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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Horizontal lines mostly suggest ____.
a.
action
b.
rest
c.
adventure
d.
confusion
____ 2. Diagonal lines imply____.
a.
calm
b.
action
c.
growth
d.
peace
____ 3. Value in art refers to ____ and ____.
a.
worth and price
b.
brightness and dullness
c.
lightness and darkness
d.
artificial and natural
____ 4. An achromatic value scale doesn’t utilize ____.
a.
tones
b.
colors
c.
grays
d.
illumination
____ 5. Chiaroscuro was first used by fifteenth century ____ painters to give the illusion of rounded forms on a flat
surface.
a.
French
b.
Spanish
c.
Germans
d.
Italian
____ 6. Another name for atmospheric perspective is ____ perspective.
a.
tonal
b.
linear
c.
aerial
d.
one-point
____ 7. Every color has three properties: hue, value, and ____.
a.
tone
b.
spectrum
c.
wavelength
d.
intensity
____ 8. Black and white added to colors creates ____ and ____.
a.
hues and tones
b.
shades and tints
c.
harmony and reflection
d.
subtractives and additives
____ 9. Intensity refers to a color’s ____ or ____.
a.
lightness or darkness
b.
pigments or available light
c.
spectrum or value
d.
brightness or dullness
____ 10. Analogous colors are ____ each other on the color wheel.
a.
opposite
b.
horizontally across from
c.
diagonally across from
d.
next to
____ 11. Regular shapes are ____; irregular shapes are ____.
a.
organic and biomorphic
b.
geometric and organic
c.
organic and geometric
d.
biomorphic and two-dimensional
____ 12. The space in paintings is referred to as ____.
a.
two-dimensional
b.
three-dimensional
c.
planar
d.
created
____ 13. Rhythm in art is demonstrated by the ____ of one or more of the elements of art.
a.
emphasis
b.
subordination
c.
balance
d.
repetition
____ 14. Generally speaking, architectural structures are practical, aesthetic, meaningful, and ____.
a.
upstanding
b.
elemental
c.
durable
d.
symbolic
____ 15. Load-bearing construction is usually characterized by
a.
many openings in the walls
b.
few openings in the walls
c.
large size
d.
much air and light
____ 16. Post and lintel construction is shown by
a.
an Egyptian pyramid
b.
the Parthenon
c.
an igloo
d.
Chartres cathedral
____ 17. The Greek ____ order was considered ____; the Ionic order was considered ____.
a.
Corinthian/feminine/masculine
b.
Tuscan/masculine/feminine
c.
Doric/masculine/feminine
d.
Ionic/feminine/masculine
____ 18. The ____ was most noted for its dome.
a.
Pantheon
b.
Parthenon
c.
Hypostyle Hall
d.
Moche House
____ 19. Eaves and ____ go together in construction.
a.
lintels
b.
cantilevers
c.
arches
d.
thatch
____ 20. Pendentives and squinches are associated with ____.
a.
domes
b.
vaults
c.
polygonal bases
d.
flying buttresses
____ 21. Steel-frame construction has been likened to ____.
a.
reinforced concrete
b.
load-bearing buildings
c.
a skeleton
d.
a hard shell
____ 22. The Parthenon is an example of a building with ____ balance.
a.
asymmetrical
b.
radial
c.
casual
d.
symmetrical
____ 23. Ornamentation in architecture is the ____ of forms or surfaces beyond structural necessity.
a.
absence
b.
presence
c.
painting
d.
embellishment
____ 24. Recent innovations in structural systems include ____.
a.
concrete
b.
load-bearing walls
c.
arches
d.
reinforced concrete
____ 25. Ornamentation in architecture usually functions symbolically or ____.
a.
functionally
b.
traditionally
c.
aesthetically
d.
spiritually
____ 26. One of the earliest forms of load-bearing construction is the ____ method of construction.
a.
geodesic dome
b.
truss
c.
post and lintel
d.
complete frame
____ 27. ____ patterns occur all around us in nature.
a.
Natural
b.
Ambient
c.
Tertiary
d.
Analogous
____ 28. ____ is the creation of one or more focal points in a work of art.
a.
Saturation
b.
Iconography
c.
Style
d.
Emphasis
____ 29. A line that describes volume across the surface of an object or shape is called a ____ line.
a.
vertical
b.
cross-contour
c.
cross-hatched
d.
horizontal
____ 30. Cross-hatching is used to create ____ in a work of art.
a.
ambient light
b.
contour lines
c.
value
d.
refracted light
____ 31. To create an illusion of volume and natural light, artists use ____ to manipulate gradations in value.
a.
relativity
b.
shading
c.
geometric patterns
d.
biomorphic shapes
____ 32. In the ____ color system, artists mix pigments to control the light that is reflected from them.
a.
subtractive
b.
additive
c.
biomorphic
d.
organic
____ 33. ____ textures mimic reality.
a.
Radial
b.
Hypostyle
c.
Isometric
d.
Simulated
____ 34. ____ patterns have regular elements spaced at regular intervals.
a.
Geometric
b.
Aerial
c.
Linear
d.
Biomorphic
____ 35. A rose window in a cathedral is a good example of organizing a composition using ____
balance.
a.
asymmetrical
b.
symmetrical
c.
radial
d.
rhythmic
____ 36. Trusses are ____ shaped construction supports.
a.
octagonal
b.
square
c.
triangular
d.
rectangular
____ 37. Artists drawing only the outlines of an object are using ____ lines.
a.
horizontal
b.
contour
c.
vertical
d.
diagonal
____ 38. The use of red and green at Christmas is an example of ____ colors.
a.
complementary
b.
accent
c.
keystone
d.
subtractive
____ 39. Lines in art can be either actual or ____.
a.
horizontal
b.
diagonal
c.
vertical
d.
implied
____ 40. Balance that involves a mirror-like repetition on either side of a central axis is called ____ balance.
a.
analogous
b.
radial
c.
symmetrical
d.
asymmetrical
____ 41. Neutral colors, such as cream, tan, or beige, are very ____-intensity colors.
a.
high
b.
relative
c.
warm
d.
low
Essay
42. Discuss and explain the differences between proportion and scale in art.
43. What is the meaning of emphasis in art and how is it used?
44.
Discuss how motion is implied in this painting through the use of the elements of art.
45.
Which type of linear perspective is this? Describe the function of this type of perspective.
46. Describe the assets and drawbacks of wood and stone as building materials.
47. Compare and contrast two types of vaults used in medieval cathedrals.
48. Describe the significance of steel frame architecture.
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 49. Visual texture consists of physical surface variations that can be experienced by the sense of touch.
____ 50. Gesture lines are a type of line with an expressive character.
____ 51. Buttressing occurs when a straight row of arches are placed side by side.
____ 52. Geodesic domes are a type of small dome used in early Roman residential architecture.
____ 53. Rectangular glass-covered, boxlike buildings are examples of the International style in architecture.
____ 54. The wedge-shaped stones in arches are called piers.
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Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
ESSAY
TRUE/FALSE