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Art History Midterm 2023

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Great Stupa at Sanchi

b)

The Great Hall of the Bulls

c)

Stonehenge

d)

Yaxchilan

2.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Great Stupa at Sanchi

b)

The Great Hall of the Bulls

c)

Stonehenge

d)

Yaxchilan

3.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Great Stupa at Sanchi

b)

The Great Hall of the Bulls

c)

Stonehenge

d)

Yaxchilan

4.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Great Stupa at Sanchi

b)

The Great Hall of the Bulls

c)

Stonehenge

d)

Yaxchilan

5.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Anthropomorphic Stele

b)

The Ambum Stone

c)

Shiva Nataraja

d)

The Lanzon Stone

6.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Anthropomorphic Stele

b)

The Ambum Stone

c)

Shiva Nataraja

d)

The Lanzon Stone

7.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Anthropomorphic Stele

b)

The Ambum Stone

c)

Shiva Nataraja

d)

The Lanzon Stone

8.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Anthropomorphic Stele

b)

The Ambum Stone

c)

Shiva Nataraja

d)

The Lanzon Stone

9.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Lakshmana Temple

b)

Borobudur

c)

Shiva Nataraja

d)

Tlatilco Female Figurines

10.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Lakshmana Temple

b)

Borobudur

c)

Shiva Nataraja

d)

Tlatilco Female Figurines

11.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Lakshmana Temple

b)

Borobudur

c)

Shiva Nataraja

d)

Tlatilco Female Figurines

12.
Identify the title or designation of the work of art in the image below:
a)

The Lakshmana Temple

b)

Borobudur

c)

Shiva Nataraja

d)

Tlatilco Female Figurines

13.
Classify the culture of origin of the work of art in the image below:
a)

Prehistoric Papua New Guinean Art

b)

Prehistoric Chinese Art

c)

Prehistoric Mexico Art

d)

Prehistoric African Art

14.
Classify the culture of origin of the work of art in the image below:
a)

Prehistoric Papua New Guinean Art

b)

Prehistoric Chinese Art

c)

Prehistoric Mexico Art

d)

Prehistoric African Art

15.
Classify the culture of origin of the work of art in the image below:
a)

Prehistoric Papua New Guinean Art

b)

Prehistoric Chinese Art

c)

Prehistoric Mexico Art

d)

Prehistoric African Art

16.
Classify the culture of origin of the work of art in the image below:
a)

Prehistoric Papua New Guinean Art

b)

Prehistoric Chinese Art

c)

Prehistoric Mexico Art

d)

Prehistoric African Art

17.
Classify the culture of origin of the work of art in the image below:
a)

Christian Art

b)

Hindu Art

c)

Islamic Art

d)

Buddhist Art

18.
Classify the culture of origin of the work of art in the image below:
a)

Christian Art

b)

Hindu Art

c)

Islamic Art

d)

Buddhist Art

19.
Classify the culture of origin of the work of art in the image below:
a)

Prehistoric Chinese Art

b)

Prehistoric American Art

c)

Medieval Indian Art

d)

Medieval Cambodian Art

20.
Classify the culture of origin of the work of art in the image below:
a)

Prehistoric Chinese Art

b)

Prehistoric American Art

c)

Medieval Indian Art

d)

Medieval Cambodian Art

21.
The work shown in the image provided was found in which of the following contexts:
a)

Painted on the wall of a cave

b)

Buried near human remains along with over funerary objects

c)

Located in a rock shelter in the mountains

d)

Embedded in the ruins of an ancient temple

22.
The culture that created the work shown in the image provided can be characterized as:
a)

Defined by social rank and a specialization of labor

b)

Composed of groups of mobile hunters and gatherers

c)

Organized into an early farming community with domesticated animals

d)

Engaged in trade with small seafaring communities on other continents

23.
Stonehenge was initially created by a Neolithic culture that can best be described as:
a)

A society of loosely connected groups

b)

A society of early farmers who lived in nearby agricultural settlements

c)

An urbanized society concentrated in fortified towns along an important trade route

d)

A stratified society arranged around administrative centers inhabited by the elite

24.
The basic form of the Camelid Sacrum in the Shape of a Canine was most likely determined by the:
a)

Natural shape of the animal bone into which it was carved

b)

Sacred status given to canine animals in ancient Mesoamerica

c)

Desired function of the object as a ceremonial headdress

d)

Influence of imagery found in other examples of ancient Mesoamerican art

25.
In the painting The Running Horned Woman is presented using which of the following visual characteristics:
a)

The figure is placed on a clear ground line

b)

The figure is represented in composite pose displaying multiple sides at once

c)

The facial features are highly detailed and individualized

d)

