GED 120 Orange Coast College Intro to Hummanities Question Exam See attached document for questions. Responses with question number and letter are find via

GED 120 Orange Coast College Intro to Hummanities Question Exam See attached document for questions. Responses with question number and letter are find via word documentBook used The Humanities Through the ArtsLee A. Jacobus & F. David Martin, 2018McGraw-Hill EducationISBN.13: 978-1-260-15418-4 GED120 Rev. 07/2019
Final Exam
Exam ID: c27748b1-529f-4254-8a42-c2473172166d
1. Subjectivist theories of value claim that:
a. value is projected by human interest on some object or event
b. value is in the object or event itself, independently of any subject or interest
c. value emerges from the relation between human interest and an object or event
d. values are always set forth as norms or ideals
2. What historical time does Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” vividly capture?
a. World War I
b. the Harlem Renaissance
c. the Recession
d. the Great Depression
3. Which of the following refers to contemporary works enjoyed by the masses?
a. craftworks
b. popular art
c. kitsch
d. propaganda
4. Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial is an example of:
a. public sculpture
b. earth sculpture
c. environmental sculpture
d. sculpture in the round
5. The organization of a medium that clarifies or reveals a subject matter is described as ________
form.
a. artistic
b. emotional
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c. sensuous
d. receptive
6. During the silent film years, films were usually shown:
a. in a theater that was completely silent
b. to the accompaniment of carefully coordinated music
c. while a narrator contributed a running explanation
d. with the dialogue being read by live actors in the theater
7. Which of the following films introduced sound?
a. “Jazz Singer”
b. “Birth of a Nation”
c. “The Great Train Robbery”
d. “Citizen Kane”
8. Which of the following theatrical productions interprets George Seurat’s pointillist painting, “A Sunday
Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte”?
a. “Starry Night” (1889)
b. “The Marriage of Figaro” (1786)
c. “Invisible Man” (1952)
d. “Sunday in the Park with George” (1984)
9. Which of the following artists won the International Prize at the Venice Biennale in 1999 for “Electric
Earth”?
a. Bill Viola
b. Peter Campus
c. Doug Aitken
d. Judith Barry
10. Which of the following is pigment bound by egg yolk?
a. fresco
b. oil
c. tempera
d. watercolor
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11. Which category includes works that bring the audience into direct contact with the creative ideas of
the artist?
a. performance art
b. conceptual art
c. virtual art
d. folk art
12. Henri Matisse’s paintings, “The Dance” and “Music”:
a. offer realistic portrayals of dance and music, respectively
b. interpret a specific artistic moment
c. interpret the essential nature of dance and music, respectively
d. aimed to make a political statement about dance and music, respectively
13. Issues of space and architecture are especially relevant in what sector?
a. financial districts
b. urban planning
c. rural development
d. highways and state roads
14. Which type of sculpture has the least amount of depth dimension?
a. sculpture in the round
b. high-relief sculpture
c. low-relief sculpture
d. medium-relief sculpture
15. Hamlet’s famous speech, “To be, or not to be…” is an example of a/an:
a. soliloquy
b. dialogue
c. catharsis
d. archetype
16. Broad areas of human creativity involving analysis of values are collectively referred to as:
a. the humanities
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b. scientific methodologies
c. the arts and sciences
d. the history of mankind
17. Since 2000, there has been a shift in how people watch television because of:
a. the spread of cable service offering more choices
b. the BBC began putting content online
c. the rise of YouTube
d. networks failing
18. The basic elements of painting are:
a. line, color, texture, and composition
b. light, shape, volume, and space
c. perception, rhythm, and balance
d. an artist, a participator, and a critic
19. Which literary structure is a poem with emphasis on feelings as the subject matter?
a. organic narrative
b. quest narrative
c. the lyric
d. episodic narrative
20. A group of notes played in succession with a perceivable “shape”:
a. is called a melody
b. produces harmony
c. produces consonance
d. produces dissonance
21. Which of the following moves abruptly from one shot to the next, with no preparation and often with
a shock?
a. continuity cut
b. jump cut
c. dissolve
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d. fade
22. Which theoretical stance claims the object itself incites interest independently of any other subject or
interest?
a. objectivist
b. relational
c. subjectivist
d. normative
23. Which of the following is an example of Pop Art?
a. Warhol’s “200 Campbell Soup Cans”
b. Hanson’s “Woman with a Purse”
c. Duchamp’s “L.H.O.O.Q.”
