Test Bank For Humanities Through The Arts 10th Edition By Lee Jacobus

Chapter 1   The Humanities: An Introduction

1) Broad areas of human creativity involving analysis of values are collectively referred to as

1. A) the humanities.
2. B) scientific methodologies.
3. C) the arts and sciences.
4. D) the history of mankind.

2) The text places emphasis on studying the humanities through

1. A) the arts.
2. B) the sciences.
3. C) philosophy.
4. D) literature.

3) Cave art reveals that

1. A) art has a geographical connection.
2. B) from the beginning, humans instinctively made revealing forms.
3. C) animals have been important in the development of values.
4. D) art is a sacred matter.

4) Which statement best corresponds with the author’s approach to the humanities?

1. A) The commercial success of a work of art is the best way to understand its value.
2. B) Matters of taste are indisputable; beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
3. C) Going beyond the facts to the values that evoke our feelings.
4. D) It is nearly impossible to fully analyze works of art that are not considered beautiful.

5) The organization of a medium that clarifies or reveals a subject matter is described as

1. A) artistic form.
2. B) emotional form.
3. C) sensuous form.
4. D) receptive form.

6) Why must artists make the structure interesting?

1. A) Because we often respond to artistic form without awareness of its affect.
2. B) Because we are most impressed by commercially successful works of art.
3. C) Because we actively seek to engage with structural components.
4. D) Because we are unable to form an opinion without structure.

7) What is the subject matter of Blume’s The Eternal City?

1. A) Self-portrait
2. B) Geometry
3. C) African culture
4. D) Fascism