The musculature is clearly defined throughout the anatomy of the main figure

26.
The work provided in the image below was created using:
a)

Standardized molds for uniform appearance and size

b)

Hand-shaped clay and a sharp instrument to incise details

c)

Early forging and casting techniques

d)

Found stones that seem to suggest bodily forms

27.
In Neolithic China, artisans shaped jade congs by:
a)

Incising them with metal tools

b)

Using cast molds

c)

Rubbing them with abrasive sand

d)

Firing liquefied clay

28.
Although the function of Stonehenge has been debated by scholars, newer archaeological evidence suggests that it may have acted as:
a)

A platform for displaying important ancestral sculptures

b)

An early amphitheater for watching fights between warriors

c)

A royal estate for housing rulers and the elite

d)

A center for pilgrimage and healing of the sick

29.
The material and shape of the object shown discovered at Chavin de Huantar indicates its likely function as:
a)

Trade object used as a type of ancient currency

b)

Diadem used to adorn a statue of a god in a private shrine

c)

Nose ornament belonging to a high-ranking individual

d)

Votive object given to a deity for the fulfillment of a wish

30.
Which of the following structures acts as a container that holds sacred holy relics?
a)

The Buddhas from Bamiyan

b)

Lakshmana Temple

c)

Borobudur

d)

The Great Stupa at Sanchi

31.
The temple at Angkor Wat was originally designed as a:
a)

Mausoleum for Suryavarman II

b)

Center of worship for the faithful, including towers used for the call to prayers

c)

Site where pilgrims could gether to offer gifts of thanks or prayers for safety

d)

Monastery complex with entrances oriented toward the cardinal points

32.
The form of Borobudur Temple creates an opportunity for the faithful to:
a)

Move in a straight line toward the inner cella, or womb chamber

b)

Enter through a torana before circumambulating

c)

Walk on an upright path towards enlightenment

d)

Enter from the east and circumambulate around to subsidiary shrines

33.
Borobudur was designed in the form of a giant mandala in order to:
a)

Mirror the sacred cosmic order/universe

b)

Create an unconquerable fortress for sacred relics

c)

Display the grandeur and prestige of Buddhism

d)

Accommodate large congregations for holy ceremonies.

34.
Which art historical concept is prominently featured in the work in the image provided.
a)

Post-and-Lintel Construction

b)

Iconoclasm

c)

Horror Vacui

d)

Bas-Relief

35.
Nataraja translates to:
a)

Lord of the Dance

b)

House of the Precious Lord

c)

Lord of the Mountain

d)

City Temple

36.
Angkor Wat translates to:
a)

Lord of the Dance

b)

House of the Precious Lord

c)

Lord of the Mountain

d)

City Temple

37.
The coupling of male and female figures commonly found above doorways and walls that join different sections of a structure together in Hindu art is known as:
a)

Torana

b)

Tandava

c)

Moksha

d)

Mithuna

38.
Which architectural feature acts as the entrance and exit to the Great Stupa at Sanchi:
a)

Torana

b)

Cella

c)

Mithuna

d)

Juncture Wall

39.
Which concept in Buddhist art is features in the image below:
a)

Vairocana

b)

Shakyamuni

c)

Tandava

d)

Bodhisattvas

40.
Which concept in Buddhist art is features in the image below:
a)

Vairocana

b)

Shakyamuni

c)

Tandava

d)

Bodhisattvas

41.
The work shown can be attributed to the indigenous artistic traditions of:
a)

India

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico

d)

China

e)

Africa

42.
The work shown can be attributed to the indigenous artistic traditions of:
a)

India

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico

d)

China

e)

Africa

43.
The work shown can be attributed to the indigenous artistic traditions of:
a)

India

b)

Peru

c)

France

d)

China

e)

Great Britain

44.
The work shown can be attributed to the indigenous artistic traditions of:
a)

India

b)

Indonesia

c)

Mexico

d)

China

e)

Tibet

45.
The work shown can be attributed to the indigenous artistic traditions of:
a)

India

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico

d)

China

e)

Indonesia

46.
The work shown can be attributed to the indigenous artistic traditions of:
a)

India

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico

d)

China

e)

Africa

47.
The work shown can be attributed to the indigenous artistic traditions of:
a)

India

b)

Peru

c)

France

d)

China

e)

Africa

48.
The work shown can be attributed to the indigenous artistic traditions of:
a)

India

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico

d)

China

e)

Africa

49.
The work shown can be attributed to the indigenous artistic traditions of:
a)

India

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico

d)

China

e)

Africa

50.
The work shown can be attributed to the indigenous artistic traditions of:
a)

India

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico

d)

China

e)

Africa