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Art History Quiz

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 54mins

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1.

What does it mean for the term "Renaissance"?

a)

Rebirth

b)

Innovation

c)

Change

d)

Improvement

2.

What techniques were used to decorate Vietnamese communal houses in the 17th-18th centuries?

a)

corbeling

b)

sculpture in the round

c)

carving

d)

synthesis of many techniques

3.

The Beaux-Arts academic style was influenced by which of the following?

a)

all of these answers

b)

Roman

c)

Italian Renaissance

d)

French Baroque models

4.

Fill in the blank. In the Nguyễn Dynasty, the people's houses were not decorated with the subjects like the ____.

a)

the four holy beasts (Tứ linh)

b)

the flowers of the four seasons (Tứ quý)

c)

both of these answers

d)

neither of these answers

5.

Fill in the blank. Chinese art and European reproductions of it influenced the development of the_ style in France. In 174 François Boucher painted an idealized blue-on-white fantasy (resembling a Chinese porcelain).

a)

Rococo

b)

Art Decor.

c)

Neoclassicism

d)

Mannerist

6.

What is the oldest silk painting in China?

a)

Lady, Dragon and Phoenix

b)

Guan-yin as the Guide of Souls

c)

Scroll of the Emperors

d)

None of these answers.

7.

Who is credited with inventing linear perspective?

a)

Brunelleschi

b)

Ghiberti

c)

Masaccio

d)

Donatello

8.

Choose the INCORRECT statement: Some famous painters of Southern Fine Arts from 1954 to 1975 such as:

a)

Nguyễn Trung, Nguyên Phước,

b)

Cổ Tấn Long Châu; Nguyễn Trung Tín;

c)

Nguyễn Tấn Cường, Hồ Thanh Đức, Đỗ Kỳ Hoàng

d)

Nguyễn Trung, Nguyên Phước, Cổ Tấn Long Châu; Nguyễn Trung Tín; Nguyễn Tấn Cường, Hồ Thanh Đức, Nguyễn Sáng.

9.

Which best describes the aesthetic of Rococo architecture?

a)

Ornamental

b)

Carved marble

c)

Classical

d)

Severe

10.

What are the characteristics of Nguyễn Phan Chánh silk paintings?

a)

Western styling

b)

Oriental styling

c)

Western space

d)

Western rendering style and Eastern space

11.

Sculptural works from the Paleolithic era consist of all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

life-size sculptures of humans

b)

figurines

c)

beads

d)

decorative utilitarian objects

12.

Which of the following descriptions applies to both The Hagia Sophia in Constantinople?

a)

It has emotional tension, and the figures are no longer static.

b)

It has mosaios and vast, shadowy recesses evoke an astonishing sense of the grandeur and mystery at the heart of imperial Byzantium.

c)

It eliminates a tendency to move away from spirituality.

d)

It represents Russia's iconic painting at its best.

13.

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Rococo salons?

a)

wall-based (as opposed to free standing) furniture

b)

elaborate detail

c)

intricate patterns

d)

asymmetry

14.

Who is the author of the oil painting "Em Thúy" (1943)?

a)

Tô Ngo[c Vân

b)

Trần Văn Cẩn

c)

Bùi Xuân Phái

d)

Nguyễn Gia Trí

15.

This was the most famous modern art school, on which so many others have been modeled, and was highly influential in the fields of architecture and design. It opened in Germany in 1919 and was closed by the Nazis in 1933. What was the name of that school?

a)

Bauhaus school

b)

The school of Bologna

c)

Ashcan School

d)

neither of these answers

16.

Choose the CORRECT statement

a)

During the period from 1964 to 1975, Vietnam Fine Arts had a movement to build monuments to educate patriotism, love of socialism, and national pride.

b)

During the period from 1964 to 1975, Vietnam Fine Arts had a movement to build monuments to educate patriotism, love for the people, and national pride.

c)

During the period from 1964 to 1975, Vietnam Fine Arts had a movement to build monuments to show determination to fight the enemy, show a high artistic level.

d)

During the period from 1964 to 1975, Vietnam Fine Arts had a movement to build monuments to educate patriotism, love of socialism and show a high artistic level.

17.

