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1
Q

The cave Lascaux dates to what historic period?

  • The early Stone Age
  • The period of the pyramids
  • The Archaic period
  • The early Middle Ages
A

The early Stone Age

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Scholars agree that all art must have a purpose?

True or False

A

False

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Of the following, which one is not traditionally associated with the humanities?

  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
  • Architecture
  • History
A

Psychology

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The nature of how art historians see art is different today than it was in the past. True or False

A

True

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Which of the following, according to Susan Lacy (Mapping the Terrain), is a description of what an artist might be at a given time?

  • Experiencer
  • Reporter
  • Analyst
  • All of the above
A

All of the above

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Creativity is the realm of what activity?

  • Art
  • Science
  • Craft
  • All of the above
A

All of the above (art, science, craft)

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Which of the following is the term defined by the phrase, “the study of the nature of beauty and of art”?

  • Epistemology
  • Aesthetics
  • Ethics
  • Logic
A

Aesthetics

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Which of the following was included in the ancient Greek concept of art?

  • Theology
  • Epistemology
  • Handcrafts
  • All of the above
A

Handcrafts

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Which of the following could be defined as a tangible emblem of something abstract?

  • Simile
  • Metaphor
  • Symbol
  • None of the above
A

Symbol

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The difference between “fine art” and “applied art” lies in the fine arts being prized for their purely aesthetic qualities. True or False

A

True

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Which of the following is a painting medium that is transparent and must be worked wet?

  • Oil
  • Watercolor
  • Gouache
  • Tempera
A

Watercolor

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Oils, perhaps the most popular of the painting media, were developed near the beginning of what century?

  • 12th
  • 14th
  • 15th
  • 16th
A

15th

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Which of the following is responsible for the fact that watercolors produce a delicacy that cannot be produced by other media?

  • Chiaroscuro
  • Transparency
  • Opaqueness
  • Pigments
A

Transparency

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Which of the following is a modern, synthetic painting medium?

  • Fresco
  • Watercolor
  • Gouache
  • Acrylic
A

Acrylic

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Which of the following is a wall-painting technique in which pigments are applied to fresh, wet plaster?

  • Fresco
  • Ink
  • Oil
  • Gouache
A

Fresco

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Which of the following is a watercolor medium in which gum is added to groun opaque color mixed with water?

  • Gouache
  • Aquatint
  • Intaglio
  • Acrylics
A

Gouache

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Q

Because of the process used be produce them, prints and reproductions are always considered to be original works of art. True or False

A

True

18
Q

Which of the following is a planographic process?

  • Lithography
  • Woodcut
  • Etching
  • Collograph
A

Lithography

19
Q

Which of the following is an example of intaglio?

  • Collage
  • Woodcut
  • Serigraphy
  • Aquatint
A

Aquatint

20
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Woodcut and wood engraving are examples of which of the following?

  • The planographic process
  • Lithography
  • Intaglio
  • Relief printing
A

Relief printing

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