FSU ART210 2020 September Quiz 7 Midterm Latest

ART210 Survey of Art

Quiz 7 Midterm  

 Question 1The 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 ________.

  proportion

  contrast

  harmony

  variety

  emphasis

 Question 2If 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.

  horizontal

  chaotic

  vertical

  scribbled

  diagonal

 Question 3A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ________ shape.

  an organic

  a biomorphic

  a regular

  a geometric

  an implied

 Question 4In his Obey campaign poster Shepard Fairey used a striking contrast between positive and ________ shapes to attract the attention of the public.

  organic

  implied

  figure–ground reversal

  negative

  geometric

 Question 5Artists can create a sense of ________ by using light and dark values.

  fear

  tension

  depth

  height

  humor

 Question 6Renaissance artists used a camera obscura to help them understand the basic tenets of linear perspective. Camera obscura is a Latin phrase. What is the closest English translation?

  dark room

  sand container

  celestial cylinder

  computer drive

  pastry dish

 Question 7Physicists have explained that when we see a color, it is the portion of the light spectrum that a surface fails to ________.

  lighten

  absorb

  subtract

  neutralize

  reflect

 Question 8If you were to look at a t-shirt that absorbed the colors violet, blue, green, yellow, and orange, what color would the t-shirt appear to be?

  white

  green

  blue

  red

  orange

 Question 9The traditional “artist’s” primary colors are ________.

  blue, green, and yellow

  green, orange, and violet

  red, yellow, and blue

  green and yellow

  red and blue

 Question 10Most commercial color printing is achieved using three “true” primary colors and black. These primaries are ________.

  red, yellow, and blue

  yellow, green, and blue

  cyan, magenta, and yellow

  red, green, and blue

  orange, green, and purple

 Question 11Disney’s Finding Nemo is an example of a series of computer-generated images played in rapid succession. This medium is called ________.

  animation

  painting

  kinetic sculpture

  zoetrope

  film noir

 Question 12This type of art can only exist in one place and time in history.

  narrative painting

  Futurism

  performance art

  ceramics

  collage

 Question 13Different visual elements can be linked together with a common idea. This is ________ unity.

  conceptual

  actual

  symbolic

  virtual

  compositional

 Question 14An artist might use a small scale for a portrait of a lover because it implies ________.

  importance

  intimacy

  epic virtues

  heroism

  distance

 Question 15This group of artists sometimes used distorted scale to create dreamlike images that subvert our conscious experiences.

  Futurists

  Surrealists

  Cubists

  Pop artists

  Orphists

 Question 16Artemisia Gentileschi worked during this stylistic and historical period.

  Impressionism

  Baroque

  Pop art

  Renaissance

  Surrealism

 Question 17Match the methodological approach with its definition:

considers the artist’s personal experiences

biographical analysis

considers the role of women presented in an artwork

feminist analysis

describes the use of formal elements in a work

formal analysis

considers the religious, political, and social environment in which the artwork was made and viewed

contextual analysis

interprets objects and figures in the artwork as symbols

iconographical analysis

 Question 18Pencils have a range of values from very light to very dark. If you wanted a dark value, which of these pencil numbers would be the darkest?

  2B

  HB

  2H

  9B

  9H

 Question 19This contemporary version of carbon ink is a favorite of comic book artists.

  gall ink

  bister

  india ink

  sepia

  soot ink

 Question 20Paint in its most basic form is composed of ________ and a liquid binder.

  beeswax

  glaze

  impasto

  tempera

  pigment

 Question 21This painting process relies on freshly applied lime plaster to hold the pigment in place.

  tempera

  casein

  fresco

  oil

  encaustic

 Question 22An artist paints the American flag using the medium of watercolor, but forgets to do the white stars. To add them to the painting, the artist just needs to use the white watercolor pigment.

  True

  False

 Question 23Painting that integrates many different painting media and materials is classified as ________ painting.

  crazy

  performance

  mixed-media

  time-based

  alternative

 Question 24This type of printmaking is done by carving away part of a block in order to leave a raised surface that can be inked and printed.

  silkscreen

  etching

  mezzotint

  lithography

  relief

 Question 25If an artist were to create a woodblock print with three different colors, how many separate relief blocks would he or she need?

  five

  one

  three

  two

  four

 Question 26Michelangelo believed ________ to be the finest and most challenging of all the visual arts.

  painting

  digital art

  sculpture

  drawing

  architecture

 Question 27This earthwork, constructed by the prehistoric inhabitants of North America, is located in Ohio.

  Old Faithful

  Pyramid of the Moon

  Pyramid of the Sun

  Great Serpent Mound

  Cahokia Mounds

 Question 28Objects found or already existing outside of the context of art, which are used as component parts in a work or to create an entire sculpture, are called ________.

  casting

  readymades

  earthworks

  weaving

  lost-wax

 Question 29Architects consider this when designing a building.

  the site

  all of the other answers

  materials

  the needs of the user

  engineering

 Question 30This architectural construction method consists of two uprights and a crossbeam.

  dome

  post-and-lintel

  arch

  load-bearing

  vault

 Question 31The division between art and craft began during this period.

  Renaissance

  Baroque

  Civil War

  Sung Dynasty

  Roman

 Question 32At what point can we consider a useful object a work of art? What separates a useful ceramic object, such as a toilet or sink, from a piece of high art? Can a toilet or sink, even if they are created in some unique and original way, ever be considered a work of art?

Question 33The process of glassblowing was perfected in this ancient culture.

  Greek

  Indian

  Roman

  Mesoamerican

  Chinese

 Question 34Before its use in Gothic stained glass windows, glass was not employed as decorative art at all.

  True

  False

 Question 35This craft medium uses threads, fabrics, and other textiles.

  porcelain

  intarsia

  fiber

  ceramics

  repoussé

 Question 36What is the process that a ceramist uses to knead and remove pockets of air from wet clay?

  wedging

  modeling

  slabbing

  coiling

  throwing

 Question 37Over time, exposure to the elements can add this surface coloration to metals. It can also be created with the use of chemical preparations.

  shingling

  glaze

  flashing

  patina

  repoussé

 Question 38This African American artist created the work The Liberation of Aunt Jemima from an assemblage of found objects.

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  Elizabeth Catlett

  Faith Ringgold

  Kara Walker

  Edmonia Lewis

  Betye Saar

 Question 39Colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel are radically different in wavelength and are called ________.

  tints

  analogous colors

  neutrals

  hues

  complementary colors

 Question 40The element of art that describes the relative lightness or darkness of a hue, is known as ________.

  intensity

  saturation

  form

  contrast

  value

 Question 41A color that is almost gray has a ________ chroma.

  low

  valuable

  medium

  monochrome

  high

 Question 42We see this type of color when the brain receives so much color information that it is forced to simplify what we perceive.

  tint

  optical color

  analogous color

  complementary color

  neutral color