What is the type of this Vietnamese folk paintings?

a)

Đông Hồ Painting (Bắc Ninh)

b)

Kim Hoàng paintings (Hà Tây)

c)

Sình Folk Painting Village (Huế)

d)

Hàng Trống paintings (Hà Nội)

18.

Who is the author of this oil painting "Hai thiếu nữ và em bé, (1944)?

a)

Trần Văn Cẩn

b)

Tô Ngo[c Vân

c)

Nguyễn Đỗ Cung

d)

Nam Son

19.

Who is the author of this woodcut painting "Bến thuyền sông Hồng" (1931)?

a)

Trần Văn Cẩn

b)

Đỗ Đức Thuận

c)

Huỳnh Vấn Gẩm

d)

Lương Xuân Nhi

20.

Which Northern European Renaissance painter was most influenced by European and Italian?

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Jan Gossaert

c)

Hieronymus Bosch

d)

Rogier van der Weyden

21.

Which of the following does NOT describe a difference between Rococo art and Baroque art?

a)

Baroque art portrayed cherubs, while Rococo avoided depicting them entirely

b)

Rococo was a lighter, more graceful and decorative version of Baroque

c)

Rococo style emphasized asymmetry, while Baroque emphasized perfectly balanced and symmetric forms

d)

Baroque was more serious than Rococo, which was concerned with notions of frivolity

22.

What is the type of this Vietnamese folk paintings?

a)

Snh Folk Painting Village (Hué)

b)

Đông Hồ Painting (Bắc Ninh)

c)

Hàng Trống paintings (Hà Nội)

d)

Kim Hoàng paintings (Hà Tây)

23.

Choose the CORRECT statement

a)

Under the reign of King Hung, the Van Lang kingdom experienced two basic types of architecture: house architecture and rampart architecture

b)

Under the reign of King Hung, the Van Lang kingdom experienced two basic types of architecture: Religious architecture and rampart architecture

c)

Under the reign of King Hung, the Van Lang kingdom experienced two basic types of architecture: Religious architecture and royal architecture

d)

Under the reign of King Hung, the Van Lang kingdom experienced two basic types of architecture: house architecture and royal architecture

24.

Which answer best describes the block statue seen during the Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt?

a)

block-like figures represented in action

b)

animal figures depicted in angular forms

c)

portrait sculptures with exaggerated features

d)

male figures squatting with their knees drawn up to their chests

25.

What are the main subjects of Mannerist works?

a)

religious scenes viewed from an unusual aspect;

b)

portraits whose sitters wear unexpected expressions;

c)

mythological or allegorical scenes, often characterized by a sinister form of symbolism.

d)

All of these answers

26.

This oil painting is called "La Primavera" (Spring) painted by Botticelli. What is the era of this work?

a)

Early Renaissance

b)

Gothic

c)

Renaissance

d)

Mannerism

27.

Which were the main themes of the Indochina Fine Arts College painters?

a)

Religion

b)

Romantic reality

c)

Social reality

d)

War

28.

What ideas did Baroque exploit?

a)

Classicism and philosophy

b)

Philosophy and religious doctrine

c)

Classicism and religious doctrine

d)

Religious doctrine and humanities

29.

Who is the author of the silk painting "Rửa rau cầu ao"?

a)

Tô Ngo[c Vân

b)

Nguyễn Phan Chánh

c)

Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm

d)

Nguyễn Gia Trí

30.

Dutch painter Vermeer is best known for which broad genre?

a)

Interiors

b)

Landscape

c)

Politics

d)

History painting

31.

Hindu art of the Gupta period spread from India southeast to___and_

a)

Cambodia and Vietnam

b)

Myanmar - Chinese

c)

Myanmar - Cambodia.

d)

Cambodia and Thailand

32.

Which of the following statements best describes Rome's relationship with Greek art?

a)

Rome actively sought to differentiate itself from Greek art, barely using any Greek elements at all.

b)

Roman art sought to faithfully imitate Greek art.

c)

Roman art borrowed certain details from Greek art, but adapted those details to their own needs.

d)

Roman art only borrowed from Greek sculpture.

33.

