Question 1

The stained-glass window from Chartres Cathedral is an excellent example of the use of

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A)  abstract art.
B)  iconography.
C)  non-objective art.
D)  realism.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The habitual or expected ways (of seeing,for instance)of a given culture are known as what?

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Question 3

What is the subject matter of Shirin Neshat's Rebellious Silence?

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A)  the prominent place of women within every aspect of Iranian culture
B)  it is difficult to say from a Western perspective,because of lack of understanding of language and culture,but it is probably feminist in nature
C)  it reflects the artist's comfort with the roles of women in Iranian society
D)  it depicts a Muslim woman in a black chador,a rifle dividing,and Farsi text inscribed over her faceE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Naturalism is a brand of representation in which the artist

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A)  abstracts what he/she is depicting,to varying degrees.
B)  retains realistic elements but presents the world from a personal or subjective point of view.
C)  paints exactly,faithfully what she sees.
D)  works with ideas instead of images,creating purely non-objective artwork.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Define subject matter.

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Question 6

What is the chief form of Islamic art?

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A)  abstractions of animals
B)  figurative representation
C)  calligraphy
D)  conceptual artE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

The representation of what subject has consistently aroused controversy throughout the history of the Western world?

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A)  the human figure
B)  the Christian god
C)  political leaders
D)  Roman idealsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Compare and contrast John Taylor's and Howling Wolf's Treaty Signing at Medicine Lodge Creek.In your discussion,use the terms form,content,representational,abstract,ledger art,convention,and iconography.

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Question 9

Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami depicts many objects that have symbolic meaning.The use or study of these symbols is called:

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A)  content.
B)  iconography.
C)  form.
D)  aesthetics.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

The terms naturalistic or realistic art are sometimes used to describe

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A)  representational art.
B)  abstract art.
C)  nonrepresentational art.
D)  folk art.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Lorna Simpson's series,The Park,includes both images and printed words.The text contributes to the prints in a way that makes the viewer more active in the work.What does the viewer become?

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A)  An artist
B)  The subject of the work
C)  The form of the work
D)  A voyeurE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

While in prison,Howling Wolf made many drawings called

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A)  scraffitti.
B)  ledger drawings.
C)  office drawings.
D)  calculated drawings.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

In a work of art,"content" refers to

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A)  what the work expresses or means.
B)  the culture that produced it.
C)  its style.
D)  the way it looks.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Discuss the disadvantages of judging artworks according to our own cultural standards.

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Question 15

Which of these statements best defines visual literacy?

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A)  the ability to construct an artificial 3-d environment
B)  the ability to recognize,understand,and communicate the meaning of visual images
C)  the ability to envision a theoretical concept
D)  the ability to write about artE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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