, Test Bank for A World of Art, 9th Edition by Henry M. Sayre
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Chapter ss01: ssDiscovering ssa ssWorld ssof ssArt
1. Renzo ssPiano's ssJean-Marie ssTjibaou ssCultural ssCenter ssis ssan ssexample ssof ss"green ssarchitecture."
ssSuch ssbuildings ssare sspraised ssfor sstheir
A) self-sufficiency.
B) lack ssof sswindows.
C) use ssof sshigh-tech ssmaterials.
D) lack ssof ssrenewable ssresources.
Difficulty: ssModerate
Question ssID: ss01-01
Topic: ssThe ssWorld ssas ssArtists ssSee ssIt
Skill: ssUnderstand ssthe ssConcepts
Objective: ss1.2 ssDefine ssthe sscreative ssprocess ssand ssdescribe ssthe ssroles ssthat ssartists ssmost ssoften ssassume sswhen ssthey
ssengage ssin ssthat ssprocess.
Answer: ssA) ssself-sufficiency.
2. Jasper ssJohns sschose ssto sspaint sshis ssimage ssof ssthe ssAmerican ssflag ssto ssexpress
A) his ssproclivity ssfor ssthings ssseen ssbut ssnot ssexamined.
B) his ssown sspatriotism ssduring ssthe ssMcCarthy ssera.
C) a ssuniversal ssconcept ssof ssfreedom.
D) the ssinjustices ssincurred ssduring ssthe ssCivil ssRights ssMovement.
Difficulty: ssModerate
Question ssID: ss01-02
Topic: ssThe ssWorld ssas ssWe ssPerceive ssIt
Skill: ssUnderstand ssthe ssConcepts
Objective: ss1.1 ssDifferentiate ssbetween sspassive ssand ssactive ssseeing.
Answer: ssA) sshis ssproclivity ssfor ssthings ssseen ssbut ssnot ssexamined.
3. The ssimagery ssin ssFaith ssRinggold's ssGod ssBless ssAmerica sswas ssinspired ssby ssthe
A) Civil ssRights ssMovement ssin ssthe ss1960s.
B) parade ssin ssNew ssYork ssCity sson ssAllies ssDay, ssMay ss1917.
C) McCarthy ssera ssin ssthe ss1950s.
D) Desert ssStorm ssconflict.
Difficulty: ssEasy
Question ssID: ss01-03
Topic: ssThe ssWorld ssas ssWe ssPerceive ssIt
Skill: ssRemember ssthe ssFacts
Objective: ss1.1 ssDifferentiate ssbetween sspassive ssand ssactive ssseeing.
Answer: ssA) ssCivil ssRights ssMovement ssin ssthe ss1960s.
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,4. What ssis ssthe ssfunction ssof ssthe ssnkisi ssnkonde ssfigure?
A) It sspursues sswrongdoers ssat ssnight ssand sspunishes ssthem sswhen ssnails ssare ssdriven ssinto ssit.
B) It ssis sspurely ssaesthetic.
C) It ssis ssa ssfertility ssidol.
D) It sswas ssmade ssso ssthat ssit sscould ssbe ssstolen ssand ssexhibited ssin ssmuseums ssin ssEurope ssand ssthe ssUnited ssStates.
Difficulty: ssModerate
QuestionID: ss01-04
Topic: ssThe ssWorld ssas ssArtists ssSee ssIt
Skill: ssUnderstand ssthe ssConcepts
Objective: ss1.2 ssDefine ssthe sscreative ssprocess ssand ssdescribe ssthe ssroles ssthat ssartists ssmost ssoften ssassume sswhen ssthey
ssengage ssin ssthat ssprocess.
Answer: ssA) ssIt sspursues sswrongdoers ssat ssnight ssand sspunishes ssthem sswhen ssnails ssare ssdriven ssinto ssit.
5. Artist ssVija ssCelmins sschallenges ssus ssto sslook sscarefully ssin ssher sswork, ssTo ssFix ssthe ssImage ssin ssMemory, ssby
A) casting sseleven ssstones ssin ssbronze ssand sspainting ssthem ssto ssresemble ssthe ssoriginal ssstones ssas ssclosely ssas
sspossible.
