Question 1

The pyramids of Egypt are example of art as a ____ activity.

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social

Question 2

Artists such as Leonardo and Michelangelo were trained by the ____ method.

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apprentice

Question 3

Persia\'s \"kitab-khana\" were ____ that made illuminated manuscripts.

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libraries

Question 4

The first academy in Europe started in the ___ century.

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15th

Question 5

Museums became common in ____ during the nineteenth century.

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Europe

Question 6

Two factors that influenced the growth and popularity of museums were: _____ and ____.

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capitalism and colonialism

Question 7

An example of a community artwork is the ____.

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aids memorial quilt

Question 8

One example of a museum dedicated only to modern art is the: _____.

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Gggenheim Bilbeo in Spain

Question 9

The iconoclasts were known as: _____.

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image breakers

Question 10

Art is kept by various cultures for the following reasons: ____, ____, ____.

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aesthetics, religion, politics

Question 11

Leonardo felt that observation was central to ____ and art.

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science

Question 12

The view of an artist as a creative genius rather than a skilled worker began to form in Europe during the _____.

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renaissance (rebirth)

Question 13

T pyramids of ancient Egypt served the purpose of the ____.

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rulers

Question 14

The opposite of an artist working on a commission is an artist working on _____.

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speculation

Question 15

Art created for the tourist market generally helps local art production to _____.

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survive

Question 16

In medieval Europe, specialized societies called ____ preserved technical information for artists and regulated art making.

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gills

Question 17

_________ were one of the major art forms during the medieval period in Europe.

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Illuminated Manuscripts

Question 18

_____ is the first artist in recorded history and was associated with the concept of genius.

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Imhotep

Question 19

Prehistoric artists painted images in the _____ of caves.

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in the back

Question 20

Australian Aboriginals painted \"contour maps\" indication food and water locations; these maps were then ____ after a ritual celebration.

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destroyed

Question 21

Coe\'s there is no escape is from a series condemning the meat industry called _____.

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porkopolis

Question 22

The ancient Chinese made ____ vessels for storing wine.

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bronze

Question 23

As its name suggests, the ancient Greek ____ was used for carrying and storing water.

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hydria

Question 24

The Pomo tribal baskets covered with feathers and shells were made as ceremonial ____.

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gifts

Question 25

Warhol\'s work such as Heinz 57 Tomato Ketchup celebrated the commercial art of _____.

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packaging

Question 26

Salt was considered so valuable that it was a source of wealth; the European nobility used elaborate saltcellars as a _____.

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status symbols

Question 27

Jan Davidsz de Heem\'s A Table of Desserts reflects cultural and _____ beliefs.

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religious

Question 28

Mu Qi\'s Six Persimmons emphasizes ____ in life.

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simplicity

Question 29

An important component of European still life painting was the idea of ______.

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food as vanitas

Question 30

In the early twentieth century, still life paintings were not concerned with ____.

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food

Question 31

Ritual meals include: ____, ____.

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weddings, funerals

Question 32

The House of the Vettii had front atrium with a pool, called the ____, for collecting rainwater.

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impluvium

Question 33

The Venus of Willendorf is a statue of _____.

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anonymous fertile women

Question 34

The Idol from Amorgos is a statue of _____.

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fertile young women

Question 35

Figure of a Deity: A\'a Rurutu from the Austral Islands in central Polynesia was an ancestor deity and represented a: _______.

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creator in the act of creating

Question 36

The Bamana fertility from Mali is decorated with ______.

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geometric lines

Question 37

The paintings in the Villa of Mysteries were done by the ____.

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Romans

Question 38

The Primordial Couple of the Dogon represents ____.

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father and mother of all

Question 39

There are many symbols in Jan van Eyck\'s The Wedding, including ____, _____, _____, _____.

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bedroom, holding clothes as if pregnant, removed shoes, raised hands.

Question 40

The Japanese shunga prints are translated as _____.

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Spring pictures

Question 41

An odalisque was a member of ____.

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Turkish harem

Question 42

Georgia O\'Keeffe\'s work are often extreme close ups of ____.

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flowers

Question 43

In prehistoric times fertility was ____.

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important

Question 44

The Moche, the Maya and Alice Neel did versions of ____.

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pregnant women

Question 45

Brancusi\'s Torso of a Young Man is ____.

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very abstract

Question 46

Louise Bourgeois\' Blind Man\'s Bluff is a sculpture of ____.

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bulbous forms

Question 47

The ancient cities required ____ in order to function.

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rivers

Question 48

Images of deities _____.

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they very from culture to culture, cant not be known

Question 49

Most early deities represented ___.

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female fertility goddess

Question 50

The Snake Goddess is from ____.

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Crete

Question 51

From ancient Egypt came the convention of representing deities as ____.

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partially of animal qualities

Question 52

The Hindu god Brahman can never be ____.

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known

Question 53

The Buddhist stupa, at first a mound tomb, was transformed into a relic ____.

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of a Buddha

Question 54

Later statues of Buddha emphasized ___.

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serenity

Question 55

The nearest analogy to a Bodhisattva would be ___.

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saint

Question 56

When Christianity became the official state religion, Christ was shown as ___.

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king of ruler

Question 57

The special rituals of the Kwakiutl were ______.

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held annually (once a year)

Question 58

Mexican votive paintings are called ___.

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retablos

Question 59

Depictions of ritual sacrifice were shown in many cultures, including _____.

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Christian and Mesoamerican

Question 60

The Hopi make spirit dolls called ____.

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kachinas

Question 61

A mandala is an attempt to show ____.

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cosmos

Question 62

The images of Michelangelo\'s Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel present: ____.

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origin of the universe

Question 63

The Ziggurat of Ur is an ____.

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artificial mountain.

Question 64

Many religious structures from Stonehenge to the Pantheon, use ___ to convey their power.

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geometry

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