Fine Arts Survey (Art)

Fine Arts Survey (Art) Name ______

Final Exam Date ______Score ______

Part I: Directions: Read each item carefully; write the letter to the left of the number of each test item. Choose the answer that best answers the questions or completes the statements below.

1. /
Stonehenge was erected using
A) / post and lintel construction.
B) / dirt construction.
C) / arch construction.
D) / Roman construction.
2. /
Hunters probably believed that by drawing lifelike animals on cave walls they were
A) / killing the animals.
B) / protecting the animals.
C) / strengthening the animals.
D) / capturing the animals' strength.
3. /
Which of the following is the best known example of a Persian Palace?
A) / the tower of Hammurabi
B) / the Tower of Babel
C) / the palace at Persepolis
D) / the palace at Babylon
4. /
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers was called
A) / the Fertile Crescent.
B) / Upper Egypt.
C) / Altamira.
D) / Lascaux.
5. /
In the late nineteenth-century, De Sautuola discovered paintings in the caves in
A) / Lascaux.
B) / Altamira.
C) / Paris.
D) / Toledo.
6. /
Neo-Babylonian structures were made of
A) / wood.
B) / concrete.
C) / limestone.
D) / clay bricks.
7. /
The earliest known artworks have been dated to the
A) / Neolithic period.
B) / Paleolithic period.
C) / Akkadian period.
D) / Neo-Sumerian period.
8. /
The most famous ziggurat is
A) / Stonehenge.
B) / the Ishtar Gate.
C) / the Tower of Babel.
D) / the Code of Hammurabi.
9. /
Archeologists determine the ages of prehistoric artifacts using
A) / radiocarbon dating.
B) / radiocobalt dating.
C) / the ages of cave paintings.
D) / written accounts of the time.
10. /
Sumerians are credited with inventing
A) / arrows.
B) / boats.
C) / the arch.
D) / the potter's wheel.

Part II: Directions: Read each item carefully; write the letter to the left of the number of each test item. Choose the answer that best answers the questions or completes the statements below.

1. /
When artists try to conceal the outlines of objects in their pictures, the pictures are described as
A) / painterly.
B) / linear.
C) / contoured.
D) / nonobjective.
2. /
Movement is achieved through the placement of elements so that
A) / a rough texture is created.
B) / a visual path is created.
C) / more color is used.
D) / fewer lines are used.
3. /
What is always evident in works where the elements and principles of art work well together?
A) / intensity.
B) / unity.
C) / discord.
D) / texture.
4. /
The simplest kind of balance is
A) / informal balance.
B) / radial balance.
C) / asymmetrical balance.
D) / symmetrical balance.
5. /
Three-dimensional space is known as
A) / actual space.
B) / imagined space.
C) / illusory space.
D) / exact space.
6. /
An ordered, step-by-step change in an element of art creates
A) / emphasis.
B) / harmony.
C) / gradation.
D) / balance.
7. /
Cool colors appear to
A) / advance in space.
B) / recede in space.
C) / remain immobile.
D) / imitate movement.
8. /
Emphasis is also referred to as
A) / unity.
B) / balance.
C) / proportion.
D) / contrast.
9. /
Horizontal lines in an artwork suggest
A) / calmness.
B) / tension.
C) / stability.
D) / flowing movement.
10. /
What is changed when black or white is added to a color?
A) / the color's purity
B) / the color's brightness
C) / the color's value
D) / the color's intensity

Part III: Directions: Read each item carefully; write the letter to the left of the number of each test item. Choose the answer that best answers the questions or completes the statements below.

1. /
Originally the pyramids were covered with
A) / mud.
B) / sand.
C) / limestone.
D) / marble.
2. /
Egyptian art started looking more realistic during whose reign?
A) / Menes
B) / Akhenaton
C) / Amenhotep III
D) / Tutankhamen
3. /
What group of people introduced the Egyptians to chariots?
A) / Akkadians
B) / Macedonians
C) / Babylonians
D) / Hyksos
4. /
Why are some of the figures depicted larger than others in Egyptian tomb paintings?
A) / to show they are more important
B) / to show they are less important
C) / to show they are gods
D) / to show they are servants
5. /
The fan-shaped delta region at the mouth of the Nile River was part of
A) / Upper Egypt.
B) / Lower Egypt.
C) / Middle Egypt.
D) / Babylon.
6. /
Which of the following is the most impressive sculpture of the Old Kingdom?
A) / Great Temple
B) / Great Sphinx
C) / Khafre's mastaba
D) / Khafre's obelisk
7. /
Originally Egyptians buried their dead in
A) / temples.
B) / pyramids.
C) / mastabas.
D) / pits.
8. /
What pharaoh first united Upper and Lower Egypt?
A) / Tutankhamen
B) / Amenhotep III
C) / Menes
D) / Akhenaton
9. /
Why did Egyptians start painting the walls of cliff tombs instead of continuing to make relief carvings?
A) / paintings were less expensive to create than relief carvings.
B) / paintings were more expensive to create than relief carvings.
C) / Paintings were less permanent, so the tombs could be reused.
D) / Paintings were less decorative, which was more respectful of the dead.
10. /
Which pharaoh's face is on the Great Sphinx?
A) / Menes
B) / Akhenaton
C) / Khafre
D) / Khufu

Part IV: Directions: Read each item carefully; write the letter to the left of the number of each test item. Choose the answer that best answers the questions or completes the statements below.

