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Perceiving the Arts 11^th Edition Sporre Test Bank

ISBN-13: 978-0205995110

ISBN-10: 020599511X

 

 

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TEST QUESTIONS

 

CHAPTER ONE

 

WHAT ARE THE ARTS AND HOW DO WE RESPOND TO

AND EVALUATE THEM?

 

 

Discussion Questions

 

1. Define the humanities and describe the ways in which they are similar and/or different from other ways of understanding the universe. (TC 1.1)

 

2. List and explain the fundamental concerns of the arts. (TC 1.2)

 

3. List and explain the four functions and the four purposes of the arts. (TC 1.3)

 

4. Define and describe how a person can analyze the style of a work of art. (TC 1.4)

 

5. Discuss how artistic style relates to an individual, a culture, or an age. (TC 1.5)

 

 

Multiple Choice Questions

 

6. A _____ is a set of rules or mutually accepted conditions.
7. contravention
8. contretemps
9. convention
10. conscription

Answer: c.     convention (pg. 2) (TC 1.5)

 

7. Art and technology interact in the appearance of the Volkswagen Beetle as newer safety standards affect the _____ of the vehicle.
8. position
9. design
10. utility
11. understanding

Answer: b.     design (pg. 3) (TC 1.1)

 

 

8. The cave of Lascaux dates to what historic period?
9. The early Stone Age
10. The period of the pyramids
11. The Archaic period
12. The early Middle Ages

Answer: a.     The early Stone Age (pp. 5–6) (TC 1.3)

 

9. Of the following, which one is not traditionally associated with the humanities?
10. Philosophy
11. Psychology
12. Architecture
13. History

Answer: b.     Psychology (pg. 7) (TC 1.1)

 

10. The humanities seek to express humankind’s _____ experiences of reality.
11. objective
12. subconscious
13. ontological
14. subjective

Answer: d.     subjective (pg. 7) (TC 1.1 and LO 1.3)

 

11. Which of the following, according to Susan Lacy (Mapping the Terrain), is a description of what an artist might be at a given time?
12. Experiencer
13. Reporter
14. Analyst
15. All of the above

Answer: d.     All of the above (pg. 7) (TC 1.3)

 

12. Creativity is the realm of what activity?
13. Art
14. Science
15. Craft
16. All of the above

Answer: d.     All of the above (pp. 5, 8) (TC 1.2)

 

 

 

 

13. Which of the following is the term defined by the phrase, “the study of the nature of beauty and of art”?
14. Epistemology
15. Aesthetics
16. Ethics
17. Logic

Answer: b.     Aesthetics (pg. 8) (TC 1.2)

 

14. Which of the following was included in the ancient Greek concept of art?
15. Theology
16. Epistemology
17. Handcrafts
18. All of the above

Answer: c.     Handcrafts (pg. 8) (TC 1.2)

 

15. Which of the following could be defined as a tangible emblem of something abstract?
16. Simile
17. Metaphor
18. Symbol
19. None of the above

Answer: c.     Symbol (pp. 8–9) (TC 1.2)

 

16. The “_____arts” are prized for their purely aesthetic qualities.
17. applied
18. fine
19. symbolic
20. decorative

Answer: a.     fine (pg. 9) (TC 1.2)

 

17. The term “decorative art” first appeared during what century?
18. 5^th century B.C.E
19. 5^th century C.E.
20. 15^th century C.E.
21. 18^th century C.E.

Answer: d.     18^th century C.E. (pg. 9) (TC 1.2)

 

 

 

 

18. Which of the following was discussed as a work exemplifying art as revealing metaphysical or spiritual truths?
19. A Gothic cathedral
20. A tribal totem
21. An abstract work
22. All of the above

Answer: d.     All of the above (pp. 10–11) (TC 1.3)

 

19. The work Liberty Leading the People (July 28, 1830) by Eugène Delacroix illustrates a work of art that has a(n) _____ function.
20. political and social
21. artifactual
22. enjoyment
23. therapeutic

Answer: a.     political and social (pg. 11) (TC 1.3)

 

20. When music is part of a religious ceremony, it may be classified as which of the following?
21. Artifact
22. Art
23. Ritual
24. All of the above

Answer: d.     All of the above (pg. 12) (TC 1.3)

 

21. The question “How is it put together?” evokes which kind of response?
22. Formal
23. Technical
24. Sensual
25. All of the above

Answer: b.     Technical (pg. 14) (TC 1.3)

 

22. The question “What is it?” evokes which kind of response?
23. Formal
24. Technical
25. Sensual
26. All of the above

Answer: a.     Formal (pg. 14) (TC 1.3)

 

 

 

23. An analysis of characteristics, such as brush stroke and palette, can help determine the _____ of a work.
24. composition
25. placement
26. style
27. contrast

Answer c.      style (pg. 15) (TC 1.5)

 

24. What painter made A View Near Volterra?
25. Picasso
26. Corot
27. Wood
28. Van Gogh

Answer: b.     Corot (pg. 15) (TC 1.5)

 

25. Pablo Picasso was a native of what country?
26. The United States
27. Portugal
28. Spain
29. France

Answer: c.     Spain (pg. 22) (TC 1.5)

 

26. Artistic styles get their names from _____.
27. common usage
28. historical viewpoint
29. the artists themselves
30. All of the above

Answer: d.     All of the above (pg. 17) (TC 1.5)

 

27. Criticism should entail a detailed process of _____ to gain understanding and appreciation.
28. analog
29. amalgamation
30. altercation
31. analysis

Answer: d.     analysis (pg. 18) (TC 1.4)

 

 

 

28. Because the choreography and music for the ballet Rites of Spring were so _____, people did not have criteria to judge it by and there was a riot as a result.
29. unconventional
30. preestablished
31. beautiful
32. standard

Answer: a.     unconventional (pg. 19) (TC 1.4)

 

29. _____ is necessary as an exercise in understanding.
30. Value
31. Criticism
32. Wisdom
33. Compromise

Answer: b.     Criticism (pg. 21) (TC 1.4)

 

30. Which of the following are characteristics that can be applied to works of art when making value judgments?
31. Eloquence
32. Artisanship
33. Lifelikeness
34. None of the above

Answer: b.     Artisanship (pp. 25–26) (TC 1.4)

 

31. Who developed the approach to evaluation that asks, “What is the artist trying to say? Does he or she succeed? And was the artwork worth the effort?”
32. Goethe
33. Beckett
34. Molière
35. Simon

Answer: a.     Goethe (pg. 26) (TC 1.4)