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Final Art Exam

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cave people drew mostly _________________ on cave walls.

a)

people

b)

spears

c)

animals

d)

hands

2.

The most famous caves containing incredible cave art are in the countries of _________________ & _________________________.

a)

Europe & Asia

b)

France & Spain

c)

Germany & France

d)

Spain, Italy

3.

Describe over time the progression of 5 basic burial traditions.

a)

mastaba, shallow grave, Valley of the Kings, Ziggurat

b)

shallow grave, mastaba, ziggurat, pyramid, Valley of the Kings

c)

shallow grave, ziggurat, mastaba, Valley of the Kings

4.

King Tukankhamun's burial chamber was found in Egypt in what area/place?

a)

Valley of the Kings

b)

Valley of the Dead

c)

Pyramids of Giza

d)

Valley of the Underground

5.

Egyptians drew people in a _________________ view to show all their body parts to ensure that they were whole in the after life.

a)

frontal view

b)

twisted view

c)

profile view

d)

backside view

6.

Sumerians from _____________________(area in Mesopotamia) is considered the first civilization on earth. It was settled along the Tigris and Euphrates River some 5,000 years ago.

a)

Sicily

b)

Egypt

c)

Sumer

7.

The Sumerians created the first known form of writing called _____________________________________.

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

cuneiform

c)

cursive

d)

picture writing

8.

The Code of Hammurabi was carved into a stone pillar called a ___________________________________.

a)

clay tablet

b)

ziggurat

c)

mastaba

d)

stele

9.

A ________________________________ is a large stone used as a monument.

a)

megalith

b)

mastaba

c)

bolder

d)

pyramid

10.

________________________ & _____________________ is a type of construction where 2 posts and a lintel crossbeam allow for windows, doors, and 2nd level floors.

a)

framework

b)

window and door jams

c)

post & lintel

d)

headbeam

11.

A spiritual and astrological site of large rocks in a circle located in England and built around 2,000 BC is known as ______________________________________________.

a)

Stone Haven

b)

sacred site

c)

spirit circle

d)

Stonehenge

12.

What two categories are there for shapes?

a)

Orientalizing

b)

Organic

c)

Geometric

d)

Generalizing

13.

What is the definition of shape?

a)

An outline of an object

b)

An area enclosed by line

c)

a drawing of a person

d)

None of these

14.

Which of these definitions is for value?

a)

The brightness of an object or area

b)

The lightness or darkness of an object or area

c)

The product of light being reflected back into the eye

d)

None of these are right

15.

The illusion of depth on a 2-D surface.

a)

Form

b)

Space

c)

Shape

d)

Line

16.

__________ is the way something feels or looks like it feels.

a)

Texture

b)

Space

c)

Form

d)

Value

17.

A color on the color spectrum is called a (a)  

18.

A drawing of inner and outer line of an object or area is called a

a)

good drawing

b)

a continuous line drawing

c)

contour line drawing

d)

a inverted line drawing

19.

(a)   is a feeling of equal weight in an artwork.

20.

An image drawn off the end of the artwork.

a)

Shading

b)

Cropping

c)

Horizontal

d)

Parallel

21.

What are the 4 stages of clay in order?

a)

plastic, slip, bone dry and leather hard

b)

slip, plastic, leather hard, bone dry

c)

slip, leather hard, plastic, bone dry

22.

The oven/furnace in which to "fire"/bake the clay, is called the ___________________.

a)

Oven

b)

fire pit

c)

kiln

23.

What is the best stage of clay to cut and carve a ceramic project?

a)

leather hard stage

b)

bone dry stage

c)

plastic stage

24.

scratching the surface of the clay to add other pieces to your project is called ___________________.

a)

roughing

b)

cross-hatching

c)

scoring

25.

A ceramic project made of snake light shapes attached to each other to a desired shape is called a _______________ _____________________ project.

a)

slab built

b)

coil built

c)

wheel thrown project

26.

The second firing after one puts glazes on the clay project is called the __________________________ firing.

a)

Bisque

b)

Final

c)

Glaze

27.

A clay project made with flat rolled out clay is called a ________________________ built project.

a)

handmade

b)

slab

c)

coil

28.

A clay project made on the potter's wheel is called a ________________________ ________________ project.

a)

wheel thrown

b)

slab made

c)

coil made

29.

____________________ or kneading the clay to get the air bubbles out of it is important before creating a clay project.

a)

wetting

b)

flattening

c)

wedging

30.

The first firing, called the _________________ firing, will harden the clay.

a)

bisque

b)

glaze

c)

final

31.

What is printmaking?

a)

When you carve or etch a plate or block that can be printed.

b)

When you print something of a computer.

c)

When you make a painting, scan it and then print it.

d)

When you print off a photo you have taken.

32.
What type of printing is done with carving onto metal and using an acid bath
a)
Relief
b)
Monoprint
c)
Intaglio
d)
Screen Print
33.
Which type of printing is commonly used in t-shirt making?
a)
Relief
b)
Intaglio
c)
MonoPrint
d)
Screen Print
34.
I use this tool to roll the ink on my print block. 
a)
Barren
b)
Block
c)
Brayer
d)
Gouge
35.
I use this substance to make my print. It comes in many colors.
a)
Paint
b)
Markers
c)
Ink
d)
Glaze
36.
A print that has been rolled onto a glass plate and only printed once, creating a unique design
a)
Monoprint
b)
Etching
c)
Lino-cut
d)
Relief print
37.

