Question 1

Besides displaying artwork, what else was Francesco I de'Medici's Studiolo used for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Art lessons
B)  Court functions
C)  Alchemy experiments
D)  Education in the liberal arts C

Question 2

​  Why is Lozano-Hemmer's Open Air considered an interactive public artwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  The artwork changed through voice messages that the public sent on their cell phones.
B)  The public could see their distorted reflection in the artwork.
C)  The artwork changed as participants wrote their names on a large mural.
D)  The public could participate in a dance performance choreographed by the artist.

Question 3

What is the significance of the classical façade of the British Museum in London?

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A)  It demonstrated solidarity with the Greek war for independence.
B)  It reflected the nineteenth-century high estimation of classical Greece and Rome's importance.
C)  It copied the appearance of Monticello.
D)  It signaled that the museum's collection was composed only of classical art.

Question 4

Which artist uses lighting technology as a primary feature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nao Bustamante
B)  Do Ho Suh
C)  Yayoi Kasuma
D)  Frank O. Gehry

Question 5

Which is an example of street artist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yayoi Kasuma
B)  Banksy
C)  Andy Goldsworthy
D)  Anish Kapoor

Question 6

Which project transformed the site of a neglected waterfront warehouse and harbor district in Dubuque, Iowa?

Accepted Answer

A)  St. Louis Gateway Arch
B)  Open Air
C)  Millennium Park
D)  National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium

Question 7

What are the main visual qualities of Guggenheim Bilbao ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transparency and rectilinear form
B)  Primary colors and graceful lines
C)  Reflective surfaces and curving lines
D)  Reflective surfaces and pyramidal form C

Question 8

The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is an example of how major corporations often shape which aspects of cultural heritage are celebrated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Art fairs were where medieval people gathered to buy and sell art.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which work was deliberately demolished in 2001?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seated Buddha
B)  Shiva as Nataraja
C)  Bamiyan Stone Buddha
D)  Kandarya Mahadeva Temple

Question 11

Which statement best characterizes a traditional Navajo belief about beauty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beauty is best experienced through preserving rather than destroying it.
B)  Beauty is best experienced through looking at rather than touching it.
C)  Beauty is best experienced through observing rather than selling it.
D)  Beauty is best experienced through creating rather than observing it.

Question 12

​  What is the theme of Do Hu Suh's installation Fallen Star ?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is about the abuse of child labor in China.
B)  It is about political conflict in North and South Korea.
C)  It is about leaving home and cultural displacement.
D)  It is about environmental issues.

Question 13

Which has become a symbol of Russia's pride and national glory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hagia Sophia
B)  Pantheon
C)  Chartres Cathedral
D)  Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed

Question 14

Which work has been sprayed with herbicides and aggressively cleaned?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parthenon in Greece
B)  Angkor Thom in Cambodia
C)  Temple of Quetzalcoatl and Tlaloc in Mexico
D)  Bamiyan Stone Buddha in Afghanistan

Question 15

Andy Goldsworthy's Dandelion Line survived because of art preservation's advances over the last century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which culture built the Nohoch Muul Temple ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mayan
B)  Aztec
C)  Inca
D)  Olmec

Question 17

What was one of the impacts of the Nazi movement on art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only photography was permitted.
B)  Architecture rejected classical allusions, which were considered decadent.
C)  Street art was celebrated as the voice of the people.
D)  Many works taken by Nazis are still missing. D

Question 18

Which is an example of an art collection dedicated only to modern and contemporary art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giorgio Vasari's Studiolo of Francesco I de'Medici
B)  Guggenheim Bilbao
C)  Louvre Museum
D)  British Museum

Question 19

Which is an example of a deliberately temporary artwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa
B)  Goldsworthy's Dandelion Line
C)  Bamiyan Stone Buddha
D)  Hsig Di Baskets

Question 20

Which public site includes a performance space, the Crown Fountain, the Lurie Garden, and the Cloud Gate by artist Anish Kapoor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Millennium Park
B)  The grounds of the Taj Mahal
C)  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
D)  Central Park

Exam 15: Art in Your Life

Besides displaying artwork, what else was Francesco I de'Medici's Studiolo used for?

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​ Why is Lozano-Hemmer's Open Air considered an interactive public artwork?

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What is the significance of the classical façade of the British Museum in London?

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Which artist uses lighting technology as a primary feature?

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Which is an example of street artist?

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Which project transformed the site of a neglected waterfront warehouse and harbor district in Dubuque, Iowa?

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What are the main visual qualities of Guggenheim Bilbao ?

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The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is an example of how major corporations often shape which aspects of cultural heritage are celebrated.

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Art fairs were where medieval people gathered to buy and sell art.

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Which work was deliberately demolished in 2001?

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Which statement best characterizes a traditional Navajo belief about beauty?

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​ What is the theme of Do Hu Suh's installation Fallen Star ?

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Which has become a symbol of Russia's pride and national glory?

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Which work has been sprayed with herbicides and aggressively cleaned?

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Andy Goldsworthy's Dandelion Line survived because of art preservation's advances over the last century.

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