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2022--Fine Arts I Midterm Exam-original 60 questions

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________________ is used to determine an object's size in a drawing, or determine its size relative to another object.

a)

attribution

b)

portfolio

c)

sighting

d)

medium

2.

The purposes of drawing include:

a)

record information

b)

understanding, expression

c)

tell a story

d)

all of the above

3.

A______________________is a collection of an artist's work.

a)

portfolio

b)

description

c)

attribution

d)

sighting

4.

__________________________is a process used to determine the success of an artwork.

a)

framing

b)

art criticism

c)

evaluation

d)

medium

5.

A listing of facts in an artwork such as objects, people, shapes and colors.

a)

description

b)

attribution

c)

sighting

d)

medium

6.

The space and point of view for a picture, as determined by the horizontal and vertical borders is called_______________

a)

portfolio

b)

framing

c)

gesture drawing

d)

attribution

7.

A written credit to the artist or work understudy is called a (an)

a)

attribution

b)

portfolio

c)

description

d)

medium

8.

_______________________-is a systematic discussion of the characteristics of an artwork usually involving four statges: description, analysis, interpretation, evaluation.

a)

analysis

b)

art criticism

c)

sighting

d)

analysis

9.

_________________________is the name for the materials such as paint, watercolor, pastels.

a)

portfolio

b)

sighting

c)

framing

d)

medium

10.

a quick drawing the captures movements of the body is called________________________.

a)

analysis

b)

portfolio

c)

gesture drawing

d)

framing

11.

To learn to draw means......

a)

to learn to see

b)

to learn to hold a pencil

c)

to learn to hear

d)

to learn how to hold a paint brush

12.

What type of charcoal produces a richer, blacker line?

a)

vine

b)

compressed

c)

H7

d)

H3

13.

This medium can be used with brushes, diluted into washes and used with different types of pens and sticks.

a)

watercolor

b)

oil paint

c)

pastel

d)

ink

14.

A very hard pencil that makes a light mark.

a)

7H

b)

HB

c)

B

d)

B4

15.

A very soft pencil that makes a very dark mark.

a)

H7

b)

B8

c)

HB

d)

H4

16.

Line, shape, form, value, color, texture and space are commonly referred to as

a)

principles of design

b)

elements of art or design

c)

negative space

d)

positive space

17.

Contrast, emphasis, balance, pattern, rhythm, movement and unity are commonly referred to as

a)

principles of design

b)

elements of art

c)

negative space

d)

positive space

18.

The arrangement of art elements according to certain principles is called

a)

line

b)

shape

c)

design

d)

texture

19.

the path of a moving point, used to define space, contours, and outline or suggest mass or volume. The most basic and widely used element of design.

a)

color

b)

texture

c)

value

d)

line

20.

The areas between, around, above below or within something. In art, it can be real or an illusion.

a)

texture

b)

space

c)

line

d)

color

21.

The surface quality of an artwork usually perceived through the sense of touch.

a)

value

b)

texture

c)

color

d)

line

22.

The arrangement of visual elements to create stability in an artwork. It is also called the visual weight of art.

a)

variety

b)

contrast

c)

balance

d)

hue

23.

the area formed around or between objects is called

a)

negative space

b)

positive space

c)

pattern

d)

texture

24.

the solid objects in a composition represent the

a)

negative space

b)

positive space

c)

balance

d)

line

25.

The range of light to dark in an artwork is called

a)

shape

b)

line

c)

value

d)

texture

26.

Artists use emphasis to create

a)

a center of interest

b)

shadow

c)

negative space

d)

positive space

27.

Associated with rhythm, this refers to the arrangements of parts in an artwork to create a sense of motion

a)

space

b)

texture

c)

balance

d)

movement

28.

The use of the elements in a planned or random repetition to enhance surfaces of artwork is called

a)

variety

b)

contrast

c)

pattern

d)

shape

29.

Concerned with the inclusion of differences in the elements of a composition to offset unity and add interest in an artwork

a)

variety

b)

balance

c)

symmetry

d)

color

30.

