Art
125, Quiz no 1, Fall 2000
Notes: This
question and answer sheet is for information, and to help you prepare for
future quizzes. The most useful thing we
can do with Quiz #1 is discount it, and organize a replacement quiz soon.
a. The multiple correct answers caused grading problems – you had
to get ALL the answers correct, or get scored incorrectly. There were EIGHT of these questions.
b. The correct answer to #23 was 3500 BC; 35000 BC gained a point
this time because of the misprint in the review materials.
1. Victory Stele of
Naramsin, c.2300-2200 BC
The NEW element of this scene is
(1)
hierarchical scale (2) the use
of relief (3) landscape (4) the dead bodies (5) formulaic bodies
2. The pyramids were
originally coated with ashlar
(1) true
(2) false
3. Attenuation means
(1) concentration (2) elongation (3)
climbing (4) waiting
(5) unlikely
4. Static compositions include
horizontals and curves
(1) true (2) false
5. The corbelled arch or
vault rises to a point
(1) true (2) false
The Lion Gate, Mycenae (Mycenaean) The Royal Gate, Boghazkoy
(Hittite)
6. Which is “The Lion
Gate”?
(1) left (2) right
7. Which was built by the
Hittites?
(1) left (2) right
8. Which uses drystone
walling?
(1) left (2)
right (3) both
(4) neither
9. The function of
Egyptian tomb art was
(1) to make things eternal (2) to communicate with the viewer or
spirit (3) to decorate the tomb (4) to record history, people and
places (5) to give pleasure
10. The Susa Beaker,
Iran, c.5000-4000 BC
This beaker is
(1) hand built (2) wheel thrown
11. Fill in ALL the features
which are found in dynamic compositions
(1) diagonals
(2) simple forms (3) incomplete forms (4) crowding (5)
colour blue
12. Who made sure that the
dead pharoah's body survived so that he could do his nightly job
(1) Isis (2)
the dead pharoah's son (3) Horus (4) the living pharoah (5) Ra
13. Ideal means
(1) unique (2)
very good (3) perfect (4) lifelike (5) conceptual
14. Fill in ALL the statements which are true
about pyramids
(1) its corners were aligned with the points of the compass (2) its
name means “fire-shaped” (3) its
shape represented the rays of the sun (4)
its surface was originally smooth and polished (5) it was built using the post and lintel system
15. Springtime Fresco,
Thera, c.1550 BC
The lyrical features in this composition include (list
ALL that apply)
(1) strong horizontals (2) curved forms
(3) overlapping forms (4) use
of blue (5) crowding
16. What is the most common
basic way of assessing the quality of a work of art?
(1) the way it
makes us feel (2) the value of its materials (3)
how realistic it is
(4) the skill of the artist
(5) comparison with what we
know
17. What was the first
building type to be made of stone
(1) fortresses
(2) tombs (3)
temples (4) palaces
18. The picture plane is
(1) the
assumed surface of the picture (2) the geometric space created by a frame (3) the actual surface of the
picture (4) the ground line (5) the foreground
19. Portrait of Hesira, frm Saqqara, c.2700
BC
How many signals of perfection can you see here (fill in ALL signals)
(1) multiple viewpoints (2) hierarchical scale (3) uniformity of similar parts (4) modelling in relief (5) face in profile
20. The
lyrical composition is recognized by
(1) diagonal
lines and forms (2) vertical lines and
forms (3) horizontal lines and
forms (4) curved lines and
forms (5) lack of detail
21. Votive figures, idols, ka statues are all made of stone
(1) true (2) false
22. Drystone walling is as
strong and durable as bricks and mortar
(1) true (2) false
23. The wheel was invented
in
(1) 3500 BC (2) 28,000 BC (3)
30,000 BC – gained a point this time, but is incorrect (4) 35,000 BC
(5) 2800 BC
24. The
Harvester Vase, c.1500 BC
The static signals in this vase include (list ALL that
apply)
(1) strong verticals
(2) simple forms (3) separate
forms (4) complete forms (5) none of the foregoing
25. Which
two of these figures represented the Sun to the Egyptians
(1) Osiris (2)
Set (3) Ra (4) Horus
(5) Aten
26. Iconography
is:
(1) study of an image
(2) study of the symbolism of an image
(3) analysis of the composition
of an image (4) analysis of the
arrangement of the content of an image (5) study
of people's responses to an image
27. When the priests
obliterated Tutenkhamen's name from the records, this
(1) killed him (2) made people
forget him (3) made sure he did not
resurrect
(4) protected his grave from robbers (5) cursed him
Bust of Nefertiti, c.1360 BC
28. The
static signals coming from this bust include (list ALL that apply)
(1) smooth finish
(2) simple outline (3)
wide base (4) predominantly horizontal
emphasis (5) vertical lines
29. The
dynamic signals coming from this bust include (list ALL that apply)
(1) incomplete forms
(2) incomplete outlines (3) strong
diagonal forms (4) sketchy finish
(5) complex silhouette
30. The
lyrical signals coming from this bust include (list ALL that apply)
(1) the curving necklace (2) curving facial features (3) blurred
details (4) childlike quality (5) curvaceous ear