United States Academic Decathlon Art Level Test 2 PDF 2024-2025

____________________________________________________________________________________ UNITED STATES ACADEMIC DECATHLON® ART LEVEL TEST 2: MEDIUM DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2024-2025 _______________________________...

____________________________________________________________________________________ UNITED STATES ACADEMIC DECATHLON® ART LEVEL TEST 2: MEDIUM DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2024-2025 ____________________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: On your answer sheet, mark the lettered space (a, b, c, d, or e) corresponding to the answer that BEST completes or answers each of the following test items. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. The Greek Parthenon in Athens displays the use of a. the pointed arch b. the barrel vault c. the post and lintel system d. concrete e. a dome 2. When the ancient Akkadians came to dominate the cities of Sumer, art largely took on the function of a. celebrating the Sumerians b. glorifying Akkadian kings c. being purely decorative with rich patterns d. celebrating nature and the fertility goddess e. equipping tombs for the ruling class 3. In drawing, hatching and crosshatching are methods for a. stippling b. linear perspective c. fresco d. transferring a design e. shading 4. The Doric columns seen in Jacques Louis David’s Oath of the Horatii are a type that dates back to a. ancient Egypt b. the Neolithic period c. the ancient Roman Empire d. ancient Greece e. Persepolis 5. A sculpted figure that convincingly shows weight shifted onto one leg displays a. chiaroscuro b. contrapposto c. sfumato d. idealism e. counter reformation 1 Art Level Test 2 6. Who designed the doors for the Florence baptistery in 1401? a. Bernini b. Brunelleschi c. Ghiberti d. Michelangelo e. Raphael 7. A marble sculpture, like Michelangelo’s David, would have been created using what process? a. casting b. constructing c. modeling d. carving e. lost-wax process 8. During the medieval period, books were hand-copied onto a. papyrus b. rice paper c. vellum or parchment d. wood-pulp paper e. cotton or linen paper 9. Frescoes are almost always produced on a. stretched canvas b. paper c. terracotta tile d. walls and ceilings e. wood panel 10. The 1913 Armory Show a. gave Jackson Pollock his first showing in New York City b. was organized by the Art Institute of Chicago c. was housed in the glass and iron Crystal Palace d. influenced skyscraper building in Chicago e. introduced Modernist trends to American audiences 11. Which two artists use appropriation in their artworks included in the Art Resource Guide? a. Monkman and Mendieta b. Monkman and Muniz c. Munoz and Frazier d. Muniz and Thomas e. Monkman and Belmore 2 Art Level Test 2 12. In Battle for the Woodlands, Bonnie Devine shows the implications of a. polluted water b. assimilation c. forced occupation d. polluted air e. marginalization 13. While Speaking to their Mother asks participants to speak, Wave Sound asks them to a. swim b. dance c. touch d. listen e. sing 14. Which two artists’ work did Pierre Huyghe include in Untilled? a. Duchamp and Beuys b. Serra and Beuys c. Curtis and Weber d. Bierstadt and Weber e. Weber and Beuys 15. Which artists create work centered primarily in photography? a. Monkman and Frazier b. Thomas and Frazier c. Wilson and Purifoy d. Devine and Wilson e. Frazier and Wilson 16. 66 Signs of Neon was created in response to a. offshore drilling b. the Watts Rebellion c. the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina d. the Kennedy assassination e. illegal garbage dumps 17. Agnes Denes’s Tree Mountain a. never came to fruition b. was stopped right after it started c. did not meet expectations d. met expectations e. exceeded expectations 18. The Fundred Project was created in response to a. offshore drilling b. the Watts Rebellion c. the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina d. the Kennedy assassination e. illegal garbage dumps 3 Art Level Test 2 19. What two artists created work relating to lead poisoning? a. Mendieta and Thomas b. Thomas and Denes c. Denes and Chen d. Chin and Frazier e. Frazier and Holt 20. Unlike the work of earlier Land Art artists, the Harrisons a. displayed their work in public b. carved up the landscape c. were more ecologically conscious d. worked outdoors e. introduced industrially-made materials 21. Unlike much of the work of earlier Land Art artists, Land Mark a. required many people to complete it b. was designed to leave no trace c. was never photographed d. was displayed in a city e. was created anonymously 22. Which artwork juxtaposes the urban and rural? a. Land Mark b. Caribou Migration c. Battle for the Woodlands d. Wheatfield e. Untilled 23. Which artists used water as part of their works described in the Art Resource Guide? a. the Harrisons and Holt b. Holt and Haacke c. Haack and Thomas d. Thomas and Frazier e. the Harrisons and Haacke 24. Which series depended on the cultural memory of well-known works of art? a. “Land Mark” b. “Silueta” c. “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge” d. “The Best of Life” e. “Lagoon Cycle” 25. Which two artworks are