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Art and Society Midterm Exam

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By: TheArtist 1
January 16, 2010 | Art - unknown

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Multiple Choice

1. An Example of a Visual Element is:
   1. Line
   2. Repetition
   3. Painting
   4. All of the Above 
2. All of these artists were big players in the Italian Renaissance except for:
   1. Bernini
   2. Michelangelo
   3. Da Vinci
   4. Donatello
3. An Exmaple of a "Principle of Design" is:
   1. Balance
   2. Texture
   3. Sculpture
   4. 1 & 2
4. Pablo Picasso's painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, is said to be influenced by art from:
   1. Asia
   2. Oceania
   3. Africa
   4. South America
5. This artists arguable most infamous work of art was a urinal, turned on its side and titled, Fountain, in 1917.
   1. Joan Miro
   2. Marcel Duchamp
   3. Salvador Dali
   4. Damien Hirst
6. During the Roman Empire what becomes the subject of most art for generations to come:
   1. Landscape
   2. Mythology
   3. Paganism
   4. Christianity
7. Stylistically, Byzantine art is know for its:
   1. Color
   2. Flat Patterns
   3. Simplicity
   4. Perspective
8. The chapel in Padua that Giotto was commissioned to cover in frescoes was the 
   1. Sistine
   2. Rose
   3. St. Michael's
   4. Scrovegni
9. The ________ Era in Greek are shows most dynamic, expressive and exaggerated movement and form.
   1. Hellenistic
   2. Archaic
   3. Classical
   4. Renaissance
10. The Birth of Venus was/is considered controversial for all of the following reasons except:
    1. Portrayal of the female nude
    2. Use of the Virgin Mary
    3. Pagan Symbolism
    4. Lack of Biblical reference
11. This Artist is the ultimate renaissance man, who was a proficient artist, architect, scientist and inventor was:
    1. Da Vinci
    2. Michelangelo
    3. Botticelli
    4. Donatello
12. Michelangelo' sculpture that today sits in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is:
    1. David
    2. The Temptation of St Anthony
    3. The Pieta
    4. All of the above
13. The ceiling of the sistine chapel depicts scenes from the:
    1. Bible
    2. Torah
    3. Koran
    4. None of the above
14. Some of the many speculations and mysteries around the Mona Lisa involve:
    1. Her unique "smile"
    2. The background
    3. Her gender
    4. All of the Above
15. The Last Judgment was later the center of controversy due to its:
    1. Depiction of Jesus
    2. Pagan symbolism
    3. Vibrant colors
    4. Frontal nudity
16. The Fig leaf campaign was organized to:
    1. remove michelangelo's frescos
    2. paint the sistine chapel
    3. wear fig leaves in protest of censorship
    4. proclaim, "Art is Dead!"
17. A simliarity between Baroque art and the art of the hellenistic era is:
    1. Content
    2. Biblical reference
    3. High Energy
    4. Extreme foreshortening
18. The best way to describe Da Vinci's relationship with the catholic church would be:
    1. Solid & unwavering, Da Vinci was a deeply devout Catholic who painted biblical images as a profession of his faith
    2. Turbulent, at best due mainly to Da Vinci's scientific background and speculated sexual orientation
    3. Non, Da Vinci was Jewish
19. Caravaggio's paintings were different from those seen during the Renaissance because of his:
    1. Extreme use of light
    2. Content
    3. Realism
    4. All of the above
20. Gianlorenzo Bernini was a famous
    1. Painter
    2. Sculptor
    3. Commissioner
    4. All of the Above
21. The Maids of Honor, depicting an interior with the artists and several young women was painted by:
    1. Michelangelo
    2. Van Gogh
    3. Velazquez
    4. Gaugin
22. Remgrandt's use of chiaroscuro was deeply influenced by:
    1. Da Vinvi
    2. Caravaggio
    3. Bernini
    4. Valazquez
23. Vermeer was an influential artist for the following reason:
    1. His use of color
    2. His use of Light
    3. Hus application of paint
    4. All of the above
24. Pertaining to the argument of Art vs Artifact, if I were to say that African masks should be placed in a glass case with little to no contextual information about the artist, region and purpose, I would be making a good case for the side of:
    1. Art
    2. Artifact
25. Neoclassicism was a reaction to what in contemporary society?
    1. Industrial Revolution
    2. American Revolution
    3. French Revolution
    4. All of the Above
26. Jaques-Louis David's The Oath of the Horatii, is an important painting due primarily to his use of:
    1. Light and Shadow
    2. Perspective and Composition
    3. Form and Mass
    4. Texture and Variety
27. Women artists during Neoclassicism were normally trained:
    1. By other women
    2. In Academies
    3. By their fathers
    4. There were not trained to be artists
28. Romanticism is an artistic movement that focused on:
    1. Emotional Expression
    2. Color
    3. Application
    4. Content
    5. All of the Above
29. Francisco Goya is directly linked to what art movement?
    1. Impressionism
    2. Realism
    3. Surrealism
    4. Romanticism
30. Francisco Goya is infamous for his use of:
    1. Imagery
    2. Symbolism
    3. Violence
    4. All of the above
    5. None of the above

True/False

1. F The American branch of the Dada movement was hugely successful due to their leader, Man Ray.
2. F Manet's Olympia, was highly praised and adored by all during the late 1800
3. T Vermeer created only about thirty-five paintings throughout his life:
4. F The Impressionists acquired their title because they strived to paint exact replicas/representations of what they saw.
5. F Michelangelo's David is slightly larger then life size, standing at 8'5"
6. F Salvador Dali identified himself as a Surrealist until the day he died
7. T Mary Cassatt was an important women in the Impressionist movement.
8. F The Lobster phone was a readymade of the Dadaists.
9. T Piet Mondrian's paintings were deeply influenced by his love of jazz
10. T Gustave Courbet painted depictions of everyday people in everyday life
11. F Structure, anatomy and realism were all very important to the Romantic painters.
12. T Gustave Courbet was an activist against censorship in the arts.
13. F Neoclassicism is often characterized by the use of biblical stories. 
14. T Contantine introduced Christianity to Rome in 312 CE.

Short Answer

1. Please briefly compare and contrast the work of the cubists and the impressionists.

2. Please briefly compare and contrast salvador dali's surrealist approach and joan miro's surrealist approach.

Extra Credit

briefly compare and contrast kathy vargas' work at the islander art gallery and new american talent 20 at the gallery.