Art History

The work is from which culture?
1. Sumerian
2. Mycenaean
3. Etruscan
4. Minoan
The medium of the work is
1. terracotta
2. marble
3. bronze
4. wood
The work is
1. a krater
2. an acroterion
3. a stele
4. a sarcophagus
Works such as the one shown were typically
placed in
1. an atrium
2. a necropolis
3. a treasury
4. a temple
The work depicts a
1. king and queen
2. god and goddess
3. husband and wife
4. master and slave
The work primarily reveals the influence of
ancient
1. Crete
2. Rome
3. Assyria
4. Greece
The pose of the figures suggests that they are
1. sleeping
2. banqueting
3. praying
4. grieving
The culture in which the work was produced is
known for
1. the relative equality of women
2. the centralization of political authority
3. its emphasis on military victories
4. human sacrifices
The work on the left is a rare icon that survived
iconoclasm, which was
1. the banning or destruction of religious
  figurative images
2. a guild regulation about artists’ qualifications
3. a law restricting and confiscating luxury
  materials
4. an edict prohibiting the observance of
  religious ritual
The work on the left was painted during the
1. first or second century C.E.
2. sixth or seventh century C.E.
3. tenth or eleventh century C.E.
4. fourteenth or fifteenth century C.E.
The medium of the work on the left is encaustic,
which is pigment mixed with
1. water
2. linseed oil
3. egg yolk
4. wax
The work on the right demonstrates all of the
following EXCEPT
1. an interest in individual expression
2. a dependence on Classical prototypes
3. a limited use of shading and volume
4. a strong linear sense
The medium of the work on the right is tempera,
which is pigment mixed with
1. animal fat
2. linseed oil
3. egg yolk
4. wax
The work on the right was painted during the
1. fourth century C.E.
2. sixth century C.E
3. twelfth century C.E.
4. fifteenth century C.E.
The work on the right reflects an interest in
1. accurately copying figures and subject matter
  from nature
2. aligning the Old Testament and the
  New Testament through typology
3. aligning the Old Testament and the
  New Testament through typology
4. emphasizing the role of the saints in the
  church
The mosque shown is located in
1. Spain
2. Syria
3. Turkey
4. Egypt
A principal feature of the interior shown is
1. a basilica plan
2. a central staircase
3. a hypostyle hall
4. ogival arches
The mihrab of the structure is located
1. inside a minaret
2. in the qibla wall
3. in the center of the prayer hall
4. at the entrance to the mosque
Incorporated into the building’s design are
voussoirs, which are used to form the
1. bases of the columns
2. horseshoe arches
3. impost blocks
4. mosaic decorations
All of the following are part of the structure’s
decoration EXCEPT
1. bas relief narratives
2. calligraphic inscriptions
3. reused Roman columns and capitals
4. arabesque patterns
The qibla wall in the mosque indicates the
direction of prayer toward
1. Rome
2. Constantinople
3. Jerusalem
4. Mecca
The double-tiered columns allowed for all of the
following EXCEPT
1. barrel-vaulted roofing
2. decorative rhythm and repetition
3. a higher roof to make up for the short
  columns
4. the entrance of light and air into the hall
The work was painted by
1. Vermeer
2. Rembrandt
3. Van Eyck
4. Memling
The work was painted in which century?
1. Thirteenth
2. Fifteenth
3. Seventeenth
4. Nineteenth
The artist who created the painting worked
primarily in
1. Paris
2. Antwerp
3. London
4. Bruges
The painting incorporates
1. religious symbolism
2. political propaganda
3. musical metaphors
4. Classical mythology
The work has been interpreted as a visual
document of all of the following EXCEPT
1. marriage
2. betrothal
3. coronation
4. legal contract
The work is most notable for its attention to
1. highly naturalistic detail
2. mythological narrative
3. geometric patterning
4. Classical revival
The artist includes himself in the painting in the
form of
1. animal representation
2. written text
3. symbolic representation
4. narrative elements