A sculptor creates a bust of a famous politician out of marble and places it in the outdoor courtyard of the capitol building. Why did he choose marble?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

He wanted to honor the politician by using an expensive material.
He wanted to honor the politician by using an expensive material.

Marble is cheap and easy to find.
Marble is cheap and easy to find.

Marble will hold up well outdoors.
Marble will hold up well outdoors.

Marble is easy to sculpt.

Answer 1

Marble is easy to sculpt.

Answer 2

Ketchup is a non-traditional material, but the artist used it in his protest piece against fast food restaurants because of its ability to
(1 point)
Responses

resist decay.
resist decay.

convey a message.
convey a message.

deteriorate quickly.
deteriorate quickly.

attract flies.

Answer 3

resist decay.

Answer 4

What did the broken glass in Anselm Kiefer’s Breaking of the Vessels represent?
(1 point)
Responses

crushed dreams of the Jewish people
crushed dreams of the Jewish people

warning not to come too close to the sculpture
warning not to come too close to the sculpture

sparkling of sand
sparkling of sand

historical threats to Jewish culture

Answer 5

crushed dreams of the Jewish people

Answer 6

Ancient Native Americans chose willow strips to make baskets because they were easy to bend and
(1 point)
Responses

easy to find.
easy to find.

rare and valuable.
rare and valuable.

multi-colored.
multi-colored.

waterproof.

Answer 7

waterproof.

Answer 8

The jeweler set a ring so that the green of the emerald contrasted with the white of the diamonds. He decided that adding the large, costly stone was worth it
(1 point)
Responses

because of the archival quality of the stone.
because of the archival quality of the stone.

for aesthetic reasons.
for aesthetic reasons.

to show his client’s wealth.
to show his client’s wealth.

for personal reason

Answer 9

for aesthetic reasons.