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ART 1 midterm review

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Cave painting dates back to 
a)
40,000 years ago
b)
50,000 years ago
c)
60,000 years ago
d)
70,000 years ago
2.
Cave paintings around the world are..
a)
similar
b)
different
3.
for the cave paintings, paint was..
a)
bought from the shop
b)
ordered from gmarket
c)
made from rocks and other found pigments
d)
magic
4.
did they have sophisticated tools?
a)
not sure what sophisticated means
b)
yes
c)
no
5.
a)
this is engraved
b)
this is stenciled
c)
this is painted
6.
What time period does "prehistoric" refer to?
a)
Before the year 1999
b)
Before the modern era
c)
Before written records
7.
What is a "ritual"? 
a)
An animal 
b)
An artifact 
c)
A ceremony 
8.
What can cave paintings teach us about life back then? 
a)
Kinds of animals 
b)
Methods of hunting 
c)
People's beliefs
d)
All of the above 
9.
The cave paintings date back to this time period: 
a)
2 million - 3 million years ago 
b)
10,000 - 18,000 years ago 
c)
2,000 - 5,000 years ago
10.
TRUE or FALSE: 
Cave paintings often have humans in them. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
11.
What might handprints found in cave paintings mean? 
a)
Artist signing his work
b)
Children playing in paint
c)
They don't mean anything 
12.
What important discovery did four teenagers make at Lascaux, France in 1940? 
a)
clay sculptures of an army of soldiers
b)
a cave filled with paintings of animals
c)
the stone wall of an ancient storage shed
d)
a wooden stick used for throwing a spear
13.
If ancient paintings were found in a cave, which of these questions would be the hardest to answer? 
a)
Why did people paint in caves?
b)
How did people make the paint?
c)
What did people paint pictures of?
d)
What did people use for paintbrushes? 
14.
Why did the Egyptians fill their kings' tombs with supplies?
a)
They wanted a safe place to hide the treasures.
b)
They thought the supplies would be needed in the afterlife.
c)
They wanted to store them there for later use in the future.
15.
What were the most famous pyramids in Egypt?
a)
The Stepped Pyramids of Djoser
b)
The Great Pyramids of Giza
c)
The Five Pyramids of Egypt
16.
What is this?
a)
The Stepped Pyramids of Djoser
b)
The Great Pyramids of Giza
c)
The Five Pyramids of Egypt
17.
What did the pyramids have inside?
a)
tombs and treasures
b)
nothing
c)
treasures
d)
tombs
18.
What happened to the most of the treasures in the pyramids?
a)
They were put in a museum.
b)
They were looted.
c)
They are still inside the pyramids.
19.
What is this?
a)
Tutankhamun's Burial Mask
b)
Tutankhamun's throne
c)
Tutankhamun's chariot
d)
Tutankhamun's coffin
20.

Where is Egypt located?

a)

Northern Africa

b)

South America

c)

Central Asia

d)

Central Africa

21.
What pharaoh decided to abandon the former religious practices of Egypt in favor of a single 'god of the sun'?
a)
Amenhotep
b)
Ramesses
c)
Akhenaten
d)
Tutankhamun
22.
Who was Akhenaten's wife?
a)
Hatshepsut
b)
Ankhesenamun
c)
 Nefertiti
23.
Why did the Egyptians pose figures with hands, head and legs to the side?
a)
 It was easier to render for the artist
b)
It was from a third person point of view
c)
 It showed the body from the 'most familiar view'
24.
Egyptian writing system using images is known as what?
a)
Cuneform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Kichwa
d)
Swahili
25.
Why are the works depicting pharaohs so BIG?
a)
It was easier for artists to work large when using stone
b)
Propaganda: It symbolized their 'godlike' qualitiies
c)
 To show that they were giants among the population
26.
Osiris, Isis, Horus, Anubis... and many others were considered what?
a)
gods
b)
symbols of government
c)
other names for the pharaoh
27.
What kind of balance does 'the discus thrower' demonstrate?
a)
Radial
b)
Symmetrical 
c)
Asymmetrical
28.
Where was the original Parthenon constructed?
a)
Athens
b)
Paris
c)
Egypt
d)
Memphis
29.
Who was the Parthenon made to honor?
a)
Nero
b)
Zeus
c)
Athena
d)
Minerva 
30.
This  is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs.
a)
Base
b)
Capital
c)
Frieze
d)
Abacus
31.
Which of the following Greek pottery vessels were used for water?
a)
Hydria
b)
Lekythos 
32.
This is an example of idealistic Greek sculpture. That means it...
a)
is done in a way that shows expression and flaws of the person
b)
shows an example of the "perfect person"
33.
This is an example of the _____________ order of columns.
a)
Ionic
b)
Doric
c)
Corinthian
34.
The Greeks developed many things that we still use today.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
The Greeks created ________ as we know it.
a)
theocracy
b)
democracy
36.
Doric columns are the __________ oft he classical orders.
a)
youngest
b)
oldest
37.
Ionic Columns are considered ________.
a)
Feminine
b)
Masculine
38.
Corinthian columns are the most _________ of the classical orders.
a)
plain
b)
decorative
39.
The Winged Victory of Samothrace is also known as Nike of Samothrace.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Nike is the goddess of 
a)
losers
b)
victory
41.

What do artists use the color wheel for? Check all that apply.

a)

Identification of colors

b)

Choosing colors

c)

Painting colors

d)

Mixing colors

42.

What are the cool colors? Check all that apply.

a)

warm

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

red

e)

violet

43.

