28 Art
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TEST FIELD 28: ART
PART 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
ABOUT THE PLACE AND TEST PREPARATION
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLACE................................................................................................
1-1
Test Development Process
Characteristics of the PLACE
Test Administration
Score Reports
HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE TESTS .........................................................................................
1-4
Study the Test Objectives
Identify Resources
Develop Study Techniques
Answer the Practice Questions
Test Directions
THE DAY OF THE TEST: HELPFUL HINTS ............................................................................
1-6
Preparing for the Test Administration
Test-Taking Tips
PART 2: FIELD-SPECIFIC INFORMATION
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................
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OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................................................................... 2-2
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................... 2-5
ANSWER KEY .................................................................................................................................... 2-10
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .................................................................................................................... 2-11
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TEST FIELD 28: ART
INTRODUCTION
This section includes a list of the test objectives, immediately followed by a set of practice multiplechoice questions. For test areas that include a performance assessment (Basic Skills, all languages
other than English, Special Education Specialist: Visually Impaired), one or more practice
performance assignments (as applicable) will also be included.
TEST OBJECTIVES. As noted earlier, the test objectives are broad, conceptual statements that reflect the
knowledge, skills, and understanding an entry-level educator needs to teach effectively in a
Colorado classroom. The list of test objectives represents the only source of information about what
a specific test will cover.
PRACTICE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS. The practice multiple-choice questions included in this
section are designed to give you an introduction to the nature of the questions included on the
PLACE test. The practice questions represent the various types of multiple-choice questions you may
expect to see on an actual test; however, they are not designed to provide diagnostic information to
help you identify specific areas of individual strengths and weaknesses or to predict your
performance on the test as a whole.
When you answer the practice multiple-choice questions, you may wish to use the answer key to
check your answers. To help you identify how the test objectives are measured, the objective
statement to which each multiple-choice question corresponds is listed in the answer key. When
you are finished with the practice questions, you may wish to go back and review the entire list of
test objectives and descriptive statements for your test area.
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OBJECTIVES
TEST FIELD 28: ART
Art Materials and Processes
Composition and Unity
Art and Culture
ART MATERIALS AND PROCESSES
Identify techniques, materials, and tools used in drawing.
Includes the uses and characteristics of drawing techniques, materials, and tools.
Identify techniques, materials, and tools used in painting.
Includes the uses and characteristics of painting techniques, materials, and tools.
Identify techniques, materials, and tools used in printmaking.
Includes the uses and characteristics of printmaking techniques, materials, tools, and
equipment.
Identify techniques, materials, and tools used in graphic arts.
Includes the uses and characteristics of graphic arts techniques, materials, and tools.
Identify techniques, materials, and tools used in photography.
Includes the uses and characteristics of photographic techniques, materials, and tools.
Identify sculptural techniques, materials, and tools.
Includes the characteristics of techniques, materials, and tools used in sculpture and jewelry
making.
Identify techniques, materials, and tools used in ceramics.
Includes characteristics of techniques, materials, and tools used in ceramics; and firing
variations.
Identify techniques, materials, and tools used to create artworks with fibers and fabrics.
Includes characteristics of various techniques, materials, and tools used with fibers and
fabrics.
Identify techniques, tools, and their uses in film and video.
Includes techniques and tools and their uses in film and video.
Identify techniques, materials, and tools used in computer-generated art.
Includes terms, techniques, materials, and tools used in computer-generated art.
Identify maintenance and safety procedures for two-dimensional art materials and activities.
Includes procedures for maintaining two-dimensional art equipment; and safety procedures
and requirements for two-dimensional art.
Identify maintenance and safety procedures for three-dimensional art materials and activities.
Includes procedures for maintaining three-dimensional art equipment; and safety
procedures and requirements for three-dimensional art.
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COMPOSITION AND UNITY
Understand uses and characteristics of line.
Includes ways in which line is used formally and expressively in works of art.
Understand uses and characteristics of color.
Includes the characteristics of color and ways in which color is used in works of art.
Understand uses and characteristics of shape and form.
Includes ways in which shape and form are used and affect expression in two-dimensional
and three-dimensional art.
Understand uses and characteristics of texture.
Includes ways in which texture is used and affects expression in art.
Understand uses and characteristics of space.
Includes ways of creating the illusion of space on a two-dimensional surface, ways in which
space is used, and types of space in art.
Understand uses and characteristics of value.
Includes ways in which value is used and expressed in art.
Understand characteristics and uses of balance.
Includes ways in which balance is created and used in art.
Understand characteristics and uses of rhythm.
Includes ways in which rhythm is created and used in art.
Understand characteristics and uses of contrast.
Includes ways in which contrast is created and used in art.
Understand characteristics and uses of variety.
Includes ways in which variety is created and used in art.
Analyze the interaction of elements and principles in given works of art.
Includes ways in which sensory, technical, and formal elements interact and are combined
to produce the expressive quality in a work of art.
Analyze similarities and differences in the composition of given works of art.
Includes similarities and differences in the interaction of principles and between elements
and principles in various works of art.
ART AND CULTURE
Understand art of the ancient and classical periods (e.g., Egyptian, African, Roman, Greek,
Chinese).
Includes major types, characteristics, and works of ancient and classical art in Asia, Africa,
and Europe; and ways in which art reflects cultural factors and aesthetic values of ancient
and classical periods.
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Understand art of the Romanesque and Gothic periods.
Includes major types and characteristics of Romanesque and Gothic art, and ways in which
art reflects cultural factors and aesthetic values of the Romanesque and Gothic periods.
