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STUDY GUIDE_Art History_Last major_Spring 2024

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the painting style that describes the work of Claude Monet?

a)

Surrealism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Realism

2.

What inspired Monet to create his paintings?

a)

his family

b)

his dreams

c)

his gardens

3.

What is the true subject of Impressionism? (Hint: Monet studied haystacks to understand this.)

a)

light & true color

b)

landscapes and water

c)

flowers and lily pads

4.

Which of these sayings best explains how to paint in Impressionism?

a)

carefully and slowly taking your time

b)

loosely and quickly to just get the idea across

c)

paying close attention to small details making it look realistic

5.

What artist painted 'Starry Night' and is considered one of the greatest artists in history?

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Vincent Van Gogh

6.

While Impressionism focuses on light, Post-Impressionism focuses on ____________.

a)

using the exact colors of objects

b)

making viewers feel an emotion

c)

making objects look realistic

7.

True or False: Post-Impressionism uses un-natural, exaggerated, or distorted colors to help convey an emotion.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What future art movement did Post-Impressionism help to inspire? (relates to emotion).

a)

Expressionism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Realism

9.

List one similarity and one difference between Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.

a)

Both styles use lose and quick brush strokes, but the colors used are different.

b)

Both styles show outdoor scenes, but the brush strokes used are different.

c)

Both styles use the same colors, but the brush strokes are different.

10.
Which was not a subject of impressionism?
a)
portraits of nobility
b)
theatre people
c)
ballet dancers
d)
people at a café
11.
What was Monet's objective in doing the series paintings?
a)
get it right by doing the same painting multiple times
b)
please prospective buyers
c)
show effect of light on color at different times of the day
d)
prove his talent, that he was not just a caricaturist
12.

Who painted the following?

a)

Renoir

b)

Monet

c)

Cassatt

d)

Degas

13.

The phenomena of many small areas of different colors viewed together in the brain as one overall color (like pixels) is called

a)

optical mixing

b)

spectral mixing

c)

light spectrum

d)

separation reversal

14.
"En plein air" refers to painting ______.
a)
with lots of air
b)
outdoors
c)
fully
d)
in the spring
15.
The critic LeRoy thought the painting, Soleil Levant, looked _____.
a)
realistic
b)
stylized
c)
unfinished
d)
scandalous
16.
The Salon was a place to _____.
a)
read poetry
b)
eat and chat
c)
get one's hair done
d)
launch an artist's career
17.
Which was not an objection to impressionism?
a)
looked unfinished
b)
visible brushstrokes
c)
inappropriate subject matter
d)
done in the open air
18.

Which of the following artworks would be considered a landscape?

a)
b)
c)
19.

What came first?

a)

Post Impressionism

b)

Impressionism

20.

How did the artist Van Gogh show texture in his work?

a)

Printing with objects found in nature.

b)

Brushstroke layering with his paintbrush

c)

Collage using textured paper

21.

Which Post-Impressionist painting is being spoofed by the Simpsons in this image?

a)

The Ballet Class, Edgar Degas

b)

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat

c)

The Water Lilly Pond, Claude Monet

d)

Cafe Terrace at Night, Van Gogh

22.

Which artistic technique consists of a thick application of paint, which creates a surface texture.

a)

Japonisme

b)

Impasto

c)

Contrapposto

d)

Pointillism

23.

Which of the following paintings was painted by Degas?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Instead of focusing on displaying light and color in a naturalistic manner post-impressionists used juxtaposition and symbolism as tools

a)

true

b)

false

25.

Which of the following are the Post-Impressionist Artists?

a)

Claude Monet

b)

Edouard Manet

c)

Paul Cezanne

d)

Vincent Van Gogh

26.

Name the Title & Artist

a)

Portrait of Émile Zola

b)

Édouard Manet

c)

The Water Lilies

d)

Claude Monet

27.

Name the Title & Artist

a)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

b)

Moulin de La Galette

c)

Edgar Degas

d)

Little Dancer Fourteen Years Old

28.

Name the Title & Artist

a)

Auguste Rodin

b)

The Thinker

c)

Georges Seurat

d)

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

29.