Unlike its American counterpart, European Post War Expressionism

a)

maintained the primacy of the figure in its work

b)

moved increasingly toward abstraction.

c)

infused themes of alienation and disillusionment.

d)

all of these answers

34.

Which of the following best captures the attributes of Rococo art?

a)

delicate colors, and asymmetric curves emphasizing frivolity, and sensuality

b)

use of a dark color palette, curved line, and themes relating to myths of love

c)

use of a light color palette, straight line, and themes relating to myths of love

d)

use of a light color palette, curved line, and religious themes

35.

What was the era of the bronze statue of a man sitting (Vinh Quang, Ha Tay) with his head covered with a scarf, and his hands around the knees?

a)

Hòa Bình Culture 15,000 - 2,000 BC,

b)

The Phùng Nguyên culture (2.000 - 1.500 B.C)

c)

The Đồng Đậu culture (1.500 - 1.000 B.C)

d)

The Gò Mun Culture (1.000 - 600 B.C)

36.

Who established the Indochina Fine Arts College in 1925?

a)

Victor Tardieu and Tô Ngo[c Vãn

b)

Victor Tardieu and Nam Sơn

c)

Victor Tardieu and Joseph Inguimberty

d)

Victor Tardieu and Lê Huy Miến

37.

Fill in the blank. Piet Mondrian's most familiar works are the abstracts of the 1920s and 1930s. They have simple elements_____

4 lines
38.

The Sistine Ceiling program was based on which of the following?

a)

Genesis, from the Old Testament

b)

The Passion, from the New Testament

c)

The Life of Christ

d)

None of these answers

39.

What is the style that has been identified as the style of absolutism," used by the Catholic Church as a means of harnessing the magnificence of art to influence the largest possible audience?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Baroque

c)

Rococo

d)

Neoclassicism

40.

What was the era of the "Eighteen Arhats" at Tây Phương Pagoda?

a)

The Lý Dynasty's Arts (1009 - 1225)

b)

The early Lê Dynasty's Art (1427-1525)

c)

The Lê Trung Hưng Dynasty's Arts(1593 - 1788)

d)

Tây Sơn Dynasty's Arts

41.

Mannerism has been defined as which of the following?

a)

All of these answers

b)

a degeneration of High Renaissance classicism

c)

an interlude between High Renaissance and Baroque

d)

a style notable for its intellectual sophistication, as well as its artificial qualities

42.

What paper are Đông Hồ paintings printed on?

a)

Điệp

b)

Silk paper

c)

Canson paper

d)

Color paper

43.

Which of the following statements regarding post-modern art is FALSE?

a)

Postmodernism exaggerates the boundaries between high and low forms of art

b)

Postmodernism rejects modernism's grand narratives of artistic direction.

c)

Postmodernism disrupts the conventions of the genre using collision, collage, and fragmentation.

d)

Postmodernism often relies on the use of irony, parody, and humor.

44.

The moralistic message contained in Dutch still lifes, referring to life's brevity, was represented by which of the following symbols?

a)

skull, half-peeled lemon, wilted flowers

b)

skull, half-peeled lemon, clock

c)

skull, clock, wilted flowers

d)

clock, half-peeled lemon, wilted flowers

45.

The Pre-Raphaelites rejected an approach that they considered mechanistic; therefore they espoused:

a)

a new style, endowed with moral sincerity and inspired by Italian art of the 14th and 15th centuries

b)

a return to Mannerist style painting

c)

a return to Renaissance themes

d)

a return to monochromatic art

46.

As exemplified in the work of Caravaggio, which of the following best characterizes Baroque paintings?

a)

Diagonal thrust and close-up action

b)

Distance of figures and symmetry

c)

Idealization of figures and strong outlines

d)

Elongation of figures and attention to natural daylight

47.

Which religion influenced the architecture and art of Chinese?

a)

Daoism,

b)

Confucianism

c)

and Buddhism

d)

All of these answers

48.

Academic art emphasized

a)

idealism

b)

realism

c)

naturalism

d)

a

49.

What is the architecture and art of Chinese?

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

and Buddhism

d)

All of these answers

50.

Academic art emphasized

a)

idealism

b)

realism

c)

naturalism

d)

all of the above, depending on the subject

51.

