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ART 1A CBE

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 35mins

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Date
1.

Which of the following are elements of art?

a)

value, space, texture, color, shape, form

b)

balance, contrast, color, line, shape

c)

shape, proportion, unity, line, value

d)

color, line, shape, space, pattern, emphasis

2.

What are four art careers?

a)

illustrator

b)

photographer

c)

art therapist

d)

art teacher

e)

nurse

3.

What is a metallic grey writing and drawing material most commonly used in pencil form

a)

Pastel

b)

Paint

c)

Graphite

d)

Conte

4.

Which of the following are dry media?

a)

Chalk pastel

b)

Graphite

c)

Colored pencil

d)

Acrylic paint

5.

A work of art created by gluing bits of paper, fabric, scraps, photographs, or other materials to a flat surface.

a)

Found objects

b)

bisqueware

c)

ceramics

d)

Collage

6.

What are the three primary hues?

a)

yellow, green, blue

b)

red, yellow, blue

c)

white, yellow, blue

d)

orange, violet, green

7.

Refers to the representation of objects in three-dimensional space (i.e. for representing the visible world) on the two-dimensional surface of a picture.

a)

Shapes

b)

Proportions

c)

Perspective

d)

Movement

8.

What is the arrangement of elements within a work of art?

a)

Balance

b)

Space

c)

Applique

d)

Composition

9.

Is an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing (or painting or scribing) closely spaced parallel lines.

a)

Cross-hatching

b)

Hatching

c)

Stippling

d)

Blending

10.

Artwork in which a fine layer of colour—usually diluted ink, bistre, or watercolour—is spread with a brush over a broad surface evenly enough so that no brush marks are visible in the finished product

a)

color

b)

hatching

c)

ink

d)

wash

11.

A type of balance in which both sides of a center lines are exactly or nearly the same, like a mirror image.

a)

Symmetrical

b)

Asymmetrical

c)

Radial symmetry

d)

Balance

12.

A technique used in painting, where paint is laid on an area of the surface in very thick layers, usually thick enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible.

a)

Montage

b)

Intaglio

c)

Maquette

d)

Impasto

13.

A flat figure created when actual or implied lines meet to surround a space.

a)

Shape

b)

Line

c)

Forms

d)

Unity

14.

The way a surface feels or how it may look.

a)

Emphasis

b)

Texture

c)

Triad

d)

Motif

15.

3-D medium

a)

Portrait

b)

Landscape

c)

Clay

d)

Batik

16.

Complex designs used by Muslim artists to cover the inside of Islamic structures

a)

Encaustic

b)

Diptych

c)

Intaglio

d)

Arabesque

17.

What is a principle of design?

a)

Color

b)

Texture

c)

Variety

d)

Space

18.

Substance that protects the surface of the paper from wet media

a)

Mask

b)

Clay

c)

Encaustic

d)

Sfumato

19.

Which of the following are an element of art?

a)

Movement

b)

Balance

c)

Pattern

d)

Space

20.

Which of the following is a wet media?

a)

Watercolor

b)

Graphite

c)

Sharpie

d)

Chalk pastels

21.

Which of the following are considered analogous colors?

a)

green, blue-green, and blue

b)

red, yellow, and blue

c)

white, gray and black

d)

red, red-violet, and green

22.

What is a technique for enlarging a design

a)

Intaglio

b)

Graphing

c)

Sfumato

d)

Diptych

23.

Ancient Chinese wax resistant method of dying cloth

a)

batik

b)

arabesque

c)

intaglio

d)

triptych

24.

Heavy contrast of light and dark, used in Renaissance paintings

a)

Diptych

b)

Chiaroscuro

c)

Batol

d)

Arabesque

25.

Two hinged panels from the Middle Ages with a religious theme

a)

Triptych

b)

Sfumato

c)

Intaglio

d)

Diptych

26.

Print made from a design etched by acid into a metal plate

a)

Arabesque

b)

Etching

c)

Intaglio

d)

Woodcut

27.

Where is the eye level at?

a)

vanishing point

b)

line

c)

horizon line

d)

graphing

28.

torn paper, acrylic paint and yarn

a)

2-d design

b)

mixed media

c)

3-d design

d)

sfumato

29.

Altarpiece consisting of three hinged panels found in Middle ages churches

a)

diptych

b)

triptych

c)

arabesque

d)

sfumato

30.

technique of painting with pigments suspended in molten wax, used by the Greeks in the 5th century

a)

encaustic

b)

arabesque

c)

intaglio

d)

sfumato

31.

Art tool that can be shaped to removed highlights

a)

kneaded eraser

b)

mask

c)

sfumato

d)

batik

32.

Subtractive process of making prints

a)

woodcut

b)

intaglio

c)

etching

d)

sfumato

33.

likeness of a person

a)

graphing

b)

portrait

c)

triptych

d)

batik

34.

Painting technique using subtle gradations of light and dark, developed by Leonardo da Vinchi

a)

encaustic

b)

Sfumato

c)

intaglio

d)

chiaroscuro

35.