Name the Title & Artist

a)

Auguste Rodin

b)

The Thinker

c)

Georges Seurat

d)

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

30.
In 1886, Vincent Van Gogh moved in with his brother in which European city, stated as "the art center of the world"?
a)
Madrid
b)
London
c)
Paris
31.
When Vincent Van Gogh moved to Arles, a town in the south of France, he dreamed of forming a what?
a)
school
b)
artists' colony
c)
musical group
32.
Which other famous painter would be his roommate while living in Arles?
a)
Paul Gauguin
b)
Salvador Dali
c)
Frida Kahlo
33.
Why did Gauguin eventually have to move out?
a)
he needed more space
b)
they were competitive & would fight
c)
he got married
34.
Any art representing yourself or the artist is called what? 
a)
Self-Portrait
b)
Picture 
c)
Modeling
d)
Painting 
35.

Van Gogh painted many different types of flowers, which ones are he most known for?

a)

Sunflowers

b)

Dandelions

c)

Crabgrass

d)

Piranha Plants

36.

How many paintings did Van Gogh sell while he was alive?

a)

100,000

b)

-4

c)

1

d)

50

37.

How many dots are in Sunday in the Park?

a)

3,456,000

b)

52

c)

500

d)

5,978

38.

What is "Optical Mixing"

a)

Constructed to assist sight or to correct defects in vision.

b)

When you mix fiber optics together, you get a bundle.

c)

When two colors are right next to each other, your eye visually mixes them.

d)

An illusion caused by the visual system and characterized by a visual precept that arguably appears to differ from reality.

39.

Who invented Pointillism?

a)

Georges Seurat

b)

George Washington

c)

George Clooney

d)

George Clinton

40.

What are the Primary Colors?

a)

Red, Orange, Pink

b)

Red, Yellow, Blue

c)

Blue, Brown, Green

d)

Orange, Violet, Green

41.

What are the Secondary Colors?

a)

Orange, Violet, Green

b)

Sepia, Monochromatic, Hue

c)

Black, White, Gray

d)

Pink, Yellow, Green

42.
This painting serves to: 
a)
poke fun at the aristocracy and the Nouveau Riche 
b)
To serve as a genre painitng
c)
to be didactic
d)
To serve as a Vanitas
43.
The following features identify this piece as Neoclassical EXCEPT:
a)
The clean, crisp, sculpted quality of the figures
b)
The clear message
c)
The classical theme
d)
the emotional lighting
44.
Elisabeth Vigee-Le Brun’s is an artist who made her living
a)
Painting for the French Monarchy before the revolution
b)
Painting for Napoleon after he established the Empire
c)
Painting for the Republic after the Revolution
d)
Painting for the French Nobles at Versailles
45.
The purpose of this piece is to:
a)
explore the new role of science in the late 18th century
b)
to create a portrait of Sir isaac Newton at work
c)
to depict a genre scene
d)
To explore the world of Christian mysticism, by using tenebrism
46.
What is fete galante?
a)
Rich people engaging in more humble pursuits
b)
Poor people, trying to marry above their station
c)
rich people doing rich people things in nature that's wild but nice
d)
The establishment of a constitutional monarchy
47.

The artistic style that catered to the wealthy aristocracy and included pastel colors and a lighthearted spirit was ______________?

a)

Baroque

b)

Rococo

c)

Neoclassical

48.

Which artistic style was inspired by ancient Greece and Rome with a more serious/noble attitude?

a)

Baroque

b)

Rococo

c)

Neoclassical

49.

Identify the style of art.

a)

Baroque

b)

Rococo

c)

Neoclassical

50.

Name the art style.

a)

Baroque

b)

Rococo

c)

Neoclassical

51.

a)

David

b)

Rubens

52.
The word Rococo comes from the French word meaning:
a)
Broken shell
b)
Light humor
c)
Sarcasm
d)
Light
53.
Which of the following best describes Rococo art?
a)
Elaborate, light, and ornate
b)
Dark , grim, and mysterious
c)
Rational, logical, and reasonable
d)
Realistic, industrial, and clean
54.

What is a characteristic of Rococo painting as seen in the work of Antoine Watteau?

a)

precise, smooth brushwork with no individual strokes visible

b)

the depiction of elegant parties set within idyllic landscapes

c)

the depiction of figures in twisted, distressed positions

d)

the use of solid areas of color with little variation

55.

How was David's "Oath of the Horatii" inspired by Classical Greek and Roman art?

a)

The figures are modeled after Classical sculpture.

b)

The story that it tells focused on emotion rather than reason.

c)

The vibrant colors are similar to those of ancient frescoes.

d)

The figures are posed in distorted positions for added drama.

56.

