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Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

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1.

What are the three properties of color?

a)

hue, intensity, value

b)

hue, value, light

c)

primary, secondary, tertiary

d)

light, tone, saturation

2.

A drawing that uses a variety of thin and thick lines to describe the object/subject that you are observing.

a)

contour line

b)

gesture

c)

sketch

d)

portrait

3.

What is a blind continuous contour drawing?

a)

a drawing created with one single line without lifting up the drawing tool and without looking down at the paper until the end

b)

a drawing created with one single line and continuously checking down on the paper to make sure the drawing is accurate

c)

a drawing where you do not look at the paper, but you pick up the pencil each time to move to the correct place

d)

a drawing using lines and shading to create 3D objects

4.

What are the three main types/categories of line?

a)

heavy, light, rough, smooth

b)

descriptive, implied, expressive

c)

thick, thin, wavy

d)

detailed, continuous, abstract

5.

Complementary colors are colors that are _____________ to each other on the color wheel.

a)

opposite

b)

next

c)

close

d)

similar

6.

What are the primary colors?

a)

orange, green, blue

b)

black, white, grey

c)

red, yellow, and blue

d)

green, yellow, red

7.

Analogous colors are colors that are ________ each other in the color wheel.

a)

opposite to

b)

skipping from

c)

next to

d)

familiar with

8.

A monochromatic palette refers to

a)

one hue mixed with a variety of colors

b)

all cool colors

c)

tints and shades of one color

d)

all warm colors

9.

Medium in art refers to

a)

the size of the canvas painting

b)

the subject that you are working with

c)

the materials you are using to create the artwork

d)

the intensity of the colors in the artwork

10.

What is a sculpture in the round?

a)

Large pieces of art that are placed in museums

b)

Any 3D work of art where you can see all sides

c)

A collection of drawings

d)

A set of paintings

11.

The process of capturing an image and putting it on a light sensitive surface.

a)

litho printing

b)

printmaking

c)

casting

d)

photography

12.

The space/area surrounding the main subject or object in the artwork.

a)

blank space

b)

empty space

c)

negative space

d)

positive space

13.

What part of the sphere is letter E?

a)

cast shadow

b)

core shadow

c)

deep shadow

d)

highlight

14.

What part of the sphere is letter A?

a)

Core light

b)

Highlight

c)

Drop shadow

d)

Reflected light

15.

"The Muse," by Garth Erasmus, a contemporary artists, is part of what artistic movement?

a)

DADA

b)

Social Realism

c)

Fauvism

d)

Abstract Expressionism

16.

Picasso and his contemporaries rejected the idea that art should copy nature. Instead, he broke objects down into their most basic geometric forms and used multiple or contrasting vanishing points. What is this style of art?

a)

Realism

b)

DADA

c)

Cubism

d)

Pop Art

17.

You can use pattern to create this principle of design so that it has a "steady beat".

a)

Balance

b)

Rhythm

c)

Emphasis

d)

Contrast

18.

Van Gogh's painting "Starry Night" demonstrates the principle of __________ with the spiraling clouds.

a)

Balance

b)

Unity

c)

Proportion

d)

Movement

19.

Charles White's stippled and cross hatched ink on cardboard drawing of "The preacher" exhibits strong ________________ because of the black ink on white paper.

a)

contrast

b)

variety

c)

movement

d)

pattern

20.

In John T. Bigger's painting "The 4 Seasons" he uses repeated triangles to create ____________.

a)

variety

b)

proportion

c)

pattern

d)

contrast

21.

Jackson Pollock used what kind of Line to create his Abstract Expressionist painting "Cathedral."

a)

Directional Line

b)

Expressive Line

c)

Constructive Line

d)

Contour Line

22.

Gary Molitor used what kind of line to express glitz and power in his "Baghdad by the Bay"

a)

Directional Line

b)

Expressive Line

c)

Constructive Line

d)

Contour Line

23.

Henri Matisse used what kind of line to create his Fauvist "Woman with Folded Hands" drawing

a)

Directional Line

b)

Expressive Line

c)

Constructive Line

d)

Contour Line

24.

As we see in Cezanne's "Still Life with Apples and Peaches", the most frequently used objects in a still life are:

a)

Shoes

b)

People

c)

Fruit

d)

landscapes

25.

The Element of Art, ______________ refers to the range of dark and light in the artwork.

a)

Value

b)

line

c)

space

d)

shape

26.

The house in Edward Hopper's painting, "House by the Railroad," is primarily composed of what type of shapes and forms?

a)

Organic

b)

Open

c)

Geometric

d)

Irregular

27.

How does Norman W. Lewis emphasize the hat in his painting, "The Yellow Hat," 1936?

a)

The hat is at the top of the painting

b)

The circular shape of the hat contrasts with the multiple straight/angular lines

c)

The texture of the hat creates contrast with the background texture

d)

The hat is the only 3D form

28.

Conceptual art places emphasis on the _________, rather than on the object.

a)

floor

b)

negative space

c)

idea

d)

pre-planning

29.

The _______________________ help you compose your artwork and analyze your works and those of professional artists.

a)

Art Critics

b)

Principles of Design

c)

Artistic Movements

d)

Expressive Lines

30.

What type of balance does Jacob Lawrence's, "The Library," display?

a)

symmetrical balance

b)

asymmetrical balance

c)

approximately symmetrical

d)

radial