d. Rousseau’s “The Sleeping Gypsy”
24. Cave art reveals that:
a. art has a geographical connection
b. from the beginning, humans instinctively made revealing forms
c. animals have been important in the development of values
d. art is a sacred matter
25. Which statement best describes watercolor pigment?
a. it offers the most flexibility for blending colors and subtle portrayal of light and textures
b. it dries quickly and offers little room for error
c. it provides extraordinary precision of detail and subtle linear shaping
d. It offers limited, but striking color choices
26. Which structure best illustrates the perception of architecture to “defy gravity”?
a. Brunelleschi’s Dome of the Florence Cathedral
b. the Parthenon in Athens
c. Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum
d. Van der Rohe’s Farnsworth Residence
27. Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” is built on the concept of:
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a. love
b. order
c. chance
d. change
28. Which of the following is based largely on African American spirituals and experience?
a. “Swan Lake”
b. “New Dance”
c. “Revelations”
d. “Medea”
29. Which of the following is a type of idea art?
a. conceptual art
b. folk art
c. performance art
d. shock art
30. Which of the following is true about Bill Viola’s work?
a. It rejects religion and spirituality.
b. It is heavily influenced by contemporary painters.
c. It is often playful and lighthearted.
d. It makes effective use of a slow-motion technique.
31. Which of the following court dances was a favorite at Queen Elizabeth’s court in the sixteenth
century?
a. allemande
b. minuet
c. pavane
d. volta
32. Which of the following is preeminent in film?
a. the moving image
b. the still image
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c. the sound
d. technical achievement
33. According to the authors, which of the following basic distinctions of art is the most fundamental?
a. participation
b. content
c. artistic form
d. subject matter
34. When does the strongest effect of tragedy occur?
a. when the protagonist’s quest for truth ends happily
b. when the protagonist accepts his or her misfortune
c. when recognition and reversal happen at the same time
d. at the denouement, or conclusion of events
35. Music listeners:
a. concentrate on the form, detail and structure of music
b. do not bother with form, detail, or structure
c. must know how to play instruments
d. prefer rich melodies
36. Which discipline is defined as an attempt to give reasoned answers to fundamental questions that
are not treated by any of the more specialized disciplines?
a. philosophy
b. history
c. theology
d. mathematics
37. The statement that there are more detailed relationships in “The Flame” than in “The Last Supper”
is:
a. interpretive
b. historical
c. descriptive
d. evaluative
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38. Which of the following is true about Isadora Duncan?
a. She felt that the emphasis of ballet should be on the movement of the arms and legs.
b. The dances she developed were built mainly on narrative pretexts.
c. She rebelled against the stylization of ballet practiced by the early Greek dancers.
d. She often danced in bare feet.
39. Which statement best describes Robert Herrick’s poem, “The Pillar of Fame”?
a. It lacks a clearly defined structure.
b. Its visual formal structure illuminates the subject of fame.
c. Its structure and the theme are unrelated.
d. It conveys objectivity.
40. The incorporation of photography and film in contemporary opera is an example of:
a. interpretation
b. relativity
c. appropriation
d. libretto
41. Which type of value theory is presupposed by the authors of your text?
a. relational
b. objectivist
c. subjectivist
d. empirical
42. Which photograph most closely resembles or suggests the composition of a painting?
a. Alfred Stieglitz’s “Sun Rays, Paula”
b. Bruce Davidson’s “Opening at the Met”
c. Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother”
d. Carrie Mae Weems’s “Untitled (Man smoking)”
43. The branch of philosophy that studies how values impact moral judgment is:
a. history
b. ethics
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c. psychology
d. chemistry
44. which best describes the early pictorialist photographer’s treatment of details?
a. apply critical depth of field
b. subordinate details to structure
c. capture bright, bold colors
d. reveal true emotion
45. What statement best describes the space around a sculpture?
a. It is empty.
b. It is sensory.
c. It is intangible.
d. It is shallow.
