AP Art History Mid-Year Review

Lintel 25 from Yaxchilán, depicting Lady Xoc, is recognizable as a Mayan work because of its

• animals figures engaging in human actions, geometric simplification, and hierarchical scale

• precious materials, continuous narration, and representation of a figure in meditation

• hieroglyphics, decorative patterns, and richly dressed figures in the midst of rituals

• naturalistic drapery, landscape setting, and use of shading to create illusionistic space

The work represents a figure

• witnessing a sacred event

• showing loyalty to an emperor

• alighting on the prow of a boat

• experiencing spiritual enlightenment

The sculptor of the wall plaque from Oba’s palace unifies the composition by utilizing

• repeated motifs of dynamic curves and arabesques

• similar facial features and incised textural patterns

• inscribed vertical grid lines and horizontal registers

• evenly spaced hieroglyphics and geometric shapes

The image shows all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

• a naturalistic approach to figure

• a sense of vitality and movement

• strong outlines

• atmospheric perspective

In the veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga) and the wall plaque, from Oba’s palace, figural representation is incorporated that serves to

• reinforce authority by depicting hierarchy

• portray different generations of a family

• intimidate enemies by presenting a rigid posture

• symbolize the importance of various social classes

In Egypt and Mesopotamia, relief figures were often carved in

• terra-cotta

• the black-figure style

• registers

• caldaria

When a Kwakwaka’wakw transformation mask was used in a ceremony, the audience would most likely have felt that the wearer was

• being purified as a first step in an initiation ritual

• filled with energy from ancestors or spirit forces

• trying to capture the unwary and take them to a spirit’s house

• binding the community together so that all would gain strength

The facade of the Temple of Minerva includes which of the following architectural features?

• A portico flanked by Corinthian columns

• A blind arcade

• A hypostyle hall

• A pediment supported by Tuscan columns

The architectural order shown is

• Doric

• Ionic

• Tuscan

• Corinthian

Works such as the one shown were typically placed in

• an atrium

• a necropolis

• a treasury

• a temple