Module 2 Quiz Flashcards
What is the practice of drawing from a live model or other physically present objects called?
a. gesture drawing
b. life drawing
c. fantasy drawing
d. genre drawing
b. life drawing
How did artists such as Vincent van Gogh vary the width of a reed pen’s strokes?
a. By blotting the paper.
b. By dipping the pen in glue.
c. By changing pressure.
d. By using the other end of the pen.
c. By changing pressure.
What dry drawing medium did the French Impressionist Edgar Degas use to create The Tub in 1886?
a. sanguine
b. pastel
c. conté crayon
d. silverpoint
b. pastel
This painting medium is opaque, is applied to a paper surface, and uses a gum arabic binder.
a. soot ink
b. gouache
c. tempera
d. oil
b. gouache
Which of the following components of paint has traditionally been extracted from minerals, soils, vegetable matter, and animal by-products?
a. polymers
b. pigment
c. glaze
d. solvent
b. pigment
What is the binding agent for tempera paint?
a. milk
b. oil
c. beeswax
d. egg yolk
d. egg yolk
What is the binding agent in encaustic painting?
a. linseed oil
b. milk casein
c. beeswax
d. egg yolk
c. beeswax
This type of printmaking involves “collaging” materials onto a surface that will later be inked and printed onto paper.
a. collagraphy
b. serigraphy
c. mezzotint
d. woodcut
a. collagraphy
This term for plate printmaking means “cut into” in Italian.
a. impasto
b. intermezzo
c. intaglio
d. sgraffito
c. intaglio
A relief print created out of a solid wood block is called:
a. a woodograph.
b. a linocut.
c. a woodcut.
d. a planography.
c. a woodcut.
Michelangelo believed ________ to be the finest and most challenging of all the visual arts.
a. digital art
b. painting
c. drawing
d. sculpture
d. sculpture
This method of sculpture involves the construction of a space or the assembly of objects to create an environment, often encouraging a viewer to experience the work physically, using all of their senses.
a. carving
b. casting
c. installation
d. conceptual
c. installation
Which of the following materials can be used to create a sculpture?
a. wax
b. all of the above
c. plastic
d. stone
b. all of the above
Vaults that have exposed structural beams protruding from them for decorative purposes are called:
a. beamers.
b. rib vaults.
c. spanners.
d. beam vaults.
b. rib vaults.
This feature of Gothic architecture allowed the weight of the ceiling to be transferred away from the walls so that larger windows could be built.
a. ambulatories
b. vaults
c. pointed arches
d. flying buttresses
d. flying buttresses
This architectural construction method consists of two uprights and a crossbeam.
a. arch
b. post-and-lintel
c. dome
d. load-bearing
b. post-and-lintel
The process of using wood to create mosaic images, as utilized by Francesco di Giorgio Martini in his 1480 design for the Duke of Urbino’s private studio, is called:
a. intarsia.
b. embroidery.
c. typography.
d. weaving.
a. intarsia.
The British artist Mary Linwood used sewn thread to create her fiber art. This process is called:
a. felting.
b. embroidery.
c. quilting.
d. weaving.
b. embroidery.
The art of arranging colored glass into mosaic-like window forms is called:
a. stained glass.
b. slabbing.
c. glassblowing.
d. coiling.
a. stained glass.
Which of the following methods is not used in forming metal artworks?
a. Wheel throwing
b. Hammering
c. Bending
d. Casting
a. Wheel throwing
What type of design incorporates text, image, recorded sound, and moving images?
a. layout design
b. calligraphy
c. typography
d. web design
d. web design
The essence of visual communication design is the use of ________ to communicate information and ideas.
a. the Internet
b. prints
c. symbols
d. emojis
c. symbols
Sally Mann’s photograph Jessie #34 was made using which process?
a. digitally enhanced negative and iris print
b. wet-collodion negative and gelatin silver print
c. photomontage and woodcut print
d. subtractive color negative and commercial print
b. wet-collodion negative and gelatin silver print
What is a major benefit of the calotype process?
a. Calotypes can be made very quickly.
b. Calotypes are negatives that can be readily reproduced.
c. It records color.
d. It creates very detailed images.
b. Calotypes are negatives that can be readily reproduced.
The use of a sequence of specially generated drawings to create scenes in a movie is referred to as:
a. collage.
b. imaginary thinking.
c. cel animation.
d. stop-motion animation.
c. cel animation.
Why is it common for video artists to become involved with artistic experimentation?
a. Because art galleries and art events are unpredictable.
b. Because television screens are rectangular.
c. Because high-quality video equipment is relatively inexpensive.
d. Because they search for spaces that have already been transformed.
c. Because high-quality video equipment is relatively inexpensive
The Korean-born artist Nam June Paik is known for his multi-media installations featuring:
a. photography
b. painting
c. animation
d. video
d. video
How is an artwork that consists exclusively of drawings, designs, and plans for an action that may or may not take place separately best described?
a. as conceptual art
b. as a happening
c. as performance art
d. as an installation
a. as conceptual art
The work of ________ was a direct influence on the conceptual art movement.
a. Michelangelo
b. Marcel Duchamp
c. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d. Albert Einstein
b. Marcel Duchamp
Why can John Cage’s concert to mark the opening of the National Arts Foundation be regarded as a happening?
Group of answer choices
It was a traditional theatrical performance.
The artist did not fall asleep.
It expanded the scope of art to include the lived moment.
The artist used lights and props.
