DSST Art of the Western World Exam Prep - Question List

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1. What is the name of the building where flying buttresses were first used on a large scale?
  1. Chartres Cathedral
  2. Notre Dame de Paris
  3. Saint-Denis
  4. Amiens Cathedral
2.

Which type of Rococo painting featured members of the aristocracy listening to love songs in garden settings or taking long walks in pastoral backgrounds?

  1. Pastel
  2. Fête galante
  3. Apotheosis
  4. Genre painting
3. Which of the following is a theme in still life paintings that stresses the folly of human vanity and how short human life truly is?
  1. Allegory
  2. Vanitas
  3. Baldacchino
  4. Impasto
4.

When were the Royal Portals at Chartres designed and built?

  1. 1145-1155
  2. 1045-1055
  3. 1245-1255
  4. 1345-1355
5.

What is the main purpose of the Casa Mila, designed by Antonio Gaudí?

  1. It is a government building
  2. It is an office building
  3. It is an apartment building
  4. It is a library

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