CLEP Humanities : 3D Visual Art

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Twentieth And Twenty First Century Architecture

Who was the architect famous for designing a Glass House as his own residence?

Possible Answers:

Philip Johnson

I. M. Pei

Mies van der Rohe

Frank Gehry

Frank Lloyd Wright

Correct answer:

Philip Johnson

Explanation:

Philip Johnson was a modernist architect who sought clean lines, used steel and glass construction, and valued function in his design. Inspired by the Farnsworth House designed by Mies van der Rohe, Johnson designed his own house in Connecticut as made almost entirely of glass. The rectangular abode is now a tourist site, along with Johnson's entire property, including other buildings and his massive art collection.

Example Question #7 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Twentieth And Twenty First Century Architecture

John Augustus Roebling is the architect responsible for which New York City landmark?

Possible Answers:

The Empire State Building

Trinity Church

The George Washington Bridge

The Statue of Liberty

The Brooklyn Bridge

Correct answer:

The Brooklyn Bridge

Explanation:

John Augustus Roebling, a German immigrant, was the leading designer of bridges throughout the mid-nineteenth century in America. His masterpiece, however, was the Brooklyn Bridge, which was the first steel-wire suspension bridge ever built. Unfortunately, Roebling died in 1870, just as it was beginning construction, and his son Washington Roebling had to take over construction.

Example Question #3 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Twentieth And Twenty First Century Architecture

The unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona was designed by whom?

Possible Answers:

Antoni Gaudí

Pablo Picasso

Salvador Dalí

Enrique Nieto

Joan Miró

Correct answer:

Antoni Gaudí

Explanation:

La Sagrada Familia was planned as a massive church in Barcelona that would rival its Cathedral in size. After breaking ground in 1882, the church is still not totally finished. Importantly, its architect Antoni Gaudí was killed in a 1926 tram accident, and the work had to continue on under architects with different design aesthetics than its singular original designer.

Example Question #45 : Renaissance To Contemporary Architecture

The architect Frank Gehry is famous for designing the building for which art museum?

Possible Answers:

The Museum of Modern Art in New York

The Musee D'Orsay in Paris

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles

The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago

The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao

Correct answer:

The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao

Explanation:

Gehry, a modernist architect well known for flowing lines and unusual shapes, has built concert halls, museums, and government buildings around the world. Among his most notable works is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, constructed out of titanium and glass, in shapes that are meant to evoke the countryside of Bilbao's Basque region.

Example Question #2 : Answering Other Questions About Architecture Of The Americas

Mayan architecture was dominated by what kind of building?

Possible Answers:

The galleried temple

The minaret

The pyramid

The vaulted hall

The onion dome

Correct answer:

The pyramid

Explanation:

All Mayan cities and temple structures revolved around the pyramid. Typically featuring steps to the top of the pyramid and terraces, the Mayas used the pyramid for temples, palaces, and most other important buildings. The use of the pyramid was highly influential for later Mesoamerican cultures, such as the Aztecs.

Example Question #401 : Clep: Humanities

Hindu temple architecture is defined in the works collectively known as __________.

Possible Answers:

the Rig Veda

the Mahabaratha

the Bhagavad Gita

the Shilpa Shastras

the Rhamayana

Correct answer:

the Shilpa Shastras

Explanation:

Hindu temple architecture follows guidelines which call for a circular inner sanctum with the rest of the structure emanating from the center room. As with most ancient Hindu artistic traditions, the basic structures and rules for Hindu temple architecture are found in the group of works known as the Shilpa Shastras.

Example Question #11 : 3 D Visual Art

What was the principle material used by sculptors in the Classical period in Greece?

Possible Answers:

Iron

Cement

Clay

Marble

Brick

Correct answer:

Marble

Explanation:

The key feature of ancient Greek sculpture was the monumental size of most of their pieces, as well as the dramatic depiction of heroes and gods. The statues therefore needed to be made of an extremely sturdy and dependable material. Marble proved the most durable and popular material among ancient Greek sculptors not just for the mentioned reasons, but because of its abundance in Greek lands.

Example Question #2 : Sculpture

The sculptor Auguste Rodin's style was marked by all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Possible Answers:

the use of classical and mythological themes

making sculptures out of clay that could work as models for bronze casting

the capture of movement in a sculpture

a realistic depiction of the human body

a dark psychological perspective

Correct answer:

the use of classical and mythological themes

Explanation:

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was a revolutionary sculptor who helped develop modern art, but he actually saw himself as a traditional craftsman. Rodin would use clay to create bronze molds, and used models. In contrast to his predecessors, Rodin asked models to move so he could capture natural movement and a dark psychological perspective. Rodin also refused to use traditional classical and mythological themes in his work.

Example Question #42 : Sculpture

The Dying Gaul is a famous Roman piece of art in which medium?

Possible Answers:

Mural

Painting

Mosaic

Fresco

Sculpture

Correct answer:

Sculpture

Explanation:

The Dying Gaul is a statue from the third century BCE and is among the most famous pieces of Roman artwork. The statue is remarkable for its tension and lines in the prone figure, who is slouching into repose from his wounds. Additionally, the face conveys an astonishing amount of pathos and misery, while also showing a perfect form in the figure's body.

Example Question #3 : Sculpture

Which classical Greek artist is best known for his creation of the statue of Zeus at Olympia and the Athena Parthenos in Athens?

Possible Answers:

Homer

Sophocles

Michelangelo

Plutarch

Phidias

Correct answer:

Phidias

Explanation:

Homer, Sophocles, and Plutarch are Ancient Greek poets and writers. Michelangelo worked in the Renaissance era. Phidias is the only sculptor from the classical Greek era listed.

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