Visual Arts Interim Review Quiz

Which is the best explanation for the process of analyzing a work of art in the 4 step Critiquing process? VA.912.C.1.4

• Analyzing is the process of describing what we see in the artwork.

• Analyzing is the process of making your own personal opinions about the artwork.

• Analyzing asks the questions, "how did the artist use the Elements and Principles of art in their work?"

• Analyzing is about what you think is happening within the artwork.

What technique uses a horizon line and focal point to create the illusion of space on a flat, two-dimensional surface? VA.912.S.1.4

• overlapping

• One-point perspective

• Atmospheric perspective

• shading

What does the vanishing point show?VA.912.S.1.4

• Parallel lines

• The area where all lines converge

• Atmospheric perspective

• Where the Earth ends and the sky begins

How does image represent the principle of art contrast? VA.912.S.1.4

• Contrast of color, warm and cold

• Contrast of imaginary lines

• Contrast of lines and size

• Contrast of texture and size

Analyze the painting below. What kind of proportion does the artist demonstrate?VA.912.S.1.4

• Exaggerated

• Natural

• Implied

• Symmetrical

Which is the best description of the type of line that Picasso used in his line drawing of a camel? VA.912.S.1.4

• Dotted and broken

• Bold and angled

• Continuous and curved

• Horizontal and zigzag

This stain glass window uses what type of balance? VA.912.C.1.4

• Asymmetric

• Radial

• Exaggerated

• Concentric

This Japanese print by Hokusai is an example of which type of balance? VA.912.S.1.4

• Symmetric

• Asymmetric

• Exaggerated

• Radial

Which is the best definition of symbolism? VA.912.S.1.4

• A grouping of objects on a flat surface

• A style of art that is abstract with no meaning

• An artwork that uses the elements of art

• A sign, shape or object used to represent something else

Which statement is true about Shen Zhou's Chinese painting? VA.912.H.1.9

• To Shen, the artist's goal was self-expression, not just copying the physical world.

• Shen only used black and white because color ink had not yet been invented

• Shen used many colors of ink in only one type of brushstroke.

• Shen's main goal was to copy nature exactly as he saw it in real life