Test 1 2013

Question 1

4 out of 4 points

	The Egyptians were the only ancient civilization to create load-bearing constructions.
	Selected Answer: False Answers: True False

Question 2

4 out of 4 points

	The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, co-directed by the architects Vittori and Fisk since 1991, was created to make buildings more ________.
	Selected Answer: c. environmentally friendly Answers: a. interesting b. transparent c. efficient d. environmentally friendly e. urban

Question 3

4 out of 4 points

	This style of architecture, which began in the 1980s, combines the hard rectangles of Modernism with unusual materials and stylistic features from the past.
	Selected Answer: e. Postmodernism Answers: a. Art Nouveau b. Pop art c. Federalist d. Old Empire e. Postmodernism

Question 4

4 out of 4 points

	Cast iron was only invented in the eighteenth century.
	Selected Answer: False Answers: True False

Question 5

0 out of 4 points

	This kind of stress pushes on the structure of a building and must be countered by a pulling stress.
	Selected Answer: d. tension Answers: a. tension b. thrust c. momentum d. texture e. compression

Question 6

4 out of 4 points

	Architects consider this when designing a building.
	Selected Answer: e. all of these answers Answers: a. the site b. engineering c. materials d. the needs of the user e. all of these answers

Question 7

4 out of 4 points

	The way that images appear to be moving in films and videos is actually an optical illusion.
	Selected Answer: True Answers: True False

Question 8

4 out of 4 points

	One of the first popular films to use color imagery was ________.
	Selected Answer: d. The Wizard of Oz Answers: a. The Wizard of Oz b. Citizen Kane c. Singin’ in the Rain d. A Trip to the Moon e. Star Wars

Question 9

4 out of 4 points

	________ films often include innovative technology, unexpected subject matter, and/or manipulated images.
	Selected Answer: b. experimental Answers: a. documentary b. experimental c. silent d. historical e. all of the other answers

Question 10

4 out of 4 points

	The dark and mysterious scenery of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was inspired by ________.
	Selected Answer: a. German Expressionism Answers: a. German Expressionism b. French Impressionism c. African masks d. Netherlandish painting e. none of the other answers

Question 11

4 out of 4 points

	Using puppets, dolls, or models to create scenes in a movie is called ________.
	Selected Answer: e. stop-action animation Answers: a. collage b. imaginary thinking c. expressionism d. cel animation e. stop-action animation

Question 12

4 out of 4 points

	The earliest films featured elaborate sets and behind-the-scenes footage.
	Selected Answer: False Answers: True False

Question 13

4 out of 4 points

	The work of ________ was directly influential on the conceptual art movement.
	Selected Answer: b. Marcel Duchamp Answers: a. Marcel Duchamp b. the ancient Egyptians c. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart d. Albert Einstein e. Michelangelo

Question 14

4 out of 4 points

	Leonardo da Vinci’s sketched studies of a foetus in the womb, c. 1510–13, were commissioned by the Catholic Church.
	Selected Answer: False Answers: True False

Question 15

4 out of 4 points

	A sculpture intended by the artist to move is called ________ sculpture.
	Selected Answer: e. a kinetic Answers: a. a motion-detector b. a kinetic c. a fluted d. an armature e. a swivel

Question 16

4 out of 4 points

	This term for plate printmaking means “cut into” in Italian.
	Selected Answer: e. intaglio Answers: a. graffiti b. intaglio c. intermezzo d. impasto e. sgraffito

Question 17

4 out of 4 points

	The first cameras were ________.
	Selected Answer: c. room-sized Answers: a. free b. invisible c. room-sized d. electric e. gas-powered

Question 18

4 out of 4 points

	In order for photojournalistic news photos to be effective they need to be seen as ________.
	Selected Answer: c. truthful Answers: a. fun b. colorful c. truthful d. surrealistic e. none of the other answers

Question 19

4 out of 4 points

	The Steerage by Alfred Stieglitz depicts ________.
	Selected Answer: c. passengers on a steam ship Answers: a. a mother and her children b. World War I c. new machinery d. passengers on a steam ship e. child laborers

Question 20

4 out of 4 points

	Photographic portraits can never be poetic or introspective.
	Selected Answer: False Answers: True False

Question 21

4 out of 4 points

	This painting technique was used by the prehistoric cave painters of Lascaux, France, and is still used by contemporary graffiti artists.
	Selected Answer: c. spray paint Answers: a. glazing b. impasto c. spray paint d. broken stroke e. scumbling

Question 22

4 out of 4 points

	Artists used oil paint on cave walls thousands of years ago.
	Selected Answer: False Answers: True False

Question 23

4 out of 4 points

	This medium has made it possible for designers to make their page design “come alive” by allowing interactivity through hyperlinks.
	Selected Answer: b. World Wide Web Answers: a. radio b. World Wide Web c. fax machines d. television e. cell phones

Question 24

4 out of 4 points

	The visual form of printed letters, words, and text is called ________.
	Selected Answer: c. typography Answers: a. layout b. media c. typography d. hieroglyphics e. calligraphy

Question 25

4 out of 4 points

	The first people (c. 3400 BCE) to employ picture symbols in a consistent language system were the ________.
	Selected Answer: d. Mesopotamians Answers: a. Indians b. Mesopotamians c. Mesoamericans d. Romans e. Greeks