Ashworth Semester Exam AR300 Art History

AR300 : Art History

 

Question 1

What does Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson provide for modern viewers?

A record of a Dutch landscape

A record of sculptural technique

A record of an artist's workplace

A record of familial interaction

 

Question 2

Compared to Paleolithic sculpture, the Woman and Man from Cernavoda display more:

exaggerated features.

attitude and expression.

idealization.

ritual significance.

 

Question 3

Which architectural order has fluted columns without bases and unadorned capitals?

Ionic

Corinthian

Tuscan

Doric

 

Question 4

Which of the following is an aspect of the Lion Gate at Mycenae that shows a Minoan influence?

the lions

the column

the plinth

the bulls

 

Question 5

What is parchment made of?

Animal skin

Papyrus

Tree bark

Cloth

 

Question 6

What was Gothic architecture called in its own time?

Modern

Italian

Old-fashioned

Ancient

 

Question 7

What inspired the spiral turned columns of Bernini's Baldacchino?

A tornado

The Hall of One Hundred Columns at Persepolis

Columns from Solomon's Temple

Columns from Djoser's funerary complex

 

Question 8

The elegant, glittering, Salon de la Princesse, designed by Germain Boffrand in 1732 is an example of what style?

Neoclassical

Romantic

Baroque

Rococo

 

Question 9

In which category is the work of Frida Kahlo generally placed (even though she herself thought it was an uncomfortable fit)?

Mexican mural movement

Harlem Renaissance

American Scene Painting

Surrealism

 

Question 10

Which became the most prominent religion in India during the period of c.

Islam

Hinduism

Buddhism

Christianity

 

   


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