AP Art History Practice exam Q&A With Complete Solution

AP Art History Practice exam This artwork is made from? - Papyrus The Catacomb of Priscilla was designed by its original founders to provide a..? - burial place for members of the early Christian community The detail shown of a painting from the Chauvet-Pont d'Arc Cave demonstrates an early interest in naturalism through which of the following visual characteristics? - The staggered arrangement of the animals, so that some animals are placed behind others In the last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb (page from the Book of the Dead), the presence of the ibis-headed god Thoth demonstrates that the ancient Egyptians.... - placed great importance in written records and observations The creator of the work shown, which is from Neolithic Papua New Guinea, carved the top into an elongated, rounded shape most likely to suggest the? - head and upper body of an animal, conforming to the shape of a handle The Byzantine mosaics of Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora from the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna differ from classical Roman mosaics in that they - favor stylized figures against a gold-leaf background, reflecting the emphasis of early Christian art on spirituality The images show two views of the Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater). The facade decorations of the Colosseum were notable in that..? - different architectural orders of columns were used to distinguish each level In designing the forum in which the column stands, Apollodorus of Damascus departed from the design traditions demonstrated in earlier Roman imperial fora by - making the basilica the central building in the public space The work shown can be attributed to the style of Hellenistic Greece because of which of the following characteristics? - The depiction of the psychological effects of defeat to elicit an emotional response from the viewer A feature of Doryphoros (spear thrower) Polykleitos that reflects Italian Renaissance interest in reviving the classical Greco-Roman sculptural tradition is the figure's? - contrapposto stance El Anatsui's Old Man's Cloth demonstrates the artist's desire to maintain a connection with traditional art from Nigeria by including visual references to - Nigerian cloth and its geometric patterns The work shown can be identified as an ancient Etruscan sarcophagus because of which of the following characteristics? - The stylized depiction of a couple reclining on a couch as they would have comported themselves at a banquet Scholars think that early medieval fibulae, such as the Merovingian looped fibulae, served as? - status symbols owned to enhance prestige The design of Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao differs from Modernist architectural designs in part because Gehry wanted to - create engaging spaces that intrigue visitors On the basis of style and subject matter, the work shown can be attributed to which of the following cultures? - Etruscan The work shown is the Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry and built in Los Angeles in 2003 C.E.