Question 1

An artist wishing to create a strong, eye-catching contrast should juxtapose two

Accepted Answer

A)  monochromatic colors. 
B)  primary colors. 
C)  complementary colors. 
D)  analogous hues. 
A)  monochromatic colors. 
B)  primary colors. 
C)  complementary colors. 
D)  analogous hues. C

Question 2

Cross-hatching implies depth by

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A)  suggesting relative proximity to a light source. 
B)  drawing the eye to one part of the composition and thereby establishing other objects as peripheral. 
C)  making a nearer object overlap a more distant one. 
D)  placing the base of one object closer to the bottom of the canvas than other, more "distant" objects. 
A)  suggesting relative proximity to a light source. 
B)  drawing the eye to one part of the composition and thereby establishing other objects as peripheral. 
C)  making a nearer object overlap a more distant one. 
D)  placing the base of one object closer to the bottom of the canvas than other, more "distant" objects. A

Question 3

What is a vanishing point?

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A)  the shading on an object used to imply depth 
B)  the edges of a picture plane 
C)  the point where orthogonals seem to converge 
D)  any object whose existence is implied in a painting but which exists outside of the composition 
A)  the shading on an object used to imply depth 
B)  the edges of a picture plane 
C)  the point where orthogonals seem to converge 
D)  any object whose existence is implied in a painting but which exists outside of the composition C

Question 4

A work that depicts figures and objects according to an accepted standard of beauty is said to be

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A)  naturalistic. 
B)  illusionistic. 
C)  realistic. 
D)  idealized. 
A)  naturalistic. 
B)  illusionistic. 
C)  realistic. 
D)  idealized.

Question 5

Which type of line indicates delicateness and weakness?

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A)  angular 
B)  thick 
C)  thin 
D)  flat 
A)  angular 
B)  thick 
C)  thin 
D)  flat

Question 6

Which of the following colors is generally regarded as "warm"?

Accepted Answer

A)  blue 
B)  green 
C)  violet 
D)  yellow 
A)  blue 
B)  green 
C)  violet 
D)  yellow

Question 7

How are understandings of lines and shapes related to human physiognomy?

Accepted Answer

The understanding of lines and shapes in

Question 8

How can two-dimensional lines be used to convey three-dimensional depth?

Accepted Answer

Two-dimensional lines can be used to con

Question 9

What are the various attributes of colors? How can those attributes change?

Accepted Answer

Colors have various attributes, includin

Question 10

Westerners, who read from right to left, would likely understand the directionality of a sloping line differently from people who read from left to right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A flat surface having a direction in space is referred to as a

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A)  line. 
B)  value. 
C)  plane. 
D)  curve. 
A)  line. 
B)  value. 
C)  plane. 
D)  curve.

Question 12

Since art is primarily a visual medium, scholars do not distinguish between actual and simulated textures of works of art.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which type of line indicates calmness?

Accepted Answer

A)  angular 
B)  thick 
C)  thin 
D)  flat 
A)  angular 
B)  thick 
C)  thin 
D)  flat

Question 14

Tertiary colors are formed by combining two primary colors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The vanishing point of a composition is always located on the composition's horizon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Using the word "plan" in an architectural sense, what would be the plan of a cube?

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A)  cube 
B)  square 
C)  circle 
D)  triangle 
A)  cube 
B)  square 
C)  circle 
D)  triangle

Question 17

In art, irregular shapes are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  geometric. 
B)  biomorphic. 
C)  axonometric. 
D)  orthogonal. 
A)  geometric. 
B)  biomorphic. 
C)  axonometric. 
D)  orthogonal.

Question 18

Not all colors are visible to the human eye.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which type of line indicates balance and harmony?

Accepted Answer

A)  wavy 
B)  perpendicular 
C)  zigzag 
D)  parallel 
A)  wavy 
B)  perpendicular 
C)  zigzag 
D)  parallel

Question 20

Leonardo's Vitruvian Man exemplifies the principle of symmetry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Language of Art

An artist wishing to create a strong, eye-catching contrast should juxtapose two

Cross-hatching implies depth by

What is a vanishing point?

A work that depicts figures and objects according to an accepted standard of beauty is said to be

Which type of line indicates delicateness and weakness?

Which of the following colors is generally regarded as "warm"?

How are understandings of lines and shapes related to human physiognomy?

How can two-dimensional lines be used to convey three-dimensional depth?

What are the various attributes of colors? How can those attributes change?

Westerners, who read from right to left, would likely understand the directionality of a sloping line differently from people who read from left to right.

A flat surface having a direction in space is referred to as a

Since art is primarily a visual medium, scholars do not distinguish between actual and simulated textures of works of art.

Which type of line indicates calmness?

Tertiary colors are formed by combining two primary colors.

The vanishing point of a composition is always located on the composition's horizon.

Using the word "plan" in an architectural sense, what would be the plan of a cube?

In art, irregular shapes are referred to as

Not all colors are visible to the human eye.

Which type of line indicates balance and harmony?

Leonardo's Vitruvian Man exemplifies the principle of symmetry.

Why Do We Study the History of Art

Prehistoric Western Europe

The Ancient Near East

Ancient Egypt

The Aegean

The Art of Ancient Greece

The Art of the Etruscans

Ancient Rome

Early Christian and Byzantine Art

The Early Middle Ages

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

Precursors of the Renaissance

The Early Renaissance

The High Renaissance in Italy

Mannerism and the Later Sixteenth Century in Italy

Sixteenth-Century Painting and Printmaking in Northern Europe

The Baroque Style in Western Europe

Rococo, the Eighteenth Century, and Revival Styles

Neoclassicism: the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Romanticism: the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries

Nineteenth-Century Realism

Nineteenth-Century Impressionism

Post-Impressionism and the Late Nineteenth Century

The Early Twentieth Century: Picasso, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Matisse

Cubism, Futurism, and Related Twentieth-Century Styles

Dada, Surrealism, Social Realism, Regionalism, and Abstraction

Mid-Century American Abstraction

Pop Art, Op Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism

Continuity, Innovation, and Globalization

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