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WorksheetsEC-12 Art 178
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 12hrs 1mins
To answer the following question, please refer to the image of Romare Bearden’s Sunday After Sermon, reproduced below.
In the work, the sense of a balanced composition is primarily created by the
strategic placement of shapes, colors and textures.
juxtaposition of photographs and paper as collage elements.
use of paint to heighten contrast
repetition of young and old faces of African American people.
To answer the following question, please refer to the image of a color wheel, reproduced below.
he wheel shown depicts the relationship between primary and secondary
hues.
tints
tones
accents
A color’s intensity is a basic property best defined as its relative
warmth or coolness.
dullness or brightness.
lightness or darkness.
opacity or transparency.
In a still life composition, the figure ground relationship generally corresponds to the relationship between which of the following?
Small and large scale
Static and dynamic balance
Simple and complex shape
Positive and negative space
Which of the following drawing media offers the most limited range of values for rendering?
Graphite stick
Conté crayon
Vine charcoal
Compressed charcoal
Of the following locations, it is safest to use spray fixative in
a classroom that has open windows.
an air-conditioned hallway.
an unused basement space.
an open-air courtyard.
. Which TWO of the following terms refer to types of line?
Contour
Doocle
Hatched
Cartoon
Positive
Which TWO of the following are commonly used with watercolor paint?
Soft brushes
salt
Squeegees
Gel medium
Gesso
Which of the following terms refers to a blue pigment?
Vermillion
Ultramarine
Umber
Chrome
To answer the following question, please refer to the image of Vincent van Gogh’s The Potato Eaters, reproduced below.
In an analytical classroom discussion of van Gogh’s early painting The Potato Eaters, which of the following conclusions would be logical?
The drawing and features of the figures suggest the family’s hard life
The color palette prefigures the colors in van Gogh’s later well-known works.
The position of the child suggests that she is unimportant in the family
The use of a single light source suggests that van Gogh had not yet mastered the depiction of light.
To answer the following question, please refer to the image of Melvin Edwards’ The Fourth Circle, reproduced below.
After critiquing Melvin Edwards’ steel sculpture, tenth-grade students correctly deduce that the artist’s choice to cover all surfaces with matte black paint has which TWO of the following effects?
Variety is enhanced.
Shapes are emphasized.
Components are unified
Textures are obscured.
Space is deepened.
Which of the following techniques is commonly used in ceramics?
Chasing
Embossing
Scoring
Etching
The material that is used as the center layer of a quilt is known as
Backing
Felting
Smocking
Batting
To answer the following question, please refer to the image of the carved gem, reproduced below.
Which of the following is a jewelry-making method in which a design is reverse carved into a gemstone such as the blue onyx gem shown?
Intaglio
Inlay
Cameo
Scrimshaw
Which of the following textile techniques uses a type of resist dyeing?
Ombré dip dye
Transfer printing
Reverse appliqué
Shibori tie dye
Before creating a final edition of a print, a printmaker typically makes which of the following to ensure that the plate is printing as it should?
A maquette
A monoprint
A patina
A proof
In digital photography, a histogram is used to gauge which of the following?
History brush
Tonal range
Diopter adjustment
Shutter speed
If an artist appropriates an image from the Internet to incorporate in a digital work, it is most easily defensible for the artist to
copy the image exactly, without alteration.
research how often the image has been reproduced already.
use an old image that no longer has copyright protection
choose an image that is not widely known.
An art installation that includes looped film and sound elements is best described as which of the following?
Endurance based
Process based
Product based
Time based
20. Traditional African Kente cloth consists of geometric patterns and vibrant colors that are
derived from unknown sources.
intended to be purely decorative
associated with creation mythology tales.
meant to symbolize valued cultural concepts.
The statue of David by Michelangelo became a symbol of the defense of civil liberty for which of the following cities?
Milan
Florence
Athens
Rome
The artwork of contemporary artist Kara Walker and Art Nouveau artist Aubrey Beardsley both share which of the following features?
Heavy brushwork
Naturalistic modeling
Colorful geometric abstraction
Black-and-white figural silhouette
To answer the following question, please refer to the image of Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa, below.
In The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the relationship between humanity and nature is best described by the idea that people
can control nature if they try.
have degraded the natural environment.
are dominated by nature.
are moved by the sublime beauty of nature.
Which of the following descriptions is generally characteristic of traditional Chinese painting?
Theatrical subjects and bold, heavy outlines
Linear perspective and dramatic chiaroscuro
Religious subjects and strong, opaque colors
Aerial perspective and calligraphic brush strokes
Indigenous Australian art frequently focuses on the
influence of ancestral beings.
feats of individual rulers.
protection of the unconscious.
attainment of enlightenment.
To answer the following question, please refer to the image of Andean ear ornaments reproduced below.
The pair of Moche ear ornaments shown depict winged runners that are best characterized as
illusionistic.
zoomorphic.
naturalistic.
anthropomorphic.
Which of the following ancient cultures portrayed the human figure in an idealized form?
Greek
Egyptian
Aegean
Chinese
To answer the following question, please refer to the detail of Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece reproduced below.
Which of the following is a characteristic of van Eyck’s work that is evident in the image?
Representations of classical subjects
Depictions of stylized figures
Use of painterly brushwork
Rendering of minute detail
To answer the following question, please refer to the image of a poster by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec reproduced below.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec used which of the following printing processes to create theatrical street posters, such as the artwork shown?
