Book Quiz: Making Mosaics

a style of decoration that

depicts leaves and flowers in

long curvy lines

• trowel

• pictorial realism

• pH balance

• Art Nouveau

large molecules linked together

which add strength to other

compounds

• polymer

• trowel

• float

• cure

an art style that depicts

subjects accurately rather than in

an idealistic or abstract way

• polymer

• Art Nouveau

• pictorial realism

• trowel

small artist’s knife with a

flexible blade used to mix,

scrape, or apply paint

• trowel

• palette knife

• cure

• pH balance

a tool used for smoothing

plaster or cement

• float

• palette knife

• polymer

• trowel

the correct level of acid; too

much acid in the body causes

illness

• polymer

• pH balance

• trowel

• cure

What is the first thing you need to do when making a mosaic?

• Cut the tesserae.

• Fill in the design with grout.

• Choose the object you will decorate.

• Choose the first piece of tesserae to glue on.

If a mosaic object will be placed ___________ , it should be sealed.

• outside

• on a wall

• in a warm room

• all the above

What is done after letting the

glued tesserae sit for 24 hours?

• A design is created.

• The surface of the mosaic

  is washed.

• The grout is put on

  to fill in the spaces.

• The tesserae are moved

  to fill all the spaces.

What is the main idea

of the section titled

“Supplies and Tools”?

• how to make a mosaic

  art piece

• what you need to make

  a mosaic

• where you could sell your

  mosaic art after it’s finished

• all of the above