Art Appreciation Exam Review
Course Introduction
Art Appreciation introduces students to the world of visual arts, exploring various artistic mediums, movements, and cultural contexts. The course emphasizes the development of observational skills, critical thinking, and an understanding of the historical and social influences that shape artistic expression. Students learn to analyze works of art using formal elements such as line, color, and composition, and to articulate informed opinions about art from different periods and cultures. By the end of the course, students gain a deeper appreciation for art's role in human experience and its significance in society.
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The Art of Seeing 8th Edition by Paul J. Zelanski
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Chapter 1: Understanding Art
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Q1) Some artists cannot easily explain why they create art.For them,it is __________.
A) a nightmare
B) just a job
C) an inner calling
D) a constant battle
Answer: C
Q2) The meaning found in art,including the subject-matter and the emotions,ideas,and symbols is called __________.
A) content
B) variety
C) spontaneity
D) predictability
Answer: A
Q3) A naïve artist is someone who has never been formally trained in the techniques of art.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Visual Elements
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Q1) Three-dimensional art in the full round is designed to be seen __________.
A) from one vantage point
B) from all sides
C) from a distance
D) up close
Answer: B
Q2) Colors described as warm have the optical effect of receding in space.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Sculptures that project out from a two-dimensional ground are called __________.
A) miniatures
B) mosaics
C) reliefs
D) statues
Answer: C
Q4) Overlapping is a way of suggesting three-dimensional space.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Organizing Principles of Design
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Q1) <i>In Essence Mulberry</i> ,Helen Frankenthaler's use of gray paint the same color as the ground creates a __________.
A) disharmony
B) local color
C) transition
D) incoherence
Answer: C
Q2) All works of art have a focal point.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) In the rock garden of <i>Ryoan-ji Temple</i> the relationship of sand to rocks and rock to rock formed out of meditation on the universe,not on adherence to a human system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Drawing
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Q1) Corot's <i>Cività Castellana</i> illustrates how the use of graphite pencils
A) can result in many value gradations
B) are good for drawing small precise lines like hatching
C) can create many variations of grays and blacks
D) all of the above
Q2) Drawing pens are sometimes made of bird feathers called quills.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Of the tools for drawing that are classified as "dry" the most commonly used is
A) graphite pencil
B) pen and ink
C) pastel
D) charcoal
Q4) The word "pastel" is usually associated with __________ tones.
A) dark and smoky
B) pale
C) brilliant jewel-like
D) primary color
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Chapter 5: Painting
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Q1) In early tempera paintings that used gold leaf,the gold was applied __________.
A) over a surface of red gilder's clay, then burnished
B) directly to a sticky surface of animal glue
C) on top of gold paint
D) only on the frame, and never on the painting itself
Q2) Typical of __________ is the medium's liquid transparent airiness as seen in Joseph Mallord William Turner's <i>Looking Out to Sea: A Whale Aground .</i>
A) oil
B) tempera
C) watercolor
D) encaustic
Q3) Mosaics are an art form that is still used today.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Marc Chagall's <i>The Crow Who Wanted to be an Eagle</i> uses the __________ medium.
A) oil
B) <i>buon fresco</i>
C) tempera
D) gouache
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Chapter 6: Printmaking
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Q1) The difference between a woodcut and a wood engraving is __________.
A) a wood engraving uses a larger piece of wood
B) a wood engraving is created with burins and gravers
C) the tools required have grooved cutting lips
D) none of the above
Q2) __________ is the printmaking process that is based on the observation that grease and water will not mix.
A) Silkscreen
B) Mezzotint
C) Etching
D) Lithography
Q3) Vellum is a fine parchment made of animal skin rather than paper.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Drypoint prints are usually done in small editions because __________.
A) the paper used is very expensive
B) the burr wears down after several printings
C) it does not give much textural variation
D) the plate is too resistant to cutting
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Chapter 7: Graphic Design
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Q1) Peter Good feels that,unlike Europeans,American culture is not generally receptive to __________.
A) a direct approach in advertising
B) a message that is obvious
C) ambiguity
D) good design
Q2) Although graphic design is for commercial purposes,some designs,like Toulouse-Lautrec's poster ,have been treated like __________.
A) packing material
B) fine art
C) wallpaper
D) drawing paper
Q3) The image by Alberto Seveso used for the cover of a magazine about computer arts includes elements suggesting the __________ ,and are meant to evoke the mind of a young computer designer a work.
A) gender of a computer artist
B) limitations of the digital medium
C) unraveled strands of computer circuitry
D) wasteful use of electricity
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Chapter 8: Photography and Filmmaking
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Q1) The photographer best known for his experiments in placing still pictures into a sequence to analyze motion is __________.
A) Eadweard Muybridge
B) Donna Hamil Talman
C) Henri Cartier-Bresson
D) J.-N. Niépce
Q2) When a single scene in a film continues for several minutes with no break it is called
A) montage
B) a deep focus shot
C) an extended take
D) an illusion
Q3) Dorothea Lange's photograph <i>Migrant Mother,Nipomo,California </i>,is an example of __________ photography.
A) essential
B) cropped
C) perspective
D) documentary
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Chapter 9: Digital Art
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Q1) __________ programs allow sculptors and architects to experiment with forms and to see them in three-dimensions.
