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Impressionism

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

The artwork, Impression, Sunrise, was a very important artwork because:______.

a)

Manet painted this graceful Sunrise in complementary colors and it was very popular amongst art critics.

b)

Vincent Van Gogh painted this sunrise using stippling dots. The painting won a lot of support for Impressionism.

c)

Claude Monet painted it in an Impressionistic way with obvious strokes and textures. The name "Impressionism" came from a bad review.

2.

What is so special about these haystacks?

a)

They are in the countryside of Italy. Monet was Italian.

b)

Monet's use of bright, colored accents like red and green in the shadows. This painting is completed with obvious strokes in a time where most paintings were completely blended.

c)

They are for the horses. Horses like hay. Monet did, too.

3.

Impasto can be described as:

a)

Very realistically blended paint, smooth like butter

b)

A lovely Italian pasta

c)

The technique of applying heavy strokes of unblended paint

4.

The foreground in this Monet painting includes:

a)

The sky

b)

The women and children closest to the viewer

c)

The trees in the distance

5.

The background of this Monet painting includes:

a)

the water in front

b)

the bridge

c)

the sky and some blurry buildings

6.

Why is space important within a landscape painting?

a)

When a painter includes a: foreground, middle ground, and background, the overall scene is more realistic and believable.

b)

Painters can include a lot of sky.

c)

Space is not important to landscapes. This question is an imposter.

7.

Why were the Impressionists not accepted by art critics?

a)

Art critics could not afford their prices because everyone wanted to buy the work of the Impressionists.

b)

Their work was too realistic. They blended the paint to be without texture.

c)

Their work was very different from the popular artwork at the time. The popular work was typically very realistic and scenes from history or the Bible.

8.

What is the best description for the texture of Impressionist paint?

a)

flat, blended

b)

raised, bumpy, unblended

c)

realistic, smooth

9.

Monet inspired the dots of this artist:

a)

Faith Ringold

b)

Georges Seurat

c)

Keith Haring

10.

Glazing can best be described as:

a)

A painting technique where only neutral colors are used.

b)

A painting technique where the colors are mixed ahead of time. Then, they are applied to the canvas.

c)

A painting technique where one layer is applied and allowed to dry. Then, another layer is added and allowed to dry.

11.

Contrast can best be created with:

a)

only pastel hues

b)

only neutral hues

c)

warm and cool colors used together

12.

The pairs you see are examples of:

a)

neutral hues

b)

complementary colors

c)

harmonious colors

13.

What happens when you mix complementary hues?

a)

When you mix complementary hues, the result is that the colors stay the same.

b)

When you mix complementary hues, the result is more vibrant color.

c)

When you mix complementary hues, the result is neutralized color.

14.

To neutralize or darken a color, why would you use it's complementary color rather than just using black?

a)

the colors stay the same

b)

the original color stays vibrant

c)

the original color becomes more black

15.

When complementary colors are mixed, it is really important to:_________________.

a)

Add a lot of water to lighten the complementary color!

b)

Mix a lot of the complement at a time!

c)

Only mix in a little bit of the complement at a time!

16.

The color red represents which ideas in the marketing world?

a)

happiness, starting your day, and friendliness

b)

loyalty, business, and water

c)

human activities, human emotion, and health

17.

Blue represents which ideas in the world of marketing?

a)

love, danger, and health

b)

dependability, the color of business, and loyalty

c)

cheerfulness, friendliness, and starting the morning right

18.

The color yellow represents which ideas in marketing?

a)

danger, love, and health

b)

dependability, water, and business

c)

cheerfulness, safety, and starting the morning right