46. Why must artists make the structure interesting?
a. because we often respond to artistic form without awareness of its affect
b. because we are most impressed by commercially successful works of art
c. because we actively seek to engage with structural components
d. because we are unable to form an opinion without structure
47. The inner centrality of the Parthenon was considered weak because:
a. the outer centrality is so strong
b. the inner space is divided
c. it is so entirely open
d. there are no windows
48. Which novella has been interpreted in both film and opera?
a. David Alfaro Siqueiros’s “Echo of a Scream”
b. Frank Gehry’s “National Nederlanden”
c. Thomas Mann’s “Death in Venice”
d. Henri Matisse’s “The Dance”
49. Language used to help the participant picture what is being described is called:
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a. simile
b. metaphor
c. symbolism
d. imagery
50. Sky-oriented architecture may do all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. emphasize or accent the earth around it
b. appear to defy gravity
c. stand high and centered
d. integrate outer and inner light
51. According to the text, what makes “The Godfather” an impressive achievement?
a. its glorification of the mafia
b. its dehumanization of its characters
c. its anachronistic use of music
d. its ambiguity
52. The statement that Picasso’s “Guernica” is a better painting than Blume’s “The Eternal City” is:
a. interpretive
b. historical
c. descriptive
d. evaluative
53. “Spiral Jetty” is an example of:
a. earth sculpture
b. environmental sculpture
c. machine sculpture
d. accommodation with technology
54. “Inebriate of air am I,” in Dickinson’s poem is an example of:
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. diction
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d. irony
55. Who is hailed as the “people’s painter,” yet deemed an illustrator by art critics (distinct from artist)?
a. Marcel Duchamp
b. Andrew Wyeth
c. Grandma Moses
d. Andy Warhol
56. Founded by Martha Graham and taken over by Ohad Naharin, which company is respected for its
imaginative and risk-taking approach to dance?
a. Momix
b. Mark Morris
c. Batsheva
d. Alvin Ailey
57. What is the subject matter of tragedy?
a. sorrow and suffering
b. joy and happiness
c. guilt and community
d. strange behavior and laughter
58. Cezanne’s “Mont Sainte-Victoire” is an example of ________ painting.
a. abstract
b. representational
c. shock
d. color-field
59. The search for personal identity is a familiar narrative pattern known as a/an:
a. hamartia
b. archetype
c. dialogue
d. proscenium
60. Sculpture that has grooves of various depths cut into the surface plane of the stone while the
surface remains clearly perceptible is known as _________ sculpture.
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a. sunken-relief
b. low-relief
c. high-relief
d. none of the above
61. Which of the following helped begin the open-ended serial?
a. The Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
b. The British Broadcasting System (BBC)
c. Home Box Office (HBO)
d. The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)
62. Who of the following has been particularly successful in founding a school of modern dance that
focuses on the rhythms of heartbeat and pulse?
a. Mark Morris Dance Group
b. Pilobolus
c. Twyla Tharp
d. Martha Graham
63. A descriptive criticism of Jackson Pollock’s “The Flame” would:
a. point out the vigorous color contrasts of the composition
b. assess the merits of Pollock’s work
c. explain the symbolic meaning of the fiery forms
d. assert that the work is a masterpiece
64. Evaluative criticism centers on:
a. formal elements of a work
b. the content
c. the relative merits of a work
d. the degree of beauty of a work of art
65. Artistic form usually implies a strong degree of perceptible ________.
a. unity
b. angularity
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c. content
d. disunity
66. N. J. Berrill points out in “Man’s Emerging Mind” that:
a. we are more likely to believe what we see
b. we are more likely to see what we believe
c. we believe that we see what is there
d. seeing is believing
67. Which type of narrative implies a close relationship of all the details including unity of events and
character(s)?
a. organic
b. episodic
c. quest
d. lyric
68. The playing of one or more motives, themes, or melodies against each other is called:
a. tempo
b. contrast
c. counterpoint
d. harmony
69. The statement that the bull in Picasso’s “Guernica” symbolizes Franco’s utter insensitivity to
suffering is:
a. interpretive
b. descriptive
c. evaluative
d. historical
70. A structure in which the melody is stated, then repeated with the first statement being played as
background, as in “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” is a ________
a. fugue.
b. sonata.
c. fantasia.
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d. symphony.
71. Which of the following is a characteristic of social dance?
a. It often has a religious purpose.
b. It often has a practical purpose.
c. It is a form of recreation.
d. It is more stylized and less openly energetic than the court dance.
