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The three major categories of the visual arts are |
| | A) | painting, drawing, and photography. |
| | B) | painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| | C) | painting, sculpture, and architecture. |
| | D) | pictures, sculptures, and architecture. |
| | E) | drawing, architecture, and sculpture. |
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The material value of art refers to |
| | A) | its materialism. |
| | B) | the value of its media. |
| | C) | its expensive production. |
| | D) | the amount paid to the artist. |
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Intrinsic value means |
| | A) | the genetic value of a work. |
| | B) | the assessment of a work's aesthetic character. |
| | C) | the patriotic assessment of a work. |
| | D) | the religious value of a work. |
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Brancusi's Bird in Space was admitted into the U.S. as a |
| | A) | bronze work of art. |
| | B) | stolen work of art. |
| | C) | kitchen utensil. |
| | D) | forgery. |
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The "art train" refers to |
| | A) | Goering's plan to move his cache of stolen art. |
| | B) | a national museum housed in a railroad station. |
| | C) | an art education program. |
| | D) | the progression of art styles through human history. |
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The Betrayal of Images is |
| | A) | a sculpture of a pipe. |
| | B) | a painting of a pipe. |
| | C) | a nonfigurative painting. |
| | D) | an example of trompe l'oeil. |
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"The Apocrypha" refers to |
| | A) | the end of the world. |
| | B) | the last book of the Bible. |
| | C) | the unaccepted books of the Bible. |
| | D) | a commentary on the Bible. |
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A painting of fruit and flowers on a table is a |
| | A) | still life. |
| | B) | nonrepresentational work. |
| | C) | portrait. |
| | D) | drawing. |
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Who said "One does like to make one's mummy just as nice as possible"? |
| | A) | van Gogh |
| | B) | van Eyck |
| | C) | Oppenheim |
| | D) | Whistler |
| | E) | Bruegel |
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A diptych is a |
| | A) | two-part sculpture. |
| | B) | two-paneled painting. |
| | C) | double building. |
| | D) | repeated image. |
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Iconography refers to |
| | A) | formal elements. |
| | B) | feminism. |
| | C) | Marxism. |
| | D) | subject matter. |
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The philosopher Jacques Derrida is most associated with |
| | A) | deconstruction. |
| | B) | psychoanalysis. |
| | C) | formalism. |
| | D) | iconology. |
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Ferdinand de Saussure is most associated with |
| | A) | deconstruction. |
| | B) | psychoanalysis. |
| | C) | semiology. |
| | D) | iconology. |
| | E) | formalism. |
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Sigmund Freud is most associated with |
| | A) | deconstruction. |
| | B) | psychoanalysis. |
| | C) | semiology. |
| | D) | iconology. |
| | E) | feminism. |
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In semiotics, the four letters p-i-p-e constitute |
| | A) | a sign. |
| | B) | etymology. |
| | C) | a signifier. |
| | D) | a signified. |
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