What is a true statement about Neoclassical painting as seen in Jacques Louis David's "Oath of the Horatii"?

a)

Its details are elaborate and ornate.

b)

Its figures were modeled after Egyptian sculpture.

c)

It inspired patriotism and taught moral values.

d)

It was made using loose, energetic brushstrokes.

57.

What is "Genre"

a)

the middle class

b)

the basic structure of all cameras

c)

the use of light and dark to show highlights and shadows on objects

d)

an artwork that depicts a scene from everyday life.

58.
a)

Renaissance

b)

Baroque

c)

Rococo

59.
a)

Renaissance

b)

Baroque

c)

Rococo

60.

He was a chief propagandist of the militant intellectuals who aimed to overthrow the French monarchs

a)

Jacques Louis David

b)

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

61.

He used his knowledge in classical culture and literature in expressing political views against the French monarchy.

a)

Jacques Louis-David

b)

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

62.

The patriotic three sons on the left firmly saluted in the gestures of a gladiator who is ready to die.

a)

Oedipus and the Sphinx

b)

The Death of Socrates

c)

Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne

d)

The Oath of the Horatii

63.

Portrays the majesctic pose of a leader

a)

Oedipus and the Sphinx

b)

The Oath of the Horatii

c)

Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne

d)

The Death of Socrates

64.

Romantics value industry over nature.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Romanticism is...

a)

desolate, full of remote settings, and violent.

b)

an attitude toward nature, humanity and society emphasizing freedom, imagination, and individuality.

c)

a philosophy that says truth is reached through intuition over reason.

d)

events and social conditions presented as they really are, with no idealization.

66.
Style of art that reflected the desire for the exotic, the far away, the haunted, the emotional
a)
Rococo
b)
Romanticism
c)
Mannerism
d)
Renaissance
67.
all the details listed below EXCEPT one show the link to the Romantic style
a)
brushstokes are visible, loose, emotional
b)
setting is far away
c)
coloring of the sky implies the age of industrial revolution
d)
highly realistic foreground revives classical ideals
68.

Put the art movements in chronological order.

a)

Rococo, Romanticism, High Renaissance, Realism

b)

Baroque, Neoclasscism, Futurism, Romanticism

c)

Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, Neoclassicism

d)

High Renaissance, Northern Renaissance, Rococo, Romanticism

69.

What best describes romanticism

a)

A focus on emotions

b)

A focus on rationalism

c)

A focus on unrequited love

d)

A focus on poetry

70.

The artistic style that catered to the wealthy aristocracy and included pastel colors and a lighthearted spirit was ______________?

a)

Baroque

b)

Rococo

c)

Neoclassical

71.

the Enlightenment thinkers developed a way of understanding the universe called __________the idea, more or less, is that there is a God, but that this God is not the figure of the Old and New Testaments, actively involved in human affairs.

a)

DEISM

b)

MONOTHEISM

c)

LIGHT THINKING

d)

PROTESTANTISM

72.

What is the meaning of fête galante?

a)

a painting style that emphasizes color and soft lines

b)

an art exhibition that was popular among aristocrats

c)

a period of French aristocratic rule before the Revolution

d)

a type of outdoor entertainment for the aristocracy

73.

Vigée Le Brun was the personal portrait painter of _______________

a)

Queen Elizabeth II

b)

King Charled IV

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Napoleon

74.

Fragonard's The Swing is a classic example of Rococo painting because of

a)

The subject matter

b)

the colors

c)

the textures & location

d)

all of these are correct

75.

Neo-classicism was a child of the ____________________________

a)

Renaissance

b)

Age of Reason

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Enlightenment

76.

The Oath of the Horatii is an example of which idea depicted visually

a)

Duty to country over self/family

b)

Duty to self/family over country

c)

Independance

d)

Rebellion

77.

In the Death of Marat David makes a visual comparison of Marat to Christ with which part of the painting

a)

The letter

b)

The knife

c)

His arm

d)

His head

78.

Napoleon sat for David to paint his portrait of Napoleon Crossing the Alps while on his horse outside

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

79.

Napoleon led his troops through the Alps at the front of the charge as depicted in David's portrait of Napoleon Crossing the Alps

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

80.

After Goya went Deaf he created a series of paintings for the walls of his home. Because of the subject matter these are commonly called his_______________________

a)

Black Paintings

b)

Blue Period Paintings

c)

Domestic Paintings

d)

Joyous Paintings

81.

Rococo shifted the capital/center of culture, art and fashion in Europe from Rome to _____________

a)

PARIS

b)

ROME

c)

FLORENCE

d)

ENGLAND