AcDec Test Art Hard (25/26)

Which factor has helped preserve delicate ancient Egyptian artifacts?

the hot, dry climate and sealed tombs

What is he name of the ancient stone slab showing King Narmer in hierarchical scale?

Palette of King Narmer

What feature distinguished Greek sculpture from the Classical Period most from early Greek sculpture?

naturalistic poses such as contrapposto

What was the primary function of illuminated manuscripts in the Medieval period?

preserving and illustrating written texts

How did Michelangelo overcome a major obstacle in sculpting his statue of David?

he worked with a flawed piece of marble and adapted to it’s shape

What was a defining trait of Romanticism in art?

emotion, imagination, and exotic themes

What was the primary goal of Dada art?

to protest against societal norms and values

What was a traditional use of carved wooden shields among the Asmat of Melanesia?

for protections in raids

One of the most significant  artistic traditions in ancient North and South America was ________.

carvings on pyramids

What is a primary characteristic of architecture in the medieval period?

the use of flying buttresses to support vaulted ceilings

I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold can be best associated with

geometric abstraction

Based on their artwork in the Art Reproductions Booklet, what artist do you believe would have the most fun at a comedy club?

O’Keeffe, Modotti, Stettheimer, Cunningham, or Sheeler?

Stettheimer

What do you think that the figure posing for Hands Resting on a Tool would be wearing on his head?

a ski cap, a top hat, a fedora, a straw hat, a toupee

a straw hat

Based on the noise level of the subjects being depicted, which painting does not belong?

I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold, Woman on Sofa, Saturday Night, City Activities with Dance Hall, Criss-Crossed Conveyors

Woman on Sofa

Zoning could be used to support which of the following?

equal rights, building skyscrapers, racial segregation, speakeasies, flappers

racial segregation

Viewing The Lawrence Tree can fill the observer with a sense of

wonder

All of the following can be said to be associated with Art Deco design EXCEPT

streamlines, modern, geometric, organic, opulent

organic

According to Gertrude Stein, what generation of writers spent time on the French Riviera after World War I?

The Lost Generation

Meta Warrick Fuller was born in Philadelphia, where her family was a part of a

large, affluent Black community

When Charles Sheeler photographed Criss-Crossed Conveyors, it appeared that he was

impressed by America’s reliance on machines

What form of traditional African art MOST intrigued early twentieth-century artists?

sculpture

A modern young woman in the 1920s preparing for a night on-the-town, would MOST likely wear a

loose, knee-length dress

Which artwork title can be said to be MOST universal and LEAST connected to a specific place?

Hands Resting on a Tool

Which artwork would be MOST admired at the turn of the twentieth century by a jury from the National Academy of Design?

a Cubist painting of an overcrowded marketplace, and Expressionist painting of an old beggar, a Fauvist landscape with wild, distorted colors, an Impressionist painting of the countryside, a child-like paining by a self-taught artists

an Impressionist painting of the countryside

Imogen Cunningham’s early photographs shared qualities with those who believed in

Surrealism

The 1920 U.S. census revealed that for the first time in the nation’s history

most Americans lived in cities

What would be the MOST likely subject for a Futurist painting?

a quiet scene of a river and trees, a bustling skyscraper construction site, a portrait of a mother and young child, a still life of fruit and flowers, a portrait of a wealthy politician

a bustling skyscraper construction site

All of the following statements are true about Beaux-Arts buildings EXCEPT they

had historical references, frequently had columns, resembled classical temples, were streamlined, were stately

were streamlined

What feature of the flapper style helped express the theme of “social emancipation” during the Jazz Age?

shorter skirts and uncorseted bodies

The mood of Watch seems to be

optimistic

What experience in Tina Modotti’s early life likely influenced her later advocacy for workers’ rights?

her time working in a textile factory

The material that Frank Lloyd Wright used for his textile blocks in the Ennis House was formed by stone or sand from

the buildings construction site

What major cultural development followed the Amory Show and helped promote modern art in the U.S.?

the rise of independent galleries, salons, and art publications

What made Florine Stettheimer’s work stand out from that of her contemporaries in the Stieglitz circle?

her colorful, fantastical scenes of everyday life

Spring Sale at Bendel’s can be BEST described as a/an

homage, parody, tragedy, non-fiction, fiction

parody

What theme is central to Thomas Hart Benton’s mural Cit Activities with Dance Hall?

urban life and entertainment during the Prohibition Era

Pan-Africanism sought to connect people from

all over the Black Atlantic world

Why did Maria Martinez sign other potters’ work with her name?

to raise their sale prices

Visually, Criss-Crossed Conveyors is all of the following EXCEPT

high contrast, sharp-focus, triangular, complex, static

triangular

What was one major difference between Edward Weston’s and Tina Modotti’s approach to depicting indigenismo?

Weston photographed folk art and toys, while Modotti depicted labor and Indigenous workers.

Frank Lloyd Wright made a home’s interiors a “total work of art” by selecting all of the following EXCEPT

metalwork, stained glass, oil paintings, window frames, light fixtures

oil paintings

Which artists use historic subject mater to convey contemporary concerns?

Demuth and Motely, Stettheimer and Benton, Kuniyoshi and Sheeler, O’Keeffe and Pene du Bois, Fuller and Douglas

Fuller and Douglas

What artwork has been described as having an “organic, octopus-line form”?

The Lawrence Tree

What art movement was concerned with revealing the unconscious?

Surrealism

How does Woman on Sofa reflect with cultural image of the flapper despite its domestic setting?

Through the sitter’s bold pose, short hair, and modern clothing

Biomorphic abstraction might include references to all of the following EXCEPT

plants, buildings, water, the human body, trees

buildings

The “setback” law referred to which of the following?

segregation, immigration, prohibition, zoning, migration

zoning

What feature of Boy Stealing Fruit contributes MOST to its sense of spatial ambiguity?

the exaggerated pitch of the table and cropped composition

What led to increased purchases of Native American creations?

the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

“Fordism”

led to the glorification of workers, decreased the productivity of workers, allowed greater diversification of design, led to confusion in the workplace, minimized the individuality of workers.

minimized the individuality of workers