Oil paint, clay, and markers are art _____?

a)

supplies

b)

media

c)

mosaic

d)

mural

36.

Creating equality in a design so that no part is heavier than other parts is called

a)

Balance

b)

Fresco

c)

Mosaic

d)

Contour

37.

A(n) _______ is an area of reflected light on the surface of an object

a)

Cast shadow

b)

Highlight

c)

Shadow

d)

Midtone

38.

The artist _______ painted huge ______(s) depicting the Mexican culture

a)

Diego River, mosaics

b)

Diego River, murals

c)

Kahlo, mosaics,

d)

Kahlo, murals

39.

Two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are called _____

a)

Analogous

b)

Monochramtic

c)

Complementary

d)

Split-complementary

40.

The texture of a paper's surface is called its _____

a)

Fresco

b)

Tooth

c)

Mosaic

d)

Contour

41.

A(n) ______ drawing follows the basic shape of an object

a)

Blind contour

b)

Gesture

c)

Contour

d)

Fresco

42.

A(n) _______ is used to prevent dry art media from smearing.

a)

Fresco

b)

Mosaic

c)

Tooth

d)

Fixative

43.

The art of _____ is characterized by smooth, flowing lines

a)

Idealism

b)

Humanism

c)

Calligraphy

d)

Etching

44.

A(n) ___ pencil is used for shading and a(n) ____ pencil is used for drawing

a)

2-H, 4-B

b)

4-B, 2-H

c)

F, B

d)

H, 2B

45.

A(n) _______ drawing captures the movement and energy of an object

a)

Contour

b)

Blind Contour

c)

Gesture

d)

Mosaic

46.

Values of one color are found in a(n) _______ color scheme

a)

Analogous

b)

Complementary

c)

Split-complementary

d)

Monochromatic

47.

The _______ was a period of "rebirth" or "great awakening"

a)

Gothic

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Renaissance

d)

Medieval

48.

A(n) _____ is a pattern of crossed lines used for enlarging a picture

a)

Portrait

b)

Grid

c)

Sketch

d)

Highlight

49.

________ painted the Sistine Chapel using the ______ technique

a)

Rembrandt, mosaic

b)

Michelangelo, mosaic

c)

Rembrandt, fresco

d)

Michelangelo, fresco

50.

_______ were used to decorate the walls of early Byzantine churches

a)

Murlas

b)

Fresco

c)

Mosaics

d)

Idealism

51.

The painting technique of ______ deceives the eye through optical illusion

a)

trompe l'oeil

b)

fresco

c)

fixative

d)

idealism

52.

Because people from early ____ cultures didn't separate art from everyday life, much of their art was made to be used for a special occasion and then thrown away.

a)

Asian

b)

American

c)

African

d)

Mexican

53.

The ____ period was also known as the Middle Ages

a)

Renaissance

b)

Art Noveau

c)

Gothic

d)

Medieval

54.

The Classical Period of Greek art reflected _______, which focused on the nature and interests of people, and ______, which is a belief in perfection.

a)

surrealism, idealism

b)

abstractism, humanism

c)

idealism, humanism

d)

humanism, idealism

55.

Sticks of wood that have been burned to carbon are called

a)

conte crayon

b)

charcoal

c)

graphite

d)

pastels

56.

An artist's tool made of tightly rolled paper that is used to smear dry art media is a

a)

solvent

b)

blending stump

c)

fixative

d)

palette knife

57.

______ is a technique used to make areas of a surface shine

a)

burnishing

b)

masking

c)

blending

d)

glossing

58.

_______, an art movement of the late 1800s, emphasized handmade qualities and a rejection of industrial design.

a)

rejectionism

b)

art nouveau

c)

modernism

d)

industrialism

59.

Which of the following is not an ingredient of paint?

a)

solvent

b)

binder

c)

fixative

d)

pigment

60.

A secondary color is made by mixing

a)

two complementary colors together

b)

a primary with a neutral

c)

three primary colors together

d)

two primary colors together

61.

A person who is devoted to the study of individual works of art and the personal style of an individual artist is a (n)

a)

connoisseur

b)

admirer

c)

conservator

d)

artisan

62.

A tray which is used for mixing paint is a

a)

Beret

b)

Collage

c)

Palette

d)

Barrette

63.

________ is the amount of lightness and darkness of an area

a)

Texture

b)

Value

c)

Color

d)

Contras

64.

Pop Art, an art movement of the 1960s, satirized

a)

fireworks

b)

soft drinks

c)

popular culture

d)

rubber bands

65.

Which of the following is a form?

a)

circle

b)

shape

c)

square

d)

cube

66.

Which of the following is not a principle of design?

a)

texture

b)

variety

c)

movement

d)

balance

67.

The Baroque period was during he

a)

1500s

b)

1600S

c)

1700S

d)

1800S

68.

A symbol which represents a business is called a

a)

logo

b)

prototype

c)

typerface

d)

slogan

69.

Japanese paintings were influenced by _______, which concentrated on understated beauty, spontaneity of creativity, and elegant simplicity.

a)

hinduism

b)

shintoism

c)

confucianism

d)

zen buddhism