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Art History Test 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The path of a moving point through space is which element of art?

a)

Color

b)

Line

c)

Shape

d)

Form

2.

Making an element of art stand out is which principle of art?

a)

Harmony

b)

Unity

c)

Emphasis

d)

Movement

3.

Which of the following questions is answered in the "analysis" step of the art criticism process?

a)

Who painted the work?

b)

How does the artist use elements and principles to establish their own style?

c)

Do I like or dislike this artwork, and why?

d)

Where was the artwork made?

4.

Artwork in which no subjects or objects is readily identified is called what?

a)

Realism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Non-objective/Abstract Art

d)

Prehistoric Art

5.

Art from the Old Stone Age can also be called art specifically from the ___________ ________?

a)

Neolithic Period

b)

Renaissance

c)

Paleolithic Period

d)

Sh'ang Dynasty

6.

Stonehenge comes from specifically which art period?

a)

Paleolithic Period

b)

Prehistoric Period

c)

Neolithic Period

d)

Ancient Egyptian Period

7.

What was ancient Egypt's greatest achievement in art?

a)

Painting

b)

Sculpture

c)

Architecture

8.

This principle of art is used to create the look and feeling of action and to guide a viewer's eye throughout the work

a)

Unity

b)

Harmony

c)

Variety

d)

Movement

9.

Edward Hopper painted scenes of lonely lives during the early 1900's; subjects included empty rooms and lonely people

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What was most likely the purpose of cave paintings during the Prehistoric period?

a)

Interior decoration

b)

Activity to keep young children occupied

c)

Hunting rituals

11.

What theme is recurring throughout ancient Egyptian artwork?

a)

Egyptian fashion

b)

The afterlife

c)

Mummification

d)

The existence of aliens

12.

The single greatest achievement of early Chinese artists was their work in _________

a)

Metal

b)

Bronze

c)

Copper

d)

Wood

13.

The term to describe a stepped mountain made of brick and covered earth:

a)

Temple

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Tomb

d)

Pyramid

14.

The artists and architects that built the Great Pyramids of Giza were the Romans, after they conquered Egypt in 30 B.C.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The most famous ziggurat still partly standing today is the Tower of Babylon, which is talked about in which book?

a)

The Quran

b)

The Bible

c)

The Tanakh

d)

The Talmud