Question 1

Aristotle believes that

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A)   the arts need not fulfill a function to be valuable.
B)   the arts must fulfill a function to be valuable.
C)   to have aesthetic value, an objective need not be beautiful.
D)   no tragedies are beautiful.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C) A

Question 2

Aesthetic values have to do with

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A)   the moral value of works of art and other objects that could be judged beautiful.
B)   the moral values of artists and critics.
C)   pragmatic decisions regarding the display of art.
D)   good and bad works of art and other objects that could be judged beautiful.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above D

Question 3

Aesthetic values have to do with right and wrong acts and good and bad persons.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The purging of the emotions of pity and fear by experiencing them vicariously in a theatrical context is known as

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A)   mimesis.
B)   catharsis.
C)   representation.
D)   dissonance.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Gardner argues that

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A)   there are objective standards in art.
B)   no genuine disagreements can exist in discussions of aesthetic value.
C)   aesthetic tastes do not vary.
D)   there are no objective standards in art.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Danto was an objectivist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The notion that beauty is a Platonic Form comes from Aristotle.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is

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A)   abstract.
B)   nonrepresentational.
C)   obscure.
D)   representational.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Plato and Aristotle primarily disagree about whether

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A)   there are objective standards for judging whether something is beautiful.
B)   poetry is properly classified as art.
C)   real beauty resides in everyday objects.
D)   a beautiful story requires an ending.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

In the theory of art as representation, to create art objects is to depict or imitate objects in the world-in paint, clay, stone, poetry, or other media.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Hume says that beauty is

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A)   a quality in things themselves.
B)   a matter of a priori knowledge.
C)   no quality in things themselves.
D)   judged by logical standards.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Suzanne Lacy declared that the goal of feminist art was to influence cultural attitudes and transform stereotypes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is Martin Gardner's argument for the objectivist view of art? Do you agree? Why or why not?

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Question 14

Hume argues that the criteria for judging aesthetic value are

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A)   unchangeable.
B)   entirely subjective.
C)   entirely objective.
D)   unknown.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Aristotle is a(n)

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A)   Platonist.
B)   subjectivist.
C)   formalist.
D)   objectivist.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

The study of the feelings and judgments involved in experiencing the arts or other objects deemed beautiful is known as metaphysics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The expression theory defines art as the communication of the artist's feelings and the prompting of others to experience those same feelings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Hume says that a good tragedy evokes fear and pity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Modern theorists point out that representation in art means making an exact copy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The view that works of art have objective properties by which we can judge their aesthetic goodness or badness is known as

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A)   nihilism.
B)   subjectivism.
C)   materialism.
D)   objectivism.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C) D

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