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1
An alternative to the media artists use for producing multiple original prints is the process of __________.
woodcut
monotype
drypoint
engraving
2
Engraving, etching, and drypoint are all examples of __________.
stenciling
relief printing techniques
intaglio printing techniques
monoprint techniques
3
At the end of the nineteenth century the __________ movement sought to make photographs look like paintings.
Reverie
Photogenic
Pictorialist
Posterity
4
Graphic designers are people who __________.
all of the above
design two-dimensional images for commercial purposes
convey information to the public
use words and imagery together
5
The first purpose of the applied arts is to __________.
maintain traditional art forms
enable the artist to get a job
serve some useful function
create artworks for museums
6
Artwork made of impermanent found objects is referred to as __________.
classical
eternal
high-priced junk sculpture
ephemeral
7
The invention of balloon-frame construction came about with the development of __________.
wide, hand-cut lumber
concrete
hot-air balloons used to lift the roof timbers
mass-produced nails
8
When some materials for sculptures cannot support their own weight, a sculptor will use __________ for support.
torque
laminate
an armature
a slip
9
Artists use found objects to create artwork by a process called __________.
linkage
connective
fused
assembling
10
When two-dimensional images are made to look three-dimensional it is called __________.
stylization
abstraction
illusion
stylization
11
Vermeer’s painting Girl with a Pearl Earring (fig. 5.16) is a good example of the use of __________ medium.
encaustcic
watercolor
tempera
oil
12
Mobile phones are mass-produced on a huge scale and offered in many designs to __________.
suit customer’s color preferences
accommodate a wide range of functions
all of the above
maximize visual and tactile appeal
13
In early tempera paintings that used gold leaf, the gold was applied __________.
on top of gold paint
over a surface of red gilder’s clay, then burnished
directly to a sticky surface of animal glue
only on the frame, and never on the painting itself
14
A good graphic design will __________.
all of the above
elicit a certain feeling toward a product
lure the public into wanting to know more
consider the taste and interests of the public
15
Repetition can be used in decorative works to create an all-over __________.
interpretive value
pattern
spectrum
perspective
16
The first feature-length movie to incorporate computer-generated animation was __________.
Independence Day (1996)
Tron (1982)
Fantasia (1940)
Star Wars (1977)
17
Prints were originally used as __________.
black and white images for training artists to color
illustrations in books
business cards and product promotions
illuminated manuscripts
18
The process for line engraving __________.
uses needles for cutting lines
is the earliest intaglio process
all of the above
involves using an oily paint
19
In art the term “scale” refers to __________.
the range of colors used
the weight of a sculpture
relative size
the texture of surface
20
An ancient method for working with clay is called __________.
repoussé
rendering
raising
wheel-throwing
21
In Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, Christ is the most important figure, and the __________ of the composition.
focal point
keystone
center of gravity
horizon line
22
The medium used by Kurt Schwitters for Merz 19 (fig. 5.30) is called __________.
mosaic
synthetic
alla prima
collage
23
Of the tools for drawing that are classified as “dry” the most commonly used is __________.
graphite pencil
charcoal
pastel
pen and ink
24
Käthe Kollwitz’s Self-portrait with a Pencil (fig. 4.7) shows that charcoal is often used because __________.
artists like the broad range of colors it comes in
smudging easily allows artists to exploit effects in toning the image
it never comes off the paper
it can be used for fine, delicate lines
25
Pen and ink is essentially a __________ medium.
tone
color
line
shade
26
Rhythm can be achieved by using __________.
all of the above
color
shape or form
line
27
When someone pays an artist to create a work of art it is called __________.
context
unity
patronage
political
28
Sculptures that project out from a two-dimensional ground are called __________.
reliefs
statues
mosaics
miniatures
29
The most ductile and malleable metal is __________.
gold
copper
brass
nickel
30
The photographer best known for his experiments in placing still pictures into a sequence to analyze motion is.