Lithography
Etching
Silkscreen
Woodcut
The illustrations in the picture book Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold are based on her work with
story quilts.
encaustic paintings.
encaustic paintings.
glass mosaics.
Which of the following painters received a commission in 1964 to create artwork for the interior of an interfaith chapel to be built in Houston, Texas?
Clifford Still
Mark Rothko
Jackson Pollock
Willem de Kooning
To answer the following question, please refer to the image of Monet’s painting reproduced below.
Which of the following is demonstrated in the painting and reflects Monet’s innovative approach to visual perception?
Using only colors that have the same value
Using strokes of color to represent the changing nature of light
Using sharp shadows to indicate the exact time of day
Using brushstroke patterns to demonstrate the movements of the painter’s eye
To answer the following question, please refer to August Macke’s painting reproduced below.
The treatment of form and space in the painting primarily demonstrates the influence of
Surrealism.
Impressionism.
Cubism.
Romanticism.
To answer the following question, please refer to the image of Leonardo da Vinci’s fresco Last Supper reproduced below.
A primary goal of the painting was to
critique corrupt practices within the church.
attract attention and fame at a juried art exhibition.
memorialize the scientific and literary achievements of a patron.
break away from convention in dramatizing a religious narrative.
To answer the following question, please refer to the image of Renoir’s Dance at Bougival reproduced below.
The colors used to portray the two dancing figures in the foreground of this painting have the effect of
making the figures seem weightless and ethereal.
creating a visual contrast between the two figures.
suggesting a mood of stillness and melancholy.
creating an ambiguous sense of depth and volume.
Which of the following terms refers to the underlying meaning of a work of art based on its formal qualities and subject matter as well as the personal and cultural experiences of the viewer?
Description
Analysis
Interpretation
Judgment
Barbara Kruger’s artworks such as I shop therefore I am use appropriated imagery and text in a way that best aligns with which of the following approaches to analyzing works of art?
Semiotic
Iconographic
Stylistic
Psychoanalytic
The art education model that plays down art production and fosters specific skills related to aesthetics, art criticism, and art history is
discipline-based art education.
visual culture art education.
arts integration.
choice-based art education.
For a middle school lesson on rhythm, repetition and pattern, it would be most logical to connect those concepts to
the choice of language in a well-known Shakespearean speech.
a focused analysis of Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man.
an excerpt from the music of a classical composer such as Mozart.
stop-action photographs of an Olympic diver completing a dive.
Of the following techniques and media, the best choice for a classroom with young students who are blind or have extremely limited sight is
blending with pastels.
crosshatching with pencils.
sculpting with modeling clay.
printmaking with linoleum.
Which of the following art history activities would most likely help a middle school class develop the ability to make informed judgments about artwork from a variety of times and cultures?
Asking the class to vote for its favorite work among a group of related works that are displayed in the classroom
Defining the principles of design and then giving the class a written quiz about the principles
Displaying a group of related works from various cultures and leading a discussion of how similar content is represented in each one
Having each student in the class create a personal symbol, paint it with tempera paint, and write a paragraph explaining its meaning
To ensure that art materials are not toxic, art teachers should look for
donated and found materials.
materials with an AP label from the ACMI.
materials with a CL label from the ACMI
water-based materials only.
Which of the following activities would best help students to make informed decisions about their works in progress?
Asking students to write reflective self-assessments when the work is complete
Holding formative critiques to discuss progress, problems and possible solutions
Requiring students to keep careful logs of the time spent working on an assignment
Giving students a rubric that explains the criteria that will be used in grading
Of the following methods of presentation, which would be most effective for a high school teacher who wants all students to see the same set of visual examples?
Providing access to several websites that have relevant images
Projecting a digital slide show on a screen while the class watches
Passing around books that each contain some of the images, with the relevant pages marked
Circulating a stack of individual reproductions of the images for the students to each view
f a teacher is required to assign a letter grade to student artwork, the most responsible way to arrive at the grade is to do which of the following?
Intuitively sort students’ artwork into various piles by level of achievement and then assign a letter grade to the work in each pile.
Organize the artwork on tables from most to least successful and then decide where to place the line between each letter grade.
Assign a total number of possible points and then deduct points for any unsatisfactory aspects in the artwork.
Use a predetermined rubric with criteria for each letter grade and then decide which set of criteria best fits each individual artwork.
Which of the following questions, if included in a high school student’s self-assessment, would best reveal student growth after the completion of an art assignment?
Did you enjoy the assignment? Why or why not?
How long did the assignment take to complete? Was the time allowed reasonable?
What is the subject matter of the work you created for the assignment? Where did you get this idea?
What new strategy or technique did you try in the assignment? How was this attempt successful or unsuccessful?
The method of assessment most suitable for evaluating expressive learning is
standardized testing.
state competency testing.
performance assessment.
personality assessment.
To promote district support for a school’s art program, it is most appropriate for a teacher to take which of the following actions?
Display the winning work from a student-run art contest in the school hallway.
Post images of students working in art class on a social networking website.
Make a presentation of representative student artwork to the school board.
Allow gifted students to come to the art room during their lunch period.
To answer questions 49–50, please refer to the detail of an Egyptian scroll reproduced below.
The imagery in the detail shown refers to
events after death.
a royal parade.
arguments among gods.
performance of a play.
To answer questions 49–50, please refer to the detail of an Egyptian scroll reproduced below.
The detail shown is part of an Egyptian scroll made of
papyrus.
silk.
canvas.
ivory.
