Question 1

This type of relief, which takes its name from the French word for low, does not imply great depth.

Accepted Answer

A)   area relief
B)   bas-relief
C)   a plane
D)   actual relief
E)   a frieze B

Question 2

The organic form and abstract quality of Lino Tagliapietra's sculpture, Batman, allow it to express the idea of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   geometry
B)   freedom and life
C)   contrast
D)   death and despair
E)   line B

Question 3

Because it is three-dimensional, a form has these three spatial measurements: height, width, and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   length
B)   depth
C)   mass
D)   size
E)   strength B

Question 4

In her work Object, a fur-lined teacup and saucer, the Swiss artist Méret Oppenheim employed subversive texture to contradict conscious logical experience. She belonged to the ________ art movement, which drew on ideas and images from dreams and the unconscious mind.

Accepted Answer

A)   Expressionist
B)   Cubist
C)   Futurist
D)   Impressionist
E)   Surrealist

Question 5

When we touch an object we experience a tactile sensation that artists refer to as ________ texture.

Accepted Answer

A)   mass
B)   actual
C)   subversive
D)   implied
E)   organic

Question 6

This term refers to the substance contained in an object, but it does not necessarily imply weight.

Accepted Answer

A)   volume
B)   mass
C)   form
D)   texture
E)   open volume

Question 7

Because a form exists in "real" space we can experience it not only visually, but also through the sense of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   touch
B)   balance
C)   mood
D)   humor
E)   hearing

Question 8

Forms such as pyramids, which tend to be precise and regular, are known as ________ forms.

Accepted Answer

A)   textured
B)   organic
C)   geometricGateway to Art:The Great Pyramid of Khufu: The Importance  of Geometric Form
D)   implied
E)   actual

Question 9

In Vesperbild (or Pietà) from fourteenth-century Germany (1.32), the shrunken, twisted body of Jesus and the oversized, anguished head of Mary are accentuated for expressive effect. This distortion of the human body, ________ form that we can all understand, makes the viewer feel uneasy and impresses on us the suffering of a mother and son.

Accepted Answer

A)   a geometric
B)   an implied
C)   a textural
D)   an organic
E)   a colorful

Question 10

Forms that tend to be irregular, and similar to naturally occurring objects, are known as ________ forms.

Accepted Answer

A)   geometric
B)   volumetric
C)   implied
D)   organic
E)   massive

Question 11

The visual impact of the Olmec sculpture of a Colossal Head (1.40) is directly related to its mass.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Méret Oppenheim was part of an art movement that rejected rational, conscious thought. Her fur-lined teacup and saucer, Object, conjures an unexpected and illogical sensation for the viewer by using ________ texture.

Accepted Answer

A)   subversive
B)   expected
C)   familiarBOX: The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
D)   smooth
E)   silky

Question 13

Marisol was commissioned to create a sculpture of the Catholic missionary Father Damien. A stout figure in heavy bronze, the statue possesses a weighty ________ that communicates the strong beliefs and courageous determination of the priest.

Accepted Answer

A)   mass
B)   color
C)   outline Texture
D)   belt buckle
E)   texture

Question 14

The element of art that defines the amount of space occupied by an object is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   form
B)   mass
C)   volume Open Volume
D)   texture
E)   geometry

Question 15

An upright stone that has an incised relief on its surface, such as the Maya sculpture (1.35), is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a stela
B)   a high relief
C)   an obelisk
D)   a bust
E)   an altar

Question 16

Our experience of objects in the natural world often leads us to assume that a large object will be heavy, but in fact this is not necessarily the case. This element of art is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   space
B)   volume
C)   texture
D)   form
E)   mass

Question 17

To imply greater depth, the sculptor who created the relief carvings on the outside of the Ara Pacis Augustae carved the figures in the ________ more deeply than those that are in the background, in order to make them stand out more.

Accepted Answer

A)   foreground
B)   round
C)   south
D)   drapery
E)   fresco

Question 18

A two-dimensional object is called a shape, and a three-dimensional object is known as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   form
B)   relief
C)   building
D)   pyramid
E)   cube

Question 19

Marisol's work Father Damien was created to memorialize the heroism of a priest who lost his life helping the victims of leprosy. This sculpture stands in front of the State Capitol Building in the U.S. State of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Arizona
B)   Utah
C)   Hawaii
D)   Tennessee
E)   Pennsylvania

Question 20

These four visual elements of art-form, volume, mass, and texture-are present in ________ works of art.

Accepted Answer

A)   two-dimensional
B)   balanced
C)   three-dimensional Form
D)   large
E)   modern

Exam 3: Form, Volume, Mass, and Texture