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BIO7757: MCQS
Date: 2024
1) Which fairy-tale princess originally had two children named Dawn and Day?:
1) John Ronald Reuel -- Born John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the author’s surname
had perhaps the most significance to him.
2) Knotting -- A craft created by decoratively knotting various textiles, reached its
height of popularity during the Victorian era.
3) Jackson Pollock
4) Folded paper -- This traditional Japanese art form involves elaborately folding
paper into a variety of shapes.
2) In 1930 "American Gothic" debuted at which museum, where it remains today?:
1) Abraham Lincoln -- "O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written in 1865,
concerning the death of President Abraham Lincoln.
2) Expressionism -- Often used by art historians to depict the Expressionist
painting style, "The Scream" is not focused on reality, but rather on emotions
and responses to objects and events.
3) Johannes Vermeer -- One of his best-known works, "Girl With a Pearl Earring"
was completed in 1665. He only produced 36 paintings in his lifetime.
4) An asylum -- Following a mental health crisis, the Dutch artist admitted
himself to the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence,
France.
3) What is an alternate title for da Vinci’s Mona Lisa?:
1) Johannes Vermeer -- One of his best-known works, "Girl With a Pearl Earring"
was completed in 1665. He only produced 36 paintings in his lifetime.
2) Rachel Carson -- A noted marine biologist, she was one of the first to point out
the dangers of pesticides like DDT.
3) Abraham Lincoln -- "O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written in 1865,
concerning the death of President Abraham Lincoln.
4) The Demolition Man -- Written by Alfred Bester, it is about futuristic police
detectives with telepathic skills solving a murder.
4) What group of writers were Tolkien and C.S. Lewis part of?:
1) Sistine Chapel -- The "Creation of Adam" was painted on the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel in Vatican City by Italian artist Michelangelo in 1511.
2) Abraham Lincoln -- "O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written in 1865,
concerning the death of President Abraham Lincoln.
3) Nobody -- Written as a moral to not trust "wolves" no matter how nice they
are, the titular girl ends up being eaten by the wolf.
4) Folded paper -- This traditional Japanese art form involves elaborately folding
paper into a variety of shapes.
5) What fastening technique holds macramé together?:
1) Johannes Vermeer -- One of his best-known works, "Girl With a Pearl Earring"
was completed in 1665. He only produced 36 paintings in his lifetime.
2) John Ronald Reuel -- Born John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the author’s surname
had perhaps the most significance to him.
3) Napoleon Bonaparte -- "Napoleon Crossing the Alps at the Saint-Bernard
Pass," by the French painter, was commissioned in 1801 by King Charles IV of
Spain.
4) Rachel Carson -- A noted marine biologist, she was one of the first to point out
the dangers of pesticides like DDT.
6) Who painted "The Goldfinch", subject of Donna Tartt’s award-winning novel?:
1) The Art Institute of Chicago -- "American Gothic" won a three-hundred-dollar
prize and made American artist Grant Wood instantly famous.
2) The Art Institute of Chicago -- "American Gothic" won a three-hundred-dollar
prize and made American artist Grant Wood instantly famous.
3) Abraham Lincoln -- "O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written in 1865,
concerning the death of President Abraham Lincoln.
4) Inklings -- Tolkien, Lewis and Owen Barfield were the members of the
informal writing group at Oxford University.
7) Which monster did Theseus battle in the labyrinth?:
1) Charles Dickens -- "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is the final novel by Charles
Dickens, originally published in 1870.
2) "The Persistence of Memory" -- Dalì used what he called the
"paranoiac-critical method," in which he created what he called "hand-painted
dream photographs."
3) Carel Fabritius -- The painting is now held by the Mauritshuis collection in The
Hague, a city in Netherlands.
4) La Gioconda -- Although the “Mona Lisa” is arguably the most famous
painting in the world, historians have long debated the subject’s identity.
8) What style did Vincent Van Gogh most commonly paint in?:
1) Sistine Chapel -- The "Creation of Adam" was painted on the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel in Vatican City by Italian artist Michelangelo in 1511.
2) Expressionism -- Often used by art historians to depict the Expressionist
painting style, "The Scream" is not focused on reality, but rather on emotions
and responses to objects and events.
3) Pablo Picasso -- He and the lesser known, Georges Braque, founded the
movement. "Guernica," Picasso's most famous painting is a prime example of
Cubism.
4) Charles Dickens -- "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is the final novel by Charles
Dickens, originally published in 1870.
9) "The Scream" by Edvard Munch is a prime example of what style?:
1) Inklings -- Tolkien, Lewis and Owen Barfield were the members of the
informal writing group at Oxford University.
2) Folded paper -- This traditional Japanese art form involves elaborately folding
paper into a variety of shapes.
3) Rachel Carson -- A noted marine biologist, she was one of the first to point out
the dangers of pesticides like DDT.
4) Sistine Chapel -- The "Creation of Adam" was painted on the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel in Vatican City by Italian artist Michelangelo in 1511.
