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Unity, Variety, & Balance

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What principle of art arranges the elements and principles to create a feeling of completeness or wholeness?

a)

Unity

b)

Composition

c)

Balance

d)

Variety

2.

What principle of art combines more than one element to create interest?

a)

Repetition

b)

Movement

c)

Balance

d)

Variety

3.

What principle of art arranges the elements so that no one part overpowers another?

a)

Unity

b)

Variety

c)

Balance

d)

Asymmetrical

4.

What type of balance is being used in this painting by Georgia O'Keefe

a)

Radial Balance

b)

Symmetrical Balance

c)

Asymmetrical Balance

d)

Downward Facing Dog

5.

What type of balance did M.C. Escher use in his painting Relativity?

a)

Symmetrical

b)

Radial

c)

Asymmetrical

d)

Balanced

6.

In this painting by Paul Cezanne he uses what type of balance to arrange the composition?

a)

Symmetrical

b)

Radial

c)

Warrior 2

d)

Asymmetrical

7.

In the painting No Title by Wassily Kandinsky he uses this principle to apply more than one line, shape or color.

a)

Emphasis

b)

Unity

c)

Variety

d)

Symmetrical Balance

8.
Which Principle of Design fits this definition?
"Using multiple principles of design to hold the viewer's attention."
a)
Balance
b)
Pattern
c)
Variety
d)
Proportion
9.
Which Principle of Design fits this definition?
"The feeling of harmony between all parts of the art piece."
a)
Unity
b)
Variety
c)
Repetition
d)
Emphasis
10.

The principle of art concerned with difference or contrast.

a)

Variety

b)

Unity

c)

Asymmetrical Balance

d)

Rhythm

11.

balance is always symmetrical.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Uses lots of different shapes, colors, forms, textures, etc. might be used to make the work more interesting.

a)

Emphasis

b)

Balance

c)

Variety

d)

Rhythm

13.

This term refers to the quality of wholeness or oneness that is achieved through the effective use of the elements and principles of art.

a)

Unity

b)

Balance

c)

Proportion

d)

Rhythm

14.

Which list has the 8 Principles of Design?

a)

Unity, Balance, Emphasis, Contrast, Repetition, Rhythm, Proportion, Movement

b)

Line, Shape, Color, Form, Value, Texture, Space, Scale/Size

c)

Background, Foreground, Middle Ground, Vanishing Point, Horizon Line, Converging Lines, Picture Plane, Composition

15.

Which image shows Symmetrical Balance?

a)
b)
c)
16.

Which image shows Asymmetrical Balance?

a)
b)
c)
17.

Which image shows Radial Balance?

a)
b)
c)
18.

John Singer Sergent is famous for painting what subject matter?

a)

Alla Prima

b)

Landscapes

c)

Portraits

d)

History Paintings

19.

Sergent famously painted which American president?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

J. Edgar Hoover

d)

Andrew Johnson

20.

What painting style technique did Sergent use primarily?

a)

Oil: Layering

b)

Watercolor: Plein Air

c)

Oil: Alla Prima

d)

Acrylic: Impasto

21.

What palace was constructed with great attention paid to its radial & symmetrical balance as a dedication of love?

a)

The Palace at Versailles

b)

The Taj Mahal

c)

The Blue Mosque

d)

St. Peters Cathedral