aerial views? a. Church Rock Spill and The Fourth World b. The Fourth World and Caribou Migration I c. Speaking to their Mother and Caribou Migration I d. Speaking to their Mother and The Fourth World e. Church Rock Spill and Caribou Migration I 4 Art Level Test 2 26. Which two artists show concern for urban “junk”? a. Smithson and Thomas b. Purifoy and Muniz c. Purifoy and the Harrisons d. Muniz and Frazier e. Banerjee and Dion 27. What artwork shows a full cycle of life and death? a. Grass Grows b. Sun Tunnels c. Snoopy d. The Fourth World e. Silueta Series 28. Which two artists were born in Cuba? a. Muniz and Mendieta b. Allora and Denes c. Calzadilla and Mendieta d. Calzadilla and Muniz e. Allora and Denes 29. The look of Kent Monkman’s paintings harkens back to paintings associated with the art movement known as a. Impressionism b. Neo-classicism c. Pointillism d. Romanticism e. Fauvism 30. Which two artists were born in Canada? a. Purifoy and Belmore b. Mendieta and Monkman c. Devine and Belmore d. Wilson and Muniz e. Holt and Denes 31. How does Mel Chin’s Revival Field differ from earlier Earthworks? a. It did not alter its environment. b. It was not created for a specific place. c. It used natural materials. d. It improved its site’s ecological condition. e. It was located in an urban environment. 32. Why was the usage of the copyrighted Annlee image unusual? a. Other artists had to pay for the right to use it. b. Huyghe and Parreno made it available to other artists. c. Huyghe and Parreno never used it. d. Huyghe and Parreno immediately sold it. e. Huyghe and Parreno immediately destroyed it. 5 Art Level Test 2 33. All of the following were major U.S. environmental issues of the 1980s and 1990s EXCEPT a. depleted ozone layer b. acid rain c. tropical rainforests d. electric bicycles e. consumer recycling 34. The ANWR is economically valuable because of the a. almost extinct animals that dwell there b. rare plants that are found there c. oil and gas extraction potential d. creative community that has developed there e. gambling casinos that bring in significant revenue 35. Noah Purifoy moved to the Mojave Desert a. to escape frequent interruptions by reporters b. to improve his health c. to commit to living a life of poverty d. to escape his gambling addiction e. to start a commune for young artists 36. Which work combines time periods in its subject matter? a. The Fourth World b. Church Rock Spill Evaporation Ponds c. Offshore Drilling d. Caribou Migration I e. Rhine Water Purification Plant 37. Which artist was interested in systems of institutional influence? a. Nancy Holt b. Hans Haacke c. Smithson d. Belmore e. Mendieta 38. Which artist is MOST interested in issues of gender and identity? a. Nancy Holt b. Hans Haacke c. Robert Smithson d. Rebecca Belmore e. Ana Mendieta 39. What artist created work that conceived of “political protest as poetic action”? a. Nancy Holt b. Hans Haacke c. Robert Smithson d. Rebecca Belmore e. Ana Mendieta 6 Art Level Test 2 40. What artist created artworks on contaminated soil? a. Noah Purifoy b. Agnes Denes c. Subhankar Banerjee d. Alma Thomas e. Ana Mendieta 41. The idea that blacks and the ecology movement stand in contradiction to one another led to the rise of a. Black Lives Matter b. the Clean Art Act c. the addition of more national parks d. the environmental justice movement e. the Whole Earth Catalog 42. What two artists deal with the blurring of real life and artistic creations? a. Wilson and Frazier b. Banerjee and Mendieta c. Huyghe and Chin d. Wilson and Chin e. Huyghe and Frazier 43. When the Harrisons suggested introducing shrimp into the Spiral Jetty land art piece, the response was: a. enthusiastic b. indifferent c. hostile d. envious e. welcoming 44. If you went to look for Wheatfield today, you would find what? a. no trace b. a plaque c. a small field of wheat d. a skate park e. a greenhouse 45. Environmentalist art depicts which of the following? a. natural places worth saving b. polluted environments c. people demonstrating for clean air d. objects made of recycled materials e. famous landmarks in major cities 46. The artists MOST likely to make artworks from wood and animal hide are a. Monkman and Belmore b. Belmore and Wilson c. Chin and Mendieta d. Devine and Purifoy e. Devine and Belmore 7 Art Level Test 2 47. It is especially odd that Monkman places Clara-Clara in The Fourth World for all of the following reasons EXCEPT it a. is a site-specific sculpture b. was created for an urban environment c. was not created to have a function d. was created by a woman e. was not created out of natural materials 48. From the 1980s onward, the Harrisons created artwork that a. only addressed a few topics b. had no practical applications c. suggested ecological solutions d. had no connection with ecology e. reinvestigated previous themes 49. Which artist reveals a potentially alarming view of the future in her/his work? a. Alma Thomas b. Mel Chin c. Ana Mendieta d. Latoya Ruby Frazier e. Rebecca Belmore 50. Which of the following wrote an influential piece of art criticism published in 1968 on “Systems Esthetics a. Newton Harrison b. Gordon Parks c. Kyle Whyte d. Jack Burnham e. Mark Watson 8 Art Level Test 2