Art EC-12 Practice Questions

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In Romare Bearden’s Sunday After Sermon, the sense of a balanced composition is primarily created by the

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strategic placement of shapes, colors and textures

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To answer the following question, please refer to the image of a color wheel: The wheel shown depicts the relationship between primary and secondary

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hues

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A color’s intensity is a basic property best defined as its relative

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dullness or brightness

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In a still life composition, the figure ground relationship generally corresponds to the relationship between which of the following?
Small and large scale,
Static and dynamic balance,
Simple and complex shape,
Positive and negative space

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Positive and negative space

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Which drawing media offers the most limited range of values for rendering? Options: Graphite stick, Conté crayon, Vine charcoal, Compressed charcoal

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Vine charcoal

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Of the following locations, it is safest to use spray fixative in: a classroom that has open windows, an air-conditioned hallway, an unused basement space, an open-air courtyard.

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an open-air courtyard

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Which of the following terms refers to a blue pigment?
Options:
Vermilion,
Ultramarine,
Umber,
Chrome

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Ultramarine

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In an analytical classroom discussion of van Gogh’s early painting The Potato Eaters, which conclusion would be logical? Options: The drawing and features of the figures suggest the family’s hard life. The color palette prefigures the colors in van Gogh’s later well-known works. The position of the child suggests that she is unimportant in the family. The use of a single light source suggests that van Gogh had not yet mastered the depiction of light.

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The drawing and features of the figures suggest the family’s hard life.

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Which of the following techniques is commonly used in ceramics? Chasing, Embossing, Scoring, Etching

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Scoring

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The material that is used as the center layer of a quilt is known as

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batting