______ are the rules of practical guidance to color mixing and the visual effects of specific color combination that Isaac Newton helped develop.

a)

Color Theory

b)

Color Wheel

c)

Color Mixing

d)

Color Scheme

44.

What are the warm colors? Check all that apply.

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

cool

e)

orange

45.

What are the primary colors?

a)

R,B,Y

b)

R,V,Y

c)

G,B,V

d)

G,O,V

46.

What are the 3 characteristics of color? Check all that apply.

a)

Hue

b)

Value

c)

Brightness

d)

Intensity

47.

What are the secondary colors and what makes them?

a)

r + b= v

r + g= y

b + y= g

b)

r + b= v

r + y= o

b + y= g

c)

r + v= b

r + g= y

b + y= g

d)

r + b= v

r + y= o

b + v= g

48.

The neutral colors are....Check all that apply.

a)

Gray

b)

Black

c)

Brown

d)

Yellow

e)

White

49.

Colors that are side by side to create a color scheme are considered to be...

a)

Neutral colors

b)

Analogous colors

c)

Monochromatic colors

d)

Cool colors

50.

What are the complementary color sets? Check all that apply.

a)

R/G

b)

B/V

c)

Y/V

d)

B/O

51.

A single color plus its tints and shades is considered to create a.....

a)

Monochromatic color scheme

b)

Neutral color scheme

c)

Analogous color scheme

d)

Complementary color scheme

52.

What is the complement of the color orange?

a)

purple

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

yellow

53.
Red, Yellow, & Blue are the "building blocks" of all color. What are these three colors also referred to as?
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Secondary Colors
c)
Primary Colors
d)
Complementary Colors
54.
Green, Orange, & Violet are created after mixing two Primary colors together. What are these colors also referred to as?
a)
Secondary Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
d)
Analogous Colors
55.
What is Value?
a)
Lightness or Darkness of Color
b)
The Color itself
c)
Intensity of Color
56.
You can mute, or tone down the intensity of a color, by mixing a little bit of its ______________________ color.
a)
gray
b)
bright
c)
opposite
d)
complementary
57.
An element of art that refers to the lightness and darkness of a color.
a)
hue
b)
value
c)
movement
d)
contrast
58.

A mark with length and direction and created by a path of a moving point.

a)

line

b)

value

c)

contrast

d)

form

59.

The empty or open area between, around, above, below and within objects.

a)

form

b)

balance

c)

color

d)

space

60.
Any three dimensional object that can be measured by height, width and depth.
a)
emphasis
b)
space
c)
form
d)
shape
61.

The surface quality of an object or the way something feels such as rough-smooth

a)

shape

b)

texture

c)

color

d)

line

62.

An area surrounded by an actual or implied line. It can be geometric or organic, positive or negative.

a)

line

b)

form

c)

shape

d)

space

63.

Element of art produced when a wavelength of light strikes an object and reflects back a hue.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

teriary

d)

color

64.
Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewers attention.
a)
space
b)
unity
c)
emphasis
d)
balance
65.

The relation of one object to another in size, amount, and or number.

a)

variety

b)

monochromatic

c)

proportion

d)

triad

66.

The use of different lines shapes, textures,colors and other elements of design to create interest in a work of art.

a)

variety

b)

emphasis

c)

rhythm

d)

value

67.
The area around, above or inside an object is called:
a)
form
b)
perspective
c)
contrast
d)
space
68.

The principle of art which refers to movement in a work of art that may be created visually by repeating lines, shapes, and colors.

a)

contrast

b)

balance

c)

rhythm

d)

emphasis

e)

movement

69.
Line, Shape, Color, Value, Texture and Space are Elements of Art.
a)
true
b)
false
70.
A repeated shape or line
a)
emphasis
b)
pattern
c)
variety
71.
Principle of art used to create the look and feeling of action and to guide the viewer's eyes throughout the work of art.
a)
Rhythm
b)
Emphasis
c)
Movement
d)
Unity
72.
Rules that govern how artists organize the elements of art.
a)
Elements of art
b)
Principles of art
c)
Folk art
d)
Contemporary art
73.
This image is a good example of which type of Balance?
a)
Symmetrical
b)
Radial
c)
Asymmetrical
74.
This image is a good example of which type of Balance?
a)
Symmetrical
b)
Asymmetrical
c)
Radial
75.
This image is a good example of which type of Balance?
a)
Symmetrical
b)
Asymmetrical
c)
Radial
76.
Emphasis gives special attention to...
a)
the side of an artwork
b)
patterns
c)
one part of an artwork, focal point
d)
the scale in an artwork
77.

The visual feeling of equilibrium

a)

Sideways

b)

Proportion

c)

Balance

d)

Variety

78.

Seeing a similar element more than once throughout the work

a)

Variety

b)

Balance

c)

Harmony

d)

Repetition

79.
Which would be the best classification for the triangle shown?
a)
acute isosceles
b)
equiangular scalene
c)
equiangular isosceles
d)
equiangular equilateral
80.
An angle whose measure is exactly 90 degrees.
a)
acute
b)
vertical
c)
right
d)
straight
81.
Right, acute, or obtuse?
a)
Right
b)
Acute
c)
Obtuse
82.
Right, acute, or obtuse?
a)
Acute
b)
Right
c)
Obtuse
83.
What is this polygon called?
a)
Parallel
b)
Triangle
c)
Trapezoid
d)
Square
84.
Name that shape.
a)
quadrilateral
b)
quadrilateral, parallelogram
c)
quadrilateral, rectangle
d)
quadrilateral, rhombus
85.
This triangle has all sides the same length?
a)
Acute
b)
Equilateral
c)
Isosceles
d)
Scalene