Art 100: Short Answer Questions Exam #2
These terms and questions will appear on the exam as multiple choice/true false questions. They can
show up as image questions or general mc/tf questions.
CHAPTER 3: TERMS (will appear as true/false or multiple choice questions)
For images be able to answer questions in relation to the medium the artist used to create their
artwork.
Architectural Terms from Chapter 3 as well as later chapters:
Ashlar Masonry
Assemblage
Barrel vault
Bauhaus
Buttress
Cantilever
Facade
Flying buttress
Greek orders (Describe Doric,
Ionic, Corinthian)
Groin vault
International/Modern Style
Architecture
Iwan
Kiva
Keystone
Metope
Minaret
Minbar
Mihrab
Oculus
Pediment
Post and lintel
Postmodern Architecture
Polytheism
Qibla Wall
Triglyph
CHAPTER 4: MAKING ART, USING ART, AND PRESERVING ART
1. List 3 roles artists can play in various cultures.
2. Describe the important of tax support art projects.
3. Why are some works of art considered National treasures?
4. How did the role of the museum change over time?
5. Why are museums important today?
6. Describe some of the measures taken to preserve works of art?
7. List a few examples of an Iconoclasm and why these events occurred?
CHAPTER 5: FOOD AND SHELTER
8. Define the terms Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic.
9. Discuss are some of the theories as to why Paleolithic artists painted images on the cave walls?
10. Describe materials were used to paint the cave walls and how was it applied.
11. Define the term twisted perspective.