Fill in the blank. On the lid of the Đào Thi[nh jar, there were ______ that symbolizes fertility of life and the Yin and Yang philosophy

a)

A statue of two men, with one playing the pipe and sitting on the back of the other.

b)

4 (or 5) statues of couples, demonstrating the sex scene

c)

the bulls

d)

the horses

52.

In which year was Indochina Fine Arts College established?

a)

In 1923

b)

In 1924

c)

In 1925

d)

In 1945

53.

In painting, Michelangelo is renowned for the ceiling and Last Judgement of the Sistine Chapel, where he depicted which of the following?

a)

Genealogy of Christ

b)

David and Goliath, the Downfall of Man, the Promise of Salvation, and Sodom and Gomorrah

c)

Creation, the Downfall of Man, the Promise of Salvation, and the Genealogy of Christ

d)

Creation, the Twelve Apostles, the Promise of Salvation, and the Genealogy of Christ

54.

Fill in the blank. In the period 1975-1985, among the generation of young Vietnamese fine art artists appeared paintings and statues with______ themes and content, philosophies about the rule of life.

a)

abstract

b)

surreal

c)

both of these answers

d)

neither of these answers.

55.

Which of the following images have not been found in Paleolitic caves?

a)

human faces

b)

animals

c)

human hands

d)

abstract patterns

56.

Which of the following describes the Mannerist painting style?

a)

exaggerated elegance with exquisite attention to surface and detail

b)

elongated forms and precariously balanced poses

c)

a collapsed perspective and irrational settings

d)

theatrical lighting

57.

What was the era of the Dao Thinh Jar?

a)

The Gò Mun culture (1.000 - 600 B.C)

b)

Đông Sơn culture (700 B.C - 100 A.C)

c)

The Phùng Nguyên culture (2.000 - 1.500 B.C)

d)

The Đồng Đậu culture (1.500 - 1.000 B.C)

58.

When did the Post - Impressionist movement begin and end?

a)

Late 19th to early 20th century

b)

18th to 19th century

c)

Early 18th to late 20th century

d)

19th to early 21th century

59.

Which of the following would be found in a Gothic cathedral:

a)

sculpture

b)

panel paintings

c)

stained glass frescoes

d)

All of these answers

60.

Fill in the blank. In the Trần Dynasty, there were almost no ____, but many stone lotus pedestals were found such as stone pedestals at Ngo[c Đỉnh pagoda (1374), Bối Khê pagoda (1382).

a)

four holy beasts statues collected

b)

buddha statues collected

c)

mandarins statues collected

d)

buffalo statues collected

61.

The sculptures in the main facade of Central Portal on the West facade of the Cathedral of St. Lazare, Autun serve what purpose?

a)

to teach the masses of Christian ethics

b)

purely decorative

c)

to display the wealth of the church

d)

to act as symbolic protection of the congregation

62.

Who is the artist behind the artwork "Fountain" (Urinal), 1917?

a)

Kurt Schwitters

b)

Francis Picabia

c)

John Heartfield

d)

Marcel Duchamp

63.

This painting is called "Number 5. 1948. painted by Jackson Pollock. What is the style of the WORKS?

a)

Futurism

b)

Abstract Expressionism

c)

Expressionism

d)

Surrealism

64.

What distinctive features did some Kushan artists in Gandhara incorporate into their sculptures of the Buddha, influenced by Roman-trained sculptors?

a)

Angular nose, thin lips, and straight hair

b)

Roman nose, cupid-bow lips, and wavy locks of hair

c)

Broad nose, full lips, and curly hair

d)

Pointed nose, wide lips, and braided hair

65.

This oil painting is called La Primavera (Spring) painted by Botticelli. What is the era of this work?

a)

Mannerism

b)

Early Renaissance

c)

Gothic

d)

Renaissance

66.

Which artistic genre in Japanese woodblock prints, known for its depiction of scenes from everyday life, including bustling streets, serene landscapes, and intimate moments, often features settings such as restaurants, baths, brothels, and kabuki theaters?

a)

Sumi-e

b)

Nihonga

c)

Yoga

d)

Ukiyo-e

67.