10) What does the J.R.R in Tolkien’s name stand for?:
1) "The Persistence of Memory" -- Dalì used what he called the
"paranoiac-critical method," in which he created what he called "hand-painted
dream photographs."
2) Charles Dickens -- "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is the final novel by Charles
Dickens, originally published in 1870.
3) Sistine Chapel -- The "Creation of Adam" was painted on the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel in Vatican City by Italian artist Michelangelo in 1511.
4) Folded paper -- This traditional Japanese art form involves elaborately folding
paper into a variety of shapes.
11) "Destino" is the name of an animated short film collaborated between Walt
Disney and what Spanish artist?:
1) Charles Dickens -- "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is the final novel by Charles
Dickens, originally published in 1870.
2) People unfit for their job
3) John Ronald Reuel -- Born John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the author’s surname
had perhaps the most significance to him.
4) Inklings -- Tolkien, Lewis and Owen Barfield were the members of the
informal writing group at Oxford University.
12) Who saves the girl in the first printed edition of Little Red Riding Hood?:
1) Elegant dance moves -- To ease the mind of the first-time leg user, the sea
witch throws in exceptional dancing prowess.
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2) Knotting -- A craft created by decoratively knotting various textiles, reached its
height of popularity during the Victorian era.
3) Post-Impressionist
4) Two poems: "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece".
13) In the Bible, which chemical element is referred to as brimstone?:
1) Rachel Carson -- A noted marine biologist, she was one of the first to point out
the dangers of pesticides like DDT.
2) The Demolition Man -- Written by Alfred Bester, it is about futuristic police
detectives with telepathic skills solving a murder.
3) Carel Fabritius -- The painting is now held by the Mauritshuis collection in The
Hague, a city in Netherlands.
4) Expressionism -- Often used by art historians to depict the Expressionist
painting style, "The Scream" is not focused on reality, but rather on emotions
and responses to objects and events.
14) Who wrote the book "Silent Spring"?:
1) Giacomo Puccini -- The Italian composer has been called the greatest
composer of Italian opera after Verdi.
2) Post-Impressionist
3) The Demolition Man -- Written by Alfred Bester, it is about futuristic police
detectives with telepathic skills solving a murder.
4) "The Persistence of Memory" -- Dalì used what he called the
"paranoiac-critical method," in which he created what he called "hand-painted
dream photographs."
15) What is the name of Salvador Dalì's most famous painting of clocks?:
1) The Demolition Man -- Written by Alfred Bester, it is about futuristic police
detectives with telepathic skills solving a murder.
2) "The Persistence of Memory" -- Dalì used what he called the
"paranoiac-critical method," in which he created what he called "hand-painted
dream photographs."
3) The Art Institute of Chicago -- "American Gothic" won a three-hundred-dollar
prize and made American artist Grant Wood instantly famous.
4) The Demolition Man -- Written by Alfred Bester, it is about futuristic police
detectives with telepathic skills solving a murder.
16) Jacques-Louis David depicted which general crossing the Alps?:
1) John Ronald Reuel -- Born John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the author’s surname
had perhaps the most significance to him.
2) Nobody -- Written as a moral to not trust "wolves" no matter how nice they
are, the titular girl ends up being eaten by the wolf.
3) Knotting -- A craft created by decoratively knotting various textiles, reached its
height of popularity during the Victorian era.
4) John Ronald Reuel -- Born John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, the author’s surname
had perhaps the most significance to him.
17) Who wrote the opera "Madam Butterfly"?:
1) Minotaur -- King Minos charged the architect Daedalus with creating a
complex labyrinth to contain the Minotaur, a beast with the body of a human man
and the head of a bull.
2) Nobody -- Written as a moral to not trust "wolves" no matter how nice they
are, the titular girl ends up being eaten by the wolf.
3) "The Persistence of Memory" -- Dalì used what he called the
"paranoiac-critical method," in which he created what he called "hand-painted
dream photographs."
4) Napoleon Bonaparte -- "Napoleon Crossing the Alps at the Saint-Bernard
Pass," by the French painter, was commissioned in 1801 by King Charles IV of
Spain.
18) What Dutch artist painted "Girl With A Pearl Earring"?:
1) Abraham Lincoln -- "O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written in 1865,
concerning the death of President Abraham Lincoln.
2) Giacomo Puccini -- The Italian composer has been called the greatest
composer of Italian opera after Verdi.
3) Carel Fabritius -- The painting is now held by the Mauritshuis collection in The
Hague, a city in Netherlands.
4) Nobody -- Written as a moral to not trust "wolves" no matter how nice they
are, the titular girl ends up being eaten by the wolf.
19) What did Hans Christian Andersen’s mermaid receive along with her legs?:
1) Post-Impressionist
2) The Art Institute of Chicago -- "American Gothic" won a three-hundred-dollar
prize and made American artist Grant Wood instantly famous.
3) Inklings -- Tolkien, Lewis and Owen Barfield were the members of the
informal writing group at Oxford University.
4) Sleeping Beauty
20) Who is generally regarded as having started the abstract art movement?:
1) Charles Dickens -- "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is the final novel by Charles
Dickens, originally published in 1870.
