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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. The various branches of art-making activity, like painting or sculpture, are called ____.
a.
media
b.
avante-guard
c.
museology
d.
disciplines
____ 2. A graphite rod in a wood or metal holder is called ____.
a.
a pencil
b.
charcoal
c.
a conte crayon
d.
silverpoint
____ 3. The surface or material that underlies a two-dimensional work of art is called the ____.
a.
slip
b.
plate
c.
support
d.
pigment
____ 4. A silverpoint drawing is ____.
a.
made by using metallic-colored chalks or pastels
b.
a drawing of an exotic bird found largely in Indonesia
c.
a preliminary sketch for a relief print
d.
made by using a thin stylus made of silver
____ 5. In ____ printing, areas that are not to be printed are cut away from the printing surface, so the areas to be
printed are left higher.
a.
drypoint
b.
relief
c.
screen
d.
monotype
____ 6. A(n) ____ print is an example of a relief print.
a.
woodblock
b.
intaglio
c.
serigraphy
d.
lithography
____ 7. The word “intaglio” comes from the Italian verb meaning ____.
a.
to add to
b.
to make colorful
c.
to cut into
d.
to throw away
____ 8. ____ is a type of printmaking process that uses a slab of limestone or metal and oily crayons, pencils, or
liquid.
a.
Lithography
b.
Drypoint
c.
Serigraphy
d.
Aquatint
____ 9. Some of the oldest surviving paintings were made on ____.
a.
earthen floors
b.
clay vessels
c.
large wooden boats
d.
carved totems
____ 10. Tempera paint is often used to create ____.
a.
thin, translucent glazes of color
b.
heavily textured impasto surfaces
c.
sharp lines and details
d.
complex tonal variations in color
____ 11. ____ sculptures are meant to be viewed from all sides.
a.
Bas relief
b.
Freestanding
c.
Assemblage
d.
Haute relief
____ 12. A marble sculpture made by cutting away stone is made in a ____ process.
a.
additive
b.
constructed
c.
haute relief
d.
subtractive
____ 13. Except for very small sculptures, all cast sculptures are created using the ____ method of casting.
a.
subtractive
b.
lost wax
c.
bronze
d.
mixed media
____ 14. The ____ is an early type of photographic process.
a.
daguerreotype
b.
cire perdue
c.
photomontage
d.
stereoscope
_____ 15. The actual material substances used to create an artwork are called ____ .
a.
gesso
b.
intaglio
c.
monotype
d.
media
_____ 16. ____ is a carbon stick created from burnt wood and is commonly used to make drawings.
a.
Chalk
b.
Charcoal
c.
Pastel
d.
Silverpoint
_____ 17. The intense colorful powders used to make paints are called ____ .
a.
temperas
b.
oils
c.
pigments
d.
encaustics
_____ 18. ____ painting is an ancient medium that uses pigments mixed with hot
beeswax.
a.
Encaustic
b.
Gouache
c.
Tempera
d.
Fresco
_____ 19. ____ paints, a combination of pigments and a synthetic polymer liquid
binder, were invented in the twentieth century.
a.
Acrylic
b.
Encaustic
c.
Gouache
d.
Tempera
_____ 20. Often used for large murals, fresco paintings are always painted on ____ .
a.
paper
b.
linen
c.
canvas
d.
plaster
_____ 21. Traditional tempera paint consists of pigments mixed with ____ ,
which acts as a binder.
a.
wax
b.
acrylic
c.
egg yolk
d.
glue
_____ 22. Photomontage is related to ____ , which can be made of almost anything that
can be glued to a surface.
a.
monotype
b.
collage
c.
daguerreotypes
d.
encaustic
_____ 23. In kinetic sculptures, ____ is required to make the sculpture complete.
a.
relief
b.
movement
c.
sound
d.
performance
_____ 24. Modeling is often considered a(n) ____ process, because material is built up
to create sculptural form.
a.
low relief
b.
high relief
c.
subtractive
d.
additive
_____ 25. An assembled artwork made with a variety of techniques and materials is categorized as a ____ piece.
a.
collage
b.
performance
c.
mixed media
d.
gesso
_____ 26. Mixed media artworks designed for a specific interior or exterior space are called ____ .
a.
installations
b.
performances
c.
collages
d.
assemblages
_____ 27. A/an ____ is a live-action event that is staged as an artwork.
a.
installation
b.
performance
c.
assemblage
d.
relief
_____ 28. ____ are finely skilled handwork in media such as ceramics, glass, wood,
metal, and fibers.
a.
Crafts
b.
Reliefs
c.
Intaglios
d.
Monotypes
Essay
29. What are the “disciplines” and “media” in art?
30. How have new technologies influenced contemporary artists and their work?
31. Describe the process used to make an etching.
32. Describe the types of materials used in a traditional Navajo sand painting? How is the painting used after it is
finished?
33. Describe the relationship between an assemblage and a ready-made.
34. Define the term installation, and describe a particular work of art that would be categorized as an installation.
35. Discuss a particular work of art that fits the category of tapestries, quilts, rugs, embroidery, or other woven
objects, and explain how the artist transformed craft into an art object.
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 36. Gesso is a white, paint-like substance that is brushed onto paper or canvas to serve as a ground for painting or
drawing.
____ 37. From a historical art perspective, drawing is one of the newest forms of art making.
____ 38. Printmaking excludes any medium that can produce multiple copies of an image or a design.
____ 39. Unlike most printmaking processes, monoprinting is a type of printmaking that makes only one copy of an
image.
____ 40. Slip is an acid-resistant resin used to make aquatints.
____ 41. Tempera, gouache, and watercolor are all water-based paint media.
____ 42. Because oil paints dry quickly, it is difficult for artists to make changes to their paintings.
____ 43. Gouache is a type of watercolor, which has Chinese white chalk added to it to create an opaque surface.
____ 44. Ceramics are found in almost every culture, from ancient times to the present.
____ 45. Some contemporary artists use the craft of quilting as an art medium.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
ESSAY
TRUE/FALSE