The first midterm will consist of three parts. For Part One, you will be shown ten slides. I will ask you to write down one bit of information about each slide. Typically, I'll ask for artist, title, period/style, or culture. Part Two will consist of true/false and matching questions. For Part Three, you will be given three essay topics. You will pick one and write a short essay.
For the actual midterm, be sure to bring a #2 pencil and scantron #886-E to class.
Directions: For the midterm in class, you will be shown TEN slides. Each slide will be on the screen for THIRTY SECONDS.
(Here, I've included ten images, all from your textbook, and all works of art that we've gone over in class. For each image, I ask for one bit of information. This is the same TYPE of information I'll ask on exam day. ONE of these images will also be shown during the actual midterm, although you will not get the same question I'm asking of you here. Click on an image below to see the work of art, and try to answer the question within 30 seconds. Click on "answer" for the correct response.)
Directions: Choose the best answer for each question.
(Again, these are the same TYPES of questions you'll get on the midterm. These exact questions will not be on the test. Click on "answer" for the correct response. I've only included 5 questions here, but you'll have 20 questions on the actual test.)
1. The __________ built palaces on the island of Crete in the Aegean Sea.
2. Fourth-century Christians, needing places of worship, took over the long Roman __________, which became the standard form for Christian architecture in the West.
3. Of the following sculptures, which was the first to show contrapposto?
4. The step pyramid of King Zoser and the Great Pyramid at Giza are similar in all of the following ways except:
5. Who conceived the new Gothic style at St. Denis?
Directions: Pick ONE of the following essay topics to write about. At the beginning of your essay, WRITE DOWN THE NUMBER OF THE ESSAY YOU HAVE PICKED (1, 2, or 3). Your essay should be well organized and written in complete sentences.
(These are the same TYPES of essay questions you'll see on the exam. Each question deals with a concept from one of the chapters covered by the exam. None of these questions will appear on the exam.)
1. Discuss the development of Christian architecture, citing one early example and one later example. How do the two buildings change? What features do they share?
2. The Egyptians built many large scale monuments. How does size affect our reaction to a work of art? Would these monuments have had the same impact on a smaller scale? Cite at least two monuments in your discussion.
3. Compare and contrast the Doryphorus (Spear-Bearer) with Laocoön and His Two Sons. From what culture and period of art does each come, and how is each typical of its own period?