Landscape Quiz

Question 1

What does sumi-e stand for

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black ink painting

Question 2

In the Eastern tradition, the genre can be traced back to 4th-century-CE

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China

Question 3

Landscape as an independent genre did not emerge in the Western tradition until ___________ .

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the Renaissance

Question 4

Name and artist:

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View of Toledo - El Greco

Question 5

Why was soot collected and mixed with glue, then dried and put in a stick?

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to make ink

Question 6

What is the purpose or purposes of the red seal found on the artwork?

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to identify the artist

Question 7

A proper landscape artwork includes

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All of the above

Question 8

The goal of the Impressionists was to record in paint the effects of _____ and ________.

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light, weather

Question 9

What is the difference between Western and Eastern art?

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Western art is from Europe; Eastern art is from the M. East and Asia

Question 10

The Chinese word for 'spirit'

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Chi

Question 11

What kind of brush stroke must artists learn to use in brush painting?

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controlled

Question 12

How is the brush supposed to be held when brush painting?

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90 degrees

Question 13

Landscape painting is the depiction of ________________ in art.

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natural scenery

Question 14

The 17th century ushered in the classical, or ideal, landscape, which set scenes in the mythic and idyllic Arcadia of

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Greece

Question 15

What is “The Mustard Seed Garden?

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An instruction manual made of wood blocks

Question 16

Asian artists learn to brush paint by copying the old master’s paintings.

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True

Question 17

An ominously cloudy sky, filling half or more of a canvas, plays a central role in setting the ___ of a scene.

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tone

Question 18

What does each character represent?

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A word or spoken idea

Question 19

This painting, Mont Sainte-Victoire, is by

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Cézanne

Question 20

In the 19th century, landscape painting emerged as a respectable genre in Europe and the U.S.

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True

Question 21

What are the names of the Four Gentlemen?

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Plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum.

Question 22

What is being accomplished when creating a sumi-e painting?

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Capturing the essence or spirit (chi) of the subject.

Question 23

What materials are used for both painting and writing?

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ink, brush, paper

Question 24

Landscape art can be 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional

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True

Question 25

This artwork, by George Seurat, is an example of

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Pointillism

Question 26

ink stick, ink stone, brush and paper

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The four treasures

Question 27

Four subjects that most painting students learn first because they include all of the basic strokes

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The Four Gentlemen

Question 28

Chinese people use symbols and characters instead of an ABC-type alphabet

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True

Question 29

What are the Chinese characters for landscape? Mountains and water.

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mountains and water, house and trees

Question 30

New York at Night by Georgia O'keefe is an example of a

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cityscape

Question 31

This landscape painting is from which period?

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Rococo

Question 32

Landscape artists of the 19th century embraced the wide-reaching Romantic movement which was known for:

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passion and drama

Question 33

The Four Gentlemen also refer to the four seasons

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True

Question 34

What did the artists do with their time while grinding ink?

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all of the above

Question 35

Which group of Chinese people brought sumi-e to Japan in the 14th century?

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Zen Buddhist Monks from China

Question 36

Cézanne's kaleidoscopic landscapes led to this style

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Cubism

Question 37

What is ‘free style’ and ‘formal style’ when painting birds and flowers?

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free: shading, ink and/or color; formal: carefully outlined with color

Question 38

brush painters create their paintings outside while viewing the subject.

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False

Question 39

What two inventions allowed the 19th century Impressionist painters to paint outdoors?

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tin paint tubes and the easel

Question 40

What is the purpose of grinding up various minerals into powder?

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to make paint pigment

Question 41

Which animal is not commonly painted in a brush painting?

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Koalas

Question 42

French artists Millet, Daubigny, Rousseau, and others were part of the Barbizon school group which painted in and around

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the Fountainbleu forest

Question 43

What are the flat area (the land) and hollow area (the sea) referring to?

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the stone

Question 44

What are the symbols called and about how many are there?

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Radicals; 214

Question 45

The __________ landscape depicted strange dream-like images of fantasy and myth.

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Surrealist

Question 46

In recent times, cityscape photography has become more popular than cityscape paintings.

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True

Question 47

A great painting was judged on what three elements?

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All of the above

Question 48

What is the strongest element of art being used when doing a brush painting?

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line

Question 49

Understanding how the artist depicts ____________ is important to visually appreciating the landscape work

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space

Question 50

The three techniques which are useful to create a sense of space are:

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atmospheric/aerial perspective, overlapping, and scale

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