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Visual Arts Interim Review Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the best explanation for the process of analyzing a work of art in the 4 step Critiquing process? VA.912.C.1.4

a)

Analyzing is the process of describing what we see in the artwork.

b)

Analyzing is the process of making your own personal opinions about the artwork.

c)

Analyzing asks the questions, "how did the artist use the Elements and Principles of art in their work?"

d)

Analyzing is about what you think is happening within the artwork.

2.

What technique uses a horizon line and focal point to create the illusion of space on a flat, two-dimensional surface? VA.912.S.1.4

a)

overlapping

b)

One-point perspective

c)

Atmospheric perspective

d)

shading

3.

What does the vanishing point show?VA.912.S.1.4

a)

Parallel lines

b)

The area where all lines converge

c)

Atmospheric perspective

d)

Where the Earth ends and the sky begins

4.

How does image represent the principle of art contrast? VA.912.S.1.4

a)

Contrast of color, warm and cold

b)

Contrast of imaginary lines

c)

Contrast of lines and size

d)

Contrast of texture and size

5.

Analyze the painting below. What kind of proportion does the artist demonstrate?VA.912.S.1.4

a)

Exaggerated

b)

Natural

c)

Implied

d)

Symmetrical

6.

Which is the best description of the type of line that Picasso used in his line drawing of a camel? VA.912.S.1.4

a)

Dotted and broken

b)

Bold and angled

c)

Continuous and curved

d)

Horizontal and zigzag

7.

This stain glass window uses what type of balance? VA.912.C.1.4

a)

Asymmetric

b)

Radial

c)

Exaggerated

d)

Concentric

8.

This Japanese print by Hokusai is an example of which type of balance? VA.912.S.1.4

a)

Symmetric

b)

Asymmetric

c)

Exaggerated

d)

Radial

9.

Which is the best definition of symbolism? VA.912.S.1.4

a)

A grouping of objects on a flat surface

b)

A style of art that is abstract with no meaning

c)

An artwork that uses the elements of art

d)

A sign, shape or object used to represent something else

10.

Which statement is true about Shen Zhou's Chinese painting? VA.912.H.1.9

a)

To Shen, the artist's goal was self-expression, not just copying the physical world.

b)

Shen only used black and white because color ink had not yet been invented

c)

Shen used many colors of ink in only one type of brushstroke.

d)

Shen's main goal was to copy nature exactly as he saw it in real life

11.

How does this Chinese porcelain vase represent symbolism? VA.912.H.1.9

a)

The dragon was used as a symbol of the grandness of nature

b)

The dragon represents the common Chinese worker

c)

The dragon is a symbol of imperial power

d)

The dragon holds no special meaning

12.

How is symbolism used in the images of this Japanese folding screen? VA.912.H.1.9

a)

The color gold in Japanese paintings shows the strong influence of Buddhism, in which gold is a spiritual symbol.

b)

Cranes, pine trees, and bamboo symbolize long life in the Buddhist religion

c)

The depiction of natural objects like trees, rocks, waterfalls, and birds is also symbolically important to Shinto because of the belief that kami, or nature spirits, inhabit them

d)

All of the above

13.

What is the primary characteristic of the brushwork in Van Gogh's paintings? VA.912.S.1.4

a)

Soft and blended

b)

Thick and expressive

c)

Precise and detailed

d)

Flat and smooth

14.

What technique is used to create depth, and extreme contrast of light and dark, in a Baroque painting? VA.912.S.1.4

a)

Chiaroscuro

b)

Pointillism

c)

Collage

d)

Graffiti