Free forms or shapes and forms that represent living things having irregular edges

a)

geometric shapes

b)

picture plan

c)

organic shapes

d)

calligraphy

31.

The actual two dimensional surface on which a drawing is made

a)

visual composition

b)

element of design

c)

picture plane

d)

calligraphy

32.

Handwriting or letters formed by hand featuring an elegant line

a)

penmanship

b)

print

c)

calligraphy

d)

printmaking

33.

Refers to the differences between elements in work of art

a)

contrast

b)

form

c)

color

d)

line

34.

The cohesive quality that makes an art work look and feel completed and finished. The sense of wholeness in a work.

a)

unity

b)

variety

c)

movement

d)

balance

35.

The art element interpreted by our sense of touch is:

a)

color

b)

value

c)

texture

d)

line

e)

pattern

36.

Lines can be used to:

a)

create texture

b)

create value

c)

suggest mood

d)

all of the above

37.

Calm, excited, active, serene, poised, formal, are examples of the _________________________of line.

a)

physical characteristics

b)

emotional qualities

c)

energy

d)

variety

38.

What line is shown in the image?

a)

Spiral

b)

horizontal

c)

vertical

d)

zigzag

e)

diagonal

39.

What line is shown in the image?

a)

Spiral

b)

horizontal

c)

vertical

d)

zigzag

e)

diagonal

40.

What line is shown in the image?

a)

Spiral

b)

horizontal

c)

vertical

d)

zigzag

e)

diagonal

41.

What line is shown in the image?

a)

Spiral

b)

horizontal

c)

vertical

d)

zigzag

e)

diagonal

42.

What line is shown in the image?

a)

Spiral

b)

horizontal

c)

vertical

d)

zigzag

e)

diagonal

43.

Name the illustration in the image.

a)

cross-hatch

b)

black to white scale

c)

value scale

d)

stippling

e)

dottism

44.

Name the illustration in the image.

a)

cross-hatch

b)

black to white scale

c)

value scale

d)

stippling

e)

dottism

45.

What shapes are in the image?

a)

Geometric

b)

Organic

46.

A line drawing done when the artist only looks at the object is called a ___________ drawing.

a)

modified contour

b)

blind contour

c)

expressive line drawing

d)

continuous line drawing

47.

Red, yellow, and blue are the ____________ colors.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

complementary

e)

analogous

48.
When two sides of a work of art are mirror images of each other, it is known as __ .
a)
symmetry
b)
realistic
c)
plane
d)
composition
49.

Art depicting inanimate objects are called

a)

Gesture Drawings

b)

Blind Contour Drawings

c)

Grid Drawings

d)

Still Life Drawings

50.

What principle of design does this photo depict?

a)

Movement

b)

Balance

c)

Emphasis

51.

What kind of contour drawing is this?

a)

Blind Contour

b)

Continuous Contour

c)

Cross Contour

d)

Contour

52.

What is the candle in this drawing?

a)

Vanishing Point

b)

Light Source

c)

Horizon Line

d)

Organic Shape

53.

What does this line represent?

a)

A shape

b)

A shadow

c)

An edge

54.
The lines that describe the outer edges and surface edges of objects and figures is called _____.
a)
visual lines
b)
outlines
c)
contour lines
d)
horizon lines
55.
What determines the direction of a shadow?
a)
the perspective of the artist
b)
light source
c)
size of the object
d)
all of these
56.
Which tool can help you add highlights or lighten values?
a)
eraser
b)
blending stump
c)
tortillion
d)
pencil
57.
Which one of the following is a gesture drawing?
a)
a quick drawing to capture movement
b)
detailed line drawing
58.
This image is an example of which kind of drawing?
a)
gesture
b)
perspective
c)
still life
d)
landscape
59.

What is a great approach for developing better observational skills?

a)

Tracing

b)

Practice drawing from observation

c)

Remembering a drawing from memory

d)

Naming the parts as you draw

60.

From the options below, choose the softest and darkest graphite pencil.

a)

H

b)

HB

c)

2B

d)

3H