Art Test 2

Why do art historians prefer direct examination of artworks?

• because reproductions are usually more colorful

• because photos provide 3D perspective

• because most artworks are digital now

• because important visual details are often lost in reproductions

• because original works come with written guides

What material was primarily used to create the earliest cave paintings in Chauvet Cave?

• blue chalk and white limestone

• colored pencil and graphite

• red ochre and black charcoal

• oil paints and ink

• clay and water

What innovation allowed Gothic cathedrals to have large stained-glass windows and taller structures?

• Flying buttresses

• Barrel vaults

• Doric columns

• Frontal statues

• Terracotta tiles

Which culture produced simplified, geometric nude female sculptures and marble vessels?

• Cycladic

• Roman

• Gothic

• Hellenistic

• Viking

What major architectural project is Filippo Brunelleschi known for completing?

• The Sistine Chapel

• The Parthenon

• The dome of the Florence Cathedral

• The Colosseum

• The School of Athens

What role did Louis XIV play in the French art world?

• He supported artists through the Salon and the Academy.

• He painted famous Baroque artworks.

• He banned art related to religion.

• He introduced Rococo painting himself.

• He destroyed the Palace of Versailles.

Which artist was part of the German Expressionist group Die Brücke?

• Kazimir Malevich

• Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

• Salvador Dalí

• Andy Warhol

• Frank Stella

Which element of Islamic art is MOST commonly found in sacred architecture?

• figurative painting

• abstract or calligraphic decoration

• bright color schemes

• sculptural representations of deities

• large murals of battles

What is the primary method used to create relief prints?

• etching into metal plates

• cutting away parts of the surface of a plate

• using a waxy pencil to draw on the plate

• applying ink to a flat stone surface

• transferring a photograph to fabric

Which of the following is a key characteristic of mixed media artwork?

• It combines different materials, sometimes with found objects.

• It only uses one type of material.

• It is created exclusively with paint.

• It is always three-dimensional.

• It requires the use of only natural materials.