |
| | C) | the Jurassic Period. |
| | D) | the Pleistocene Era. |
| | E) | the Bronze Age. |
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According to the author, the impulse to create art comes from basic human interests in: |
| | A) | creating order and structure. |
| | B) | exploring aesthetic possibilities. |
| | C) | constructing images and forms that carry meaning. |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Which artist below fits the definition of a naïve artist? |
| | A) | James Turrell |
| | B) | Vincent van Gogh |
| | C) | Henri Matisse |
| | D) | James Hampton |
| | E) | Constantin Brancusi |
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According to the author, which type of artist fulfills a practical role in society with his or her art? |
| | A) | the painter |
| | B) | the architect |
| | C) | the fashion designer |
| | D) | the sculptor |
| | E) | all of the above |
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The 11th-century bronze sculpture illustrated in this chapter is the work of an artist performing the role of "giving tangible form to the unknown." The unknown, in this case, is the physical form of the deity: |
| | A) | Shiva. |
| | B) | Buddha. |
| | C) | Xu Yang. |
| | D) | Venus. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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For Chuck Close, part of the purpose of making his painting of a man's head so large (six feet high) was to: |
| | A) | display the image on a billboard ad. |
| | B) | slow down the viewer's vision. |
| | C) | evoke of sense grandeur about the man portrayed. |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Although Vincent van Gogh suffered emotionally throughout his life, he was able to give his emotions tangible form in works such as: |
| | A) | Hound. |
| | B) | Calle de Sueños |
| | C) | The Starry Night. |
| | D) | Venus. |
| | E) | Bird in Space. |
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In this chapter, the list of traits that creative people seem to posses includes all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | sensitivity |
| | B) | efficiency |
| | C) | playfulness |
| | D) | analytical skill |
| | E) | organizational skill |
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Alan Rath's work of art illustrated in this chapter depicts an animal: |
| | A) | with two noses. |
| | B) | with wheels for legs. |
| | C) | through the use of cathode-ray tubes and computer-generated imagery. |
| | D) | through the use of recycled items from a junkyard. |
| | E) | all of the above |
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The ambiguous image after Edgar Rubin, often referred to as Rubin's vase, illustrated in this chapter is used to study: |
| | A) | emotional disorders. |
| | B) | cultural biases. |
| | C) | human perception. |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy concerned with human responses to: |
| | A) | art. |
| | B) | nature. |
| | C) | inanimate objects |
| | D) | neither 'a' nor 'b' |
| | E) | both 'a' and 'b' |
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In two-dimensional art, the terms used to refer to the object depicted and its backdrop are, respectively,: |
| | A) | primary/secondary. |
| | B) | dominant/subordinate. |
| | C) | being/nothingness. |
| | D) | figure/ground. |
| | E) | face/space. |
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__________ is a mural painted on an East Harlem post office wall by more than 75 children, most of whom were homeless. |
| | A) | Calle de Sueños |
| | B) | Afrum-Procto |
| | C) | Panel of Horses |
| | D) | Bird in Space |
| | E) | The Starry Night |
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At first glance, Joel Shapiro's Untitled, 1998 appears to be simply an arrangement of wood blocks, but upon closer inspection this arrangement resembles: |
| | A) | a dog. |
| | B) | a human figure. |
| | C) | a bird. |
| | D) | a horse. |
| | E) | a cat. |
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According to the author, art is: |
| | A) | a human creation. |
| | B) | found in nature. |
| | C) | a human's response to the artist's creation. |
| | D) | neither 'a' nor 'b' |
| | E) | 'a', 'b', & 'c' |
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Dorothy and Herbert Vogel are: |
| | A) | the subjects of John Schabel's Untitled (Passenger #3). |
| | B) | philosophers who write on the subject of aesthetics. |
| | C) | a husband/wife artist team. |
| | D) | art collectors. |
| | E) | art historians specializing in the study of Vincent van Gogh. |
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Whereas the Venus de Milo was carved out of white marble, Henri Matisse carved his Venus out of: |
| | A) | wood. |
| | B) | black marble. |
| | C) | Ivory soap. |
| | D) | ice. |
| | E) | white paper. |
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We owe our access to Vincent van Gogh's thoughts and feelings about many of his paintings to: |
| | A) | the Van Gogh Research Society. |
| | B) | the research of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel. |
| | C) | the many letters he wrote to friends and relatives. |
| | D) | his autobiography. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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