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Katsushika Hokusai & Emphasis/Proportion Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of artist was Hokusai considered?

a)

Master artist and printmaker

b)

Master artist and sculptor

c)

Apprentice artist and printmaker

d)

Apprentice artist and wood carver

2.

What was Hokusai's early works called?

a)

Kon'nichiwa

b)

ukiyo-e

c)

Sayonara

d)

chopsticks

3.

Where was Hokusai born?

a)

Edo which is now Taiwan

b)

Tokyo which is now Edo

c)

Edo which is now Tokyo

d)

Tokyo which is now Taiwan

4.

What did Hokusai focus on in the 19th Century?

a)

Manga comics

b)

Wood carving

c)

Greeting Cards

d)

Illustrated historical novels

5.

What is Hokusai's best known work?

a)

The Great Wave off Kanagawa

b)

Mount Fuji in the Spring

c)

The Tsunami off Taiwan

d)

High tide off Kanagawa

6.

What does ukiyo-e translate as?

a)

Pictures of the cold world

b)

Pictures of the underwater world

c)

Pictures of the floating world

d)

Pictures of the island

7.

What type of apprentice was Hokusai as a teengager?

a)

wood carver

b)

hibachi chef

c)

sculptor

d)

writer

8.

What type of comics did Hokusai influence?

a)

Marvel

b)

X-Men

c)

Manga

d)

Avengers

9.

What was Hokusai's relegious sect?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Muslim

c)

Christian

d)

Hinduism

10.

What was Hokusai's masterpiece series?

a)

50 Views of Mount Fuji

b)

29 Views of the Great Wave

c)

36 views of Mount Fuji

d)

39 Views of Tokyo

11.

How has Hokusai's The Great Wave image been used? (Check all that apply)

a)

Tattoo

b)

Advertising

c)

Emoji

d)

Clothes

12.

The actual title of The Great Wave is translated as Under the Wave of Kanagawa.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How can Western artistic influence be seen in The Great Wave? (check all that apply)

a)

Linear Perspective

b)

Low Horizon Line

c)

Prussian Blue

d)

None

14.

After the 1867 International Exposition in Paris Japanese prints were collected by these artists.

(check all that apply)

a)

Manet

b)

Degas

c)

Picasso

d)

Van Gogh

15.

The Great Wave has been described as this.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Rouge Wave

c)

Plunging Breaker

d)

All

16.

The work of Hokusai and other Japanese artist depict that nature is larger than humans.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Great Wave image was meant to be a reproduced icon.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Hokusai's 36 Views of Mount Fugi do not show different seasons and weather conditions.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Hokusai's Manga cartoon series influnced the modern manga comics.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

As was custom at the time, Hokusai changed his name more than...

a)

100 times

b)

50 times

c)

30 times

d)

10 times

21.

To direct a viewer's attention to important parts of a work, artist use emphasis.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

By using contrasts in elements, artists create centers of interest in their artworks alway directly in the center of the composition.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The relationship between objects regarding size and number refers to the principle of proportion.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A small object compared to larger objects around it helps emphasize its importance.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The viewer's eye is automatically attracted to the larger shape or object.

a)

True

b)

False