What is the function of Sinh village paintings?

a)

Wishing Painting

b)

Worship paintings

c)

Dialect paintings

d)

Painting about real life activities

68.

Painting and sculpture of the Early Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt tended to:

a)

be highly stylized and symbolic.

b)

be crude and rudimentary.

c)

consist primarily of pottery glazing.

d)

be highly realistic.

69.

Which conceptual art artist proposed that the interest and stimulus of a work of art can lie solely in its concept or intellectual content?

a)

Kazimir Malevich

b)

Henri Matisse

c)

Marcel Duchamp

d)

Georges Braque

70.

The Impressionists got their name from reviews of an exhibit in which year?

a)

1874

b)

1845

c)

1863

d)

1884

71.

What objects were decorated by Raphael to complement Michelangelo's religious theme in the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Philosophy, Theology, Poetry and Law

b)

Human folly, deadly sin (notably lust), the seductive temptations of the flesh, inevitable fate of eternal damnation.

c)

Philosophy, Theology, inevitable fate of eternal damnation.

d)

Poetry and Law,human folly

72.

Who was the first person to bring oil painting materials to Vietnam?

a)

Lê Văn Miến

b)

Thang Trần Phềnh

c)

Nam Sơn

d)

Victor Tardieu

73.

Are there any specific principles in carving details on Đông Son bronze drums?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

No information

d)

Not sure

74.

What was the main subjects of Dutch Realism in 17th-century?

a)

National pride was the main subject. For example, landscapes celebrate the particular qualities of the Dutch countryside; Canals and shipping feature large, including naval battles and storms at sea...

b)

Still lifes is full of rich and exotic goods and glass... Domestic scenes are full of themes of love, sexual morality, cleanliness, and household economy and order.

c)

Both of these answers

d)

Neither of these answers

75.

What was the era of the Amitabha Buddha statue in Phật Tích pagoda?

a)

Lý Dynasty

b)

Trần Dynasty

c)

Lê Dynasty

d)

Nguyễn Dynasty

76.

The most famous was the portrait of Nguyen Trai painted on silk, found at his temple in Nhi Khe village.

a)

The early Lê Dynasty's Art (1427-1525)

b)

Trần Dynasty's Arts (1226 - 1400)

c)

The Lý Dynasty's Arts (1009 - 1225)

d)

The Le Trung Hưng Dynasty's Arts(1593 - 1788)

77.

Which Greek best - known sculpture of the Hellenistic art showed naturalism, a sense of movement and drama?

a)

the Artemision Bronze

b)

the Riace Warriors

c)

Laocoon Hagesandros, Polydorus, and Athenodor- us

d)

Kritios Boy

78.

The cradle of Mannerism was Rome, where the style was developed by artists influenced by the late works of ..... Mannerist tendencies can be noted throughout Europe until after 1700.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael

c)

Raphael and Michelangelo

d)

Titian and Michelangelo

79.

What form of painting was popular during the Vietnamese war against the French Colonial from 1945 to 1954?

a)

Sketch paintings and printmaking

b)

Sketch paintings and oil painting

c)

Oil painting and watercolor

d)

Lacquer painting and watercolor

80.

What types of printing were popular during the Vietnamese war against the French Colonial?

a)

posters

b)

illustrations for war books

c)

both of these answers

d)

neither of these answers

81.

During the Geometric period in Greek art, geometric shapes of human, animal, and abstract figures could be seen in which of the following?

a)

ceramic vessels

b)

monumental sized kraters and amphoras

c)

small scale sculptures

d)

all of these answers

82.

Which of the following themes was NOT commonly explored by Romantic artists?

a)

Love

b)

Death

c)

Industrialization

d)

Heroism

83.

What was the likely source of inspiration for the popular ding vessel in the Shang dynasty?

a)

The ancient Egyptian period ceramic types

b)

Neolithic ceramic types

c)

The ancient Roman period ceramic types

d)

Paleolithic ceramic types

84.

Compared to earlier classical sculpture, modern classicism showed

a)

lesser interest in naturalism.

b)

higher interest in naturalism.

c)

lesser interest in formal stylization.

d)

more attention to story-telling.

85.

Who is the founder of French Neoclassical painting?

a)

Jacques-Louis David

b)

Antonio Canova

c)

Benjamin West

d)

William Hogarth

86.

