Question 1

Of the four necessities of architecture, which is the most obvious?  a. function b. spatial relationships c. technical requirements  d. revelatory requirements

Accepted Answer

c. technical requirements

Question 2

Which of the following materials would more likely be used in earth-rooted architecture?  a. glass b. steel c. stone d. concrete

Accepted Answer

c. stone

Question 3

City planning is viewed from an architectural perspective because  a. most of the problems in city planning relate to buildings b. the problems relate to the conservation of space and making it available to people c. the concern of the average city dweller is primarily with his or her home d. architectural theory provides ready answers for almost all problems

Accepted Answer

b. the problems relate to the conservation of space and making it available to people

Question 4

The Parthenon is an example of  a. earth-rooted architecture b. sky-oriented architecture c. earth-resting architecture d. earth-dominating architecture

Accepted Answer

a. earth-rooted architecture

Question 5

Earth-resting buildings usually have  a. spires b. flat roofs  c. cantilevering structures d. curving lines

Accepted Answer

b. flat roofs

Question 6

Which of the following buildings are the most internally centered?  a. Greek-cross buildings b. Latin-cross buildings c. skyscrapers d. buildings in the round

Accepted Answer

d. buildings in the round

Question 7

Which of the following is the feeling of the comfortable positioning of things in the environment?  a. centered space b. function c. living space d. earth rooted

Accepted Answer

c. living space

Question 8

Which of the following is probably the supreme example of earth-dominating architecture in the West?  a. West Wing of the National Gallery of Art b. Farnsworth house c. Guggenheim Museum d. St. Peter\'s

Accepted Answer

d. St. Peter\'s

Question 9

Centered space  a. draws us in  b. immobilizes us c. pushes us out d. is invisible

Accepted Answer

a. draws us in

Question 10

The term axis mundi relates to  a. earth-rooted architecture b. sky-oriented architecture  c. earth-resting architecture d. earth-dominating architecture

Accepted Answer

b. sky-oriented architecture

Question 11

In representational painting, sensa are  a. associated with specific objects or events b. always representative of the painter\'s inner psyche c. dissociated from specific objects or events d. the logic of the composition

Accepted Answer

a. associated with specific objects or events

Question 12

A painting is abstract if  a. it uses primary colors and broad lines b. its title has no bearing on the painting\'s subject matter c. definite objects and events are part of the content d. definite objects and events are not part of the content

Accepted Answer

d. definite objects and events are not part of the content

Question 13

The basic elements of painting are  a. line, color, texture, and composition  b. light, shape, volume, and space c. perception, rhythm, and balance d. an artist, a participator, and a critic

Accepted Answer

a. line, color, texture, and composition

Question 14

Which of the following is pigment bound by egg yolk?  a. fresco b. oil c. tempera d. watercolor

Accepted Answer

c. tempera

Question 15

The \"all-at-onceness\" of a painting refers to  a. the back story of the artist b. the idea that the sensa allow the function of the painting to become clear c. all of a painting being present at one time d. none of the above

Accepted Answer

c. all of a painting being present at one time

Question 16

Which of the following media produces the greatest range, richness, and subtlety of color?  a. fresco b. oil  c. tempera d. watercolor

Accepted Answer

b. oil

Question 17

The gradual variations in shape, color value, and shadowing in Siqueiros\'s Echo of a Scream refer to  a. balance b. proportion c. gradation d. unity

Accepted Answer

c. gradation

Question 18

In abstract painting, sensa are  a. associated with specific objects or events b. always representative of the painter\'s inner psyche c. dissociated from specific objects or events d. the logic of the composition

Accepted Answer

c. dissociated from specific objects or events

Question 19

Rothko\'s Earth Greens is an exceptional example of  a. timelessness and the sensuous  b. organic painting c. chaos d. straight lines

Accepted Answer

a. timelessness and the sensuous

Question 20

A painting by which of the following artists lent its name to the entire Impressionist movement?  a. Manet b. Renoir c. Cassatt d. Monet

Accepted Answer

d. Monet

Question 21

Which type of sculpture especially brings out the three-dimensionality of objects?  a. low relief sculpture b. high relief sculpture c. sculpture in the round  d. sunken relief sculpture

Accepted Answer

c. sculpture in the round

Question 22

The PietÃ¡ was sculpted by  a. Calder b. Michelangelo  c. Rodin d. Ghiberti

Accepted Answer

b. Michelangelo

Question 23

Times Square Sky is generally classified as which of the following?  a. high-relief sculpture b. earth sculpture c. low-relief sculpture  d. space sculpture

Accepted Answer

c. low-relief sculpture

Question 24

Abstract sculptures  a. usually represent specific objects and events b. often make the density of sensa its primary subject matter  c. can only represent density, but cannot present it d. are space sculptures

Accepted Answer

b. often make the density of sensa its primary subject matter

Question 25

In most contemporary sculpture, there is one pervasive characteristic:  a. Sculpture identifies volume in space. b. The tactile nature of the pieces recalls traditional sculpture. c. Sculpture remains true to materials.  d. Sculpture now flies, floats, breathes.