72. Baudelaire thought photography was “art’s most mortal enemy” because:
a. from the moment photography was invented, painting was dead
b. photography could record only visual records, not something of a man’s soul
c. as a product of the imagination, the photograph could not adequately represent reality
d. the camera could record precisely what was before the lens
73. Cindy Sherman uses what kind of photography?
a. pictorialism
b. straight photography
c. digital photography
d. documentary
74. The pattern of the sonata form is:
a. theme, new material, theme
b. a series of variations on the same theme
c. exposition, development, recapitulation
d. ABACABA
75. Which of the following is true about “Swan Lake”?
a. It was highly unconventional for the Romantic Age in which it was conceived.
b. It had archetypal overtones.
c. It had no pretext.
d. Its music was composed by Stravinsky.
76. Of the four necessities of architecture, which is the most obvious?
a. function
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b. spatial relationships
c. technical requirements
d. revelatory requirements
77. The relational theory of value claims that value emerges:
a. when a work of art is very expensive
b. from the relation between an interest and an object
c. from the interest the object excites
d. when the subject is interested in the object
78. Which form of painting gives the most intensified sense of presentational immediacy?
a. abstract
b. representational
c. sculptural
d. none of the above
79. Performance art differs from traditional drama in that it:
a. requires a stage-in-the-round
b. avoids anti-establishment social and political views
c. sometimes has no narrative at all
d. lacks physicality
80. Early situation comedies typically:
a. focused on upper-class families that audiences would want to emulate
b. centered on urban working-class families facing everyday problems
c. lacked diversity, thus reflecting prevailing racist attitudes of the time
d. were one hour long, rather than the half-hour format that is common today
81. “Downtown Abbey” is an example of a:
a. situation comedy
b. telenovela
c. variety show
d. historical serial
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82. Who is the most celebrated video artist working today?
a. Bill Viola
b. Peter Campus
c. Doug Aitken
d. Judith Barry
83. In the arts, what is it called when a work of art uses another work of art as subject matter?
a. interpretation
b. appropriation
c. libretto
d. isolation
84. The text places emphasis on studying the humanities through:
a. the arts
b. the sciences
c. philosophy
d. literature
85. The Documentarists are especially interested in:
a. sharp focus
b. “the decisive moment”
c. soft focus
d. symbolic meanings
86. One of the complaints about pictorialism is that it was:
a. limited in depth of field
b. emotionally shallow
c. too symmetrical
d. an interesting social document, but not a work of art
87. The quest narrative is a story in which:
a. the leading character or characters search for something of great importance to themselves
b. the leading character or characters have to complete certain assigned tasks in order to receive
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their rewards
c. a series of seemingly unrelated events are related by a surprising conclusion
d. a mystery is solved
88. Buildings that illuminate the earth and accentuate its natural symbolism are considered ________
architecture.
a. earth-rooted
b. sky-oriented
c. earth-resting
d. earth-dominating
89. Which branch of philosophy studies the creative process in the arts and the role of art in society?
a. aesthetics
b. ethics
c. theology
d. sociology
90. “Allegro” means:
a. slow
b. fast
c. dance-like
d. with feeling
91. In tragedy, what is the cleansing or purification that occurs after feeling pity and fear for the
character?
a. denouement
b. recognition
c. reversal
d. catharsis
92. Buildings that “rule over” the earth are described as:
a. earth-resting
b. sky-oriented
c. earth-rooted
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d. earth-dominating
93. Who took part in a federal program to give photographers work during the Great Depression?
a. Eugène Atget
b. James Van Der Zee
c. Dorothea Lange
d. Henri Cartier-Bresson
94. What can art provide that cannot be expressed by data and information?
a. factual details
b. emotional understanding
c. visual clarity
d. Empirical evidence
95. What is the method of photography that Ansel Adams is known for?
a. the fine print
b. pictorialism
c. composition
d. interesting social statements
96. Matisse’s “The Dance” took its inspiration from:
a. a dance Matisse saw in a small fishing village
b. one of Picasso’s paintings
c. designs by Shchukin’s wife in Moscow
d. the space in which it was painted
97. Normative values are set forth as:
a. norms or ideals
b. value facts
c. theoretical truths
d. intrinsic-extrinsic claims
98. The term “axis mundi” relates to ________ architecture.
a. earth-rooted
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b. sky-oriented
c. earth-resting
d. earth-dominating
99. According to Aristotle, what is the moment of truth for the tragic hero?
a. denouement
b. recognition
c. reversal
d. catharsis
100. Given its weighty appearance and the density of its stone columns, the Parthenon in Athens is best
classified as ________ architecture.
a. earth-rooted
b. sky-oriented
c. earth-resting
d. earth-dominating
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