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Unit 4 Test: Japanese and African Art

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the title of the famous Japanese artwork shown in the image?

a)

The Great Wave

b)

The Big Ocean

c)

The Mighty Sea

d)

The Giant Tide

2.

Who is the artist of "The Great Wave"?

a)

Katsushika Hokusai

b)

Hiroshige Ando

c)

Takashi Murakami

d)

Yayoi Kusama

3.

"The Great Wave" is part of which series?

a)

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

b)

Fifty Views of Tokyo

c)

Twenty Views of Kyoto

d)

Ten Views of Osaka

4.

Which mountain is depicted in the background of "The Great Wave"?

a)

Mount Fuji

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Mount Kilimanjaro

d)

Mount McKinley

5.

When do historians believe origami began in Japan?

a)

After the sixth century

b)

In the first century

c)

In the tenth century

d)

Before the sixth century

6.

Who is believed to have brought paper to Japan?

a)

Buddhist monks

b)

Samurai warriors

c)

Japanese emperors

d)

Chinese traders

7.

Origami is a traditional art form from which country?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

India

8.

What is the main action involved in creating origami?

a)

Folding

b)

Cutting

c)

Gluing

d)

Drawing

9.

What is the primary focus of origami?

a)

Creating shapes by folding paper

b)

Painting on paper

c)

Cutting paper into shapes

d)

Writing on paper

10.

What motif commonly used in Japanese art represents the national flag, or the goddess that founded Japan?

a)

lotus

b)

sun

c)

fan

d)

chrysanthemum

e)

crane

11.

What motif commonly used in Japanese art represents a sense of impermanence?

a)

cherry blossom

b)

crane

c)

fan

d)

butterfly

e)

daruma doll

12.

What motif commonly used in Japanese art represents good fortune?

a)

cherry blossom

b)

crane

c)

fan

d)

butterfly

e)

daruma doll

13.

What motif commonly used in Japanese art represents perseverance?

a)

cherry blossom

b)

crane

c)

carp

d)

butterfly

e)

acorn

14.

What's a loom in a weaving?

a)

a type of thread

b)

a type of fabric

c)

a tool used to weave thread or yarn

15.

When you're weaving cloth, you use two sets of threads, called the ____________________________.

a)

warp and the weft

b)

wrap and the leaf

c)

left and right

16.

The warp threads run ______________________________.

a)

vertically

b)

horizontally

c)

zig-zag

17.

The weft threads run _____________________.

a)

vertically

b)

horizontally

c)

zig-zag

18.

What does 'Shodo' mean?

a)

The Japanese practice of calligraphy.

b)

Japanese name

c)

Japanese food

19.

Which from the principles below, are principles of Shodo?

a)

Mind and body connection

b)

Discovering individual inner quality and peace

c)

Balance and center

d)

The mind must be set free.

20.
I use this tool to roll the ink on my print block. 
a)
Barren
b)
Spatula
c)
Brayer
d)
Broomer
21.
What do you apply onto your printing plate using a brayer?
a)
Paint
b)
Clay
c)
Ink
d)
Glaze
22.
Which type of printing creates just a one time print
a)
Relief
b)
Monoprint
c)
Intaglio
d)
Screen Print
23.
A generic term for printmaking where raised surfaces are inked and printed; non-image areas have been cut away so that they will not print.
a)
proofs
b)
woodcut
c)
monoprint
d)
relief
24.
An assortment of cutters that make different shaped grooves in all matrixes of relief printing.
a)
ink tray
b)
intaglio
c)
carving tools
d)
spoon
25.
Flat container that holds ink and brayer with room to roll ink.
a)
ink tray
b)
ink brayers
c)
intaglio
d)
pull
26.

an impression made by any method involving transfer from one surface (matrix) to another.

a)

print

b)

printmaking

c)

screen print

d)

monoprint

27.

what printmaking process was used to create the "Great Wave off Kanagawa"?

a)

lithography

b)

monoprint

c)

engraving

d)

woodcut

28.

In relief printmaking the image on the paper will be ___________ the image on the plate/block/or screen.

a)

exactly the same as

b)

mirror image to

29.
This is an example of an African mask because
a)
The proportions are not realistic 
b)
The colors used are bold 
c)
There are many different decorations
d)
all of the above
30.
Materials used to make these masks would include everything except
a)
Metal
b)
Egg shells
c)
Animal teeth
d)
Wood
31.
An African mask with a large forehead would symbolize
a)
Age
b)
Wisdom
c)
Power
d)
Strength
32.
Why do we stylize African masks?
a)
To represent something important to a person or culture
b)
The style depends on what is popular at the time
c)
Only for artistic purposes
d)
To dress up
33.
African masks are most commonly shaped as
a)
A human face that is very realistic
b)
A geometric shape
c)
A stylized human face or muzzle of some animal
d)
An organic shape
34.
African masks are most commonly worn at
a)
Weddings
b)
Funerals
c)
Initiations
d)
All of the above
35.
What colors are most commonly used in African Art?
a)
Yellow, Black, and Red
b)
White, Black, and Red
c)
Green, Yellow, and Brown
d)
Orange, Red, and Pink