1) What role best describes the artist's intention when creating the Shiva Nataraja sculpture?
A) to create a place for some human purpose
B) to create an extraordinary version of an ordinary object
C) to give visual form to the unknown
D) to celebrate the familiar
E) to record and commemorate
2) What artwork from your textbook is an example of an artist creating an extraordinary version
of an ordinary object?
A) the Balinese necklace
B) the Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora
C) Shibboleth
D) Shiva Nataraja
E) Vanitas
3) In an effort to give visual form to the unknown, the 10th-century sculpture Shiva Nataraja
represents what mystery?
A) the linearity of time
B) the destruction and rebirth of the universe
C) the importance of worldly virtue
D) the story of Adam and Eve
E) the afterlife
4) List and explain the six typical roles that art plays, or tasks for art, to distinguish it from other
objects. Give an example of an artwork that illustrates each of the roles and explain why you
selected this artwork to exemplify the role.
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,5) Consider the 10th-century bronze sculpture Shiva Nataraja. Discuss the importance of
understanding the beliefs of the culture in which this work was created in order to develop an
understanding of the meaning or message of the work. What cultural or religious role was the
artist performing in creating this work?
6) Analyze the painting Vanitas by Maria van Oosterwijck, discussing the context of vanitas
paintings and how the painting reflects the society and culture of the time period, the 17th
century, through symbolic messages.
7) In 2020 after the death of George Floyd, sculpted images such as a Robert E. Lee monument
from 1890 in__________ were vandalized and knocked off their pedestals.
A) Charleston, SC
B) Minneapolis, MN
C) Lexington, VA
D) Richmond, VA
E) Washington, DC
8) Who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC?
A) Maya Lin
B) Paul Pujol
C) Frank Gehry
D) Zaha Hadid
E) Gillian Wearing
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,9) In what year was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial unveiled in Washington, DC?
A) 1959
B) 1981
C) 1982
D) 1987
E) 1989
10) Which statements apply to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC?
A) It initially gained wide approval but soon met with some strong opposition.
B) It consists of a long V-shaped wall that is sliced into the ground.
C) It contains the names of about 58,000 Americans who were captured, missing, or
killed.
D) It is made of glossy white marble.
E) It contains sculptural figures of heroic soldiers who sacrificed their lives.
11) Which of the following did architect-sculptor Maya Lin NOT design?
A) The Civil Rights Memorial in Alabama
B) The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC
C) The Langston Hughes Library in Tennessee
D) The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain
E) The Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, Ohio
12) In 1939, English archeologist Basil Brown located a wood ship from the early 7th century
constructed by Anglo-Saxon craftsmen. A Sutton Hoo helmet was uncovered. Which of the
following accurately describe this helmet?
A) It has evidence of decayed iron.
B) Beasts, warriors, and geometric patterns adorn part of the helmet.
C) There is a dragon figure that meets a three-headed sea serpent.
D) Sri Lankan garnets are embedded in its forehead.
E) It has a shield to cover the face with eye openings.
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, 13) The Kingdom of Benin, which is now part of current-day Nigeria, wants what from the art
world returned?
A) Burial chambers with treasures such as silverware that were taken by unethical
archeologists
B) Gold coins and locally-made jewelry that were looted by British colonizers
C) A group of bronze plaque sculptures looted by British soldiers
D) Bronze plaques studded with coral and jeweled necklaces pillaged by the French and
Germans
E) All of the choices are correct.
14) Early in World War II, these people were or this group was tasked with protecting Europe’s
cultural treasures and art. After the war, they were tasked with locating, taking inventory of,
and returning looted art to rightful owners. Who were they?
A) the Louvre Museum European Collections Unit
B) the Fine Arts and Archives Section
C) American and French art historians
D) European and American art historians
E) the Monuments Men
15) What is represented by the visual titled Stowage of the British Slave Ship Brookes Under the
Regulated Slave Trade Act of 1788?
A) It is an early example of a table used for calculations.
B) It is a photograph showing the extremely crowded living conditions of those enslaved
on British ships.
C) It is a painting that shows the horrifying conditions endured by those packed in an
unventilated ship.
D) It consists of diagrams with small figures showing the little space every enslaved
man, woman, and child has.
E) All of the choices apply.
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