2) Inklings -- Tolkien, Lewis and Owen Barfield were the members of the
informal writing group at Oxford University.
3) The Demolition Man -- Written by Alfred Bester, it is about futuristic police
detectives with telepathic skills solving a murder.
4) Expressionism -- Often used by art historians to depict the Expressionist
painting style, "The Scream" is not focused on reality, but rather on emotions
and responses to objects and events.
21) What was Shakespeare’s first printed work?:
1) Folded paper -- This traditional Japanese art form involves elaborately folding
paper into a variety of shapes.
2) Salvador Dalí
3) Knotting -- A craft created by decoratively knotting various textiles, reached its
height of popularity during the Victorian era.
4) Johannes Vermeer -- One of his best-known works, "Girl With a Pearl Earring"
was completed in 1665. He only produced 36 paintings in his lifetime.
22) Where was Vincent van Gogh when he painted "The Starry Night"?:
1) Salvador Dalí
2) La Gioconda -- Although the “Mona Lisa” is arguably the most famous
painting in the world, historians have long debated the subject’s identity.
3) Minotaur -- King Minos charged the architect Daedalus with creating a
complex labyrinth to contain the Minotaur, a beast with the body of a human man
and the head of a bull.
4) "The Persistence of Memory" -- Dalì used what he called the
"paranoiac-critical method," in which he created what he called "hand-painted
dream photographs."
23) Who wrote "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"?:
1) Napoleon Bonaparte -- "Napoleon Crossing the Alps at the Saint-Bernard
Pass," by the French painter, was commissioned in 1801 by King Charles IV of
Spain.
2) Inklings -- Tolkien, Lewis and Owen Barfield were the members of the
informal writing group at Oxford University.
3) "The Persistence of Memory" -- Dalì used what he called the
"paranoiac-critical method," in which he created what he called "hand-painted
dream photographs."
4) The Demolition Man -- Written by Alfred Bester, it is about futuristic police
detectives with telepathic skills solving a murder.
24) Which 20th-century artist is known for co-founding the Cubist movement?:
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1) Post-Impressionist
2) Charles Dickens -- "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is the final novel by Charles
Dickens, originally published in 1870.
3) Expressionism -- Often used by art historians to depict the Expressionist
painting style, "The Scream" is not focused on reality, but rather on emotions
and responses to objects and events.
4) Sleeping Beauty
25) What does the word "origami" translate to?:
1) Post-Impressionist
2) Charles Dickens -- "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is the final novel by Charles
Dickens, originally published in 1870.
3) People unfit for their job
4) Nobody -- Written as a moral to not trust "wolves" no matter how nice they
are, the titular girl ends up being eaten by the wolf.
26) Who couldn’t see the magic fabric in "The Emperor’s New Clothes"?:
1) Inklings -- Tolkien, Lewis and Owen Barfield were the members of the
informal writing group at Oxford University.
2) People unfit for their job
3) Two poems: "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece".
4) Abraham Lincoln -- "O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written in 1865,
concerning the death of President Abraham Lincoln.
27) Where is Michelangelo’s "Creation of Adam" located?:
1) The Art Institute of Chicago -- "American Gothic" won a three-hundred-dollar
prize and made American artist Grant Wood instantly famous.
2) Carel Fabritius -- The painting is now held by the Mauritshuis collection in The
Hague, a city in Netherlands.
3) Carel Fabritius -- The painting is now held by the Mauritshuis collection in The
Hague, a city in Netherlands.
4) Abraham Lincoln -- "O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written in 1865,
concerning the death of President Abraham Lincoln.
28) What type of animal is Shere Khan, the villain of "The Jungle Book"?:
1) Rachel Carson -- A noted marine biologist, she was one of the first to point out
the dangers of pesticides like DDT.
2) Folded paper -- This traditional Japanese art form involves elaborately folding
paper into a variety of shapes.
3) An asylum -- Following a mental health crisis, the Dutch artist admitted
himself to the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence,
France.
4) Sistine Chapel -- The "Creation of Adam" was painted on the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel in Vatican City by Italian artist Michelangelo in 1511.
29) Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" was written about which U.S.
President?:
1) Folded paper -- This traditional Japanese art form involves elaborately folding
paper into a variety of shapes.
2) Elegant dance moves -- To ease the mind of the first-time leg user, the sea
witch throws in exceptional dancing prowess.
3) Pablo Picasso -- He and the lesser known, Georges Braque, founded the
movement. "Guernica," Picasso's most famous painting is a prime example of
Cubism.
4) Nobody -- Written as a moral to not trust "wolves" no matter how nice they
are, the titular girl ends up being eaten by the wolf.
30) What was the book that won the first sci-fi Hugo award in 1953?:
1) People unfit for their job
2) Sistine Chapel -- The "Creation of Adam" was painted on the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel in Vatican City by Italian artist Michelangelo in 1511.
3) Abraham Lincoln -- "O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written in 1865,
concerning the death of President Abraham Lincoln.
4) Bengal tiger