Art Focused Quizzes

Question 1

Art historians will generally focus on all of the
following contexts of an artwork-

Answer 1

Cultural, Historical, Social, Economic

Question 2

What is aesthetics?

Answer 2

A philosophical inquiry into the nature
and expression of beauty

Question 3

Which of the following fields is NOT considered
fine art?

Answer 3

Pottery

Question 4

Which branch of analysis focuses on the visual
qualities of the artwork itself?

Answer 4

Formal Analysis

Question 5

When performing contextual analysis, art
historians will generally NOT examine-

Answer 5

the use of space in the painting

Question 6

When did art history arise as an academic
discipline?

Answer 6

18th century

Question 7

Which of the following art historians shifted
away from individual biographical analysis to a
study of stylistic developments?

Answer 7

Johann Winckelmann

Question 8

For what is Giorgio Vasari MOST famous?

Answer 8

Gathering biographies of great Italian
artists.

Question 9

From where did Pliny the Elder come?

Answer 9

Ancient Rome

Question 10

Who contributed to the developing concept of
artistic genius?

Answer 10

Giorgio Vasari

Question 11

The meaning of a work of art is NOT-

Answer 11

defined purely by the artist’s intention.

Question 12

What is a reason art historians might depend
on reproductions?

Answer 12

Original artworks are damaged or lost.

Question 13

How has the practice of art history changed
MOST over the years?

Answer 13

It has encompassed a wider variety of art.

Question 14

What is an example of a previously dismissed
craft that art historians might now include in
their studies?

Answer 14

Textiles.

Question 15

Who commissioned the paintings on the ceiling
of the Sistine Chapel?

Answer 15

Pope Julius II

Question 16

Johann Joachim Winckelmann shifted away
from Giorgio Vasari’s biographical emphasis,
instead focusing on-

Answer 16

Stylistic Development

Question 17

Which northern African country’s burial
customs and dry climate facilitated the
preservation of delicate materials?

Answer 17

Egypt

Question 18

Which material was primarily used to create
the cave paintings found in Chauvet Cave?

Answer 18

Red Ochre

Question 19

Which of the following styles does Ancient
Egyptian art MOST emphasize?

Answer 19

Hierarchical Scale

Question 20

King Tutankhamun’s burial mask is made of
gold and adorned with-

Answer 20

blue glass (as well as several
semi-precious stones, such as lapis lazuli,
quartz, obsidian, carnelian, amazonite,
turquoise, and faience)

Question 21

The Persian Empire was based in what is
present-day-

Answer 21

Iran

Question 22

Who centralized power in the ancient
Babylonian civilization and created the oldest
known legal code?

Answer 22

Hammurabi

Question 23

Which ancient Mesopotamian architectural
development resulted in the creation of
ziggurats?

Answer 23

Platform Structures

Question 24

Which famous monument features concentric
rings made of sarsen and bluestones?

Answer 24

Stonehenge

Question 25

The Venus (or Woman) of Willendorf figure is missing-

Answer 25

Feet

Question 26

Whose would be MOST likely to challenge a book on Renaissance art that features only Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael Sanzio?

Answer 26

a feminist historian

Question 27

All of the following materials prove especially enduring;

Answer 27

Stone, metal, fired clay, and marble are all enduring materials. Wood and fibres are non- enduring and last a short amount of time.

Question 28

What have scholars proposed as the most likely purpose of cave paintings?

Answer 28

Hunting Ceremonies

Question 29

Which part of Stonehenge marks the point where the sun rises on the midsummer solstice?

Answer 29

Heel-stone

Question 30

What kingdom to the south of Egypt is increasingly garnering attention for its significant contributions to art history?

Answer 30

Nubia

Question 31

Which major culture arose from 3200 to 2000 BCE in the Aegean islands?

Answer 31

The Cycladic Culture

Question 32

The best-known Mycenaean objects are made of-

Answer 32

Gold

Question 33

Which culture influenced the frontal posture of Archaic Greek statues?

Answer 33

Egyptian Culture

Question 34

Which type of columns were typically built in Greece in the Early Classical Period?

Answer 34

Doric

Question 35

Which term describes a naturalistic pose with weight placed on one leg that is apparent in Greek sculptures?

Answer 35

Contrapposto

Question 36

Ancient Etruscan buildings were mostly constructed out of-

Answer 36

Bricks and Wood

Question 37

What purpose did concrete serve in Roman architecture?

Answer 37

Filling space between rocks in walls.

Question 38

Which architectural structure did the Romans use extensively in bridges and aqueducts?

Answer 38

Curved Arches

Question 39

When depicting dead nobles in art as part of their funerary rites, the Romans made their figures seem-

Answer 39

Ideal

Question 40

The Byzantine Empire is best known for-

Answer 40

Decorative Mosaics

Question 41

What was a main job of monks working in monasteries in the Medieval period?

Answer 41

Creating illuminated manuscripts.

Question 42

What medium was MOST important to the Vikings?

Answer 42

Wood

Question 43

Which architectural element allows bigger windows by providing support to the building’s exterior?

Answer 43

Flying Buttresses

Question 44

What technique did the Florentine artist Giotto di Bondone use to create simple perspective in his pieces?

Answer 44

Overlapping figures

Question 45

Who became new patrons of the arts during the Renaissance era?

Answer 45

Wealthy noble families

Question 46

Which artist BEST demonstrates the transition from Gothic to Renaissance art?

Answer 46

Giotto di Bondone

Question 47

How did economic changes influence the development of the Renaissance in southern Europe?

Answer 47

The development of paper money allowed certain families to accumulate wealth and sponsor the arts.

Question 48

Who won the competition to design the doors of the Florence baptistery in 1401?

Answer 48

Lorenzo Ghiberti

Question 49

Which artistic innovation did Filippo Brunelleschi invent?

Answer 49

Linear Perspective

Question 50

How did Donatello’s sculptures change throughout his lifetime?

Answer 50

His sculptures became more naturalistic and dramatic.

Question 51

The Birth of Venus presented an ideal representation of-

Answer 51

Female Beauty

Question 52

Which of the following statements about Leonardo da Vinci is TRUE?

Answer 52

His designs for locks are still used today. He was an inventor, architect, engineer, and painter. He created drawings of submarines and helicopters. He painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.

Question 53

Michelangelo created all of the following artworks for Pope Julius II;

Answer 53

Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to create statues such as Moses, The Dying Slave, and The Bound Slave for his tomb, although he later canceled the commission. Later, he also commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which is today known as one of the greatest masterpieces of the Renaissance. Although Michelangelo did sculpt David, he wasn't commissioned to do so by Pope Julius II.

Question 54

Giorgione, Titian Vecelli, and Tintoretto were all well-known artists from-

Answer 54

Venice

Question 55

Which style does Tintoretto’s art BEST exemplify?

Answer 55

Mannerism

Question 56

Which of the following artists is MOST closely associated with the Counter-Reformation?

Answer 56

El Greco

Question 57

How did new innovations set northern Renaissance artists apart from their southern counterparts?

Answer 57

Oil paints allowed artists to create more detailed works.

Question 58

Matthias Grünewald is best known for his depictions of-

Answer 58

Religious Scenes

Question 59

Hans Holbein served as the court painter for-

Answer 59

King Henry VIII

Question 59

Which of the following types of art did Albrecht Dürer most often create?

Answer 59

Woodcuts