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WorksheetsArt 2 1st sem week 2
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 9hrs 0mins
Studying which of the following will allow you to communicate important
facts about a work of art, such as social and biographical information?
art history
art criticism
elements of art
principles of art
The purpose of the screen painting Waves at Matsushima was to
decorate a private home.
decorate a government building
inspire the viewer to meditate.
serve as a gift for a princess.
The artist from whose work Morisot learned to recognize the effects of
natural light and ambience was
Manet.
Corot.
Hassam.
Courbet.
Which of the following art styles used dabs of bright color to reproduce on
canvas the fleeting effects of light and shade on a subject?
Realism
Impressionism
Expressionism
Cubism
Morisot’s paintings illustrate
the colorful festivals of nineteenth-century France.
the difficulties of the poor in nineteenth-century France.
the daily lives of factory workers in nineteenth-century France.
leisurely side of French life in the nineteenth-century France.
Allies Day, May 1917 marks America’s entry into
the Vietnam War.
the Revolutionary War.
World War II.
World War I.
Which of the following artists had the greatest influence on Morisot and
taught her to paint with the same bold, irregular, and rapid strokes that he
himself used?
Manet
Corot
Monet
Picasso
The columns in Persian palaces were used mainly for
decoration.
support.
style.
none of the above.
Cave-dwelling artists used shading to help create the impression of
flat, static forms.
dull, uninteresting forms
repetitious forms.
three-dimensional forms.
During the Neo-Sumerian period, which king ordered many new temples
to be built?
Gudea
Nebuchadnezzar
Akka
Hammurabi
Stonehenge probably enabled prehistoric people to
find the best food sources.
make ritual animal sacrifices.
communicate better with their gods.
correctly predict the seasons.
King Hammurabi had an inscribed stele set up in a public area to
decorate his palace.
scare off intruders.
publish the law.
publish a list of holidays.
One reason paintings were done at the back of caves was because
the best lighting was found there.
the walls were smoother there.
the best pigments were found there.
the paintings were safe from bad weather there.
The fact that Stonehenge has survived for so many years suggests that
post-and-lintel construction
makes strong, durable structures
is a poor building method.
is not a building method prehistoric structures.
is good only for building short-term
structures.
To control the floodwaters of the Tigris River, the Sumerians built
temples.
levees.
boats.
bridges.
When cave artists ran out of space to paint, it was not uncommon for
them to
find another cave to paint.
start painting the outside of cave.
paint over previous work.
stop painting altogether.
Artwork found on the walls of tombs;
usually told a story from the life of the
deceased.
hieroglyphics
tomb paintings
Aton
false passages
A carved container used for containing
the dead body of a pharaoh.
sarcophagus
temple
Amenhotep IV
Aton
Amenhotep IV’s god; symbolized by a sun
disk.
hieroglyphics
temple
Aton
native rock
Material from which tomb sculptures were
usually carved.
gold
silver
wood
native rock
Spiritual beliefs that influenced every
phase of Egyptian life.
Amenhotep IV
religion
false passages
temple
Picture writing that was used in artwork
to help tell a story.
hieroglyphics
tomb paintings
sarcophagus
Aton
Building that often became a funeral chapel
for a pharaoh when he died.
house
bridge
sarcophagus
temple
Portraits from this pharaoh’s reign were
more realistic than those of earlier times.
Ramseys
Khafre
Amenhotep IV
Khufu
Built into pyramids to confuse tomb
robbers.
tomb paintings
hieroglyphics
Aton
false passages
The first period in Greek history is called
Classical.
Hellenistic.
Archaic.
The column order that derived its design from a plant form was
Doric.
Corinthian.
Ionic.
The building on the Acropolis which has columns carved in the form of
women is the
Erectheum.
Parthenon.
Temple of Athena.
Relief sculptures in a temple might be found in the
capital and column.
pediment and lintel.
frieze and pediment.
The early leader of the Greeks who built the Parthenon was
Pericles.
Myron.
Phydias.
Two buildings on the Acropolis are the
Temple of Lysicrates and Parthenon.
Parthenon and Erectheum.
Athenium and Erectheum.
Greek sculpture of the Classical period was characterized by
theatrical, emotional poses.
simplified faces.
idealized beauty.
The Discus Thrower was sculpted by
Myron.
Phidias.
Ezekias.
The Hellenistic style was exemplified in
Seated Boxer.
geometric vases.
Kouros.
Greek vases provide a record of the painting styles and of life in ancient
Greece. There were many of these, because they were used for
home decorations.
serving beverages.
grave markers.
After the decline of the Greek power, Greek art was continued by the
Macedonians.
Romans.
Spartans.
