Chapter 6: Painting

Question 1

The ground pigment is combined with a linseed oil vehicle and turpentine medium.

a. fresco
b. encaustic
c. tempera
d. oil
e. acrylic
f. watercolor

Answer 1

d. oil

Question 2

_______________________’s George Washington used oil paint for the medium.

a. Michelangelo
b. Claudio Bravo
c. Giotto
d. Gilbert Stuart

Answer 2

d. Gilbert Stuart

Question 3

Paint is applied to damp plaster, and is also a technique that requires the artist to completely execute one section and then work on another

a. fresco
b. encaustic
c. tempera
d. oil
e. acrylic
f. watercolor

Answer 3

a. fresco

Question 4

_______________’s Lamentation is an excellent example of fresco.

a. Michelangelo
b. Claudio Bravo
c. Giotto
d. Gilbert Stuart

Answer 4

c. Giotto

Question 5

Pigment is in a wax vehicle heated to a liquid state.

a. fresco
b. encaustic
c. tempera
d. oil
e. acrylic
f. watercolor

Answer 5

b. encaustic

Question 6

It offers many of the advantages of oil paint, but “without the mess” and is a mixture of pigment and a plastic vehicle.

a. fresco
b. encaustic
c. tempera
d. oil
e. acrylic
f. watercolor

Answer 6

e. acrylic

Question 7

This medium uses a vehicle of egg yolk or whole eggs thinned with water

a. fresco
b. encaustic
c. tempera
d. oil
e. acrylic
f. watercolor

Answer 7

c. tempera

Question 8

Fluidity of the technique is conducive to rapid sketches and preparatory studies

a. fresco
b. encaustic
c. tempera
d. oil
e. acrylic
f. watercolor

Answer 8

f. watercolor

Question 9

The color in a paint derives from its

a. medium
b. pigment
c. vehicle

Answer 9

b. pigment