A print pulled first to check the appearance of the block before changing it if necessary.

a)

Artist's copy

b)

Proof

c)

Edition

d)

Impression

38.
The number of prints I make is called: 
a)
Edition
b)
Print
c)
Block
d)
Subscription
39.
What is this?
a)
A baren
b)
A brayer
c)
A gouge or lino-cutters
d)
A burnisher
40.
A generic term for printmaking where raised surfaces are inked and printed; non-image areas have been cut away so that they will not print.
a)
proofs
b)
woodcut
c)
monoprint
d)
relief
41.
Initial print pulled from a plate (test print)
a)
Plate
b)
Registration
c)
Bench hook 
d)
Artist's proof
42.

A method of printing where the image to be printed is placed directly on the surface of limestone or paper or metal plate with greasy crayon.

a)

lithography

b)

relief

c)

silk screen

d)

chop

43.

When an artist carves in background texture on a relief block design, it creates __________________ on your final printed edition.

a)

crackling

b)

texture

c)

noise/chatter

d)

dark tones

44.

Who was the 15/16th century famous German printmaker who created detailed prints using the printmaking process.

a)

Abel Dresden

b)

Andy Warhol

c)

Alfonso Drew

d)

Albrecht Durer

45.

A personal symbol to identify your artworks and to sign your prints is called a __________________.

a)

signature

b)

chop

c)

leno tool

d)

initials

46.

What does this mean? 5/10

a)

5th edition out of 10 total

b)

10th edition out of 100

c)

10th edition out of 5

d)

5th proof out of 10 total editions

47.

A painting using textural strokes and focuses on how light effects shapes and color is called_________________________________.

a)

impressionism

b)

abstract

c)

modern

d)

baroque

48.

____________________________ is considered the father of impressionism. This artist used dots in his paintings?

a)

Picasso

b)

Seurat

c)

Wislow Homer

49.

The artist _______________________________ painted with curvy, short textural textural strokes and is famous for the painting Starry Night.

a)

Jackson Pollock

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Van Gogh

50.

Light that bounces from one object to another is called

a)

the brightest light

b)

highlight

c)

reflected light

51.

The shadow created by the object blocking the light source is called the

a)

crest shadow

b)

cast shadow

c)

lightest shadow

52.

The light that hits the object directly and is the brightest light on the object is called the

a)

highlight

b)

dullest light

c)

reflected light

53.

The light that hits the object directly and is the brightest light on the object is called the

a)

highlight

b)

dullest light

c)

reflected light

54.

The entire shadow on the object is called the

a)

cast shadow

b)

darkest shadow

c)

shading

d)

crest shadow

55.

A drawing of inanimate objects is called a

a)

portrait

b)

still life

c)

landscape

d)

painting

56.
A technique for shading using parallel lines that cross over other parallel lines.
a)
cross hatching
b)
scrumbling
c)
hatching
d)
blending
57.

_____ is a technique of drawing in which small, distinct dots of ink or graphite are applied in varying proximity to each other to create values that form an image.

a)

blending

b)

scumbling

c)

stippling or pointillism

58.

This is an example of a

a)

value bar

b)

black and white rainbow

c)

color bar

59.

By shading an object that was originally just a contour line to start with, one makes the object appear______________________________.

a)

3-D

b)

2-D

c)

flat

d)

unrealistic

60.

The element of art that expresses the ranges of colors from dark to light.

a)

Highlight

b)

Value

c)

Shadow

d)

Tint

61.

An art style that deals with things that can not happen in the real world, but could happen in a dream state or in someone's imagination is called (a)   .

62.

When you take something out of its normal environment and place it in an unnatural one, this is called (a)   .

63.

When an artist changes the size of an object in relation to other objects juxtaposing it, this is called ______________________ __________________.

(a)  

64.

Objects that float or (a)   in the air, especially things that are not normally seen in the air, is a common thing surreal artist's put in their artwork.

65.

When something changes right before your eyes, this is called (a)   .

66.

Things next to each other are (a)  

images. In surrealism we place things next to each other that don't normally belong together.

67.

A double image or when you can't see where something begins or ends is called a (a)   .

68.
Emphasis refers to the part of art which is what?
a)
The most colorful
b)
In the center
c)
The most dominant
69.
What is the emphasis of this photograph?
a)
The green apples around the pepper
b)
The red pepper in the center
c)
The little man peeking through the apples
70.

The equal visual distribution of weight in a design.

a)

Emphasis

b)

Balance

c)

Unity

d)

Variety

71.
Balance, pattern, movement, emphasis, rhythm, unity, and contrast are considered...
a)
principles of design
b)
elements of design
72.

When all of the elements in a work look as though they belong together it is called

a)

form

b)

unity

c)

contrast

d)

emphasis

73.

What Rhythm do you see on the wall?

a)

Repetition

b)

Radiation

c)

Gradation

74.

This principle of art uses the elements of art to unify the picture as a whole.

a)

Unity/ Harmony

b)

pattern

c)

Balance

d)

Emphasis

75.

This Principle of Design uses space to distribute visual weight

a)

Movement

b)

Balance

c)

Contrast

d)

Emphasis

76.

Which is NOT an example of movement?

a)

Fighter jets turning in mid-air

b)

Van Gogh's "Starry Night"

c)

A winding top-down view of a staircase

d)

Two fat cats on a scale

77.

The use of different lines, shapes, textures, colors or other elements of design to create interest in a work of art.

a)

Variety

b)

Emphasis

c)

Placement

d)

Value

78.

When drawing people and objects with correct size relationships we are using which principle of design?

a)

Pattern

b)

Emphasis

c)

Rhythm

d)

Proportion

79.
Principle of art that creates unity by stressing similarities of separate but related parts. 
a)
Variety
b)
Harmony
c)
Unity
d)
Emphasis