Chapter 15 Study Questions

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____ 1. Why is Lozano-Hemmer's Open Air considered an interactive public artwork? a. The public could see their distorted reflection in the artwork. b. The artwork changed through voice messages that the public sent on their cell phones. c. The public could participate in a dance performance choreographed by the artist. d. The artwork changed as participants wrote their names on a large mural.
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b. The artwork changed through voice messages that the public sent on their cell phones.
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____ 2. Two factors that influenced the growth and popularity of museums were ____ and ____. a. religion and spirituality b. capitalism and colonialism c. government and politics d. aesthetics and education
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b. capitalism and colonialism
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____ 3. One example of a museum dedicated only to modern art is the ____. a. British Museum b. Cairo Museum c. Qin Figures Museum d. Guggenheim Bilbao
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d. Guggenheim Bilbao
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____ 4. National museums such as the Louvre Museum British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution exhibit a wide variety of ____. a. artworks from their own nation b. artworks from the past and from many cultures c. regional artworks d. local public artworks
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b. artworks from the past and from many cultures
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____ 5. The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses in Shaanxi China displays works from the ____. a. wars in China during the Tang Dynasty b. wars in China during the Song Dynasty c. tomb of the last emperor of China d. tomb of the first emperor of China
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d. tomb of the first emperor of China,
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____ 6. Which one of the following public artworks is the world's largest green roof project? a. Fallen Star b. Open Air c. Millenium Park d. Event Horizon
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c. Millenium Park
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____ 7. What is the theme of Do Hu Suh's installation Fallen Star? a. It is about leaving home and cultural displacement. b. It is about the abuse of child labor in China. c. It is about political conflict in North and South Korea. d. It is about environmental issues.
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a. It is about leaving home and cultural displacement.
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____ 8. ____ was a temporary outdoor installation. a. Dandelion Line b. Millenium Park c. Cloud Gate d. Bear
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a. Dandelion Line
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____ 9. ____ made a graffiti painting depicting a worker removing prehistoric cave paintings. a. Fairey b. Haring c. Basquiat d. Banksy
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d. Banksy
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____ 10. ____ has become part of Russia's pride and national glory. a. Chartres Cathedral b. Hagia Sophia c. Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed d. Crazy Horse Memorial
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c. Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed
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____ 11. An example of a site-specific artwork is ____. a. Mona Lisa b. Open Air c. Feathered Headdress of Moctezuma d. Landscape at Aix Mount Sainte-Victoire
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b. Open Air
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____ 12. ____ is a regional museum. a. Louvre Museum b. British Museum c. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum d. Smithsonian Institute
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c. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
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____ 13. ____ is the destruction of sacred images. a. Iconography b. Iconology c. Iconoclasm d. Philology
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c. Iconoclasm
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____ 14. The Asmat of New Guinea believed that the ____ of art was an important aspect of rituals which guided the human spirit after death. a. deterioration b. preservation c. documentation d. Permanence
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a. deterioration
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____ 15. The ____ Museum which has the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon among its holdings accumulated large non-Western collections through conquest and colonization. a. Louvre b. Los Angeles County Museum c. Chicago Art Institute d. British
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d. British
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____ 16. The goal of art ____ is to return damaged or deteriorating art to its original condition. a. evaluation b. restoration c. academies d. History
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b. restoration
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____ 17. The Studiolo of Francesco I de' Medici is a chamber in Florence's ____ where de'Medeci kept and experimented with his collection of rare and unusual items. a. Borghese Gallery b. Palazzo Pitti c. Uffizi Gallery d. Palazzo Vecchio
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d. Palazzo Vecchio
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____ 18. Museums became common in ____ during the nineteenth century. a. Europe b. North America c. Asia d. Africa
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a. Europe
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____ 19. A large-scale public artwork ____ includes a performance space the Crown Fountain the Lurie Garden and the Cloud Gate by artist Anish Kapoor. a. Central Park b. Hyde Park c. Millenium Park d. Macarthur Park
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c. Millenium Park
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____ 20. An example of iconoclasm today is the destruction of the ____ by the Taliban in Afghanistan. a. Kandarya Mahadeva Temple b. Bamiyan Stone Buddha c. Seated Buddha d. Shiva as Nataraja.
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b. Bamiyan Stone Buddha
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____ 21. The façade of the British Museum is ____ in style reflecting the concept of art in its era. a. Baroque b. Rococo c. Modern d. Greco-Roman
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d. Greco-Roman
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____ 22. The ____ transformed the site of a neglected waterfront warehouse and harbor district in Dubuque Iowa. a. Armstrong Heritage Museum b. Ankeney Art Center c. National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium d. Bartlett Museum
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c. National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
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____ 27. In ancient Rome art was often displayed in public baths such as the Baths of Caracalla.
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TRUE
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____ 28. Places to see art collections include churches temples synagogues and mosques.
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TRUE
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____ 29. All the treasures given by the last Aztec ruler Moctezuma to Spain during the conquest of the Aztecs were carefully preserved for future generations to study and appreciate.
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FALSE
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____ 30. Graffiti is considered vandalism rather than a valid art form because it never expresses any meaningful ideas.
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FALSE
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____ 31. The Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed in Moscow was closed when the Communist regime came to power because it represented the Czar and Christianity.
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TRUE
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____ 32. Older films were printed on material that gets gummy and brown and can spontaneously combust
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TRUE
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____ 33. Some of the oldest and most historic buildings in St. Louis were demolished in the 1960s and replaced by the Gateway Arch.
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TRUE
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____ 34. Temple of Quetzalcoatl and Tlaloc is an example of an artwork successfully restored to its original condition.
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FALSE
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____ 35. A nation or culture should keep all of its artwork and preserve it for future generations.
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FALSE
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____ 36. Film video and computer art do not present any preservation issues.
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FALSE