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Graffiti Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a graffiti tag?

a)

a small picture

b)

a signature

c)

a series of paintings

2.

Which ancient civilization has evidence of graffiti?

a)

Greek

b)

Egyptian

c)

Aztec

d)

All of them

3.

What is graffiti art?

a)

Graffiti art is art and vandalism.

b)

Graffiti is a form of artistic expression.

c)

Graffiti art is often seen in urban settings but many graffiti artists have their works in galleries as well.

d)

All of the above!

4.

In graffiti terms, what is "throw up" or "throwie?

a)

To barf on your work because you aren't happy with it.

b)

To put up graffiti work as fast as you possibly can.

c)

A slightly more elaborate tag - usually quick bubble or block lettering.

5.

What does it mean to bomb in graffiti?

a)

To fail at creating a piece that you worked hard to plan.

b)

The physical act of going out to cover a surface with graffiti art.

c)

To cover up another graffiti artists work with your own.

d)

To wow other graffiti artists, or "blow them out of the water!"

6.

In the graffiti world, where is the best place to make work so that the largest amount of people see it?

a)

Large walls.

b)

Subways and trains because they travel large distances.

c)

High up places.

d)

Neighborhood fences.

7.

Graffiti artists often prefer to be called writers.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A large scale, labor intensive work of graffiti often using complex lettering, images and multiples colors is called a .......

a)

Tag

b)

Piece

c)

Bomb

d)

Throwie

9.

A popular type of graffiti lettering using complex, interlocking letters is called.....

a)

Wildstyle

b)

Throwie

c)

Piece

10.

Graffiti writers often work in groups called......

a)

Writers

b)

Gangs

c)

Crews

d)

Bombers

11.

Going over, in Graffiti terms, means to ........

a)

Cover another graffiti artists work with your own.

b)

Completely remove another graffiti artists work.

c)

Correcting or altering a graffiti writers work.

d)

Tagging another writers work as your own.

12.

To completely remove graffiti art from a surface is called.....

a)

Erasing

b)

Buffing

c)

Going over

d)

Tagging