ART Practice Test

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ART Practice Test

• (Answers will be given on the final slide only)
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The painting Boy Leading an Ox Along the Farm
Path celebrates the life of a

• Painter
• Fisherman
• Farmer
• Scholar
• writer

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2. Perhaps Daoism developed into a multi-faceted
religion because a major text was

• Open to man interpretations
• Printed and distributed widely
• So heavily illustrated
• Written in an ancient script
• Not mandated for every believer

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3. Which is a tool used in painting?

• Brayer
• Palette
• Warping board
• Wheel
• adze

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4. The earliest surviving pagoda in China dates
from

• 540 B.C.E.
• 320 B.C.E
• 120 B.C.E.
• 120 C.E.
• 520 C.E.

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5. The Chinese script commonly used today is
based on one form the

• Second century B.C.E.
• First century B.C.E.
• Second century C.E.
• Fourth century C.E.
• Fifth century C.E.

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6. Some important Chinese Buddhist statues are in
situ which means they are in

• A pagodas interior
• Their original location
• Larger groups of figures
• Wooden buildings
• Major temples

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7. The last dynasty to rule China lasted until

• 1891
• 1901
• 1911
• 1931
• 1941

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8. A European craze for all things Chinese
developed in which centuries?

• 15th and 16th
• 16th and 17th
• 17th and 18th
• 18th and 19th
• 19th and 20th

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9. Early Shang-era divination was performed by
interpreting the

• Movements of clouds
• Casting of oracle stones
• Marks on entrails of sheep
• Position of stars and planets
• Cracks in shells or bones

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10. The art of Chinas Cultural Revolution was
produced by artists who were

• Paid by patrons
• Attached to temples
• Art professors
• Civil servants
• Guild members

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11. What is the Taihe Dian?

• The oldest remaining Buddhist temple
• The imperial throne room
• An important site of cave paintings
• A code of Imperial behavior
• An ancient marketplace

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12. Which shapes are the opposite of geometric?

• Iambic
• Organic
• Rectangular
• Reticulated
• fantastic

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13. The tomb of the First Emperor of Qin contains
an army of clay soldiers numbering

• 3000
• 4000
• 5000
• 6000
• 7000

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14. The qin being played in Exalted Gathering
in the Green Woods is like a

• Mandolin
• Violin
• Lute
• Guitar
• Banjo

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15. Some of the most prized examples of Chinese
calligraphy are

• Royal proclamations
• Love poems
• Official appointments
• Private letters
• City charters

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16. Stained-glass windows are held together by a
technique called

• Staining
• Leading
• Texturing
• Sanding
• jigging

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17. Part of what makes calligraphy so pleasing to
read is that the reader can

• Follow the script from top to bottom
• Attribute each piece to an artist
• Connect the text to illustrations
• Mentally recreate the strokes of the brush
• See the words as separate characters

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18. Large Chinese-sculptured tomb figures were
often made from

• terra-cotta
• Thick slip
• Porcelain
• Stoneware
• Slab ware

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19. The color MOST associated with the Chinese
Imperial Empress is

• Silver
• Red
• Gold
• Jade green
• Navy blue

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20. Which one is NOT an oil painting technique?

• Overcasting
• Impasto
• Scumbling
• Underpainting
• Glazing

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21. The sense of movement and rhythm in the
Cricket Container is enhanced by the

• Circular type of lids
• Curves of the gourds
• Smooth surfaces
• Small size of their lids
• Lack of separate feet

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22. Which principle of design is based on
repetition?

• Unity
• Variety
• Rhythm
• Focal point
• Proportion

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23. Which is NOT a reason for imperial religious
patronage?

• Gain the support of the people
• Exemplify moral behavior
• Associate the Imperial family with the Buddha
• Demonstrate the fate of criminals
• As an act of sincere piety

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24. In Bamboo and Rocks, the artist creates
texture and depth by varying the

• Number of branches
• Width of the stems
• Color of the ground
• Bristles in the brush
• Intensity of the ink

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25. The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin is made of

• Wood
• Jade
• Terracotta
• Porcelain
• Gold

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26. The robe of the Female Long Sleeve Dancer
in real life would have been made of

• Wool
• Cotton
• Gauze
• Linen
• Silk

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27. Modeling a pear in clay creates a form,
drawing it creates a

