Praxis II Art Content Knowledge Free Test Prep - Question List

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11. What is the correct term for an altarpiece in which the Madonna and Child are joined by saints and with them, are engaged in a “holy conversation?”
  1. Pietà
  2. Ignudi
  3. Maestà
  4. Sacra conversazione
12. What is the term for perforated ornamental stone screens that appear in Islamic art?
  1. Jali
  2. Minbar
  3. Mihrab
  4. Arabesque
13. Images of lions grace the capitals of many Buddhist buildings, most likely stemming from earlier examples from where?
  1. Greece
  2. Rome
  3. China
  4. Persia
14. What unique variation of Gothic architecture did the English develop in the mid 1300s, in which enormous window spaces were combined with elaborate decorative patterns of stone tracery?
  1. Flamboyant
  2. High Gothic
  3. Early Gothic
  4. Perpendicular Gothic
15. Which of the following key architectural features was first developed in the Hagia Sophia?
  1. Pendentive
  2. Altar
  3. Transoms
  4. Nave

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