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Choose the best answer below. How is this an autobiographical piece of art?

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It presents imagery of how society controls and hurts all people.
B
It shows the relationship the artist had with nature.
C
It shows the pain and suffering experienced by the artist.
D
It contrasts society’s version of beauty with the artist’s.
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Symbolic proportion is ________________

A
the relative size relationship between religious figures and other part of a work of art.
B
the apparent disproportionate relationship between objects within a piece.
C
the manipulation of visual characteristics in order to emphasize one specific figure.
D
the use of geometric arrangements to show religious imagery or to tell stories.
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Proportion is ________________

A
the all-encompassing reproduction of a person or thing.
B
the relative size of an object as compared to another, or as compared to the other elements in the piece.
C
the arrangement of visual elements in a piece, which helps to create understanding and convey the artist's message.
D
the arrangement of elements in order to create equilibrium and a piece that is aesthetically pleasing.
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Brancusi’s well-known sculpture of a bird was intended to ____________

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display the physical qualities of a bird..
B
emphasize the relative size of birds to humans.
C
show the calming attributes of birds.
D
emphasize the graceful qualities of a bird.
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Symbolism is ____________________

A
an expression, practice, or usage of cultural characteristics.
B
the likeness of someone,usually painted or sculpted.
C
a memorial, a lasting remembrance, evidence by displaying another image in its place.
D
the art of using symbols, or having symbolic meaning.
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Which of the following is not a true statement?

A
A work of art can be originally created to document an event, but later become a piece that commemorates the event and the people involved.
B
Many cultures throughout history have had statues built to commemorate great rulers.
C
Documentation attempts to tell about a factual event or person.
D
Columnar monuments were used only by the Romans until the 14th century.
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Art is often controversial because __________________

A
artists use the elements of art in creative ways, which often offend the public.
B
art is almost always based on religious beliefs or cultural circumstances.
C
artists and observers have varying ideas of what art is.
D
art is no longer a respected profession.
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Iconology is ________________

A
the meaning of symbols and images in a piece of work.
B
the manipulation of objects in order to create a desired mood.
C
the study of the meaning and imagery in art in its broader cultural or artistic context.
D
the influence of economic and social circumstances in art.
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In a work of art, the arrangement of visual elements is known as the ____________.

A
content
B
design
C
subject
D
form
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Choose the word to fill in the blank, which best completes the sentence.There was much _____________ used in the ancient writings, to produce a visual narrative of what had happened.

A
commemoration
B
symbolism
C
monument
D
abstractism
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The controversial image by Edouard Manet was entitled _______________.

A
Masquerade
B
The Son of Man
C
Olympia
D
David
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All of the following are considered methodologies of art, except which?

A
formalism
B
Feminism
C
imagery
D
Marxism
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___________ provides both equilibrium and aesthetics to a piece of art.

A
Balance
B
Proportion
C
Imagery
D
Realism
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Choose the words to fill in the blank, which best complete the sentence. Look at the painting by Duchamp, entitled _______(1)_______. The repetition and shifting diagonal lines creates a sense of _______(2)_______.

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(1) Golden Guards Descending; (2) emphasis
B
(1) Nude Descending a Staircase; (2) movement
C
(1) Of the Blues; (2) movement
D
(1) Raft of the Medusa; (2) emphasis
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Look at the sculpture above of Augustus. A staff, like the one he is holding, symbolized __________ in Roman culture.

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strength
B
unity
C
leadership
D
royalty

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