Question 1

In a 1941 drawing the British artist Barbara Hepworth used line to plan a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   print
B)   painting
C)   sculpture
D)   building
E)   party C

Question 2

A line that is a continuous mark is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an organic line
B)   an implied line
C)   an actual line
D)   a chaotic line
E)   an irregular line C

Question 3

The dark printed words on the page of a book are easily read because they are printed on a light ground.This is an example of the principle of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   harmony
B)   variety
C)   contrast
D)   proportion
E)   emphasis C

Question 4

In a two-dimensional work,when the figure becomes the background and the background becomes the figure,we perceive ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a figure-ground reversal
B)   an organic shape
C)   an implied shape
D)   a geometric shape
E)   a form

Question 5

The line that defines the edge of a shape is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   contour
B)   outline
C)   implied line
D)   volume
E)   scale

Question 6

In his work Woodstock Road,Woodstock,New York,1924 George Bellows used both regular and irregular line.What might the advantages be for an artist who combines both of these types of line in their work?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In his work Woodstock Road,Woodstock,New York,1924 George...

Question 7

Miriam Schapiro's collage Baby Blocks combines two different kinds of shape.________ is the term used to describe a shape that suggests the natural world,while the term geometric suggests mathematical regularity.

Accepted Answer

A)   conceptual
B)   regular
C)   artificial
D)   organic
E)   implied

Question 8

The elements of art form the basic ________ of art.

Accepted Answer

A)   media
B)   symbols
C)   vocabulary
D)   techniques
E)   methods

Question 9

Compare and contrast the visual differences between the modern photograph of the Church of Saint Spirito (1.1.2b)with Dosio's drawing (1.1.2a).What did the artist change?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast the visual differences between...

Question 10

In her painting Music-Pink and Blue II,Georgia O'Keeffe emphasized the blue ________ space in order to attract the viewer's attention into a deep interior.

Accepted Answer

A)   ground
B)   negative
C)   flat
D)   organic
E)   implied

Question 11

One definition of this element is "a mark that connects two points."

Accepted Answer

A)   line
B)   shape
C)   color
D)   value
E)   mass

Question 12

In his Obey campaign poster Shepard Fairey used a striking contrast between positive and ________ shapes to attract the attention of the public.

Accepted Answer

A)   organic
B)   geometric
C)   figure-ground reversal
D)   negative
E)   implied

Question 13

If vertical lines communicate strength,horizontals calm,and diagonals action,then a vacation resort might want to choose a logo consisting of ________ lines in order to show peaceful repose.

Accepted Answer

A)   vertical
B)   diagonal
C)   chaotic
D)   horizontal
E)   scribbled

Question 14

The Dutch design team Sauerkids used ________ lines of dots and dashes in its work to create exciting visual rhythms.

Accepted Answer

A)   implied
B)   actual
C)   chalk
D)   regular
E)   geometric

Question 15

In his drawing of the Church of Saint Spirito,Dosio used line to accentuate the patterned surface of the ceiling and differentiate it from the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   sky outside
B)   walls
C)   floor
D)   stained-glass windows
E)   ceiling in the building next door

Question 16

The scribbled appearance of Jean Dubuffet's Suite avec 7 Personnages characterizes it as a drawing that exhibits ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   irregular line
B)   regular line
C)   measured line
D)   ruled line
E)   controlled line

Question 17

The principles of design are a kind of ________ that artists apply to the elements of art.

Accepted Answer

A)   technique
B)   perspective
C)   sketch
D)   logo
E)   grammar

Question 18

The sphere that designer Saul Bass created for the AT&T logo is not defined by a continuous boundary.This type of shape,which can be suggested by dots or lines that do not connect,is termed ________ shape.

Accepted Answer

A)   an organic
B)   a geometric
C)   a regular
D)   an implied
E)   a negative

Question 19

A shape on a flat picture surface that is defined by surrounding empty space is known as ________ shape.

Accepted Answer

A)   an implied
B)   a geometric
C)   a positive
D)   an organic
E)   an actual

Question 20

Pick the three words that would best describe a regular line.

Accepted Answer

A)   controlled
B)   wild
C)   geometric
D)   organic
E)   cool-headedF)  expressiveG)  emotional

Exam 1: Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast