Art EC-12 Practice Questions

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In Romare Bearden’s Sunday After Sermon, what primarily creates the sense of a balanced composition?

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strategic placement of shapes, colors and textures

Front

Refer to the image of a color wheel: The wheel shown depicts the relationship between primary and secondary

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hues

Front

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

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dullness or brightness

Front

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

Front

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

Front

Where is it safest to use spray fixative? Options: a classroom with open windows, an air-conditioned hallway, an unused basement space, an open-air courtyard.

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an open-air courtyard

Front

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

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Ultramarine

Front

In an analytical classroom discussion of van Gogh’s early painting The Potato Eaters, which of the following conclusions would be logical?

Back

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

Front

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

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Scoring

Front

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

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batting