J.-N. Niépce
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Donna Hamil Talman
Eadweard Muybridge
31
Maya Ying Lin said she wanted her Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (fig. 1.29) to be __________.
none of the above
a reminder to visitors of the government’s role
honest about the reality of war
a dark world, like the war itself
32
VincentVanGogh’s painting The Starry Night shows his use of impasto, which gives the painting surface textures
alla prima
three-dimensionality
flatness
translucency
33
Pastel, a kind of chalky stick, will only stay on the paper if __________.
the paper is very smooth
the artist doesn’t mix colors
it is always kept flat on a table
it is treated with a fixative
34
The photographs of Ansel Adams have played a major role in __________.
his landscape paintings
land conservation efforts
Pictorialist photography
locating parcels of land for commercial development
35
Artists use hard woods for woodcut printing when they __________.
want to create fine details
do not want the grain of the wood to show in the print
all of the above
want the carving to stand up to hundreds of printings
36
One of the most common ways of making glass vessels is __________.
all of the above
carving with specialized tools
coil-building
using a blowpipe
37
The Palace at Versailles (fig. 1.30) symbolizes __________.
a central meeting place for the French people
the size of the royal family
the power of the absolute monarch
democracy in seventeenth-century France
38
In addition to aesthetic elements our clothes carry __________ that convey more than simply their function.
conventional designs
convenience
symbolic connotations
practical aspects
39
The two major ingredients of graphic design are __________.
letters and images
black and white design
lithography and engraving
audio and video
40
Artists like using stone for sculptures because of its __________.
all of the above
size
malleability
permanence
41
The computer screen is divided into an invisible grid of points called __________.
bits
bytes
pixels
plotters
42
The name given to the global network of computer linkages is __________.
hyperspace
the global bitmap
the fractal dimension
cyberspace
43
The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (fig. 8.28) is an example of the __________ style of filmmaking.
Expressionist
Documentary
Pictorialist
Cinematography
44
Line, shape, form, texture, value, color and balance are all elements of art.
True
False
45
The interiors of buildings with steel frameworks __________.
have low ceilings
are disrupted by the frequent need for steel columns
are broad open spaces
required solid load-bearing walls
46
Rhythm in art is created by patterns that are set up through __________.
use of black and white
repetition and variety
organic lines
size and shape
47
During the Renaissance, European painters developed the technique of chiaroscuro, or __________.
black and white
modern and antique
light and shade
real and artificial
48
Balance is a principle of design based on the __________.
visual weight one assigns to parts of a work
number of colors used in an image
ratio of the height of a picture to its width
scale of a sculpture relative to the viewer
49
Artists use __________ to draw by hand and have the image show up on the computer screen.
tactile input device
a digital ballpoint pen
silverpoint
an electronic stylus
50
Some artists cannot easily explain why they create art. For them, it is __________.
an inner calling
a constant battle
__a nightmare________.
just a job
51
In drawings made with brush and ink, as in Rembrandt’s Sleeping Girl (fig. 4.18), the brushstrokes are __________.
messy because of the water required
thick and light reflective
clearly evident and, where the ink was spent, the paper shows through
non-existent
52
Soft woods, such as pine and spruce, are not always easy to work with because __________.
they may splinter while being worked on
none of the above
they resist cutting tools
once exposed to air they start to harden
53
Complementary colors are those that are __________.
basic hues from which all others can be mixed
saturated with pigment
next to each other in a painting
opposite each other on the color wheel
54
Just as early photographs tried to imitate painting, a major thrust of computer graphics has been to imitate __________.
realist paintings
animation
relief sculpture
photographs
55
Paul Rand, who designed the IBM logo, believed that corporate logos should __________.
consist of simple, universal, and timeless shapes
stay fresh by using images that change with the public’s taste
spell out the whole name of the company
include an image of the company president
56
Although graphic design is for commercial purposes, some designs, like Toulouse-Lautrec’s poster, have been treated like
fine art
drawing paper
wallpaper
packing material
57
From the time of the Renaissance, some artists used a camera obscura, which was a __________.
dark room or box that used light to show images on a surface
hidden camera
device for keeping unwanted light out of the artist’s studio
mechanical drawing device
58
Crafts have been highly developed since __________.
the Renaissance
the Early American period
the eighth century B.C.E.
millennia ago
59
Some nonobjective painters of the twentieth century worked on unsized canvas __________.
when they were pressed for time and could not size it
so that they could cut it to whatever size they wanted
so that the paint would be absorbed right into the canvas
because they wanted to mold it into different shapes
60
A major architectural development that appeared in Roman architecture was the __________.
squinch
arch
pediment
nave