Ashworth Semester Exam AR300 Art History

AR300 : Art History

Question 1
What does Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson provide for modern viewers?
A record of a Dutch landscape
A record of sculptural technique
A record of an artist's workplace
A record of familial interaction

Question 2
Compared to Paleolithic sculpture, the Woman and Man from Cernavoda display more:
exaggerated features.
attitude and expression.
idealization.
ritual significance.

Question 3
Which architectural order has fluted columns without bases and unadorned capitals?
Ionic
Corinthian
Tuscan
Doric

Question 4
Which of the following is an aspect of the Lion Gate at Mycenae that shows a Minoan influence?
the lions
the column
the plinth
the bulls

Question 5
What is parchment made of?
Animal skin
Papyrus
Tree bark
Cloth

Question 6
What was Gothic architecture called in its own time?
Modern
Italian
Old-fashioned
Ancient

Question 7
What inspired the spiral turned columns of Bernini's Baldacchino?
A tornado
The Hall of One Hundred Columns at Persepolis
Columns from Solomon's Temple
Columns from Djoser's funerary complex

Question 8
The elegant, glittering, Salon de la Princesse, designed by Germain Boffrand in 1732 is an example of what style?
Neoclassical
Romantic
Baroque
Rococo

Question 9
In which category is the work of Frida Kahlo generally placed (even though she herself thought it was an uncomfortable fit)?
Mexican mural movement
Harlem Renaissance
American Scene Painting
Surrealism

Question 10
Which became the most prominent religion in India during the period of c.
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity