The Elements of Line & Color Quiz

What did Paul Klee describe a line as?

• A dot that went for a walk

• A circle in motion

• A square in motion

• A triangle in motion

Which type of line expresses calmness, quietness, and peace?

• Zigzag lines

• Horizontal lines

• Diagonal lines

• Vertical lines

What do vertical lines express?

• Excitement and anxiety

• Movement and action

• Strength and grandeur

• Calmness and quietness

What do diagonal lines express?

• Calmness and quietness

• Strength and grandeur

• Movement and action

• Excitement and anxiety

What do curved lines express?

• Movement and action

• Strength and grandeur

• Ease and comfort

• Calmness and quietness

What is the art of shading a drawing using only parallel lines called?

• Contour Line Drawing

• Gestural Line Drawing

• Hatched Lines

• Cross-Hatched Lines

What is the element of art obtained from reflected or absorbed light?

• Shape

• Form

• Colour

• Line

What are the primary colours of art?

• Red, yellow, black

• Orange, green, purple

• Red, yellow, blue

• Red, green, purple

What are secondary colours created by combining?

• Secondary and quaternary colours

• Primary and tertiary colours

• Primary and secondary colours

• Tertiary and quaternary colours

Which half of the colour wheel contains the warm colours?

• Left-half

• Bottom-half

• Right-half

• Top-half