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1 |  |  Van Gogh's paintings are of high value because: |
|  | A) | His work had a major influence on subsequent artists |
|  | B) | There are a limited number of his paintings |
|  | C) | He plays a large role in Western art history |
|  | D) | His paintings allow the viewer to feel with the artist himself |
|  | E) | All of the above |
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2 |  |  According to the author, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa dazzled his contemporaries because: |
|  | A) | The sitter was a wealthy woman |
|  | B) | Da Vinci was a famous artist |
|  | C) | The portrait was almost miraculously lifelike |
|  | D) | All of the above |
|  | E) | None of the above |
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3 |  |  During the ___________ art was used roughly in the same sense as craft. |
|  | A) | Renaissance |
|  | B) | Middle Ages |
|  | C) | Baroque Era |
|  | D) | Nineteenth Century |
|  | E) | Twentieth Century |
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4 |  |  The field of philosophy called aesthetics asks the question: |
|  | A) | What is art? |
|  | B) | Can we apply our concept of art to art of the past? |
|  | C) | Can we apply our concept of art to art of different cultures? |
|  | D) | Is there one correct standard for judging art? |
|  | E) | all of the above |
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5 |  |  Fisherman's Cottage on the Cliffs at Varengeville, was painted by: |
|  | A) | Claude Monet |
|  | B) | Vincent Van Gogh |
|  | C) | Pablo Picasso |
|  | D) | Leonardo da Vinci |
|  | E) | Andy Warhol |
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6 |  |  What term best describes work done by nonprofessionals? |
|  | A) | Folk Art |
|  | B) | Naïve Art |
|  | C) | Intuitive Art |
|  | D) | Outsider Art |
|  | E) | All of the above |
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7 |  |  Rebecca Purdham's Chin Up and Paul Klee's Monument in Fertile Country have what in common? |
|  | A) | Both were painted by artists who were nearly blind. |
|  | B) | Both were inspired by the same historic event. |
|  | C) | Both are abstract landscapes. |
|  | D) | Both are nonrepresentational in style. |
|  | E) | none of the above |
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8 |  |  To discover why the sculptor of the Amida Nyorai depicted its subject with elongated earlobes, specific hand gestures, and a bun atop its head requires the use of: |
|  | A) | mudras. |
|  | B) | iconography. |
|  | C) | Buddhism. |
|  | D) | enlightenment. |
|  | E) | deattribution. |
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9 |  |  The term style is used to categorize a work of art by its: |
|  | A) | subject matter. |
|  | B) | social context. |
|  | C) | visual characteristics. |
|  | D) | theme. |
|  | E) | none of the above |
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10 |  |  Our modern ideas about art carry with them ideas about: |
|  | A) | The artist |
|  | B) | The audience |
|  | C) | A) and B) |
|  | D) | The gallery |
|  | E) | The museum |
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11 |  |  During the 18th century, beauty and art were discussed together because both: |
|  | A) | were studied by the upper class |
|  | B) | were schools of philosophy |
|  | C) | were related to the senses |
|  | D) | were felt to provide pleasure |
|  | E) | involved vision |
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12 |  |  ______is the name for a standard subject in Christian art, that of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding her son after he was taken down from the cross. |
|  | A) | Portrait |
|  | B) | Pieta |
|  | C) | Vanitas |
|  | D) | All of the above |
|  | E) | None of the above |
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13 |  |  If a work of art is faithful to our visual experience, its style is: |
|  | A) | iconographic. |
|  | B) | nonrepresentational. |
|  | C) | stylized. |
|  | D) | abstracted. |
|  | E) | naturalistic. |
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14 |  |  When discussing the size, shape, material, color, and composition of a work of art, we are discussing its: |
|  | A) | form. |
|  | B) | iconography. |
|  | C) | theme. |
|  | D) | purpose. |
|  | E) | content. |
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15 |  |  __________ involves identifying, describing, and interpreting subject matter in art. |
|  | A) | Attribution |
|  | B) | Calligraphy |
|  | C) | Stylization |
|  | D) | Iconography |
|  | E) | Reviewing |
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16 |  |  The word for extreme optical fidelity is: |
|  | A) | Trompe l'oeil |
|  | B) | Representational |
|  | C) | Mimetic |
|  | D) | Abstract |
|  | E) | Copy |
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17 |  |  During the Renaissance in Western Europe __________ came to be regarded as the more elevated of the arts. |
|  | A) | calligraphy, mosaic, and metal forging |
|  | B) | cabinetry, architecture, and calligraphy |
|  | C) | ceramics, weaving, and mosaic |
|  | D) | painting, sculpture, and architecture |
|  | E) | painting, cabinetry, and landscape gardening |
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18 |  |  After much study of the Arnolfini Double Portrait, experts agree that: |
|  | A) | the single candle is a sign of God's presence. |
|  | B) | the dog is a symbol of marital fidelity. |
|  | C) | the red bed suggests a fertile marriage. |
|  | D) | all of the above |
|  | E) | Experts still debate the work's iconography. |
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19 |  |  Context is a factor of ties that bind a work of art to the: |
|  | A) | life of its creator |
|  | B) | tradition it grows from and responds to |
|  | C) | audience it was made for |
|  | D) | society in which it was circulated |
|  | E) | all of the above |
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20 |  |  _________ is a space that is presented as a work of art that can be entered, explored, experienced, and reflected upon. |
|  | A) | Environmental art |
|  | B) | Architecture |
|  | C) | Installation |
|  | D) | Performance art |
|  | E) | None of the above |
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