Art Online Quizzes

Chapter 13: Western Traditions in Art

	1.	Which is NOT a name for the kind of realistic art that is so accurate, a person could mistake it for a photograph.

		a.	Hyper-Realism
		b.	Op art
		c.	Super-Realism
		d.	Photo-Realism
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	2.	Which word best describes the Roman sculptures of human form?

		a.	colorful
		b.	realistic
		c.	flat
		d.	idealized
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	3.	What was the focus of the painters of the northern Renaissance?

		a.	the details of everyday life
		b.	the play of light on a surface
		c.	classical art of Greece
		d.	classical art of Rome
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	4.	How did the flying buttress allow architects to build taller buildings?

		a.	They placed the weight of the building on the walls, where it belongs.
		b.	They redistributed the weight of the roof from the walls.
		c.	They placed the weight of the building on the roof.
		d.	They were made of lightweight materials.
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	5.	Which subjects were often depicted in the art of the Neoclassical period?

		a.	city scenes
		b.	family portraits
		c.	heroic events
		d.	landscapes
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	6.	What was the focus of the artists in the Ashcan school?

		a.	idealized landscapes
		b.	unexpected combinations of objects
		c.	scenes from city streets
		d.	religious subjects
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	7.	Which artistic movement developed in reaction to Neoclassicism?

		a.	the Renaissance
		b.	Impressionism
		c.	Romanticism
		d.	Realism
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	8.	Which word best describes the International Style of architecture?

		a.	ornate
		b.	colorful
		c.	textured
		d.	plain
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	9.	During what historical and artistic era did women first achieve fame as artists?

		a.	during the eighteenth century, as Romanticists
		b.	during the Renaissance
		c.	during the early Middle Ages
		d.	during the late nineteenth century, as Impressionists
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	10.	What was the purpose of art, according to the Expressionists?

		a.	to show dramatic events using rich color and high emotion
		b.	to create art based on fantasy in order to express emotion
		c.	to focus on the momentary effects of light in order to show the world the way it is perceived
		d.	to show scenes from real life in order to evoke strong emotions
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