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American Gothic Parody

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the artist we are focusing on?

a)

Brant Wood

b)

Grant Wood

c)

Tiger Woods

d)

Pablo Picasso

2.

What state is Grant Wood from?

a)

Illinois

b)

Idaho

c)

Iowa

d)

Ohio

3.

Grant Wood's paintings often ________________.

a)

Told stories

b)

Make you laugh

c)

A little funny

d)

Copy an original

4.

Someone who creates pictures to go along with words or a story is called a(n) ______________.

a)

Artist

b)

Painter

c)

Illustrator

d)

Engineer

5.

This Grant Wood painting illustrates what story from American history?

a)

George Washing to being honest

b)

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

c)

The Great Flood

d)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

6.

This Grant Wood painting illustrates what story from American history?

a)

George Washington chopping down a cherry tree

b)

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

c)

The Great Flood

d)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

7.

What is the name of the painting we are focusing on?

a)

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

b)

American Gothic

c)

American Emo

d)

American Parody

8.

Who did Grant Wood use as models for American Gothic?

a)

A farmer and his wife

b)

His mother and doctor

c)

His sister and dentist

d)

A farmer and his daughter

9.

Why is the painting is titled American Gothic?

a)

The architecture of the house

b)

The pitchfork

c)

Their clothes

d)

The background

10.

What are two aspects of Gothic architecture?

a)

pointed arches

b)

rounded arches

c)

flying buttresses

d)

flying mattresses

11.

A parody is a copy of an original and usually _______________.

a)

a little scary

b)

a copy

c)

a little funny

12.

Oil pastels _________________ and _________________ (choose two)

a)

Stain clothes

b)

Blend easily

c)

Wash out of clothes

d)

Are like chalk

13.

Your American Gothic parody must _________________.

a)

Use the entire paper

b)

Be really small

c)

Have violence

d)

Be exactly like the original

14.

What two colors do you mix to get orange?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

15.

What two colors do you mix together to get violet?

a)

Yellow

b)

Blue

c)

Red

d)

Green

16.

What two colors do you mix together to get green?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Blue

17.

What color is best to use last with oil pastels?

a)

Black

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Yellow

18.

What two colors of oil pastels can you use to blend others?

a)

White

b)

Yellow

c)

Black

d)

Red

19.

Does Iowa border Illinois?

a)

Yes, to the northwest

b)

No

20.

The farmer in American Gothic is holding a ____________.

a)

Sickle

b)

Rake

c)

Pitchfork

d)

Shovel