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AJHD SQ ART

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What images can be seen on the cave walls of Lascaux in France?

a)

Over 600 images of buffalo and deer

b)

Over 100 images of a variety of large animals

c)

Over 1000 images of men hunting buffalo

d)

Over 500 images of what appear to be warriors with weapons

2.

The ancient Egyptians are most famous for painting images...

a)
on the leaves of palm trees
b)
on the walls of tombs and temples
c)
on the roofs of houses
d)
on the floors of marketplaces
e)
on the bodies of mummies
3.

The Chinese masterpiece, Terracotta Army, was created for...

a)
Han Dynasty
b)
Tang Dynasty
c)
Song Dynasty
d)
Ming Dynasty
e)

The First Emperor

4.

This fresco was found in the Roman city of Pompeii after....

a)
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 150 AD.
b)
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 50 AD.
c)
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 100 AD.
d)
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 69 AD.
e)
Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
5.

Ancient Greek Sculptors were most famous for...

a)
focus on geometric shapes and patterns
b)
realistic and lifelike portrayals of the human form
c)
abstract and surrealistic sculptures
d)
use of bright neon colors in sculptures
e)
depicting mythical creatures in sculptures
6.

How do we know information about great artists and the details of their achievements?

a)

From archaeological discoveries

b)

By deciphering ancient hieroglyphics

c)

Extracting information from their DNA

d)

Conducting interviews with their descendants

e)

Through historical records, biographies, journals and diaries

7.

During what art period did artists learn to paint lifelike figures who looked like they were standing in real spaces

a)
Gothic
b)
Impressionism
c)
Cubism
d)
Baroque
e)
Renaissance
8.

During what art period did artists study dead bodies to inspire their skill in painting?

a)
Gothic
b)
Impressionism
c)
Cubism
d)
Baroque
e)
Renaissance
9.

The word "Renaissance" means...

a)
Innovation
b)
Destruction
c)
Exploration
d)

Rebirth

e)
Sunset
10.

In this artistic technique, paint is applied to wet plaster

a)
Impasto painting
b)
Watercolor painting
c)
Fresco painting
d)
Oil painting
e)
Acrylic painting
11.

In this artistic technique, a flat picture is made to look like it has depth

a)
Perspective drawing
b)
Flat painting
c)
Shadow art
d)
2D illusion
e)
Depth sketching
12.

What Bible story is the subject of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling?

a)
Noah's Ark
b)

Creation

c)
Tower of Babel
d)
David and Goliath
e)
The Last Supper
13.

Many of Michelangelo's greatest works are in display in this - the smallest country in the world

a)
Athens
b)
Vatican City
c)
Paris
d)
Rome
e)
London
14.

After painting the Creation, Michelangelo cam back to the Sistine Chapel in 1536 to paint what scene on the wall above the altar

a)

The Flood of Noah

b)

The Last Supper

c)
The Expulsion from Paradise
d)
The Crucifixion
e)
The Last Judgment
15.

The Libyan Sibyl

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Velazquez

16.

This artist famously said, Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

17.

This artist famously said, I have to stay alone in order to fully contemplate and feel nature

a)

Friedrich

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Monet

18.

This artist created the series - 36 views of Mt Fuji and A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces

a)

Friedrich

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Rousseau

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hokusai

19.

This artist was heavily influenced by birds, plants, wildlife and Chinese art of the Ming Dynasty

a)

Friedrich

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Rousseau

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hokusai

20.

This artist rarely painted daylight scenes - he preferred sunrise, sunset, or moonlight views

a)

Friedrich

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Rousseau

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hokusai

21.

This artist created manuals for students with step by step instructions for how to draw

a)

Friedrich

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Rousseau

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hokusai

22.

This artist made woodblock prints of nature and everyday life - this challenged tradition!

a)

Friedrich

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Rousseau

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hokusai

23.

This artist made a set of prints that people could cut out to make their own 3D scenes called dioramas

a)

Friedrich

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Rousseau

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hokusai

24.

This artist had a tough childhood, being one of ten children. His mother dies when he was only seven.

a)

Friedrich

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Rousseau

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hokusai

25.

This artist did not want names of people or places in the titles of his paintings because he felt they would distract the viewer

a)

Friedrich

b)

Whistler

c)

Rousseau

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hokusai

26.

This artist had a son who was particularly skilled at copying his father's pictures

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

27.

This artist also wrote hundreds of poems - sometimes scribbled on the pages of his drawings

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

28.

This artist struggled with long bouts of unhappiness, especially after he had a stroke

a)

Friedrich

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

29.

This artist is famous for tiny figured dwarfed by rugged landscapes, jagged rocks, crumbling ruins and dark stormy skies

a)

Friedrich

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

30.

This artist is famous for making paintings that tell the story of everyday life and ordinary people at work and play

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

31.

This artist is famous for being commissioned by the city to paint pictures of a new canal being built, but he never started the project because he died

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

32.

This artist lived in Dresden, eventually becoming a professor at the art academy where he taught for many years

a)

Friedrich

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

33.

This artist is famous for being the first to create GRAND SCALE paintings of ordinary life (not religious subjects as had previously been done)

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

34.

This artist famously said that Night is a magical time when the river is cloaked in mist like a veil and its warehouses become palaces

a)

Whistler

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

35.

This artist often gave titles to his paintings that hinted of music (symphony, arrangement, etc.) because he felt that a balanced picture worked like a beautiful piece of music

a)

Whistler

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

36.

This artist of the Romantic Period was so obsessed with the power of nature that he tied himself to the mast of a ship to paint this painting

a)

Friedrich

b)

JMW Turner

c)

Vermeer

d)

Bruegel

e)

Hepworth

37.