1. /
Who sculpted the Spear Bearer?
A) / Phidias
B) / Polyclitus
C) / Myron
D) / LeQuire
2. /
The most elaborate order of columns is the
A) / Corinthian.
B) / Doric.
C) / Ionic.
D) / Archaic.
3. /
After the decline of Greece's power, Greek art was continued by the
A) / Babylonians.
B) / Romans.
C) / Spartans.
D) / Egyptians.
4. /
The Parthenon was built as a house for
A) / Zeus.
B) / Hera.
C) / Athena.
D) / Apollo.
5. /
In which period did Greek sculptors start making figures that appeared to move in space?
A) / Hellenistic
B) / Roman
C) / Archaic
D) / Classical
6. /
Which of the following did Romans mainly use to build sturdy, durable buildings?
A) / arches and concrete
B) / mud and straw
C) / posts and sand
D) / columns and clay
7. /
In Roman times, basilicas were used as
A) / prisons.
B) / temples.
C) / courts of law.
D) / baths.
8. /
Why did Roman emperors construct many buildings for the enjoyment of the people?
A) / They wanted to be popular with the people.
B) / They did not like the common people.
C) / They did not have money to feed the people.
D) / They wanted to start a war with their enemies.
9. /
Arches were designed to
A) / span openings.
B) / serve as entrances.
C) / support structures.
D) / all of the above.
10. /
Which of the following was used to help reduce the weight of the Pantheon's dome?
A) / wooden beams.
B) / rows of windows.
C) / buttresses.
D) / coffers.

Part V: Directions: Read each item carefully; write the letter to the left of the number of each test item. Choose the answer that best answers the questions or completes the statements below.

1. /
By the Shang dynasty, Chinese artisans were creating
A) / scroll paintings.
B) / bronze vessels.
C) / porcelain ware.
D) / wood carvings.
2. /
Harappan and Aryan beliefs eventually blended to form
A) / Buddhism.
B) / Islam.
C) / Hinduism.
D) / Christianity.
3. /
Which of the following artists probably created the first multicolored woodblock prints?
A) / Kiyonobu I
B) / Hiroshige
C) / Hokusai
D) / Harunobu
4. /
The walkways around stupas symbolized the
A) / path of life.
B) / wheel of fortune.
C) / sun.
D) / moon.
5. /
In contrast to Chinese art, Western paintings make use of
A) / silk.
B) / rice paper.
C) / multiple vanishing points.
D) / a single vanishing point.
6. /
Which of the following groups invented paper?
A) / Harappans
B) / Chinese
C) / Indians
D) / Japanese
7. /
The first Japanese woodblock prints were
A) / scroll paintings.
B) / book illustrations.
C) / codes of law.
D) / murals.
8. /
Where did the Harappan civilization develop?
A) / the Indus Valley
B) / the Nile Valley
C) / China
D) / Japan
9. /
The Chinese began using a cobalt blue glaze on porcelain during the
A) / Han dynasty.
B) / Tang dynasty.
C) / Sung dynasty.
D) / Ming dynasty.
10. /
Which of the following is the native religion of Japan?
A) / Buddhism
B) / Zen Buddhism
C) / Shinto
D) / Hinduism

Part VI: Directions: Read each item carefully; write the letter to the left of the number of each test item. Choose the answer that best answers the questions or completes the statements below.

