Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Viewpoints 13.1: Painters of Uncanny Skill in China and Rome

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1. Zhu Jingxuan’s discussion of Wu Daozi provides evidence of which of the following?

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Correct: The answer is c. Several of the commissions that Zhu Jingxuan described were for religious scenes in Buddhist temples.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Several of the commissions that Zhu Jingxuan described were for religious scenes in Buddhist temples.
1. Zhu Jingxuan’s discussion of Wu Daozi provides evidence of which of the following?

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2. Which of these terms might Zhu Jingxuan have been most likely to use to describe Wu Daozi?

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Correct: The answer is d. Zhu Jingxuan repeatedly described Wu Daozi as working with such speed and skill that many thought he had divine help.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Zhu Jingxuan repeatedly described Wu Daozi as working with such speed and skill that many thought he had divine help.
2. Which of these terms might Zhu Jingxuan have been most likely to use to describe Wu Daozi?

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3. Which of these qualities did Zhu Jingxuan seem to admire most in art?

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Correct: The answer is c. Zhu Jingxuan praised the striking realism of Wu Daozi’s work, noting the effect such realism had on viewers.
Incorrect: The answer is c. Zhu Jingxuan praised the striking realism of Wu Daozi’s work, noting the effect such realism had on viewers.
3. Which of these qualities did Zhu Jingxuan seem to admire most in art?

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4. Why was Pliny unwilling to offer unqualified praise for the work of the painter Arellius?

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Correct: The answer is c. According to Pliny, Arellius’s work amounted to little more than a catalog of the women he had slept with.
Incorrect: The answer is c. According to Pliny, Arellius’s work amounted to little more than a catalog of the women he had slept with.
4. Why was Pliny unwilling to offer unqualified praise for the work of the painter Arellius?