Module 2 Quiz

Question 1

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

Answer 1

b. life drawing

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

c. By changing pressure.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

b. pastel

Question 4

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

Answer 4

b. gouache

Question 5

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

Answer 5

b. pigment

Question 6

What is the binding agent for tempera paint?

a. milk
b. oil
c. beeswax
d. egg yolk

Answer 6

d. egg yolk

Question 7

What is the binding agent in encaustic painting?

a. linseed oil
b. milk casein
c. beeswax
d. egg yolk

Answer 7

c. beeswax

Question 8

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

Answer 8

a. collagraphy

Question 9

This term for plate printmaking means “cut into” in Italian.

a. impasto
b. intermezzo
c. intaglio
d. sgraffito

Answer 9

c. intaglio

Question 10

A relief print created out of a solid wood block is called:

a. a woodograph.
b. a linocut.
c. a woodcut.
d. a planography.

Answer 10

c. a woodcut.

Question 11

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

a. digital art
b. painting
c. drawing
d. sculpture

Answer 11

d. sculpture

Question 12

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

Answer 12

c. installation

Question 13

Which of the following materials can be used to create a sculpture?

a. wax
b. all of the above
c. plastic
d. stone

Answer 13

b. all of the above

Question 14

Vaults that have exposed structural beams protruding from them for decorative purposes are called:

a. beamers.
b. rib vaults.
c. spanners.
d. beam vaults.

Answer 14

b. rib vaults.

Question 15

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

Answer 15

d. flying buttresses

Question 16

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

a. arch
b. post-and-lintel
c. dome
d. load-bearing

Answer 16

b. post-and-lintel

Question 17

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.

Answer 17

a. intarsia.

Question 18

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.

Answer 18

b. embroidery.

Question 19

The art of arranging colored glass into mosaic-like window forms is called:

a. stained glass.
b. slabbing.
c. glassblowing.
d. coiling.

Answer 19

a. stained glass.

Question 20

Which of the following methods is not used in forming metal artworks?

a. Wheel throwing
b. Hammering
c. Bending
d. Casting

Answer 20

a. Wheel throwing

Question 21

What type of design incorporates text, image, recorded sound, and moving images?

a. layout design
b. calligraphy
c. typography
d. web design

Answer 21

d. web design

Question 22

The essence of visual communication design is the use of ________ to communicate information and ideas.

a. the Internet
b. prints
c. symbols
d. emojis

Answer 22

c. symbols

Question 23

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

Answer 23

b. wet-collodion negative and gelatin silver print

Question 24

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.

Answer 24

b. Calotypes are negatives that can be readily reproduced.

Question 25

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.

Answer 25

c. cel animation.

Question 26

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.

Answer 26

c. Because high-quality video equipment is relatively inexpensive

Question 27

The Korean-born artist Nam June Paik is known for his multi-media installations featuring:

a. photography
b. painting
c. animation
d. video

Answer 27

d. video

Question 28

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

Answer 28

a. as conceptual art

Question 29

The work of ________ was a direct influence on the conceptual art movement.

a. Michelangelo
b. Marcel Duchamp
c. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d. Albert Einstein

Answer 29

b. Marcel Duchamp

Question 31

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.