Accepted Answer

c. Sculpture remains true to materials.

Question 26

Arp\'s Growth is an example of  a. high-relief sculpture b. sculpture in the round  c. the lost-wax process d. space sculpture

Accepted Answer

b. sculpture in the round

Question 27

Who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?  a. Richard Serra b. Judy Chicago c. Robert Smithson d. Maya Ying Lin

Accepted Answer

d. Maya Ying Lin

Question 28

Which of the following is an example of environmental sculpture?  a. Aphrodite b. The Bus Driver  c. Wheel Man d. Cubi X

Accepted Answer

b. The Bus Driver

Question 29

Sculpture, more than painting, appeals to  a. the visual sense b. the sense of touch c. the imagination d. common sense

Accepted Answer

b. the sense of touch

Question 30

Which of the following is true of contemporary versus traditional sculpture?  a. It is more likely to be made by modeling. b. It is more likely to be made by carving. c. It is more likely to be made by assembling preformed pieces of material  d. It is easy to classify.

Accepted Answer

c. It is more likely to be made by assembling preformed pieces of material

Question 31

The \"power of space\" is often ignored because  a.without training we are not prepared to perceive that power b.we are preoccupied with practical problems c.we tend to notice things rather than their spatial relationships d.none of the above

Accepted Answer

b.we are preoccupied with practical problems

Question 32

An earth-rooted building tends to stress  a. vertical lines  b. horizontal lines  c. a balance of vertical and horizontal lines  d. diagonal lines

Accepted Answer

b. horizontal lines

Question 33

The Chartres Cathedral was described as a work of architecture basically because of its  a. sculpture  b. stained glass  c. obtrusiveness into its surroundings  d. centering and conservation of space

Accepted Answer

d. centering and conservation of space

Question 34

An example of a structure \"surrendering to gravity\" is  a. Mont St. Michel  b. Rockefeller Center  c. the Pantheon  d. the Seagram Building

Accepted Answer

c. the Pantheon

Question 35

An example of a structure \"defying gravity\" is  a. Mont St Michel  b. the Parthenon  c. the Kaufman House  d. the Pantheon

Accepted Answer

a. Mont St Michel

Question 36

The inner centrality of the Parthenon was considered weak because  a. the outer centrality is so strong  b. the inner space is divided   c. it is so entirely open  d. there are no windows

Accepted Answer

b. the inner space is divided

Question 37

Sky-oriented architecture may do the following, except  a. emphasize or accent the earth around it  b. appear to defy gravity  c. stand high and centered  d. integrate outer and inner light

Accepted Answer

a. emphasize or accent the earth around it

Question 38

A building will appear to defy gravity if it  a. is tall enough to make a person appear insignificant  b. is built of reflective materials  c. is not designed to appear earth-rooted  d. sweeps our vision upward into the sky

Accepted Answer

d. sweeps our vision upward into the sky

Question 39

Sky-oriented architecture tends to  a. make the world seem unimportant by calling attention to itself  b. reveal the world as an encompassing entity by calling attention to the sky  c. reveal its surroundings by calling attention to nearby elements  d. reveal the earth

Accepted Answer

b. reveal the world as an encompassing entity by calling attention to the sky

Question 40

Earth-resting buildings  a. ignore the sky  b. use the sky as a platform  c. use the earth as a platform  d. defy gravity

Accepted Answer

c. use the earth as a platform

Question 41

The spatial requirements of a work of architecture are  a. technical  b. functional  c. revelatory  d. all of these

Accepted Answer

d. all of these

Question 42

The functional necessities of architecture require  a. sufficient and easily accessible space to allow persons to perform their required missions  b. materials that function together to withstand the gravitational stresses  c. the form of the building to be revelatory of its function or purpose  d. the form of the building to be reflective of the values of the architect and his or her society

Accepted Answer

a. sufficient and easily accessible space to allow persons to perform their required missions

Question 43

Which of the following patterns was not suggested in the text as partial solutions to city problems  a. restricting parking lots to the perimeter of the city  b. decentralizing the city, with separate areas reserved for factories, offices, residences, and the like  c. have residences in rural villages in outlying areas  d. eliminate private transportation, replacing it with public transportation

Accepted Answer

c. have residences in rural villages in outlying areas

Question 44

The subject matter of representational painting:  a. events  b. objects  c. objects and/or events  d. sensa or the sensuous

Accepted Answer

c. objects and/or events

Question 45

The subject matter of abstract painting:  a. events  b. objects  c. objects and/or events  d. sensa or the sensuous

