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Art history

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What period is the art in the image from?

a)

Islamic

b)

Prehistoric

c)

Egyptian

2.

Which of the following styles is the art in the image created in?

a)

Realism

b)

Abstract

c)

Nonrepresentational

3.

Is this POP ART?

a)

I DON´T THINK SO

b)

NO

c)

MAYBE

d)

YES, IT IS

4.

Is this CAVE ART ?

a)

CAVE ART DOESN´T EXIST

b)

YES

c)

NO, THAT IS MIDDLE AGE ART

d)

I AM NOT SURE

5.

Does this sculpture belong to the Renaissance age?

a)

That is not a sculpture!

b)

yes

c)

I like it

d)

Next question

6.

Is this a stained glass?

a)

That is a Mandala

b)

no

c)

That is a painting

d)

yes

7.

Which period in art history was a REBIRTH of ideas like math and science, and a more REALISTIC approach to artwork?

a)

Gothic

b)

Renaissance

c)

Impressionism

d)

Cubism

8.

In which period in art history did artists start painting outdoors to capture the changing effects of light? (*hint: this was a response to the invention of photography).

a)

Pop Art

b)

Cubism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Renaissance

9.

Which art history movement is this image most likely from with its abstract, chopped up depiction of a portrait?

a)

Gothic

b)

Renaissance

c)

Cubism

d)

Pop Art

10.

Who painted this?

a)

Jackson Pollock

b)

Rembrandt

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Diego Velázquez

11.

Who painted this?

a)

Caravaggio

b)

Johannes Vermeer

c)

Jackson Pollock

d)

Vincent Van Gogh

12.

What is Vellum?

a)

Wax paper

b)

Ribbon

c)

Paper

d)

Calf skin

13.

What is an Illumination?

a)

A light in the hall

b)

A picture of lamps

c)

A picture with gold and semi precious stones used in the ink

d)

A jewelry box

14.

Which artistic movement is this painting from?

a)

Italian Renaissance

b)

Northern Renaissance

c)

Baroque

d)

Neoclassicism

15.

Which artistic movement is this painting from?

a)

Italian Renassiance

b)

Northern Renaissance

c)

Baroque

d)

Neoclassicism

16.

The Great Wave shows Mt. Fuji in the background. The artist, Hokusai, was from which country?

(a)  

17.

Frida Kahlo was a famous painter from which country?

(a)  

18.

This type of aboriginal art often includes complex arrangement of patterns, symbols, and dots and is created by the original inhabitants of which country/continent?

(a)  

19.
What do we call the person who paid for a work of art?
a)
Connoisseur
b)
Patron
c)
Money Bag$
d)
Bill Gates
20.
What is used to create an illusion of depth in a 2D piece?
a)
Space
b)
Perspective
c)
Color
d)
Hue
21.

Who is the father of expressionism?

a)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

b)

Franz Marc

c)

Edvard Munch

d)

Vincent Van Gogh

22.
What started the expressionism movement?
a)
It was a response to the widespread anxiety of a human disconnection to the world
b)
A combination of genes and stress  affected the brain chemistry and reduced the ability to maintain mood stability.
c)
a result of the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates and mantle convection
d)
the rejection of Romanticism