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INTR TO A 1301

10. MODERNISM, POSTMODERNISM, AND WORLD ART EXAM 350739 ATTEMPT #1

1)Islam means______________

a              Prayer

b             Submission to god

 c             God is all

d             Recitation

2              The temple of the           along the avenue of the dead in Teotihuacan was dedicated to a god shared by many of the Mesoamerican cultures

a              Buffalo

b             Golden mask c  Kachina

d             Feathered serpent

3              Chinese scholars were expected to write poetry and      during their education. a              Teach religion

b             Learn to paint

c              Master monochrome ink d          Practice calligraphy

 

4              A distinctive aspect of an illustration from the hand scroll the tale of genji is the a             Removal of the roof to show an interior space.

b             Raw, untrained hand of the scholar-painter c      Portrayal of extreme emotion in the figures

d             Use of a nearly empty background where figures float in space

5              Calligraphy is considered an art and means a       Map making

b             Cursive

c              Beautiful handwriting d Artistic creation

6              Shinto deities are believed to be present in a     Temples and shrines

b             Ritual objects, such as drums and banners c        All people

d             Natural objects, such as a gnarled tree or waterfall

7              In the tolai spirit society, the duk duk are

a              Evil spirits that hinder progress to the afterlife b                Male spirits who punish lawbreakers

c              Female spirits who have lost children d  Animal spirits that cause mischief

8              Artists who worked for Islamic patrons created decorative           and stylized plant forms. a           Stylized renditions of prophets

b             Geometric patterns c     Feathers

d             Kachinas

9              In the tumbaga pendant depicting a ruler, birds unfold like wings on either side of his head, representing a                The belief that rulers could fly

b             Conflicts in the Tairona culture that eventually led to its ruin

c              Spirit alter egos that five access to the other world

d             This ruler’s identification with caged birds.

10           In 622, Muhammad emigrated from mecca to medina marking the a       Hijra

b             Assentation c     Qur’an

d             Passover

11           The great wave at kanagawa shows a representation of a             The tale of the genji

b             Kyoto

c              Mt fuji

d             Zen Buddhism

12                                          people named teotihuacan’s largest structure the pyramid of the sun a                 Olmecs

b             Incas

c              Mayans

d             Aztecs

13           One Mesoamerican culture is often called the “mother culture” because it seemed to have institutionalized the features that mark later civilizations in the region. To which culture does this term refer?

a              The inca

b             The Aztec c     The maya d The olmec

14           Seated couple portrays gender roles of the dogon people who lived in present-day a Mali

 

b             Nigeria

c              Zimbabwe

d             Benin

15           Confucius lived in the fifth century BCE, during the          dynasty a             Zhou

b             Song

c              Yuan

d             Qin

16                                          was/were a great Persian artistic tradition a        Wooden furniture

b   Portrait paintings c    Illustrated books d Linear drawings

17           During the edo period in japan, the development of         made art more available. a Printing press

b   Woodblock printing c Engraving

d   Color ink

18           One of the enduring strengths of Japanese culture is the ability to a Abandon traditions and mimic other cultures

b   Absorb and transform new ideas while keeping older traditions vital c Radically switch belief systems

d   Guard against any outside cultural influence

19           The greatest work of Japanese literature is a The tale of genji

b   The temple of the golden pavilion c Musashi

d   The mast of go

20                    temple is one of the few surviving examples of tang dynasty Buddhist art a Guangzhou

b             Guanyin

c              Nanchan

d             Dalian