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Key Facts: Andalusia PAU History of Art Exam
90 min
Official exam time limit
Distrito Único Andaluz
0 - 10
Grading scale
Comisión Interuniversitaria de Andalucía
4.0 / 10
Minimum mark in Access Phase to combine with Bachillerato GPA
Junta de Andalucía
60 / 40
Weight ratio (60% Bachillerato GPA + 40% PAU Access Phase mark)
Distrito Único Andaluz
100
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Andalusia PAU History of Art (Historia del Arte) tests 2nd Bachillerato art history from Classical Antiquity to 20th-century Avant-Garde, with strong emphasis on Spanish and Andalusian heritage. Standard 90-minute exam on a 0-10 scale. Local questions are an English-language MCQ study adaptation.
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1Which classical architectural order is used for the exterior colonnade of the Parthenon in Athens?
A.Ionic
B.Doric
C.Corinthian
D.Tuscan
Explanation: The Parthenon, designed by Iktinos and Kallikrates on the Athenian Acropolis, features a Doric peripteral octastyle exterior colonnade. The Doric order is characterized by sturdy fluted columns resting directly on the stylobate without a base, topped by plain cushion-like capitals.
2Which High Classical Greek sculpture by Polykleitos established the ideal mathematical system of human body proportions known as the 'Canon'?
A.Discobolus
B.Doryphoros
C.Hermes and the Infant Dionysus
D.Apoxyomenos
Explanation: The Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer) by Polykleitos embodied his famous treatise, the Canon, establishing an ideal 1:7 head-to-body proportion ratio and demonstrating balanced contrapposto posture.
3Which feature distinguishes the Corinthian architectural order from the Doric and Ionic orders?
A.A capital decorated with carved acanthus leaves
B.A capital with double spiral volutes
C.An unadorned, flat circular echinus
D.The complete absence of a continuous frieze
Explanation: The Corinthian order is distinguished primarily by its ornate capital decorated with stylized acanthus leaves and small volutes at the corners, making it the most decorative of the three Greek orders.
4What is the circular opening at the apex of the Pantheon's concrete dome in Rome called?
A.Tholos
B.Exedra
C.Oculus
D.Cella
Explanation: The Pantheon in Rome features a central 9-meter opening at the apex of its unreinforced concrete dome known as the oculus ('eye'). It serves as the sole source of natural light and lightens the dome's structural weight.
5The Roman Aqueduct of Segovia in Spain is a masterwork of civil engineering primarily constructed using which structural technique?
A.Corbelled archways with lime mortar
B.Double tier of round arches made of dry-fit granite blocks
C.Post-and-lintel marble masonry with bronze clamps
D.Pointed brick arches resting on cast concrete piers
Explanation: The Aqueduct of Segovia was built in the late 1st to early 2nd century AD using dry-laid (mortarless) granite blocks arranged in two tiers of semi-circular arches, delivering water across the valley to the city.
6How does the posture of Archaic Greek Kouroi differ fundamentally from Classical Greek statues like the Critian Boy?
A.Kouroi exhibit naturalistic contrapposto with weight shifted to one leg.
B.Kouroi are rigid, frontal, and symmetrical with left leg forward, lacking weight shift.
C.Kouroi depict dynamic twisting action poses with intense emotional expression.
D.Kouroi are always clothed in heavy drapery while Classical statues are always nude.
Explanation: Archaic Kouroi (6th century BC) were heavily influenced by Egyptian sculpture, featuring rigid frontality, arms pinned to the sides, and a left foot forward without shifting weight. The Critian Boy (c. 480 BC) introduced contrapposto, where body weight shifts naturalistically onto one engaged leg.
7Which emotional and stylistic characteristics define Hellenistic sculpture, as exemplified by the 'Laocoön and His Sons'?
A.Serene composure, ideal harmony, and rigid frontality
B.Dramatic dynamism, intense anguish, theatricality, and diagonal composition
C.Abstract geometric shapes, flat relief, and stoic detachment
D.Severe geometric restraint and flat monochromatic surfaces
Explanation: Hellenistic sculpture (323–31 BC) departed from Classical serenity to embrace high drama, intense human emotion, muscular tension, dynamic diagonal movement, and theatrical realism, as seen in the agonizing struggle of Laocoön and his sons.
8What primary engineering innovation enabled Roman architects to span vast interior spaces without intermediate support pillars?
A.Post-and-lintel timber roof trusses
B.The combination of the round arch, barrel vault, and concrete (opus caementicium)
C.Iron-reinforced flying buttresses
D.Dry-stone corbelled dome construction
Explanation: Roman architectural mastery relied on combining the true semicircular arch, barrel/groin vaults, and volcanic ash concrete (opus caementicium). This allowed them to span huge interior halls such as baths, basilicas, and the Pantheon.
9In the marble statue 'Augustus of Prima Porta', which element directly asserts the emperor's divine lineage from the goddess Venus?
A.The relief scenes of the Parthenon frieze carved on his cloak
B.The Cupid riding a dolphin beside his right leg
C.The civic crown of oak leaves on his head
D.The senatorial toga wrapped around his left arm
Explanation: The Cupid riding a dolphin at Augustus' feet serves as a symbol of divine ancestry: Cupid was the son of Venus, and the Julian family (Gens Julia) claimed direct descent from Venus through Aeneas.
10How are the classical orders arranged vertically on the exterior arcade facade of the Colosseum in Rome?
A.Corinthian on the ground floor, Ionic in the middle, Doric/Tuscan on top
B.Doric/Tuscan on the ground floor, Ionic on the second level, Corinthian on the third level
C.Ionic on the ground floor, Corinthian on the second level, Tuscan on the third level
D.Corinthian engaged columns on all three levels
Explanation: The exterior façade of the Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater) applies a architectural hierarchy: Tuscan/Doric half-columns on the ground floor (sturdiest appearance), Ionic on the second tier, and Corinthian on the third tier, topped by Corinthian pilasters on the attic.
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