Art 305 Study Guide Questions with
Correct Answers
The central and dominant architecture of the medieval town was - Answer-The
cathedral
The sculpture of the Gothic era differs significantly from that of the Greeks in which
way? - Answer-Gothic sculpture expresses the soul in the individualized image of the
face.
The function of the Victory Stela of Naram-sin is: - Answer-To glorify a ruler
To depict a war massacre
To depict the concept of accessing the divine on a mountaintop.
The monumental Parthenon is: - Answer-Located in Athens, Greece
Located on the acropolis
dedicated to Athena
Technology played a vital role in: - Answer-Medieval culture
Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" is a fable that addresses - Answer-The contrast between
truth and representation.
Italian artist Paolo Uccello's drawing of a "mazzaccio" (a man's hat) - Answer-
Demonstrates the scientific potential of perspective image
Shows how perspective renderings aniticpated computer modeling images.
Demonstrates the artist's mastery of perspective.
Leonardo da Vinci's portraits of women represent a radical departure for the
Renaissance, in that they present women as: - Answer-Individualized human beings
with personal agency.
The art historical importance of the Renaissance can be found in: - Answer-Its
revolutionary development of perspective.
Its revolutionary attention to the human condition.
Its revolutionary development of printed books.
Correct Answers
The central and dominant architecture of the medieval town was - Answer-The
cathedral
The sculpture of the Gothic era differs significantly from that of the Greeks in which
way? - Answer-Gothic sculpture expresses the soul in the individualized image of the
face.
The function of the Victory Stela of Naram-sin is: - Answer-To glorify a ruler
To depict a war massacre
To depict the concept of accessing the divine on a mountaintop.
The monumental Parthenon is: - Answer-Located in Athens, Greece
Located on the acropolis
dedicated to Athena
Technology played a vital role in: - Answer-Medieval culture
Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" is a fable that addresses - Answer-The contrast between
truth and representation.
Italian artist Paolo Uccello's drawing of a "mazzaccio" (a man's hat) - Answer-
Demonstrates the scientific potential of perspective image
Shows how perspective renderings aniticpated computer modeling images.
Demonstrates the artist's mastery of perspective.
Leonardo da Vinci's portraits of women represent a radical departure for the
Renaissance, in that they present women as: - Answer-Individualized human beings
with personal agency.
The art historical importance of the Renaissance can be found in: - Answer-Its
revolutionary development of perspective.
Its revolutionary attention to the human condition.
Its revolutionary development of printed books.
