Question 1

Subjectivists would argue that

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A)   the Mona Lisa is objectively more beautiful than stick figure drawings.
B)   there is an ideal form of Beauty in a non-physical realm.
C)   two people disagreeing about whether the Mona Lisa is beautiful can both be correct.
D)   there are no objective truths whatsoever.

Question 2

Subjectivists insist that works of art have objective properties by which we can judge their aesthetic goodness or badness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Feminist artists sought to create a dialogue between the viewer and the artwork through the inclusion of women's perspective.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Critique Curt John Ducasse's subjectivist view of art.

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Question 5

Is it ever appropriate to ban works of art? If so, when and why? If not, why?

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Question 6

Gardner argues that we can never have objective standards for judging aesthetic value.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Aesthetic values are examined in the field of philosophy known as

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A)   epistemology.
B)   graphic design.
C)   logic.
D)   aesthetics.

Question 8

Hume thinks that each mind perceives _______ beauty.

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A)   the same
B)   objective
C)   warped sense of
D)   a different

Question 9

According to Hume, there are no objective standards by which we can tell whether one work of art is superior to another.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Subjectivists argue that criteria for judging aesthetic value are derived from a priori principles.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A prominent view is that an object has aesthetic value if it

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A)   has no meaning.
B)   has no utility.
C)   cannot be defined.
D)   serves some important function.

Question 12

Aristotle and Hume primarily disagree about whether

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A)   the standard of aesthetic value is to be found in the object itself.
B)   simple drawings, such as cave paintings, count as art.
C)   art can be defined.
D)   there is a Platonic Form of Beauty.

Question 13

What characteristic(s) makes something art? Does representation make it art? Expression? Form?

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The characteristics that make something ...

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Formalism is the view that art has no form and cannot be defined.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Do you believe that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"? Do you think judgments about art are matters of personal taste, or are there objective standards for gauging aesthetic worth? Explain.

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Question 17

Hume says that the essential difference between the historian and the poet is that the one tells us what happened and the other the sort of thing that would happen.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Hume the foundation of the "rules" of literary composition is

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A)   experience.
B)   a priori reasoning.
C)   unknown.
D)   logic.

Question 19

What is the feminist art movement? How has it changed the contemporary the art world and art itself?

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The feminist art movement emerged in the...

Question 20

Arthur Danto was a(n)

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A)   influential artist.
B)   severe critic of Warhol's "Brillo Box."
C)   advocate of objectivism.
D)   influential art critic.

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