ART
214 – HISTORY OF THE VISUAL ARTS II
Midterm
Exam
October 10, 2018
The
midterm exam will cover Chapters 14, 20-25 of and this is how it will be
constructed:
·
20
vocabulary terms (match the term to its definition) worth 2 points each.
·
40
multiple choice questions worth 1
points each
·
1
essay question focusing on conversations and/or lectures we've had in class worth
20 points. You will be given TWO topics. Choose ONE
The 20 vocabulary terms will be
pulled directly from the "Terms of the Day" lists I have
given you at the beginning of each class period. Study these lists well enough
to be able to match each term on the left side of the page with its particular
definition on the right side of the page.
The 40 multiple choice
questions come from both the class lectures and from the book. There will be
questions on the test that we never addressed in class; they come directly from
the book. The questions in this section
will range from those that test how well you understand the definitions of
terms to questions about specific artworks that you have seen, to questions
about the cultural, religious, and political environments that contributed to
the work.
Let me give you three example
questions (yes, these will be on the test just as you see them here):
During the Italian Renaissance, many women
artists such as Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana were only able to
receive quality training in art because ____________________.
a. Their fathers were noblemen or artists who
insisted their daughters receive training.
b. The salonnières gave them informal education
at private salons.
c. Art was considered a “craft” which women
could learn.
d. None of the above
One of Sandro Botticelli’s most famous
paintings is ,
which reflects many of the ideas of the Neo-Platonists.
a. The
Descent from the cross
b. Isenheim
Altarpiece
c. Venus
of Urbino
d. The
Birth of Venus
David with the
Head of Goliath was painted circa
1609-1610 by Caravaggio who painted _____________ in the place of Goliath’s
head.
a. The pope
b. A self-portrait
c. His teacher
d. None of the above
The best advice I can give you
on how to study for this portion of the exam is to comb through all your notes
you've taken in class, remind yourself of all the main concepts you've learned,
familiarize yourself with all the "Terms of the Day," and to make
sure you have read the material in the book. Pay special attention to how each
artwork serves as an example to illustrate a concept. Don't just depend on what
I have told you in class. About 75% of
these questions will come directly from lecture, but you don't want to be
thrown off by the questions that are based on the book alone.
The essay topics (from which
you will choose ONE) focusing on a combination of the book, lectures, and conversations
we had in class will require you to write two or more paragraphs in
response.
I can tell you this much:
·
One option will be
a compare & contrast essay
o
Write about the
similarities and differences between 2 or more works of art that you will be
shown.
o
Discuss what the
differences tell us about the concerns of each artist.
·
The second option
will present you with a work of art that you have not seen in
class.
o
Discuss that work
using the concepts and historical context you have gained in the first half of
the semester.
Each of them will be based on
lectures and/or a group discussion from class, but they are phrased to make you
think critically about certain concepts. This is meant to test how well you
have been paying attention to the concepts you've been learning in this class.
If you understand the topics and concepts we've been going over in class well
enough to apply them to questions that were never directly asked in class, then
you have made good use of the first half of your semester.
Study hard, and good luck to
everyone. If you have taken good notes, if you have read the chapters, and if
you have spent some time really trying to understand the "Terms of the
Day" then this exam shouldn't be difficult for you.
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