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Chapter 9 - Balance

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This image illustrates a type of balance when the elements of a design come out from a central point.

a)

Radial

b)

Assimilated

c)

Radical

d)

Radioactive

2.

This portrait by Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Wedding, is an example of which type of balance? It is a type of formal balance but with small differences to make it more interesting.

a)

Speculative

b)

Approximate

c)

Proportional

d)

Rational

3.

This principle of art is concerned with equalizing visual forces, or elements, in a work of art.

a)

Steadiness

b)

Equilibrium

c)

Equality

d)

Balance

4.

This image illustrates a dividing line that works like a point of balance in the balance scale.

a)

tipping point

b)

axis

c)

pivot

d)

shaft

5.

The type of balance that results when equal, or very similar, elements are placed on opposite sides of a central axis.

a)

Conventional

b)

Methodical

c)

Traditional

d)

Formal

6.

This image illustrates a balance of unlike objects. It is also referred to as asymmetrical balance.

a)

Unofficial

b)

Irregular

c)

Unconstrained

d)

Informal

7.

This artwork is an example of this type of balance where two halves of a balanced composition are identical, mirror images of each other.

a)

Orderly

b)

Symmetry

c)

Harmonious

d)

Proportional

8.

The visual forces in art are the art elements.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which one of the choices in not considered as a factor in the visual balance of a work of art? (According to the textbook)

a)

Size and Contour

b)

Color

c)

Texture

d)

Position

e)

Clarity

10.

Which type of balance is used in this house pole by Arthur Shaughnessy?

a)

Symmetrical

b)

Asymmetrical

c)

Approximate

d)

Informal

11.

The artist who painted murals with a concern for workers, the poor, and illiterate. He often incorporated political themes and socialist and communist view points in direct conflict with his patrons.

a)

Diego Rivera

b)

Salvador Dali

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

Jose Clemente Orozco

12.

The White House is based on this type of balance.

a)

Symmetrical Symmetry

b)

Approximate Symmetry

c)

Asymmetrical Symmetry

d)

Informal Symmetry