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WorksheetsReview for AP Art History Final Units 5, 6 , 7 and 8
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
The detail of a stone wall demonstrates Inka expertise with
corbeling
ashlar masonry
bas-relief
buttressing
The figure on the stone is beheaded and dismembered because she
was instrumental in the act of bloodletting for renewal
was part of an earlier pantheon of gods that inhabited the area
was too powerful as one figure
led a rebellion against her mother
The two settlements above represent the cultures of
Eastern Woodlands and Maya
Ancient Puebloans and Inka
Ancient Puebloans and Maya
Eastern Woodlands and Inka
The stone Walls of Saqsa Waman exemplify Inka architectural conventions in that they
consist of megalithic stone blocks joined without the use of mortar
utilize buttresses to contain the lateral thrust of the reinforcing arches.
employ complex vaulting techniques for the creation of spacious interiors
incorporate standardized stone blocks assembled in a lattice-like pattern
Both images were intended for
ritual purposes
sale to European and white American visitors
functional purposes as a cloak and vessel for cooking
portable status items for nobles
Both of the images represent __________, based on the belief in their __________ ___________.
serpents; supernatural powers
people; transformative abilities
gods; omniscient presence
lizards; protective influences
The female face in this Pwo mask from the Chokwe people is shown with closed eyes to represent the
blindness of women toward evil spirits
fear of impending death that awaits all
empowerment of women through childbirth
ecstatic experience of the ritual overtaking the dancer
One outstanding difference between the two figures is in
gender
materials used
naturalism and abstraction
figures’ ability to communicate power
Which two works from the art of Africa represent hierarchy of scale?
Wall Plaque from the Oba’s Palace and Veranda Post of enthroned King and Senior Wife
Pwo Mask and Bundu Mask
Ikenga (shrine figure) and Fang Byeri
Sika dwa kofi (Golden Stool) and the Conical Tower and wall of Great Zimbabwe
Wearers of the mast on the left were members of the all-male Kuosi Society and would wear these masks along with
red feather headdresses
leopard coats
both red feather headdresses and leopard coats
elephant tusks
These two sculptures were used respectively for
settling disputes and summoning forces into the physical world
settling disputes and retelling cultural history
retelling cultural history and summoning forces into the physical world
curing physical ailments and settling disputes
Which of the following techniques and materials were used to create this work?
Carved wood
Modeled clay
Cast bronze
Gilded plaster
The two structures are respectively made of
adobe and greywacke
granite and adobe
soapstone and mud
soapstone and adobe
Minarets are used to
balance architectural members
direct people’s attention to Mecca
display calligraphy
call people to prayer
he journey that every Muslim must make once in their life to Mecca is called the
arabesque
qibla
muqarna
hajj
Over the centuries, a wide courtyard was built around the Kaaba in order to
separate the crowds of ordinary worshipers from clerics visiting the shrine
provide space for chapels dedicated to the important saints that line its periphery
provide a large open space for burying the faithful near this sacred site
allow large crowds of pilgrims to perform the prescribed ritual of circumambulation
The structure’s exterior is constructed primarily of
painted limestone
glazed brick
ivory
marble
Both of the above spaces functioned as
reliquaries
Buddhist pilgrimage sites
stupas
Hindu temples dedicated to Vishnu
The flames and hand drum in the sculpture are intended to symbolize
destruction and creation
purity and detachment
good fortune
ignorance and folly
The arrangement of stones and raked white sand in the dry garden of Ryoan-ji is intended to
promote study and meditation
protect and guide the spirits of the dead
represent a typical Japanese landscape
encourage circumambulation
The Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that
they did not represent the dominant faith
they were being maintained by foreigners
they represented another’s cultural beliefs
they were already deteriorated
The Jowo Rinpoche is Tibet’s most sacred artifact largely because it was believed to have been
the original likeness of the Buddha as a man Siddhartha Gautama
the Buddha as a man of luxury
the transcendent Buddha
the most expensively decorated Buddha in the world
The use of molds enabled the creators of the figures shown above to
incorporate highly intricate patterns and designs into the solder’s helmets
model the anatomy of the figures with hyper-realism
mass-produce body parts and assemble them in different combinations to make individualized forms
apply colored glazes to the figures before they were fired in kilns
The structures within the Forbidden City exemplify traditional Chinese architectural conventions in that they
incorporate radial symmetry
are constructed using ashlar masonry
feature curved roof lines
emphasize height over depth and width
In Travelers among Mountains and Streams, Fan Kuan makes the few human and animal figures very small in comparison to the massive mountains in order to remind viewers that
people should choose to live simply
people are insignificant in relation to nature
the bond between people and animals is important
people should not attempt to scale the heights of a mountain
