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True or False: The art terminology “in situ” means that an artwork moves from location to location.

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False

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The French term ‘Trompe L’oeil’ translates to_________.

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Fool the eye

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True or False: The term “Craft” is used to refer to man-made artifacts that are designed for functional as well as aesthetic purposes.

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True

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Which Italian family was known as a Patron of the arts during the Rennaissance?

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The Medicis

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A work of art that has only height and width is called _______.

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Two Dimensional

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A limited extent in one, two or three dimensions is called ___________.

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Space

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Which word fits this definition?
“The space filled or enclosed by a three-dimensional object.”

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Volume

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The way the surface of an object feels is called ___________.

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Texture

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When you change place over time you are ___________.

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Moving

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The optical effect caused when reflected white light of the spectrum is divided into separate wavelengths is called __________.

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Color

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Formed in 1985, this is an anonymous group of female, feminist artists who fight sexism (and racism) in the art world.

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The Guerilla Girls

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Fred Wilson rearranged exhibits at the Maryland Historical Society to reveal how the museum had previously overlooked the African American perspective. This is an example of..

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Institutional Critique

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This is an independent U.S. federal government agency founded in 1965 that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.

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National Endowment for the Arts (N.E.A.)

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Many artists deliberately incorporate material originally created by other artists into their work. This is called…

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Appropriation

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Human devised structures of rules and norms that shape and constrain individual behavior are…

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Institutions

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Which kind of line are used to map the three-dimensional volume of a form?

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Cross-Contour

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In “The Incredulity of St. Thomas,” Carravaggio uses ___________ to draw attention to Jesus’ open wound.

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Psychic Lines

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Which type of line is thought to suggest rest, stability, safety, etc?

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Horizontal

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Which type of line is thought to suggest energy, motion, action, lack of stability, etc?

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Diagonal

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Which type of line is thought to suggest strength, power, ambition, success, etc?

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Vertical

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The textural quality of a paper surface, which helps hold the media in place is called…

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tooth

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The colorant in art materials is called…

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pigment

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The material an artwork is made from is called…

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medium

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A grey crystalline form of carbon which occurs as a mineral in some rocks. It is used in pencils. It is called…

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graphite

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A cartoon can refer to a humorous drawing, but it also refers to...
A full-scale working drawing used as a model for a fresco painting, mural, or tapestry
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The center of interest or activity in a work of art, often drawing the viewer’s attention to the most important element is called the ______________.
focal point
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When you emphasize something in a work of art you are ___________.
drawing attention to it
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True or False: Subordination means to draw attention to a particular piece of content withing a work of art.
False
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True or False: Thing that are more in focus tend to draw more attention than things that are out of focus.
True
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True or False: Recognizable symbols such as letters and numbers tend to be ignored by viewers of art.
False
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This is a subset of organic shapes that resemble actual living organisms...
biomorphic
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A two dimensional area defined by a line or changes in value/color is...
shape
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The human tendency to perceive an incomplete stimulus as if it were whole is...
closure
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This is a property of perception in which there is a tendency to focus on the subject matter of your attention and downplay everything else in the visual field. It is called...
figure-ground relationship
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This type of shape is predictable and mathematical...
geometric
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_____________________ are images created to inform as well as to embellish the printed page.
Illustrations
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A picture used as a symbol in writing is called a ______________.
pictograph
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True or False: User Interface Design and User Experience Design are two words that describe the same design practice.
False
39
_______________ is the art of emotive or carefully descriptive hand lettering or writing,
Calligraphy
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True or False: The variations of a Typeface are called a 'Font'.
True
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The surface of the form that is most directly facing the light source will be perceived as a...
highlight
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The lightness or darkness of a plane or area is called...
value
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The use of dots being closer together or further apart to covey lightness or darkness is called...
stippling
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A steady increase or decrease in the visible magnitude of value is called a...
gradient
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The surface of a form that is facing away from the light source will be perceived as a...
core shadow
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True or False: White sunlight contains all of the colors of the visible spectrum - the rainbow.
True
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When the eye mixes two adjacent colors, causing the viewer to perceive a different color between the two, this is called...
optimal mixing
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The optic effect that happens when light of the visible spectrum is divided into separate wavelengths is called...
color
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What is the feature of human perception which ensures that the perceived color of objects remains relatively constant under varying illumination conditions?
Color constancy
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The primary colors for projected light - or additive color - are _______________.
Red, Blue, and Green (RGB)
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What are markings that are scratched, scribble, or sprayed on a wall without the owner's consent called?
graffiti
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Any type of painting in which pigment is suspended in a binder of hot wax is called...
encaustic
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Any paint that uses natural oils such as linseed, safflower seed, walnut seed extracts, etc. as the binder is called...
oil paint
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A water-based paint that uses egg yolk as a binder is called...
tempera
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When paint is applied in thick layers, we call this...
impasto
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A painting technique in which pigments suspended in water are applied to a damp lime-plastered surface is called...
fresco
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This paint uses pigment mixed with a clear, synthetic resin used as a binder...
acrylic
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This is a type of paint in which pigment are bound gum and a white filler to produce a paint similar to watercolor but more opaque...
gouache
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A painting done directly on a wall is called a...
mural
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A work of art assembled by gluing materials onto a surface is called a...
collage
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__________ is the regular or ordered repetition of elements in a work.
rhythm
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A pattern in which the subdivisions increase in size or frequency at a predictable rate is called a...
progressive rhythm
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What uses the same subdivisions without variation?
repetitive rhythm
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_____________ is an arrangement of predictable repeated elements.
pattern
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A pattern constructed out of a single shape, with no overlaps or gaps is a ________.
tessellation
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Who invented movable type?
Pi Sheng
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If the inked image is lower than the surface of the matrix the process is called ___________.
Intaglio
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True or False: Printmaking is an art form that allows an artist to make multiple copies of the same image.
True
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The number of copies of a print made in a single printing is called __________.
Edition
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Who is credited with creating paper?
Cai Lun

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