TEST BANK-
Living with Art (Author: Mark Getlein)
13th Edition
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,Test Bank For Living With Art,13th E By Mark Getlein, Kelly Donahue-
Wallace
Answers Included ✅
Chap 01 13e Getlein
1) What Role Best Describes The Artist's Intention When Creating The Shiva Nataraja Sculpture?
A) To Create A Place For Some Human Purpose
B) To Create An Extraordinary Version Of An Ordinary Object
C) To Give Visual Form To The Unknown
D) To Celebrate The Familiar
E) To Record And Commemorate
2) What Artwork From Your Textbook Is An Example Of An Artist Creating An Extraordinary
VersionOf An Ordinary Object?
A) The Balinese Necklace
B) The Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora
C) Shibboleth
D) Shiva Nataraja
E) Vanitas
3) In An Effort To Give Visual Form To The Unknown, The 10th-Century Sculpture Shiva Nataraja
Represents What Mystery?
A) The Linearity Of Time
B) The Destruction And Rebirth Of The Universe
C) The Importance Of Worldly Virtue
D) The Story Of Adam And Eve
E) The Afterlife
4) List And Explain The Six Typical Roles That Art Plays, Or Tasks For Art, To Distinguish It
From OtherObjects. Give An Example Of An Artwork That Illustrates Each Of The Roles
And Explain Why You Selected This Artwork To Exemplify The Role.
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,5) Consider The 10th-Century Bronze Sculpture Shiva Nataraja. Discuss The Importance Of
Understanding The Beliefs Of The Culture In Which This Work Was Created In Order To
Develop AnUnderstanding Of The Meaning Or Message Of The Work. What Cultural Or
Religious Role Was TheArtist Performing In Creating This Work?
6) Analyze The Painting Vanitas By Maria Van Oosterwijck, Discussing The Context Of
Vanitas Paintings And How The Painting Reflects The Society And Culture Of The Time
Period, The 17thCentury, Through Symbolic Messages.
7) In 2020 After The Death Of George Floyd, Sculpted Images Such As A Robert E. Lee
MonumentFrom 1890 In Were Vandalized And Knocked Off Their Pedestals.
A) Charleston, SC
B) Minneapolis, MN
C) Lexington, VA
D) Richmond, VA
E) Washington, DC
8) Who Designed The Vietnam Veterans Memorial In Washington, DC?
A) Maya Lin
B) Paul Pujol
C) Frank Gehry
D) Zaha Hadid
E) Gillian Wearing
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, 9) In What Year Was The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Unveiled In Washington, DC?
A) 1959
B) 1981
C) 1982
D) 1987
E) 1989
10) Which Statements Apply To The Vietnam Veterans Memorial In Washington, DC?
A) It Initially Gained Wide Approval But Soon Met With Some Strong Opposition.
B) It Consists Of A Long V-Shaped Wall That Is Sliced Into The Ground.
C) It Contains The Names Of About 58,000 Americans Who Were Captured,
Missing, OrKilled.
D) It Is Made Of Glossy White Marble.
E) It Contains Sculptural Figures Of Heroic Soldiers Who Sacrificed Their Lives.
11) Which Of The Following Did Architect-Sculptor Maya Lin NOT Design?
A) The Civil Rights Memorial In Alabama
B) The Vietnam Veterans Memorial In Washington, DC
C) The Langston Hughes Library In Tennessee
D) The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao In Spain
E) The Center For Contemporary Art In Cincinnati, Ohio
12) In 1939, English Archeologist Basil Brown Located A Wood Ship From The Early 7th
Century Constructed By Anglo-Saxon Craftsmen. A Sutton Hoo Helmet Was Uncovered.
Which Of TheFollowing Accurately Describe This Helmet?
A) It Has Evidence Of Decayed Iron.
B) Beasts, Warriors, And Geometric Patterns Adorn Part Of The Helmet.
C) There Is A Dragon Figure That Meets A Three-Headed Sea Serpent.
D) Sri Lankan Garnets Are Embedded In Its Forehead.
E) It Has A Shield To Cover The Face With Eye Openings.
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