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This is IOLANTHE by Caroline S. Brooks.

What dairy product would you possibly want for breakfast that could be used by Caroline Brooks as a unique material for her sculptures?

• milk

• butter

• cheese

• egg

Answer explanation

Brooks had always had an interest in art and, after marrying a farmer, she made her first butter sculpture in 1867 as a way to promote the product.

In 1873, she made a sculpture of the blind princess Iolanthe from Danish poet and playwright Henrik Hertz's verse drama King René's Daughter. Dreaming Iolanthe, as it was known, was exhibited at a Cincinnati gallery in 1874 for two weeks and attracted more than two thousand people keen to catch a glimpse of the sleeping princess rendered in dairy product.

A scholar from New Zealand paints on pizza dough—with tomato sauce. If she has lived 40,000 years ago, what might she have painted on?

• Metal sheets

• Canvas

• Wood panels

• Cave walls

Answer explanation

While tomato-based pigment wouldn’t have survived to the modern era, some ancient cave art has.

CAVE PAINTING in the Maros-Pangkep caves near Maros, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, is among the OLDEST STONE AGE ART on the planet.

BRAINSTORM!! Possible topic for writing or debate.

Are the early cave dwellers who created ancient cave art considered artists?

• Maybe, it's open to interpretation

• No, they were just documenting

• Not sure

• Yes, they displayed artistic skills

BRAINSTORM!! Possible topic for writing or debate.

Is there a difference between painting and documentation?

• Maybe, it depends on the context

• Not sure

• No, they serve the same purpose

• Yes, painting involves creativity

What did France do when tourists overcrowded the Lascaux Caves?

• Built another site across the street

• Closed the caves permanently

• Limited the number of visitors

• Ignored the situation

BRAINSTORM!! Possible topic for writing or debate.

Is it misleading to present recreated historical sites to tourists as worthwhile destinations?

• Not sure

• Maybe, it depends on the quality of the recreation

• No, it enhances the experience

• Yes, it can create false expectations

BRAINSTORM!! Possible topic for writing or debate.

Does it matter whether duplicates of historical sites were made by human hands or a 3D printer?

• No, as long as the result is accurate

• Yes, the method affects the authenticity

• Not sure

• Maybe, it depends on the purpose of the duplicate

When a historical site is overcrowded, some governments impose quotas. Peru, in 2019, limits the visitors to the Incan city of Machu Picchu. Facing a similar situation, France built a replica of the Lascaux Caves because it was swamped by tourists wanting to see arts on their walls. Where was the replica built?

• On a different continent

• In a different country

• across the street

• Not specified

Answer explanation

The Lascaux Cave became a popular tourist site after World War II. But it had to be sealed off to the public in 1963 because the breath and sweat of visitors created carbon dioxide and humidity that would damage the paintings.

Now the French government has spent $64 million building a near perfect replica to recreate the original cave — and the emotions of that first discovery.

What did Erika Iris Simmons use to craft portraits of famous musicians out of their own recordings?

• cassette tapes

• piano

• musical notes

• instruments

Answer explanation

Artist Erika Iris Simmons has definitely done something useful with her tapes.

She’s created with some old cassette tapes and reel tapes is simply remarkable. Using these old tapes, she has turned them into works of art in a series that she calls “Ghost in the Machine.” The series portrays celebrities and musicians such as Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan, Robert DiNero, Jimi Hendrix, Ian Curtis, and Jim Morrison.

• BRAINSTORM!!! Possible topic writing or debate.

• Do works such as this by Dominique Blain’s Missa (an assemblage of one hundred army boots) force us to reconsider or think of old topics in new ways? Or do they rely too much on novelty (being new or unique) instead of the artistic skill ?

Answer explanation

Do works such as Dominique Blain’s Missa force us to reconsider old topics in new ways?

Possible stand:

No, they are just novelty items.

Yes, they offer a fresh perspective.