Understand art of the Renaissance and baroque periods.
Includes major types and characteristics of Renaissance and baroque art, major baroque
and Renaissance artists and their works, and ways in which art reflects cultural factors and
aesthetic values of the Renaissance and baroque periods.
Understand art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Includes major periods and characteristics of nineteenth and twentieth century art, major
nineteenth and twentieth century artists and their works, and ways in which art reflects
cultural factors and aesthetic values of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Understand art of Asian and African cultures.
Includes characteristics and examples of Asian, Islamic, Oceanic, and African art; and ways
in which art reflects cultural factors and aesthetic values of the various cultures.
Understand characteristics and examples of art of the Americas.
Includes characteristics and examples of art of North, Central, and South America; and
ways in which art reflects cultural factors and aesthetic values of American cultures.
Identify the contributions of various cultures in the art of the United States.
Includes the influence of various cultures on the art of American society; and examples of
art in modern American society that reflect the contributions of other cultures.
Understand art as a form of communication.
Includes ways in which artworks communicate ideas, the ideas associated with major
artistic movements, ways in which art is applied in other disciplines to communicate ideas,
and art as a medium for individual expression.
Understand the universality of art.
Includes universal themes expressed in art, and the treatment of similar themes by artists of
different cultures and historical periods.
Analyze the relationship between art and society.
Includes the influence of technology on the art of a society, the functions of art in society,
the role of art in specific cultures of the past and present, and types and functions of public
artworks and art exhibits.
Understand ways in which art functions within an environment.
Includes ways in which works of architecture interact with their natural environment,
ways in which art and design affect the sociological and psychological aspects of an
environment, and the use of aesthetic principles in daily aspects of life.
Recognize the relationship of the visual arts to other art forms.
Includes elements common to all art forms, and ways in which various art forms may be
combined to express ideas and cultural and historical themes.
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS: ART
1.
Which of the following is an example of
a planographic printing process?
A.
linoleum-block printing
B.
lithography
C.
soft-ground etching
D.
engraving
2.
3.
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In ceramics, a bat is commonly used for
which of the following purposes?
A.
as an implement for pounding clay
to remove air bubbles
B.
as a tool for incising decorative
lines in a clay surface
C.
as a utensil for mixing liquid slip to
an even consistency
D.
as a base for supporting a clay pot
that is being thrown on a wheel
In a painting, placing large blocks
of complementary colors side by
side would most likely create an
impression of:
A.
strong visual tension.
B.
sharply distorted proportions.
C.
muddy, washed-out tones.
D.
a subtle blending of hues.
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4.
Use the reproduction below of a sculpture of Kuan-Yin to answer the question that follows.
Which of the following contributes most
to the sense of natural repose in this
sculpture?
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A.
formal symmetry
B.
hieratic scaling
C.
asymmetrical balance
D.
monolithic form
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5.
Use the multiple-exposure photograph below of a man pole-vaulting to answer the question that
follows.
In terms of organizing design elements
to achieve a particular effect, this
photograph illustrates the use of:
A.
uniform values to create harmony.
B.
asymmetrical balance to create
tension.
C.
repeated shapes to create rhythm.
D.
distorted shapes to create variety.
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6.
Which of the following painters is
credited with achieving the realistic
three-dimensional picture space that has
been the hallmark of representational
painting from the Renaissance to the
present?
A.
Hieronymus Bosch
B.
Giotto
C.
Giovanni Bellini
D.
7.
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8.
Which of the following uses of art to
communicate meaning was most typical
of fifteenth-century Flemish painters?
A.
Classical treatments of portraiture
were used to suggest the heroic
qualities of historical figures.
B.
Chiaroscuro effects were used
to make highly personal and
emotional artistic statements.
C.
Everyday objects were endowed
with symbolic content to convey
spiritual meaning.
D.
Realistic themes were depicted in
an objective and unromanticized
manner to make strong political
statements.
Raphael
The depiction of animals and humans in
an "X-ray" style in which both internal
organs and external features are visible
is typical of which of the following
artistic traditions?
A.
Navaho sand painting
B.
Australian aboriginal bark painting
C.
Mayan relief carving
D.
Egyptian tomb painting
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ANSWER KEY: ART
Question
Number
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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Correct
Response
B
D
A
C
C
B
B
C
D
Objective
Identify techniques, materials, and tools used in printmaking.
Identify techniques, materials, and tools used in ceramics.
Understand uses and characteristics of color.
Understand uses and characteristics of shape and form.
Understand characteristics and uses of rhythm.
Understand art of the Renaissance and baroque periods.
Understand art of Asian and African cultures.
Understand art as a form of communication.
Understand ways in which art functions within an environment.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Practice
Question
4.
Guanyin. Chinese, Jin Dynasty. 12th Century. Wood with traces of polychrome
and gilt. H: 141.0 cm W: 88.0 cm D: 88.0 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Gift of Harvey E. Wetzel, 20.590. ©Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Reprinted by
permission.
5.
Thomas Eakins, Multiple Exposure Photograph of George Reynolds Pole Vaulting.
9.5 × 12.3 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Charles Bregler, 1941.
(41.142.11). Reprinted with permission.
9.
Rietveld, Gerrit.
Red and Blue Chair.
(c. 1918).
Painted Wood,
34 1/8 x 26 1/2 x 26 1/2". The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Philip
Johnson. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art, New York / Licensed by
SCALA / Art Resource, NY. © 2005 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /
Beeldrecht, Amsterdam. Reprinted with permission.
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