Fill in the blank. Diên Hựu Pagoda (Một Cột) was built in 1049, including a pagoda and a pillar, in a (a)   shape, built in the middle of Linh Chiểu lake in Thăng Long citadel.

87.

How did the Byzantines use mosaics to convey a sense spirituality in their

a)

They placed gold backing behind the clear glass tesserae so the mosaics would emit light.

b)

Stone and glass of the mosaics reflected light in a way paint could not.

c)

They used mosaics not only on floors, but on walls in place of painted scenes.

d)

all of these answers

88.

Fill in the blank. In the Nguyễn Dynasty, the people's houses were not decorated with the subjects like the ____.

a)

the four holy beasts (Tứ linh)

b)

the flowers of the four seasons (Tứ quý)

c)

both of these answers

d)

neither of these answers

89.

Belt buckle from Sutton Hoo early 7th century, gold, London: British Museum. Inlaid with garnets and colored glass, the piece shows clear affinities with the intricately intertwined patterns of ____ jewellery and illuminated manuscripts.

a)

Celtic

b)

Saxon

c)

Viking

d)

Byzantine

90.

The Early Renaissance style of sculpture in Italy combined which styles of sculpture?

a)

classical Roman and Gothic

b)

Gothic and Byzantine

c)

classical Roman and Byzantine

d)

Byzantine and Rococo

91.

Which abstract style is associated with the Russian painter Malevich?

a)

Suprematism

b)

Fauvism

c)

Futurism

d)

Abstract Expressionism

92.

Which artist has painted many works about Hanoi's Old Quarter?

a)

Nguyễn Sáng

b)

Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm

c)

Bùi Xuân Phái

d)

Dương Bích Liên

93.

Minoan wall paintings utilized what technique?

a)

fresco

b)

panel painting

c)

mosaic

d)

none of these answers

94.

Fill in the blank. Any style that conveys heightened sensibility through distortion of color, drawing, space, scale, form, and or intense subject matter, or a combination of these is known as (a)   .

95.

Fill in the blank. The Nguyễn Dynasty emphasized Confucianism, so (a)   was built in the imperial city of Huế in 1803

96.

At Early- Renaissance, which artist's work are recognizable for the schematic use of perspective?

a)

Masaccio

b)

Paolo Uccello

c)

Verrocchio

d)

Donatello

97.

What was emphasized about the extent from the heavily fortified remains at Mycenae?

a)

This was a society run by a warlike warrior class.

b)

Their world is not only rich in material things

c)

They have sophisticated technical capabilities.

d)

All of these answers

98.

What type of art is Đông Hồ folk painting?

a)

Woodcut

b)

Lacquer painting

c)

Silk painting

d)

Oil painting

99.

This oil painting is called "Impression, soleil levant". painted by Claude Monet. What style is it?

a)

Les Fauves

b)

Impressionism

c)

Expressionism

d)

Abstraction

100.

The most famous was the portrait of Nguyen Trai painted on silk. found at his temple in Nhi Khe village.

a)

The Le Trung Hung Dynasty's Arts (1593 - 1788)

b)

Trần Dynasty's Arts (1226 - 1400)

c)

The Lý Dynasty's Arts (1009 - 1225)

d)

The early Lê Dynasty's Art (1427-1525)

101.

What colors do Vlaminck often use in Fauve paintings?

a)

red, blue, purple, and green.

b)

red, blue, yellow, and green.

c)

red, pink, yellow, and green.

d)

red, gray, yellow, and green.

102.

This oil painting is called "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte*. painted by Georges Seurat. What style is it?

a)

Les Fauves

b)

Impressionism

c)

Post-Impressionism

d)

Xpressionism

103.

Choose the CORRECT statement

a)

The dragons of the Lý Dynasty were often arranged in a decorative project consisting of many circles that followed each other and gradually decreased towards the tail.

b)

The dragons of the Lý Dynasty were often arranged in a decorative project consisting of many circles that followed each other and large heads, high horns.

c)

The dragons of the Lý Dynasty were often arranged in a decorative project consisting of many circles that followed each other and a strong, stout body.

d)

All answers are wrong.