A) Digitizing
B) Computer-aided design
C) Scanning
D) Video camera
Q2) The computer's ability to perform long strings of calculations quickly has made possible complicated forms in __________ to become realized in three-dimensions.
A) architecture
B) drama
C) nature
D) none of the above
Q3) Artists can "paint" an image that appears on the computer screen.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Even high-end computers have only a few thousand colors.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Sculpture
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Q1) Artists like using stone for sculptures because of its __________.
A) permanence
B) malleability
C) size
D) all of the above
Q2) A gouge,a mallet,and a scraper are tools used for __________.
A) carving wood
B) making maquettes
C) casting bronze
D) none of the above
Q3) In fifteenth-century Benin sculptors were supported by __________.
A) the military
B) public subscription
C) sales of their work
D) patronage of the king
Q4) Artwork made of impermanent found objects is referred to as __________.
A) classical
B) eternal
C) high-priced junk sculpture
D) ephemeral
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Chapter 11: Craft Media
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Q1) Crafts have been highly developed since __________.
A) the Renaissance
B) the Early American period
C) millennia ago
D) the eighth century B.C.E.
Q2) Wood cannot be used for extremely ornate forms.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Today's craft artists experiment with new techniques only and have little or no interest in traditional methods.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Susye Billy,a basket weaver of the native Pomo people in California,has said natural materials for her craft are difficult to obtain because __________.
A) not many stores carry them anymore
B) they have become too expensive to buy in bulk
C) land developers have changed the natural environment
D) none of the above
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Chapter 12: Product and Clothing Design
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Q1) Mario Fortuny's <i>Delphos dress</i> was inspired by the draped garments of Classical Greece.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The cloth for a sari is woven,but not __________ because Hindus believe that would make it impure.
A) dyed
B) blocked
C) flocked
D) stitched
Q3) A new consideration that has entered the world of high fashion is the__________.
A) social impact of clothing
B) tenvironmetnal impact of clothing
C) hypoallergetic impact of clothing
D) artistic merit of clothing
Q4) Some contemporary designers attempt to maintain or revive older labor-intensive techniques as a symbol of cultural heritage.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Architecture
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Q1) In post-modern architecture,building designs tend to __________.
A) be expressive and individual, following no one specific style
B) be an extreme version of the International Modern style
C) be a return to traditional nineteenth century ornamentation
D) follow American traditions of practicality and subtlety
Q2) Dwellings erected along the banks of the Ganges River illustrate __________.
A) the disruption of nature caused by housing development
B) that housing style is universal
C) that climate and culture often determine housing style
D) the problem with investing in real estate
Q3) The walled gardens in the Alhambra were functional and provided fruits and vegetables for the royal family.
A)True
B)False
Q4) To account for the local climate in his design of an <i>Amsterdam Bank Complex</i> , Aton Alberts incorporated __________.
A) solar panels
B) fewer windows
C) flat roofs
D) all of the above
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Chapter 14: Designed Settings
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Q1) The goal of establishing an atmosphere of make-believe in the performing arts is achieved through __________.
A) set design
B) costumes
C) masks
D) all of the above
Q2) The intensely stimulating environment of Greg Natale's <i>Conano Apartment</i> bedroom come from the wallpaper and bedding patterns designed by __________.
A) Gianlorenzo Bernini
B) Florence Broadhurst
C) Frank Lloyd Wright
D) Eric Kuhne
Q3) The gradual <i>creation of Jesus' Place</i> in the devotional community outside Delhi is an example of __________.
A) the emotional and psychological value people place on decorating their environments
B) the need for a church at that location
C) the conversion of Hindus and Muslims to Christianity
D) none of the above
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Chapter 15: Historical Styles in Western Art
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Q1) During the Golden Age of Athens,known as the Classical period,Greek art,such as the sculpture the <i>Spear Bearer or the Acropolis and Parthenon</i> of Athens,emphasized
A) military heroism
B) dramatic, emotionally active images
C) rationality and idealized beauty
D) images of the dead and the afterlife
Q2) In his painting <i>The Oath of the Horatii </i>,Jacques-Louis David __________.
A) was primarily interested in showing off his mastery of the elements of design
B) depicted the military power of the French king
C) used the style of Classical sculptures to illustrate a theme of patriotism
D) provided a model to be used for engraved illustrations in a book
Q3) An example of how the Romantic painters departed from Neoclassical austerity is
A) Géricault's <i>The Raft of the Medusa</i>
B) Velàzquez'<i> Las Meninas</i>
C) Grünewald's <i>The Isenheim Altarpiece</i>
D) none of the above
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Chapter 16: Understanding Art on All Levels
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Q1) The meaning of the specific images in Guernica is __________.
A) determined by the viewer's own response
B) made clear by Picasso in his writings
C) taken directly from newspaper accounts of the incident
D) easy to read in the painting, moving left to right
Q2) Michelangelo was reluctant to take the commission for the <i>Sistine Ceiling </i>because __________.
A) he had already committed to sculpting the pope's tomb
B) he considered himself a sculptor, not a painter
C) he foresaw the difficulties he would face in painting the immense space
D) all of the above
Q3) The temples of Angkor Wat (figs.16.8-12)represent __________.
A) a pictorial history of Hindu rulers
B) a vast burial complex
C) the oldest known example of bas-relief
D) an immense model of the Hindu cosmic world
Q4) <i>Guernica</i> was created to commemorate the bombing of a French village during World War II.
A)True
B)False
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