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Art Appreciation MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS

Quiz by ARIEL SOBREVILLA

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  • Q1
    What is the primary focus of phenomenology?
    The analysis of color theory in paintings
    The classification of artistic styles
    The study of historical art movements

    The study of structures of consciousness from a first-person perspective

    35s
  • Q2
    According to Merleau-Ponty, what is the role of the body in art perception?
    The body distracts from true artistic meaning
    The body is irrelevant to abstract art
    The body only processes visual stimuli
    The body is the medium through which we experience art
    45s
  • Q3
    Which artwork was used as an example of sensory and emotional engagement in the lesson?
    Guernica
    The Scream
    Starry Night
    Mona Lisa
    45s
  • Q4
    Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain illustrates:
    The importance of technical skill in art
    How viewer interpretation defines an artwork’s meaning
    The superiority of classical art
    The irrelevance of context in art
    45s
  • Q5
    What does Merleau-Ponty critique in Eye and Mind?
    Scientific objectivism’s detachment from lived experience
    The lack of creativity in modern art
    The overuse of color in Impressionism
    The subjectivity of abstract art
    45s
  • Q6
    Which concept best describes Merleau-Ponty’s idea that perception involves both seeing and being seen?
    Cartesian dualism
    Embodied perception
    Sublime aesthetics

    Illusionism

    40s
  • Q7
    In Eye and Mind, Merleau-Ponty argues that depth in art:
    Is merely a geometric measurement
    Should be avoided in abstract art
    Is a dynamic experience central to spatial perception
    Only matters in realistic paintings
    45s
  • Q8
    How does Merleau-Ponty describe the relationship between the visible and invisible in art?
    The visible and invisible are entirely separate
    The visible reveals the invisible through artistic engagement
    The invisible has no role in painting
    Only religious art addresses the invisible
    45s
  • Q9
    When interpreting a work of art in the phenomenological perspective,  viewers would focus on:
    The exact historical context of the work
    The chemical composition of the paint

    The artist’s biographical details

    How their personal experiences shape their interpretation
    45s
  • Q10
    Which statement aligns with Merleau-Ponty’s view of painting?
    “Painting is irrelevant in the digital age.”
    “Painting merely copies reality.”
    “Painting captures the pre-reflective experience of the world.”
    “Painting should avoid emotional expression.”
    45s
  • Q11
    Merleau-Ponty writes: “Science manipulates things and gives up living in them.” This critiques scientific objectivism for:
    Reducing the world to variables and losing touch with embodied experience
    Focusing too much on artistic expression

    Ignoring mathematical principles

    Prioritizing lived experience over data
    45s
  • Q12
    What does Merleau-Ponty mean by “the enigma of vision”?
    Vision is a simple biological process
    Vision involves a passive recording of the world
    Vision is irrelevant to abstract art
    Vision connects us dynamically to the visible and invisible
    45s
  • Q13
    Which quote from Eye and Mind best supports the idea that art requires active engagement?
    “The painter’s gaze asks what they do to suddenly cause something to be.”
    “The entire history of painting has a metaphysical significance.”
    “The Cartesian does not see himself in the mirror.”
    “Depth is still new and insists on being sought.”
    45s
  • Q14
    How does Merleau-Ponty reject Cartesian dualism?
    By arguing that mind and body are inseparable in perception

    By dismissing the role of the senses

    By prioritizing scientific objectivity
    By claiming that only the mind matters in art
    45s
  • Q15
    In Eye and Mind, depth is described as:
    A way to create optical illusions
    A tool for hyperrealism
    A static geometric dimension
    A lived experience that unifies spatial perception
    45s

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