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Art 100 Exam #3
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
07/30/2009

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With the industrial revolution, the role of the craftsperson began to shift in some cases toward _________
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designer
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The Arts & Crafts movement began in which country?
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England
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Who was the leader of the American Arts & Crafts movement?
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Gustav Stickley
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What style was influenced by Arts & Crafts movement and was associated with Frank Lloyd Wright?
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Prairie Style
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What movement began in Holland, and restricted itself to use horizontal and vertical lines, black & white and primary colors?
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De Stijl
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Who is reponsible for creating "Craftsman style" furniture?
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Gustav Stickley
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Which movement is characterized by organic forms undulating lines such as a woman's swirling hair, vines, willows, and peacock feathers ect?
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Art Nouveau
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Tiffany lamps are from which movement?
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Art Nouveau
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Marcel Breurer's steel chair was inspired by
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his bicycle
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Furniture from this movement benefitted from wartime research - new materials and technologies were available for artists and designers use.
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Mid-century modern
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This design duo was productive during the Mid-Century Modern movement:
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Charles & Ray Eames
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On of the main factors to consider in architecture is the distinct landscape characteristics of that certain site, or the site's___________
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topography
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The basic structural system contains a basic interior frame that supports a less durable outer covering is called:
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skeleton skin
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The construction method used to build the pyramids of Giza in which the walls themselves bear the weight of the roof is called
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load bearing construction
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The ancient town of Ur, in Mesopotamia is now part of which country?
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Iraq
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A stepped, pyramid-like structure considered a home for the Gods is called a____
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ciggurat
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This construction method consists of 2 posts supporting a horizontal beam, and is fundamental to ancient Greek architecture:
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post and lintel construction
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Greek columns were often built in sections called:
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drums
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The grooves carved into the shaft of a Greek column are called:
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fluting
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The arch, barrel vault, dome and flying buttress are all considered examples of which kind of construction?
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arch construction
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What is the top part of each column?
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capital
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What city would you go to if you wanted to see the Colosseum?
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Rome
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This ancient bulding in Rome is considered the first example of a dome in architecture and was built as a temple for ROmans to worship all of their many Gods:
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Pantheon
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The Eiffel Tower is an example of which kind of construction?
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cast iron construction
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The unique 3D bracing structure called lattice-beam structure was a great solution to the problem of
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wind force
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Reinforced concrete is usually reinforced with:
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steel rods (rebark)
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The Chicago fire cleared the way for a new style of architecture to emerge. This style used steel frame construction allowing us to build stories higher than we had before. What is this style called?
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Chicago style
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Where is Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Fallingwater located?
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Pennsylvania
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Frederik Law Olmstead designed Central Park in New York City in 1857 so urban dwellers could have a connection to nature. He is considered one of the first:
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landscape architects
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Construction compared to a diving board:
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Scaffolding
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What does "photography" mean when translated from Latin?
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Drawing with light
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The concept of a dark room with a small opening for light is what led to the modern camera, called:
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camera obscura
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What year was photography "invented?"
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1839
Term
Who gets credit for having invented photography?
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Talbot
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What is the most common subject for Daguerreotype?
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Portraits
Term
Which U.S. war was the first to be documented through photography?
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The Civil War
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Which photograph was known for his images of the American West, meant to inspire people to preserve wilderness areas?
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O'Sullivan
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The work entitled "Q: and babies? A: and babies" refers to the Mai Lai massacre in which war?
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Vietnam War
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The Birth of Nations was significant because it:
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established the camera shots and techniques that today are still standard practice.
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What kind of shot are you doing as a film maker if you are moving horizontally across a scene?
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pan
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What did Bill Viola find MOST inspiring the painting, Visitation?
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the emotional connection b/w the women
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Why do the streets in Daguerre's Le Boulevard du Temple look empty in the middle of the day?
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B/c people were moving during the long exposure time
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The art of carving, casting, modeling, or assembling materials into 3 dimensional forms is called:
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sculpture
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This kind of sculpture is meant to be seen from one side:
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relief sculpture
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Sculpture in-the-round means:
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You are meant to walk around it and can't be fully appreciated from one side.
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Modeling, construction, and assemblage are all considered _____ process.
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additive
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Michelangelo's David is an example of an art work that was made using a sculptural process that can be described as_______
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subtractive
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This position is a shift in body weight from one leg to another creating a more natural, relaxed look.
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ponderation
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This position is a shift in body weight from one leg to another, combined with a tilt in the hips, and an opposite tilt in the shoulders.
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contrapposto
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The oven used to fire clay is called a ____
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kiln
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Ceramics refers to:
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anything made of clay
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Forming a pliable substance with one's hands or tools is called:
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modeling
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In this casting method, molten metal replaces wax:
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lost wax method
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In preparing for casting, the original gets encased in a fireproof plaster mixture forming the _____
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mold
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This mixture of fireproof plaster is called:
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investment
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Which metal is commonly used in the lost wax casting method to produce monumental statues (men on horseback in parks)?
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bronze
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Creating a sculpture by combining or assembling found objects is called:
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assemblage
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The Arts and Crafts Movement began in England as a reaction to the:
Definition
Industrial revolution
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