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Art History

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this image?
a)
Stonehenge
b)
Salisburg Plain
c)
Post and Lintel
d)
Hall of Bulls
2.

What was the main subject matter the pre-historic people drew on cave walls?

a)

Rocks

b)

Planets

c)

Weapons

d)

Animals

3.

What is the definition of Prehistoric?

a)

Before history.

b)

Before written history.

c)

Before stores.

d)

Before dinosaurs.

4.
What does BC stand for?
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christians
c)
Before Christ
d)
Before Civilization
5.
What does BCE stand for?
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christians Evoloved
c)
Before Christ Era
d)
Before Civilization Era
6.

What does AD stand for?

a)

After Death

b)

After Disease

c)

Ante Diem

d)

Anno Domini. Latin for: In the year of our Lord.

7.

What does CE stand for?

a)

Common End

b)

Common Era

c)

Christian Era

d)

Christian End

8.
Any object shaped by human hands is referred to as
a)
a fossil
b)
a bone
c)
an artifact
d)
a clan
9.
Which is the best description of a nomadic group of people?
a)
people who live in a city or state
b)
people who live in houses and drive cars
c)
people who move from place to place in search of food
d)
people who grow crops and stay in one place permanently
10.
Which of these is the best example of an artifact?
a)
dinosaur skeleton
b)
tree trunk
c)
clay container (pot)
d)
rock
11.

Who painted this?

a)

Vincent Van Gogh

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Keith Haring

d)

Grant Wood

12.

What impressionist painter painted this?

a)

Grant Wood

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Tyree Guyton

d)

Jacob Lawrence

13.

What inventor of Cubism painted this?

a)

Norman Rockwell

b)

Grant Wood

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Jacob Lawrence

14.

Which American artist loved the landscape of New Mexico and painted skull and flowers painted this?

a)

Keith Haring

b)

Kara Walker

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

Georgia O'keeffe

15.

Which artist painted The Last Supper?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Raphael

d)

Spongebob

16.

What style of art is Claude Monet known for?

a)

Impressionism

b)

Pop Art

c)

Realism

d)

Abstract Art

17.

What style of art is Andy Warhol known for?

a)

Impressionism

b)

Pop Art

c)

Realism

d)

Abstract Art

18.

What style of art is Pablo Picasso known for?

a)

Impressionism

b)

Pop Art

c)

Cubism

d)

Expressionism

19.

Who painted 100 soup cans and also ate a hamburger during an art film he created?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Andy Warhol

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Michelangelo

20.

Art is....

a)

Expressive

b)

Meaningful

c)

Open-ended

d)

All of the choices to the left

21.

The elements of art are...

a)

useless

b)

located on the art element chart

c)

the building blocks of art

d)

art supplies

22.

A 2-D object is an example of...

a)

space

b)

shape

c)

form

d)

value

23.

A 3-D object is an example of:

a)

space

b)

shape

c)

form

d)

value

24.

A dot out for a walk is a....

a)

line

b)

shape

c)

space

d)

value

25.

The way a surface looks or feels...

a)

fabric

b)

value

c)

space

d)

texture

26.

Perspective drawing or drawing with positive and negative shapes is an example of...

a)

balance

b)

shape

c)

space

d)

value

27.

Color is described by:

a)

Hue

b)

Intensity

c)

Value

d)

All to the left: hue, intensity and value

28.

You can not mix any colors to get the primary colors (red, yellow, blue).

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The elements of art...

a)

are useless.

b)

are located on the scientific element chart.

c)

are the building blocks of art.

d)

are the same things as art supplies.

30.

Who created this piece of art?

a)

Henri Matisse

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

Leonardo DaVinci

31.

Who created this piece of art?

a)

Leonardo DaVinci

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Edgar Degas

d)

Claude Monet

32.

Who created this piece of art?

a)

Georgia O'Keeffe

b)

Yayoi Kusama

c)

Alma Thomas

d)

Frida Kahlo

33.

Who created this piece of art?

a)

Jackson Pollock

b)

Wassily Kandinsky

c)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

d)

Paul Klee

34.

What building

a)

houses of the parliament, London, 1836, Charles Bary

b)

Monticello, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia, 17707

c)

le corbusier, villa savoye, 1929, France

d)

Seagram Building, Ludwig, New York, 1956

35.

What is often found in the background of Neo Classic paintings?

a)

Mesopotamian ziggurats

b)

Egyptian Pyramids

c)

Greek and Roman columns and architecture

d)

Gothic Cathedrals

36.

Who is this a sculpture of?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Jaqcues Louis David

d)

George Washington

37.

What year did America become a country?

a)

1800

b)

1776

c)

1976

d)

1750

38.

