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8th Grade Art Final

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Realism in unrealistic situations is called:

a)

Cubism

b)

Observational Drawing

c)

Surrealism

d)

Abstract art

2.

The level of your eyes is called the

a)

horizon line

b)

viewpoint line

c)

horizontal line

d)

viewing line

3.

The diagonal guide lines you draw to the vanishing point are called ________ lines.

a)

Orthogonal

b)

Unnecessary

c)

Invisible

d)

Straight

4.

What is the name of point or dot where lines are drawn to create perspective?

a)

the perspective point

b)

the dot of distance

c)

vanishing point

5.

The lightness or darkness of a single color is:

a)

A Form

b)

Value

c)

Cast shadow

d)

A line

6.

Shape is _____ where as Form is ______. 

a)

4d, 5d

b)

2d, 3d

c)

flat, round

d)

1d, 2d

7.

What is a portrait?

a)

An artwork that shows animals.

b)

An artwork that shows land.

c)

An artwork that shows buildings.

d)

An artwork that represents or depicts a person, with strong emphasis on the face or head and shoulders.

8.

When an object blocks out the light, a ________________ is formed.

a)

rainbow

b)

flashlight

c)

shadow

d)

lighthouse

9.

A work of art made by combining different images and materials is called a:

a)

Self-portrait

b)

Collage

c)

Value drawing

d)

A Big Mess

10.

A Shape has 2 dimensions. They are:

a)

Circumference & Height

b)

Width & Depth

c)

Height & Width

d)

Length & Depth

11.

If the light source is from the right hand side where would the shadow of an object get casted?

a)

left

b)

right

12.

What does observational drawing mean?

a)

Drawing what we imagine

b)

Drawing from memory

c)

Drawing what we see

d)

Drawing what we can't see

13.

Identify the still life:

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which strategies can you use to show your identity in a self portrait?

a)

Symbolism

b)

Color

c)

Placement

d)

Scale

e)

All of the above

15.

Which artist was born in Holland?

a)

Frida Kahlo

b)

Paul Cezanne

c)

Vincent Van Gogh

d)

Emile Zola

16.

A drawing or painting of a group of inanimate objects is called:

a)

A group portrait

b)

A landscape

c)

A class picture

d)

A still life

17.

Inanimate objects

a)

Do not move

b)

Exist on the moon

c)

Have great dance moves

d)

Are never drawn

18.

A row of boxes shaded from light to dark is called a

a)

Value composition

b)

Grayscale chart

c)

Shape to Form guide

d)

Texture Layout

19.

Van Gogh painted Starry Night when he was..

a)

Living in Holland

b)

Sitting in his bedroom in Paris

c)

In the hospital

d)

Visiting the Louvre

20.
Shading created by using a series of dots.
a)
blending
b)
stippling
c)
hatching
d)
cross hatching
21.

Van Gogh lived with him in Paris

a)

His brother Theo

b)

Paul Cezanne

c)

His dog Pablo

d)

The writer Emile Zola

22.

Creating tonal or shading effects using parallel lines that are closely spaced together.

a)

Cross Hatching

b)

Stippling

c)

Hatching

d)

Blending

23.

"Cross-hatching" uses lines in only one direction.

a)

True

b)

False

24.
Trees and buildings should appear _________ as they go away from us.
a)
larger
b)
smaller
c)
the same height
25.
What is the line that goes across the page where the "sky meets the land"?
a)
land line
b)
sky line
c)
horizon line
26.
What kind of perspective view is this?
a)
one point perspective
b)
three point perspective
c)
two point perspective
27.
Where are vanishing points located in a 1pt and 2pt perspective drawing?
a)
above the horizon
b)
below the horizon
c)
on the horizon
d)
never on the horizon
28.

Vanishing Point

a)

Two or more lines that get closer and closer

b)

x marks the spot

c)

the point at which something that has been growing smaller or increasingly faint disappears altogether

d)

A form of drawing and painting in which parallel lines are represented as coming together to give the illusion of near and far.

29.

Horizon Line is

a)

the sunset

b)

the sunrise

c)

is a horizontal line that runs across the paper or canvas to represent the viewer's eye level, or seperates where the sky meets the ground.

d)

A form of drawing and painting in which parallel lines are represented as coming together to give the illusion of near and far

30.

Two lines that are always the same distance apart and never touch.

a)

Perpendicular Lines

b)

Parallel Lines

c)

Orthogonal Lines

d)

Horizon Lines

31.

Linear Perspective

a)

adding shifts in value – as well as eliminating contour lines – creates more 3D looking forms

b)

landscapes

c)

a drawing method used to create the illusion of a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface.

d)

buildings

32.

Surrealism explores...

a)

the unknown

b)

the abstract

c)

the unconscious mind

d)

the rights and wrongs we do

33.

Changing the size of something to create a new meaning

a)

Scale

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Dislocation

d)

Transformation

34.

Which of the following is a surrealist artwork?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Which of the following is NOT a surreal piece by Salvador Dali?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Where you choose to place objects in your artwork is called..

a)

Scale

b)

A life-changing decision

c)

Metamorphosis

d)

Placement

37.

Who is the person shown here?

a)

Van Gogh's Sister

b)

Marilyn Monroe

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

D. Rivera

38.

The name of this painting is?

a)

Starry Night

b)

Midnight Over a Town

c)

Swirling Stars

d)

Night Visions

39.

a picture of fruit or something inside that doesn't move

a)

motif

b)

landscape

c)

still life

d)

portrait

40.

Who is this?

a)

Van Gogh

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Picasso

d)

Salvador Dali

41.

What is this painting of?

a)

A Starry Night

b)

Wheat fields

c)

Van Gogh's bedroom

d)

Cafe at Arles

42.
Vicent van Gogh's life was full of joy and happiness. Is this statement true or false?
a)
true
b)
false
43.
In a one-point perspective drawing, how many vanishing points are there?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
44.
Learning perspective drawing helps you create the illusion of depth by developing a three-dimensional image on a two-dimensional surface. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
45.

Which is NOT an Element of Art?

a)

Line

b)

Shape

c)

Linear Perspective

d)

Value

46.

How something feels or looks like it would feel is the definition of?

a)

Value

b)

Line

c)

Identity Portrait

d)

Texture

47.

Bird's Eye View

a)

Viewpoint from a high elevation looking down

b)

Street level view

c)

A low elevation viewpoint looking up

48.

This is an example of?

a)

A drawing done in a worm's eye view

b)

A bird's eye view

c)

Straight forward street level viewpoint

d)

None of the above

49.

A side of a form is facing you is a way of knowing that

a)

It is a well done drawing

b)

It is a drawing done in 1pt perspective

c)

It is obviously done in 2pt perspective

d)

The student was confused when drawing it.

50.

The sun always rises in

a)

The west

b)

Way below the horizon line

c)

The east

d)

A rain storm