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SQ - ART part 3

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What innovation in Turner's paintings made his landscapes popular and influential?

a)

He focused on the sharp contrasts between light and shadow

b)

He focused on color and how it blends together to create depth

c)

He focused on everyday life of the average person

d)

He focused on light and the changing effects of light

2.

Where did Joseph Mallord William Turner formally study art?

a)

Pratt Institute of New York

b)

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

c)

Royal Academy of Art in London

d)

École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts

e)

University of Barcelona

3.

At what age did Joseph Mallord William Turner become a member of the Royal Academy?

a)

He became the youngest member at age 12

b)

He became the youngest member at age 22

c)

He became the oldest member at age 52

d)

He became the oldest member at age 72

4.

What did Turner record in his sketchbooks during his travels throughout Europe?

a)

Portraits of interesting people he observed

b)

Detailed sketches of plants and wildlife

c)

Historical sites where famous events occurred

d)

Landscapes and his emotional response to them

5.

How many of Turner's sketchbooks still exist today?

a)

None

b)

1

c)

10

d)

100

e)

300

6.

Turner's painting Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight is a scene from the harbor of

a)

Shanghai, China

b)

Bristol, England

c)

Tyneside, England

d)

The Danube in Hungary

e)

Port of Rotterdam, Amsterdam

7.

What is the central focus of Turner's painting Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight?

a)

The musculature of the men doing the work

b)

The interaction between the ships and the water

c)

The reflection of the moonlight on the clouds and water

d)

The glow of the coals and the energy they create

8.

What unusual tool did Turner use to apply thicker layers of paint to areas of his compositions?

a)

A palette knife

b)

A sponge

c)

A camera obscura

d)

A piece of wood like a stylus

9.

What is the name of the technique artists use to apply thick paint to create a textured surface?

a)

Camera Obscura

b)

Impasto

c)

Drip splatter

d)

Fresco

10.

Which of these paintings did Turner paint earlier in his career?

a)

Venice: The Canals

b)

Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight

c)

The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute

d)

The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore

11.

How does Turner's first painting of Venice compare to his second painting of Venice?

a)

The movement of the water is the focus of the first painting

b)

The colors are much more vivid in the first painting

c)

The contrast between light and shadow is the focus of the second painting

d)

There is a haziness that obscures the details of the second painting

12.

Turner traveled many places, but the place that most captured his imagination was...

a)

Paris

b)

Venice

c)

Vienna

d)

London

e)

Belgium

13.

Which two paintings are said to be "companion pieces" that are a salute to the great commercial powers?

a)

Keelmen Heaving in Coals and The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore

b)

The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore and The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute

c)

The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute and Keelmen Heaving in Coals

d)

Tomorrow I May Be Far Away and Watching the Good Trains Go By

e)

Seasons and Elements

14.

What is the name of the statue on the top of the Dogana or Custom House as featured in Turner's paintings?

a)

Liberty

b)

Fortune

c)

Courage

d)

Independence

e)

Fraternity

15.

As Turner developed his style, he became ...

a)

More focused on fine details and how light affected them

b)

More focused on atmospheric effects of light and less focused on details

c)

More focused on color and how light affects color

d)

More focused on shadow and darkness

16.

Flat bottomed coal ships (like in Turner's painting) were called...

a)

keelhaulers

b)

colliers

c)

keels

d)

barges

e)

coal ferry

17.

What was Turner's position at the Royal Academy of Art?

a)

President

b)

Professor of Visual Art

c)

Professor of Perspective

d)

Artistic Director

e)

Professor of Drawing

18.

This artist was the son of a barber, who sold his drawings in his barber shop from the time he was a child...

a)

Arcimboldo

b)

Vermeer

c)

Turner

d)

Picasso

e)

Miro

19.

When was Turner born?

a)

1774

b)

1775

c)

1776

d)

1777

e)

1778

20.

Where was Turner born?

a)

Milan, Italy

b)

Delft, Dutch Republic

c)

Paris, France

d)

London, England

e)

Vienna, Austria

21.

This artist focused on the atmospheric effects of light...

a)

Arcimboldo

b)

Vermeer

c)

Turner

d)

Picasso

e)

Miro

22.

Which painter is referred to as the "British Master"?

a)

Arcimboldo

b)

Vermeer

c)

Turner

d)

Picasso

e)

Miro