1. /
The least powerful figure in a Benin artwork would always be
A) / the smallest figure.
B) / the largest figure.
C) / the most beautiful figure.
D) / the most colorful figure.
2. /
Which of the following is the oldest Christian nation in the world?
A) / Sierra Leone
B) / Nigeria
C) / Kongo
D) / Ethiopia
3. /
In African cultures, masks are worn almost exclusively by
A) / grandmothers.
B) / children.
C) / men.
D) / women.
4. /
Most wooden sculptures from Africa are based on
A) / land animals.
B) / sea creatures.
C) / the human figure.
D) / supernatural creatures.
5. /
What empire was founded by a powerful military leader named Sundiata?
A) / Ethiopia
B) / Mali
C) / Asante
D) / Benin
6. /
Which of the following kinds of figures were placed on top of baskets containing the relics of the dead?
A) / minkisi figures
B) / primordial figures
C) / power figures
D) / guardian figures
7. /
The Bwa people consider which of the following types of mask the most ancient mask form?
A) / wood
B) / leaf
C) / metal
D) / clay
8. /
The Asante queen mother was often symbolized by a
A) / crab.
B) / lobster.
C) / jellyfish.
D) / starfish.
9. /
Yoruba artists developed a very refined sculptural style to create portraits of
A) / newborns.
B) / gods.
C) / slaves.
D) / rulers.
10. /
Which of the following was the embodiment of the Kongo system of law?
A) / the masquerade
B) / the primordial couple
C) / the nkondi figure
D) / the guardian figure

Part VII: Directions: Read each item carefully; write the letter to the left of the number of each test item. Choose the answer that best answers the questions or completes the statements below.

1. /
Which of the following is considered one of the most impressive existing examples of Islamic architecture?
A) / Mosque of Al-Mutawakkil
B) / Madinat az-Zahra
C) / the Mezquita
D) / the Alhambra
2. /
In the San Vitale mosaic Justinian and Attendants, the most important figures
A) / are the smallest.
B) / are the largest.
C) / overlap other figures.
D) / are the least colorful.
3. /
The Hagia Sophia's dome is supported by
A) / many slim columns.
B) / thick concrete walls.
C) / buttresses.
D) / piers.
4. /
During Moorish rule what Spanish city was a major center of learning and art?
A) / Madrid
B) / Cordoba
C) / Granada
D) / Barcelona
5. /
Which of the following emperors legalized Christianity?
A) / Constantine
B) / Appollinare
C) / Justinian
D) / Charlemagne
6. /
What architectural addition gave Medieval churches a cross shape?
A) / apse
B) / transept
C) / campanile
D) / ambulatory
7. /
What evidence of imagination is seen in the religious art of this time period?
A) / paintings of Christ wearing bright colors.
B) / paintings of the apostles in linear perspective.
C) / relief sculptures of Greek gods.
D) / relief sculptures of fanciful creatures.
8. /
The Carolingian dynasty is most remembered for
A) / causing many different wars.
B) / stimulating renewed interest in the arts.
C) / burning famous pilgrimage churches.
D) / bringing instability to Europe.
9. /
The people of Medieval Europe focused on
A) / preparing for eternal life after death.
B) / abolishing all forms of feudalism.
C) / stifling the Church's growth.
D) / reducing the Church's power.
10. /
The moat around a castle most likely served as
A) / a way to provide convenient swimming.
B) / a way to have running water for castle needs.
C) / a way to help keep enemies at bay.
D) / a way to provide fishing close by.

Part VIII: Directions: Read each item carefully; write the letter to the left of the number of each test item. Choose the answer that best answers the questions or completes the statements below.

1. /
Which of the following is true of Gothic structures?
A) / They have few windows.
B) / They have many windows.
C) / They have dark interiors.
D) / They are fortress-like.
2. /
Which of the following artists showed the most Byzantine influence in his/their works?
A) / Duccio
B) / Giotto
C) / Brunelleschi
D) / the Limbourg brothers
3. /
Gargoyles were designed to be
A) / decorative only.
B) / functional only.
C) / both decorative and functional.
D) / They had no purpose.
4. /
Gothic sculptural figures were sometimes carved with their toes pointing downward to create the appearance of
A) / shallow space.
B) / smooth texture.
C) / upward movement.
D) / downward movement.
5. /
What artist painted the Lamentation Pietà?
A) / Giotto
B) / Ghiberti
C) / Duccio
D) / the Limbourg brothers
6. /
Why did Brunelleschi place the Florence Cathedral's dome on a drum?
A) / To give the dome a simpler design.
B) / To make the dome less decorative.
C) / To give the dome added height.
D) / To give the dome better support.
7. /
What artist developed a style that became the trademark of the Italian Renaissance?
A) / Masaccio
B) / Duccio
C) / Fra Angelico
D) / Brunelleschi
8. /
Botticelli painted which of the following artworks?
A) / Last Supper
B) / Alba Madonna
C) / Adoration of the Magi
D) / Sistine Chapel ceiling
9. /
Ghiberti won a contest to
A) / paint the famous Mona Lisa.
B) / paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
C) / build the dome for the Florence Cathedral.
D) / decorate a set of baptistry doors.
10. /
Who dissected cadavers to better understand how humans move?
A) / Ghiberti
B) / Michelangelo
C) / Anguissola
D) / Da Vinci

Part IX: Directions: Read each item carefully; write the letter to the left of the number of each test item. Choose the answer that best answers the questions or completes the statements below.