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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes Classical Greek figures?exaggerated facial featuresFigures created with idealized beauty and perfect proportionsoverly dramaticnon-athletic - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is true about Gothic cathedrals?very few windowssculpted portals and stained glasssmall in sizemade of wood
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat Italian Baroque characteristic does David by Gianlorenzo Bernini exhibit?Engages the viewer by breaking into the viewers spacepurpose was to idealize the beauty of the human formthe pose is calmmakes a departure from Classical Renaissance sculpture
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an accurate statement about Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio's approach to painting?focused on narrative historical themepainting idealized religious scenesforshorteningdramatic, use of tenebrism, focused on realism
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat innovative and extreme lighting technique did Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio use in his paintings?tenebrismcontrapostoforshorteningimpasto
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich phrase best describes why Liberty Leading the People by Eugene Delacroix is a good example of Romantic art?carefully blended colorsHe was very emotional when he painted itcolor, lighting, and movement elicit an emotional response from the viewercontrolled brushwork portrays an accurate representation of the background
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence best describes a technique that Spanish Baroque artist Diego Velázquez used in his paintings?used loose brushstrokes for the figures and smooth, precise brushstrokes for the backgroundused the circle as an organizing structure in which to place all of the figures and objectscaptured many middle tones between dark and light to create structure and accentuate color.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat Rococo characteristic is evident in French artist Jean-Antoine Watteau's paintings?shows aristocrats in idyllic settingsneutral colors to enhance the serious nature of the paintingfigures show no visible brushstrokes
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow did French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin use Naturalist conventions in his paintings?incorporated tenebrismdelicate brushwork to depict aristocratic genre scenesused ordinary people and activities with a sense of realism
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat features show that Thomas Jefferson's Monticello is an example of Neoclassical architecture?asymmetrical floor plan and ornate detailsincorporates elements of Greek and Roman architecturerejected classical conventions in favor of new ideas
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow did Louis Daguerre create his innovative daguerreotypes?Daguerre captured a permanent image with rich tonal variations and fine detail.a. Daguerre treated a negative so that it produced a shallow depth of field.aguerre projected an image onto a metal plate that was then etched by using fine lines.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow do the paintings of French artist Jean-François Millet exhibit characteristics of Realism and Naturalism?They have a thick, impasto application of paint for the figures that give them a sculptural appearancea. use a limited tonal range to depict contemporary figures in a flattened spaceThey depict a scene from everyday, contemporary life by using lifelike colors and solid shapes.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a way that Realist Winslow Homer made Prisoners from the Front more lifelike?asked real soldiers to model for him while he painted in his studiotook photographs of soldiers and used them as modelsHe made preparatory sketches in the field
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow did French Impressionists such as Claude Monet capture their impressions of a scene on canvas?French Impressionists used quick strokes of color in neutral hues that reflect the true colors of objects.French Impressionists used dabs of pure, vibrant color to show changing light and weather conditions.French Impressionists applied frenzied brushstrokes to solidly model figures using light and shadow.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich phrase best describes a characteristic of the paintings of French Baroque artist Nicolas Poussin?the depiction of a narrative subject within an organized, idealized landscapethe rejection of Classical Greek and Roman figurative and landscape idealsthe nearly photographic recording of figures within a landscape
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHow was French Impressionist Edgar Degas influenced by Japanese woodblock prints?carved the images into a wood block before printing themdepicted scenes from an elevated vantage pointarranged figures on horizontal lines to create a sense of calm
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow did Symbolist Edvard Munch use line and color in The Scream?create a sense of spacecreate carefully blended tonesexpress his feelings of fear and anxiety
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow did Baroque artist Rembrandt of the Netherlands apply paint to a canvas?brushed on the paint smoothly to create a blended effectapplied excessive strokes of thick paint called impastovigorously applied paint to quickly capture a single moment in time
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat characteristic describes late nineteenth-century sculptor Auguste Rodin's work?captures a sense of movement and emotion through variations in textureplaces figures high on pedestals to distance them from the viewerconveys the artist's dislike of Renaissance sculpture
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHow did Art Nouveau artists such as Louis Comfort Tiffany use line and shape in their works?They used curvilinear, organic lines and shapes from nature.They used geometric lines and shapes to create rhythmThey used highly detailed textured lines and shapes
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is aesthetics?determining how an artwork is organizedAsking questions like "what is art?" and "what is beauty?"describing an artwork based on time period
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the best definition of "Unity"quality of an artwork when all of the elements are visually equalThe feeling of oneness that occurs when all parts of the design fit well togetherthe use of different lines, shapes, or forms to create interest
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is texture?the tactile surface quality or feel of an objectlightness or darkness of a surfacearea taken up by objects
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich are examples of 'elements of art'?color, line, unityshape, rhythm, balanceshape, color, texture
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is true about color?You can get a primary color by mixing any two colors togetherComplementary colors are opposite each other on the color wheelthe primary colors are opposite each other on the color wheel
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