Question 1

A work that depicts figures and objects in such a way as to resemble their actual appearance is said to be

Accepted Answer

A)  realistic. 
B)  idealized. 
C)  stylized. 
D)  romanticized. 
A)  realistic. 
B)  idealized. 
C)  stylized. 
D)  romanticized.

Question 2

Whose series of studies that resulted in Composition (The Cow) traces the progress of an image from naturalism to geometric abstraction?

Accepted Answer

A)  van Gogh 
B)  van Doesburg 
C)  Calder 
D)  Bernini 
A)  van Gogh 
B)  van Doesburg 
C)  Calder 
D)  Bernini

Question 3

By definition, balanced art must be symmetrical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A work that depicts figures and objects with some nonorganic surface elements among more realistic elements is said to be

Accepted Answer

A)  illusionistic. 
B)  idealized. 
C)  stylized. 
D)  romanticized. 
A)  illusionistic. 
B)  idealized. 
C)  stylized. 
D)  romanticized.

Question 5

Which type of line indicates aggression and strength?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

A work that depicts figures and objects in a fanciful, mysterious, or nostalgic way is said to be

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

An architectural drawing in which all parts of a building are diagrammed as if the building is turned at an oblique angle to a flat drawing service is said to be

Accepted Answer

A)  foreshortened. 
B)  a plan. 
C)  biomorphic. 
D)  axonometric. 
A)  foreshortened. 
B)  a plan. 
C)  biomorphic. 
D)  axonometric.

Question 8

The difference between nonfigurative and abstract works is that

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract artworks might contain recognizable subject matter. 
B)  nonfigurative artwork might contain recognizable subject matter. 
C)  abstract artwork might not accurately depict real objects. 
D)  nonfigurative artwork might not accurately depict real objects. 
A)  abstract artworks might contain recognizable subject matter. 
B)  nonfigurative artwork might contain recognizable subject matter. 
C)  abstract artwork might not accurately depict real objects. 
D)  nonfigurative artwork might not accurately depict real objects.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a primary color?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

What is the significance of the story about Apelles' and Protogenes' dueling lines for the modern student of art? Is there more to the story than just the ancient proverb to which it gave rise?

Accepted Answer

The story of Apelles and Protogenes' due

Question 11

How do different types of lines express different qualities?

Accepted Answer

Different types of lines can express a w

Question 12

The characteristic way in which an artist combines formal elements is known as the artist's

Accepted Answer

A)  style. 
B)  expression. 
C)  balance. 
D)  composition. 
A)  style. 
B)  expression. 
C)  balance. 
D)  composition.

Question 13

Another word for a color's saturation is its

Accepted Answer

A)  value. 
B)  intensity. 
C)  shade. 
D)  tone. 
A)  value. 
B)  intensity. 
C)  shade. 
D)  tone.

Question 14

What are the various types of shapes used in works of art? What qualities do different shapes express?

Accepted Answer

In works of art, various types of shapes

Question 15

Artistic lines have more qualities than geometric lines, which have only length and direction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which type of line indicates gracefulness and the human body?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

What are the various categories into which the subject matter of artistic works is divided? How distinct are the divisions among the categories?

Accepted Answer

The subject matter of artistic works can

Question 18

Which type of line indicates aggression and sharpness?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

A work that depicts figures and objects more or less as we see them is said to be

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

How many principal colors are there in the spectrum?

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  four 
C)  seven 
D)  twelve 
A)  three 
B)  four 
C)  seven 
D)  twelve

Exam 2: The Language of Art

A work that depicts figures and objects in such a way as to resemble their actual appearance is said to be

Whose series of studies that resulted in Composition (The Cow) traces the progress of an image from naturalism to geometric abstraction?

By definition, balanced art must be symmetrical.

A work that depicts figures and objects with some nonorganic surface elements among more realistic elements is said to be

Which type of line indicates aggression and strength?

A work that depicts figures and objects in a fanciful, mysterious, or nostalgic way is said to be

An architectural drawing in which all parts of a building are diagrammed as if the building is turned at an oblique angle to a flat drawing service is said to be

The difference between nonfigurative and abstract works is that

Which of the following is NOT a primary color?

What is the significance of the story about Apelles' and Protogenes' dueling lines for the modern student of art? Is there more to the story than just the ancient proverb to which it gave rise?

How do different types of lines express different qualities?

The characteristic way in which an artist combines formal elements is known as the artist's

Another word for a color's saturation is its

What are the various types of shapes used in works of art? What qualities do different shapes express?

Artistic lines have more qualities than geometric lines, which have only length and direction.

Which type of line indicates gracefulness and the human body?

What are the various categories into which the subject matter of artistic works is divided? How distinct are the divisions among the categories?

Which type of line indicates aggression and sharpness?

A work that depicts figures and objects more or less as we see them is said to be

How many principal colors are there in the spectrum?

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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