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Humanities Unit 1: Chapters 1 & 9
Humanities Unit 1: Chapters 1 & 9
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Art History Intro. to Visual Arts
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1
Which of the following was used as a substitute for worshippers?
Tell Asmar Statues
Standard of Ur
Warka Vase
Painted Skulls
2
Which painting medium is transparent?
Oil
Watercolor
Gouache
Acrylic
3
Which of the following is generally considered the most significant object found in terms of art history?
The Corinthian amphyr
The Standard of Ur
The Peche-Merle cave paintings
The Great Sphinx
4
These can only be considered Kouros figures if they...
Have one foot forward
Are of women
Have clothing
Are Egyptian
5
Value, or key, is defined as...
The relationship of blacks to whites and grays
The degree of purity of a color
The monetary value of a work of art
The perceivable tones between black and white
6
Which of the following is an example of
dry media
?
Charcoal
Acrylic
Fresco
Oil
7
Which civilization focused its sculpture mostly on the face?
Greece
Americas
Europe
Egypt
8
Ancient Greek vase painting and sculptural style is called...
Colonic
Archaic
Antique
Classical
9
c. or ca. means
Cesped, or based upon
Circa, or about
Creadi, or created
Causal, or caused by
10
"Line" is either defined, a color edge, or...
Black
Angled
Implied
Thick
11
The petri dishes in this image are an example of
Framing
Negative space
Tempera
Texture
12
The basic building block of a visual design is...
focal area
color
composition
line
13
The symmetry of like forms, mass, and colors on opposite sides of the vertical axis is called..
Balance
Repetition
Asymmetrical
Unity
14
B.C.E. stands for
Before the Civilized Era
Before Community Established
Before Christ Entered
Before the Common Era
15
This portrait is in profile.
True
False
16
Why did prehistoric peoples create paintings and sculptures?
To ask the gods for help with the subject
To show what was most important
All of the above
To depict the world around them
17
Relief, Intaglio, and Lithography are examples of...
Wet media
Sculpting techniques
Printing techniques
Painting techniques
18
Dividing a photo into 9 sections and aligning focal points along the intersections or lines is
Framing
Filtering
Rule of Thirds
Symmetry
19
Painting the illusion that an object has 3 dimensions, or "tricking the eye" is called...
Trompe L'oeil
Chiaroscuro
Verisimilitude
Leucippus
20
The suggestion of 3-dimensional forms via light and shadow without the use of outline is...
Gericault
verisimilitude
perspective
chiaroscuro
21
A giant female/feline sculpture found in Egypt is called the
Sphinx
Warka
Tell Asmar
Kouros
22
Confluence of line, encirclement, and color are a few ways to achieve...
perspective
unity
balance
focal areas
23
Placing unlike things within one composition in a way that surprises is called...
Juxtaposition
Symmetry
Balance
Verisimilitude
24
A color area edge can also be called...
form
variation
a line
texture
25
Rhythm, harmony, and variation are elements of...
perspective
color
repetition
balance
26
Why did ancient people preserve or reproduce the skeletons of their dead?
to ward off evil spirits
to worship their ancestors
To sacrifice to their gods
to warn intruders away
27
Which of the following is the worst lighting for photography, typically?
Natural lighting
Angled lighting
Side lighting
Top lighting
28
Drawing, painting, or sculpting in a way that makes the subject seem possible or familiar is...
Abstract
Verisimilitude
Juxtaposition
Classical
29
What does it mean when a figure is considered "stylized"?
It is based on a concept of humans rather than a lifelike depiction.
It is a likelife depcition rather than a concept of humans.
It has intricate detail.
It has only vague detail.
