Art History 282/682, Modern Architecture
Outline of Mid-term Exam
The mid-term exam will be held in class on March 7, 2001.
The test will start at 11:00am sharp.
The mid-term exam is worth 25% of the final grade.
No make-up exam will be given without irrefutable documentation of legitimate absence.
If you miss the exam and cannot prove life-threatening illness or dire emergency, you will receive
a zero for the exam.
Images used on the mid-term exam will be selected from the group that is included on the online image database at http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/spr01/index.html
The image database to be used for the mid-term will frozen one week in advance of the test, as of
5:00pm Wednesday, February 28, 2001.
Section 1: Eight Slide Identifications, projected as four pairs
You must provide artist or architect, name of work, location or "project" if not built, date
All dates will be taken from the Curtis book, which is echoed in the online image database
Plus or minus 3 years will be accepted
If the date of a work is given as a span, any one year in the span
or plus or minus 3 years of the end dates will be accepted
For example if the date is 1910-1912, anything from 1907 to 1915 will be accepted
The identifications will be shown in pairs
Each identification is worth 4 points
for a total of 32 points
Section 2: Four Short Answer, projected individually
Identification by the same rules as above
One to two sentences about the work's significance
Each short answer is worth 8 points
4 points for the identification and 4 points for the significance
for a total of 32 points
Section 3: One Comparison Essay, two slides projected together
Two slides to compare and contrast
First, identification by the same rules as above
Then write a short essay, no more than one page, but probably less
Each identification is worth 4 points and the essay is worth 28 points
for a total of 36 points