Topic Test — Cumulative exam Answers

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What is the informal name of the photograph above?

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Mother of the Depression
B
Worried Mother
C
The Mother
D
Migrant Mother
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Who is the artist of the image above?

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Richard Hamilton
B
Roy Lichtenstein
C
Andy Warhol
D
Wayne Thiebaud
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Who took the above photograph?

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Dana Ardus
B
Diane Arbus
C
Diana Arden
D
Deborah Arbus
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What do the backboards and baskets set on telephone poles symbolize in the image above?

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family
B
communication
C
purpose
D
dreams
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How was the above image culturally relevant of the pop art style?

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repeated imagery
B
screen printed images
C
heavy pigmentation and well-defined shadows
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What is depicted in the image above?

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A
a small town girl moving to the big city
B
a part of a series that are very similar to well-known plots of old-movies
C
both A and B
D
neither A nor B
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What special significance does the above piece have to the artist?

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It symbolizes the perpetual coming and going of things.
B
No artist had used a spiral shape before.
C
both A and B
D
neither A nor B
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Who created the above piece of art?

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David Hammons
B
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
C
Robert Smithson
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What theme did the artist of the above image usually include in his work?

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the food industry
B
candy
C
any images in threes
D
all of the above
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What was the photographer’s intended function for the windows in the image above?

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to isolate the individuals and give a sense of segragation
B
to visually separate the old from the young
C
to create movement in the image
D
all of the above
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Aside from commercial mass production, what else might Andy Warhol's use of repetitive imagery have been commenting on?

A
The slowing of technological advancement
B
The way in which the bombardment of media desensitizes us
C
American culture's obsession with celebrity
D
The prevalence of comic books in American culture
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Why did the artist of the above piece use a spiral shape?

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It is the most fundamental shape in nature.
B
It appears in DNA molecules.
C
It appears in sea shells and ancient rock art.
D
all of the above
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Who is often considered the founder of the pop art movement?

A
Andy Warhol
B
Roy Lichtenstein
C
Wayne Thiebaud
D
Richard Hamilton
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What is the social message of the piece above?

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to encourage kids to have higher goals in life than basketball
B
to hold onto their dreams
C
to reach for the highest goals possible
D
to do whatever they can to pursue an athletic career
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Where was the above photograph taken?

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Arizona
B
Colorado
C
Utah
D
Nevada
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Who created the above piece of art?

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A
David Hammons
B
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
C
Robert Smithson
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How did the photographer of the above image break the distance between the viewer and the subject?

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She focused only on one subject at a time.
B
She allowed the subjects to sense the camera.
C
She took a close up photograph.

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