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Portraiture

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A portrait is a representation of a ___.

a)

landscape

b)

person

2.

Which of the following is NOT a medium to create portraits?

a)

painting

b)

drawing

c)

clay

d)

planting

3.

This is a portrait.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

This is a portrait.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What did most older artists use to create self-portraits since there were no cameras?

a)

mirrors

b)

glasses

c)

spoons

d)

selfies

6.

What is portraiture?

a)

the art of making portraits

b)

the representation of a person

7.

Which is NOT a purpose of portraiture?

a)

show what a person looks like

b)

show what a person stands for

c)

capture a moment in time

d)

show the landscape of a country

8.

What was the purpose of this portrait from Ancient Egypt?

a)

to show what a mummy looked like

b)

to display wealth

c)

to display power

d)

to show what hairstyles were popular

9.

What kind of person was NOT able to get a portrait before cameras were invented?

a)

kings and queens

b)

peasants

c)

presidents

10.

How does this portrait show WEALTH?

a)

he has lots of gold and jewelry

b)

the background is blue

c)

he is holding a sheet of paper

11.

What is this person's job? Use context clues!

a)

king

b)

artist

c)

shoe-maker

d)

construction worker

12.

What is this person's job? Use context clues!

a)

writer

b)

artist

c)

shoemaker

d)

unemployed

13.

What is this person's job? Use context clues!

a)

secretary

b)

chef

c)

clothes seller

d)

writer

14.

What is this person's job? Use context clues!

a)

chef

b)

seamstress

c)

farmer

d)

soldier

15.

Portraits can include multiple people.

a)

True

b)

False