An advantage of painting on freight trains is....

Trains travel, leading to wider recognition for the artist

The "clean train movement" had the following impact (more than one correct answer):

Writers moved above ground and freight train graffiti culture emerged, Artists started seeking legal venues above ground

Why was the 2014 destruction of 5Pointz a big deal?

Artists sued the building owner and won

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An advantage of painting on freight trains is....
It is legal to paint on trains
Trains travel, leading to wider recognition for the artist
Painting on trains facilitates travel
Artists get paid for painting on trains
2
This is an example of...
A throwie
Wildstyle
A mural
A tag
3
This famous graffiti artist appears in the movie Style Wars
Cornbread
Miles Morellos
Taki 183
Banksy
4
This image is relevant to the history of street art.
False
True
5
When was the "clean train movement" instituted in New York City?
2019
1967-1970
2001-2005
1985-1989
6
The "clean train movement" had the following impact (more than one correct answer):
Subway crime was drastically reduced as a direct result of clean trains
Graffiti culture in NYC eliminated; Philadelphia emerged as new epicenter
Writers moved above ground and freight train graffiti culture emerged
Artists started seeking legal venues above ground
7
The "ancestors of graffiti" can be found in...
Wall writing in Ancient Rome
Murals in Revolutionary Mexico
Graffiti has no ancestors as it is completely modern
Tombs in Ancient China
8
This artist works freehand, and is not known for working with stencils
Banksy
Ben Eine
Shephard Fairey
Blek Le Rat
9
In the 1980s, this artist painted the Crack is Wack playground and the Bowery Wall.
Keith Haring
Basquiat
Lady Pink
Banksy
10
VARA stands for
Visual Action and Rights for Artists
Visual Arts Reproduction and Appropriation
Visual Artists Retribution and Action
Visual Artists Rights Act
11
Why was the 2014 destruction of 5Pointz a big deal?
The owner sold paintings from the building before it was destroyed
Big name artists like Banksy had made the building famous
Artists sued the building owner and won
A new museum dedicated to street art was built on the site
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This NYC wall is a famous site for sanctioned street art
Graffiti Wall
Bowery Wall
Wynwood Walls
Haring Wall

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