What was the earliest art-producing culture to develop in Japan?

A) Nara
B) Heian
C) Yayoi
D) Jomon

The presence of Portuguese heads on the Benin waist pendant of the queen mother indicates which of the following?

A) A victory of the Benin over the Portuguese
B) A marriage between the queen mother and a Portuguese lord
C) An item intended for export to Europe
D) An active diplomatic trade relationship

Which genre commonly plays on our fear of human frailty and is defined by its effect on audiences?

A) horror
B) melodrama
C) gangster
D) musical

Name the production company headed by Roger Corman that was responsible for most of the B movies and drive-in pictures of the 1950s and 1960s.

A) Legendary Pictures
B) American International Pictures
C) Revue Pictures
D) LucasFilm

The work of Julian Schnabel, whose pieces revisit Abstract Expressionism but in a wider variety of materials and media, is part of which artistic movement?

A) Post-Expressionism
B) High-techism
C) Texturalism
D) Neo-Expressionism

Which of the following is an example of Deconstructivist architecture?

A) Grand Louvre Pyramide, Paris
B) Neue Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart
C) Guggenheim Museum, New York
D) Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao

Name the actress who ultimately successfully challenged the exclusive contract system, resulting in the rise of talent agents and a shift toward independent contract labor.

A) Bette Davis
B) Joan Crawford
C) Olivia de Havilland
D) Joan Fontaine

You're a 21st-century filmmaker who wants to pay homage to D.W.Griffith in your big-budget blockbuster.Describe how you will film an action scene in a way that would make the auteur proud.

What is especially important about the paintings in the caves of Lascaux?

A) They all were painted at the same time by the same artist.
B) They show the techniques of silhouette and outline side by side.
C) They are the earliest-known Paleolithic cave paintings.
D) They provide examples of early human decorative preferences.