Art Online Quizzes

Chapter 12: Art Traditions from Around the World

	1.	What is special about the painting style known as yamato-e?

		a.	It was the first type of art done in Japan.
		b.	It is the style of art used in creating the temples or pagodas.
		c.	It is the style of art used to sculpt the giant statues of the Buddha.
		d.	It is pure Japanese art.
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	2.	Which statement about the Paleolithic cave paintings is TRUE?

		a.	Scholars know exactly why they were painted.
		b.	The paintings were probably decorative in nature.
		c.	The paintings were actually created in a more recent time period.
		d.	The paintings reflected the importance of hunting animals in prehistoric life.
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	3.	Which group of people invented the first system of writing?

		a.	the Sumerians
		b.	the Babylonians
		c.	the Chinese
		d.	the Egyptians
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	4.	Which substance was used by the artists of Benin to create sculptures?

		a.	terracotta
		b.	copper
		c.	bronze
		d.	gold
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	5.	For what purpose were many African artworks originally used?

		a.	to celebrate ceremonies and rituals
		b.	to celebrate religious ceremonies only
		c.	to express the artist's individual creativity
		d.	to honor African rulers
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	6.	What is the characteristic of Islamic art?

		a.	pictures of animals
		b.	nature scenes
		c.	human figures
		d.	ornate patterns
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	7.	Which group of Native Americans was especially skilled at creating painted pottery?

		a.	the Native Americans of the Great Plains
		b.	the Pueblo
		c.	the Woodlands people
		d.	the Inuit
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	8.	Which pre-Columbian group ruled its people without a written language?

		a.	the Olmecs
		b.	the Mayans
		c.	the Aztecs
		d.	the Incas
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	9.	What did India export to the rest of Asia that would change the other countries' art and cultures?

		a.	hunting techniques
		b.	architectural designs
		c.	politics
		d.	religions
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	10.	In A.D. 1100, what became the focus of Chinese art?

		a.	nature
		b.	hunting
		c.	religion
		d.	humans
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