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August and September Art Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic parts and symbols of an artwork are called

a)

Principles of Design

b)

Abstract Expressionism

c)

Shape

d)

Elements of Art

2.

A development of abstract art that originated in New York in the 1940's and 1950's and aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on the creative spontaneous act is called?

a)

Abstract Expressionism

b)

Abstact Impressionism

c)

Abstact Romanticism

d)

Cubism

3.

This art largely describes the art of Western Europe, but it is also used as a general category for forms of art that are now geographically widespread but that have their roots in Europe.

a)

European Art

b)

Western Art

c)

Roman Art

d)

English Art

4.

What are the guidelines that artists use to organize the elements of art into a composition?

a)

Elements of Art

b)

Rules of Design

c)

Principles of Design

d)

Studio Habits of the Mind

5.

This artist was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western Art.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo DaVinci

c)

deKooning

d)

Vincent Van Gogh

6.

This artist was an Italian Renaissance artist whose areas of interest include invention, drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, science, literature, and anatomy.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo DaVinci

c)

deKooning

d)

Vincent Van Gogh

7.

This artist was a renound Dutch/ American abstract expressionist. His works were loosely based on figures, landscapes, and still lifes.

a)

Cezanne

b)

Mondrian

c)

Miro

d)

deKooning

8.

What is an artwork that shows an arrangement of objects that cannot move on their own called? Examples could be fruits, foods, bottles, books, or cut flowers.

a)

landscape painting

b)

sculptures

c)

form

d)

still life

9.

What is a plan for combining colors in a work of art?

a)

complementary colors

b)

color scheme

c)

color theory

d)

analogous colors

10.

A term that refers to any artistic object or production.

a)

canvas

b)

sculpture

c)

still life

d)

artwork

11.

Who is the Dutch painter who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. His colorful, simplified forms are now iconic and instantly recognizable.

a)

Miro

b)

Mondrian

c)

deKooning

d)

Cezzane

12.

Colors that contrast with one another and are opposite one another on the color wheel are called?

a)

Secondary

b)

Monochromatic

c)

Complementary

d)

Triatic

13.

A natural dye extracted from leaves of certain plants.

a)

sunflower

b)

batik

c)

indigo

d)

lavender

14.

An artist's individual way of expressing his or her ideas. Also, a technique used by a group of artists in a particular time or culture.

a)

style

b)

fashion

c)

joie de vivre

d)

panache

15.

An individual feature, or small or minor part of something.

a)

section

b)

proportion

c)

detail

d)

shape

16.

Water-soluble paints such as tempera, watercolor, or acrylic that use different binders and have different qualities.

a)

watercolor paints

b)

water-based paints

c)

washable paints

d)

acrylic paints

17.

The space outside of a structure or building, space that is in the open or leading to the open.

a)

outdoor space

b)

enclosed space

c)

open space

d)

clean space

18.

A painter known for his vibrant depictions of Gullah Culture. He is from Beaufort County.

a)

Jackson Pollack

b)

Jasper Johns

c)

Winslow Homer

d)

Jonathan Green