Medieval Art was from what time period?

a)

Prehistoric

b)

Ancient Civilizations

c)

Renaissance

d)

Middle Ages

39.

When did the Middle Ages begin?

a)

after the Greek Empire

b)

after the Roman Empire

c)

after the Egyptian Empire

d)

after the Myan Empire

40.

Which of the following is a common theme in Medieval Art?

a)

religious icons

b)

dreams

c)

mythology

d)

landscapes

41.

What is this?

a)

Window

b)

Pointed arch

c)

Buttress

d)

Stained Glass

42.

Pictures woven into cloth

a)

Carpet

b)

Stained Glass window

c)

Tapestry

d)

Gargoyles

43.

Who created the Illustrated Manuscripts in gospel text such as The Book of Kells and The Lindisfarne Gospels?

a)

Teachers

b)

Musicians

c)

Monks

d)

Farmers

44.

Which artist is known for his series of water lilies paintings?

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

45.

What is the main characteristic of Abstract Expressionism?

a)

emphasis on realistic and representational art

b)

emphasis on precise and calculated creation

c)

emphasis on traditional and conservative techniques

d)

emphasis on spontaneous, expressive, and emotional creation

46.

Which artist is associated with the art movement known as Pop Art?

a)

Andy Warhol

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Pablo Picasso

47.

Which art movement aimed to depict the subconscious mind?

a)

Cubism

b)

Surrealism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Realism

48.

Which art movement focused on depicting everyday life and ordinary people?

a)

Impressionism

b)

Realism

c)

Surrealism

d)

Abstract Expressionism

49.

Which artist is famous for his use of vibrant colors and thick brushstrokes?

a)

Vincent van Gogh

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Pablo Picasso

50.

What is art history?

a)

the study of art in the ancient world

b)

the study of present day art

c)

the study of art from across the world

d)

All the answers are correct

51.

Art has been around for many _______ of years.

a)

hundreds

b)

thousands

c)

millions

d)

billions

52.

The earliest artwork comes from _____ in the form of stone carvings.

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

the Americas

53.

In West Asia and Egypt, the first stone and clay statues were created and this is also when artists began to create decorated ______.

a)

walls

b)

statues

c)

temples

d)

pottery

54.

What colors were the Greek vases decorated with?

a)

  • blue and green

b)

  • yellow and purple

c)

  • black and white

d)

  • red and black

55.

Things changed when ____________conquered West Asia in 325 BC and people were able to travel throughout the empire.

a)

  • George Washington

b)

  • Alexander the Great

c)

  • Napoleon

d)

  • Hamurrabi

56.

The rise of the Roman Empire spread ________art to the West as well with artists in North Africa and North Europe creating pieces of art in the Roman style. 

a)

  • African

b)

Chinese

c)

  • American

d)

  • Greek

57.

Very little art was produced during the Dark Ages. 

a)

True

b)

False

58.

In China during the Dark  Ages in Europe,  they began to make new kinds of painting using a new invention that would revolutionize the world of art: ____

a)

the quill pen

b)

ink

c)

paint

d)

  • paper

59.

Which art movement focused on religious messages and used extensive gold and jewels?

a)

Prehistoric Art

b)

Ancient Art

c)

Medieval Art

d)

Renaissance Art

60.

What inspired artists during the Renaissance period?

a)

Ancient Rome and Greece

b)

Medieval religious figures

c)

Realism and everyday life

d)

Impressionism and nature

61.

Which art movement emphasized extravagance and emotion?

a)

Baroque

b)

Rococo

c)

Neoclassical

d)

Romanticism

62.

What decorative style is characterized by fluid asymmetrical forms and elaborate ornamentation?

a)

Baroque

b)

Rococo

c)

Neoclassical

d)

Romanticism

63.

What art movement looked back at Ancient Rome and Greece for inspiration?

a)

Baroque

b)

Rococo

c)

Neoclassical

d)

Romanticism

64.

Which art movement explored the essence of the natural world and personal freedom?

a)

Baroque

b)

Rococo

c)

Neoclassical

d)

Romanticism

65.

What art movement depicted real people in everyday life?

a)

Realism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Post-impressionism

d)

Expressionism

66.

Which art movement captured the transient presence of sunlight and movement?

a)

Realism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Post-impressionism

d)

Expressionism

67.

What art movement distorted scenes to align with mood, emotions, and ideas?

a)

Realism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Post-impressionism

d)

Expressionism

68.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

69.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

70.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

71.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

72.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

73.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

74.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

75.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

76.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

77.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

78.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

79.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

80.

Which art movement is this piece from?

a)

pop art

b)

impressionism

c)

cubism

d)

surrealism

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