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1
In what city was a museum sued for exhibiting Mapplethorpe works?
A)Cleveland
B)Cincinnati
C)Chicago
D)Washington, D.C.
E)Philadelphia
2
Which accurately describes the portrait of Chuck Close featured in this chapter?
A)It is a mosaic.
B)It is an acrylic.
C)It is a close-up view.
D)It is a computer-generated image.
3
Gilbert and George described themselves as
A)"performance artists."
B)"impresarios."
C)"video artistes."
D)"living sculptures."
E)"gilded lilies."
4
Which artist is correctly matched with his/her/their work?
A)the Christos—The Gates, Central Park, New York City
B)Gilbert and George—Spiral Jetty
C)Frank Gehry—Louvre Pyramid
D)R. Buckminster Fuller—Lloyd's Building
E)Judy Chicago—Fervor
5
Which structure is NOT correctly matched with its location?
A)IBA housing complex—Berlin
B)Piazza d'Italia—New Orleans
C)Lloyd's Building—London
D)Glass pyramid—Cairo
6
What is a fullerene?
A)a building by Fuller
B)a unit of a geodesic dome
C)a Dymaxion
D)a type of molecule
E)a type of atom
7
The large central space around which the new Lloyd's Building was wrapped is the
A)atrium.
B)courtyard.
C)narthex.
D)nave.
8
Which is LEAST true of the Christos?
A)They are Conceptual artists.
B)They recycle their materials.
C)They accept no financial patronage.
D)They raise money by selling drawings, collages, and models.
9
Who or what is NOT referred to in the iconography of The Dinner Party?
A)Hatshepsut
B)Virginia Woolf
C)the Last Supper
D)Warhol
E)O'Keeffe
10
Which category best matches the artist?
A)Smith—Body Art
B)Basquiat—Environmental Art
C)Kiefer—Feminism
D)Paik—Environmental Art
11
Which best describes Post-Modern architecture?
A)It is Classical.
B)It is inspired by De Stijl.
C)It is eclectic.
D)It is made mainly of glass.
12
What does "Sensation" refer to?
A)an exhibit in Brooklyn
B)a performance by Laurie Anderson
C)a singing sculpture
D)a video installation
13
Shirin Neshat's work can best be described by which category?
A)Impressionism
B)Body Art
C)Video Art
D)Installation
14
Which artist created an installation using the circular format of the ramp at the Guggenheim Museum?
A)I. M. Pei
B)Jenny Holzer
C)Valerie Jaudon
D)Judy Chicago
E)Matthew Barney
15
Why did I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid inspire such controversy?
A)The artist was not a Frenchman.
B)The pyramid appeared unstable.
C)The pyramid blocked the former residence of French kings.
D)The plans included myriad facilities below the Louvre courtyard.
E)both because the artist was not a Frenchman, and because the pyramid blocked the former residence of French kings





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