• Design
• View
• Shape
• Polyhedron
• Texture

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28. Calligraphy is held in high esteem in China
because it has been thought to

• Allow unique individual expression
• Provide a way to capture nature
• Make available important ideas
• Show the inner working of heaven
• Bring the outdoors into the room

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29. The three major cave sites for monumental
Buddhist statues stand out because of

• All having both Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
• Different consistent styles in each one
• The way they can be easily accessed
• Their scale and state of preservation
• A use of a wide variety of vivid colors

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30. The majority of historical Chinese art
objects in museum collections were produced

• For wealthy merchants
• By the peasantry
• By independent literati artists
• In the courts of the ruling elite
• For the middle class

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31. During the Shang period, Di was the high god
who controlled

• Heaven
• Nature
• Animals
• Water
• Lightning

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32. The sevens sages on the Pillow represent

• Ancient poets
• Former rulers
• Ideal scholars
• Court dancers
• Seven old gods

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A brayer is a tool used in

• Sculpture
• Watercolor
• Weaving
• Assemblage
• Printmaking

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34. The lacquer of the Imperial Throne was made
using pigment suspended in

• Water thickened with paste
• Oil mixed with turpentine
• Melted beeswax
• Sap from a special bush
• Specially thinned varnish

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35. Which was NOT an item exported from China
along the Silk Road?

• Gold
• Jade
• Ceramics
• Lacquered wood
• Silk

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36. Seal scripts are easily recognized as
different from later forms because they

• Use a different number of strokes
• Can be read in two directions
• Are rounded curvilinear forms
• Were carved into wooden planks
• Have distinctive flourishes

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37. Which one is NOT a feature of Tang Dynasty
Pottery?

• Polychromatic vessels
• Ceramic pillows
• Figurative sculptures
• Large terracotta figures
• Technology for porcelain

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38. Which one BEST describes the Tripod Ritual
Vessel?

• Light and airy
• Highly decorated
• Smoothly finished
• Shiny bronze
• Symmetrical balance

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39. Which process creates a design on both the
front and back of a fabric?

• Overcastting
• Embroidery
• Appliqué
• Felting
• Tapestry weave

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40. Which is NOT a likely item collected by
Confucian scholars?

• Porcelain figures
• Elegant brushes
• Ink stones
• Stone seals
• Lacquer boxes

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41. Which is NOT a material used for seals
during the Han Dynasty?

• Porcelain
• Turquoise
• Soapstone
• Bronze
• Gold

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42. The texture on the Pendant in the Form of a
Dragon creates the impression of

• Metal plates
• Scales or feathers
• Water droplets
• An oily coating
• Rough knobs

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43. For Daoists, scholarly engagement could only
lead to

• Laughter
• Enlightenment
• Strife
• Disengagement
• Harmony

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44. Early photographers often tried to evoke

• Sculptures
• Tapestries
• Painted tiles
• Paintings
• Porcelains

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45. The Cosmetic Case and Mirror Stand panels are
decorated with phoenixes that represent

• Long life
• Eternal spring
• Imperial power
• Youthful beauty
• Porcelains

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46. The written scripture of Buddhism was
recorded in books called

• Mantras
• Steles
• Bodhisattvas
• Sutras
• Fang yi

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47. The Cricket Container is decorated with

• Sprays of bamboo
• Geometric spirals
• Abstract rams horns
• Feather designs
• Landscape scenes

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48. The top section of the Spirit Jar (hun ping)
represents a

• Sail boat
• Palace
• Garden
• Workshop
• Scholars study

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49. The Ming Verse in Cursive Script is an
example of calligraphy as art because it

• Has no pictorial imagery
• Was printed with wood blocks
• Is presented in such a large format
• Contains examples of every letter
• Is designed to hand on a wall

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50. What would artists likely use to draw a
thick and think undulating line?

• Conte crayon
• Graphite
• Brush and ink
• Silverpoint
• charcoal

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Answer key

• C
• A
• B
• E
• D
• B
• C
• D
• E
• D
• B
• B
• E
• C
• D
• B
• D
• A

19. C 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. D 24. E 25. A 26.
E 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. D 31. B
32. C 33. E 34. D 35. A 36. C 37. D 38. B 39.
E 40. A 41. A 42. B 43. C 44. D
45. E 46. D 47. E 48. B 49. A 50 C
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