Fine Arts Pre/Post Test

What you see when you look at an artwork is called the:

• theme
• subject
• background
• picture

The relative lightness or darkness of an object is:

• texture
• color
• contrast
• value

The main idea of an artwork is called the

• frame
• theme
• subject
• purpose

Which of the following artists painted the painting named Starry Night in 1889?

• Pablo Picasso
• Georges Seurat
• Claude Monet
• Vincent Van Gogh

Artworks that depict a subject as it actually appears true to life without stylized or idealization.

• Realistic
• Abstract
• Impressionism
• Romanticism

Art stressing the form of its subject rather than its actual appearance. The subject is broken down into elements: line, shape, etc. not necessarily resembling the subject itself.

• Abstract
• Non-Objective
• Realistic
• Modern

An explanation of the meaning of an artwork.

• Decribe
• Analyze
• Interpret
• Evaluate

A process used to determine the quality and lasting importance of a work.

• Interpret
• Evaluate
• Decribe
• Analyze

Which famous Spanish surrealist painted the picture “The Persistence of Memory?

• Salvador Dali
• Francisco de Zurbaran
• Diego Velazquez
• Francisco de Goya

Which of the following was a cubist: Matisse, Renoir, Monet, and Picasso?

• Matisse
• Renoir
• Monet
• Picasso