B) taking sssmall ssriver ssstones ssand sslining ssthem sson ssa sswindowsill.
C) making ssindividual sspaintings ssof sseleven ssdifferent ssstones.
D) creating ssa sslarge ssstone ssmonument.
Difficulty: ssModerate
QuestionID: ss01-05
Topic: ssThe ssWorld ssas ssWe ssPerceive ssIt
Skill: ssUnderstand ssthe ssConcepts
Objective: ss1.1 ssDifferentiate ssbetween sspassive ssand ssactive ssseeing.
Answer: ssA) sscasting sseleven ssstones ssin ssbronze ssand sspainting ssthem ssto ssresemble ssthe ssoriginal ssstones ssas ssclosely
ssas sspossible.
6. According ssto ssSayre, sswhat ssare ssthe ssthree sssteps ssin ssthe ssprocess ssof ss"seeing"?
A) reception, ssextraction, ssinference
B) detection, ssprocessing, ssreference
C) looking, ssseeing, ssbelieving
D) reception, ssinterpreting, ssunderstanding
Difficulty: ssModerate
QuestionID: ss01-06
Topic: ssThe ssWorld ssas ssWe ssPerceive ssIt
Skill: ssUnderstand ssthe ssConcepts
Objective: ss1.1 ssDifferentiate ssbetween sspassive ssand ssactive ssseeing.
Answer: ssA) ssreception, ssextraction, ssinference
7. What ssmight sshave ssaffected ssPablo ssPicasso's sssevere ssstyle ssof ssrepresentation ssseen ssin ssLes
ssDemoiselles ssd'Avignon?
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, A) African ssmasks sshe sssaw ssat ssa ssParis ssmuseum
B) Native ssAmerican sssites sshe ssvisited
C) his sscollection ssof ssAsian ssceramics
D) the ssimagery sson ssKorean sstapestries
Difficulty: ssModerate
QuestionID: ss01-07
Topic: ssThe ssCreative ssProcess—From ssSketch ssto ssFinal ssVision—Pablo ssPicasso's ssLes ssDemoiselles ssd'Avignon
Skill: ssUnderstand ssthe ssConcepts
Objective: ss1.2 ssDefine ssthe sscreative ssprocess ssand ssdescribe ssthe ssroles ssthat ssartists ssmost ssoften ssassume sswhen ssthey
ssengage ssin ssthat ssprocess.
Answer: ssA) ssAfrican ssmasks sshe sssaw ssat ssa ssParis ssmuseum
8. Objects ssthat ssare ssintended ssto ssstimulate ssa sssense ssof ssbeauty ssin ssthe ssviewer ssare ssthought ssto ssbe ssnot
ssmerely ssfunctional ssbut
A) aesthetic.
B) utilitarian.
C) objective.
D) iconographic.
Difficulty: ssEasy
QuestionID: ss01-08
Topic: ssThe ssWorld ssas ssArtists ssSee ssIt
Skill: ssRemember ssthe ssFacts
Objective: ss1.2 ssDefine ssthe sscreative ssprocess ssand ssdescribe ssthe ssroles ssthat ssartists ssmost ssoften ssassume sswhen ssthey
ssengage ssin ssthat ssprocess.
Answer: ssA) ssaesthetic.
9. We sscan ssclearly sssee ssthe ssartistic ssimpulse ssto ss"give ssform ssto ssthe ssimmaterial," ssto ssrepresent
sshidden ssor ssuniversal sstruths, ssspiritual ssforces, ssand sspersonal ssfeelings, ssin
A) religious ssart.
B) art ssbased sson ssclose ssobservation ssof ssone's ssimmediate sssurroundings.
C) contemporary ssart ssthat ssdeals sswith ss"identity sspolitics."
D) political ssart.
Difficulty: ssModerate
QuestionID: ss01-09
Topic: ssThe ssWorld ssas ssArtists ssSee ssIt
Skill: ssUnderstand ssthe ssConcepts
Objective: ss1.2 ssDefine ssthe sscreative ssprocess ssand ssdescribe ssthe ssroles ssthat ssartists ssmost ssoften ssassume sswhen ssthey
ssengage ssin ssthat ssprocess.
Answer: ssA) ssreligious ssart.
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