Art 315 - World Perspectives in Art History » Fall 2021 » Deriving Meaning Quiz 3

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Question #1
Brazilian born Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanja created a stainless steel ping-pong table called Untitled, 2008 (the future will be chrome). This work is a good example of _____ because gallery goers can play on it.
A.   structuralism
B.   relational aesthetics
C.   deconstruction
D.   psychoanalysis
E.   semiotics
Question #2
Post-structuralism considers the role of the artist as well as the viewer in determining the meaning of an artwork:
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
Psychoanalytic criticism helps to interpret artwork with strong _____ content:
A.   political
B.   social
C.   preconceived
D.   emotional
E.   religious
Question #4
Structuralism suggests that interpretation in art is pre-determined by society and its rules of deep structures and codes:
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
Symbols are culturally determined and cannot be taught.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
Dona Schlesier’s mixed-media piece, Setting Cycles, has a subject matter which is:
A.   devoid of meaning
B.   the materials used to make the piece
C.   autobiographical
D.   historical
E.   symbolic of the consistency of everyday life
Question #7
A subtext of Hopper’s Nighthawks would be:
A.   none of these options
B.   a sense of impending doom or entrapment
C.   hope and renewal
D.   magic and transformation
E.   a sense of romance and adventure
Question #8
Iconography uses the following to suggest concepts and ideas:
A.   paint
B.   figures
C.   medium
D.   writing
E.   symbols
Question #9
Feminist criticism deals with the following in art:
A.   postmodernism
B.   psychoanalysis
C.   prejudice
D.   relationships between the viewer and the artwork
E.   gender

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