Accepted Answer

d. sensa or the sensuous

Question 46

Ordinary vision focuses on  a. the qualities of things  b. the quantities of things  c. how to manage things  d. what is pretty

Accepted Answer

c. how to manage things

Question 47

Cezanne changed the features and positions of things in Mont St. Victoire in order to make them:   a. beautiful  b. clearer  c. more measurable  d. none of the above

Accepted Answer

b. clearer

Question 48

We study media and elements to  a. determine the meaning of a painting  b. widen our enjoyment of the arts  c. understand the sensa  d. discover the rhythm and balance of a work

Accepted Answer

b. widen our enjoyment of the arts

Question 49

The portrayal of the Madonna and Child by Coppo was probably intended to  a. emphasize the human nature of the figures  b. emphasize the sculptural nature of the figures  c. emphasize the physical presence of the figure  d. emphasize the divine nature of the figures

Accepted Answer

d. emphasize the divine nature of the figures

Question 50

Parmigianino\'s The Madonna with the Long Neck, compared with Cimabue\'s Madonna and Child reflects  a. a social change toward a more secular life  b. a social change toward a more religious life  c. a decreasing interest in realism  d. an unchanging continuation of the style of earlier painters of that era

Accepted Answer

a. a social change toward a more secular life

Question 51

Among the works of Coppo, Cimabue, and Giotto, the painting by Giotto probably should be described as  a. the most lifelike and the most religious  b. the most lifelike and the least religious  c. the most lifelike but equally religious  d. no more lifelike but least religious

Accepted Answer

b. the most lifelike and the least religious

Question 52

Abstract sculpture differs from abstract painting in which way?  a. Sculpture emphasizes color, line, and textural qualities.  b. It does not differ.  c. In painting, the sensa of touch are joined with the visual.  d. Sculpture evokes visual, aural, oral, or olfactory involvement.

Accepted Answer

d. Sculpture evokes visual, aural, oral, or olfactory involvement.

Question 53

What makes the Roman copy of Aphrodite extraordinary?  a. Her lack of arms.  b. The delicacy of the carving and the translucence of the marble.   c. That she is slightly under life size.   d. That she lacks a head.

Accepted Answer

b. The delicacy of the carving and the translucence of the marble.

Question 54

According to the authors, what makes the human body supremely beautiful?  a. Feeling, thought, purposefulness, spirit.  b. The artist\'s interpretation and clarification of the body.  c. Participation with sculpture such as the Aphrodite.  d. Because we are capable of emotional response to a work of sculpture.

Accepted Answer

a. Feeling, thought, purposefulness, spirit.

Question 55

In the new technology of sculpture, there is one pervasive characteristic:  a. Sculpture identifies volume in space.  b. The tactile nature of the pieces recalls traditional sculpture.  c. Sculpture remains true to materials.  d. Sculpture now flies, floats, breathes.

Accepted Answer

c. Sculpture remains true to materials.

Question 56

Space sculpture emphasizes  a. spatial relationships  b. the density of materials  c. color as it appears in space  d. movement

Accepted Answer

a. spatial relationships

Question 57

The fourth dimension of Arp\'s Growth, as described by the authors, is  a. its kinetic movement  b. its faithfulness to materials  c. the concreteness of machines  d. the element of time

Accepted Answer

d. the element of time

Question 58

A successful sculpture usually should be perceived  a. as if it were in an imaginary space  b. from just one position  c. as in the same space as the perceiver  d. in the same way as a painting

Accepted Answer

c. as in the same space as the perceiver

Question 59

Sculpture that has grooves of various depths cut into the surface plane of stone while the surface remains clearly perceptible is  a. sunken-relief sculpture  b. low-relief sculpture  c. high-relief sculpture  d. being true to materials

Accepted Answer

a. sunken-relief sculpture

Question 60

An example of \"truth to materials\" in sculpture is  a. a carving of stone, carefully polished so that it resembles human flesh  b. a realistic shape  c. an abstract shape  d. a carving from wood, shaped so as to reveal the grain of the wood

Accepted Answer

d. a carving from wood, shaped so as to reveal the grain of the wood

Question 61

Abstract sculptures  a. represent specific objects and events  b. do not represent specific objects and events  c. cannot be of dense material  d. are space sculptures

Accepted Answer

b. do not represent specific objects and events

Question 62

Which of the following best describes earth sculpture?  a. a realistic shape of a human being still partially embedded in the original unshaped stone block  b. truth to materials is clearly evident  c. a design in the earth that uses the earth as its medium  d. a design that uses the earth as the base for the sculpture

Accepted Answer

c. a design in the earth that uses the earth as its medium

Question 63

Our bodies are more actively involved in the perception of  a. low relief sculpture  b. high relief sculpture  c. sculpture in the round  d. sunken relief sculpture

Accepted Answer

c. sculpture in the round

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