How long did it take Michelangelo to complete the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

a)

2 years

b)

3 years

c)

4 years

d)

5 years

e)

6 years

38.

What problem did Michelangelo face when painting his fresco on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

a)
Constant interruptions from visitors
b)
Lack of artistic inspiration
c)

The fresco became moldy and he had to start again

d)
Allergic reaction to paint fumes
e)
Fear of heights while working on scaffolding
39.

In the story of Creation on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo, what did Michelangelo paint last?

a)
The creation of the oceans
b)
The creation of the sun and moon
c)
The creation of Adam
d)
The creation of Eve
e)
The creation of the animals
40.

About how many life-size figures are included in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling?

a)

More than 125

b)

More than 200

c)

More than 300

d)

More than 450

e)

More than 375

41.

The images of the people in the Sistine Chapel ceiling could best be described as looking like

a)

perfect heroes of myths and legends

b)

realistic, everyday people

c)

Renaissance nobility and aristocrats

d)

Abstract geometric shapes

42.

Michelangelo famously designed this architectural wonder - but it wasn't completed until after his death

a)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
b)
St. Peter's Basilica
c)
The Sistine Chapel
d)

The Acropolis

e)

Chapel of St. Mary Major

43.

How tall is the statue David carved by Michelangelo?

a)
15 feet
b)
10 feet
c)
20 feet
d)

14 feet

e)
12 feet
44.

In the work, Children's Games, what is interesting about the children?

a)

They look very stiff with no "movement"

b)

They have faces that look more like adults

c)

They are working, not playing games

d)

They all have their eyes closed symbolizing childhood innocence

45.

Match the following

a)

Polka Dot sculptures and mirrors

1.

Yayoi Kusama

b)

Sheets of brightly painted material for people to wear at the Brazilian dance festival

2.

Helio Oiticica

c)

Turns galleries into amusement parks

3.

Carsten Holler

d)

Cave like spaces made from stretchy colorful fabric

4.

Ernesto Neto

e)

Performers engage in surprise singing and dancing in the gallery

5.

Tino Sehgal

46.

Bruegel's series - The Months - displays what?

a)
Various landscapes from around the world
b)

Different scenes representing each month of the year

c)

European monarchs in different landscapes

d)

Stories from the Bible set in various seasons of the year

e)

Peasants working and playing at different times of the year

47.

To draw like Hokusai, you would begin with...

a)

Simple geometric shapes

b)

A horizon line

c)

A curve in the center of the page

d)

Vertical and horizontal lines representing the placement of the figures

48.

In Hokusai's famous painting, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, what can be seen far in the background of the painting

a)
Mount Fuji
b)

The palace of the shogun

c)

The monastery where Hokusai studied

d)

The Alps

e)

Hokusai's home

49.

This volcano, included in most of Hoskusai's paintings, hasn't erupted since 1707

a)
Mount Kilimanjaro
b)
Mount St. Helens
c)
Mount Fuji
d)
Mount Vesuvius
e)
Mount Everest
50.

Friedrich used this special brown paint made from the ink of a cuttlefish, which is called...

a)
inkfish
b)
cuttleink
c)
cephalopodink
d)
sepia
e)
squidpaint
51.

Friedrich said that the evergreen fir trees, rocky mountain, and sun rays in The Cross in the Mountains, stood for this...

a)

The greatness of Jesus' saccrifice

b)

God's love for all creation

c)

Faith and Hope

d)

The strength of the Church, built on Jesus Christ

e)

The evil of the world that threatens the Church

52.

What is the name of this landscape area that Bruegel loved?

a)

The Chalk Cliffs

b)

The Alps

c)

The Cliffs of Dover

d)

The Cliffs of Locarno

e)
The Pyrenees
53.

In Friedrich's Abbey in the Oakwood, what are the monks doing?

a)

Gathering for prayer at dawn

b)

Gathering for prayer at dusk

c)

Carrying a coffin to the cemetery

d)

Walking to morning Mass

54.

In Friedrich's Sea of Ice, what real life expedition in the Arctic ended in disaster depicted here?

a)
Cook Expedition
b)
Amundsen Expedition
c)

HMS Fury

d)
Scott Expedition
e)
Shackleton Expedition
55.

Whistler's Nocturne in Black and Gold depicts a fireworks display on the banks of this river

a)
Seine River
b)

Danube River

c)

Rhine River

d)
Thames River
e)

Volga River

56.

What is the setting of this Whistler painting?

a)

Paris

b)

London

c)

Brussels

d)

Antwerp

e)

Berlin

57.

What do Whistler's Nocturne series all have in common?

a)
Different seasons depicted
b)
Bright color palette
c)
Abstract geometric shapes
d)
Theme of night scenes
e)

Pastel color palette

58.

Match the following

a)

USA

1.

Whistler

b)

Germany

2.

Friedrich

c)

Netherlands

3.

Vermeer

d)

Spain

4.

Velazquez

e)

Brussels

5.

Bruegel

59.

Most of the world calls the painting Whistler's Mother. What is the actual name of the painting?

a)
The Whistler Portrait
b)
Portrait of an Old Woman
c)
The Artist's Mother
d)
Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1
e)
Lady with a Fan
60.

How did Frederick Leyland feel about the design of golden decorations and peacocks that Whistler created for his London home?

a)

Frederick Leyland was furious with the design.

b)
Frederick Leyland requested more golden decorations and peacocks.
c)

Frederick Leyland was indifferent towards the design - but delighted to have something created by the famous artist

d)
Frederick Leyland loved the design.

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