Chpt 11 Study Guide/Review
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1.
Winslow Homer's A Wall, Nassau was made using:
a.
b.
c.
d.
watercolor washes.
synthetic media.
the computer.
oil paint.
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2.
Mummy Portrait of a Man was created using _______, a combination of pigment
and hot wax.
a. tempera
b. fresco
c. encaustic
d. gouache
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3.
Where is the focal point in Giotto's Lamentation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the angel closest to the tree
the figure on the far right of the composition
the standing figure on the far left of the composition
Jesus' head
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4.
Andrew Wyeth's Braids illustrates the detail the artist is able to achieve using the
medium of _______.
a. egg tempera
b. watercolor
c. gouache
d. encaustic
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5.
In the fifteenth century, a painting process was developed that allowed for a
continuous blending of tones and hues on the painting surface. What was it?
a. buon fresco
b. oil painting
c. tempera painting
d. watercolor
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6.
Mixed media artists have achieved what important innovation in art?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the use of color
the combination of plastic-based and oil-based paints
the extension of a painting's "space" from two dimensions to three
the representation of the "real" world in two dimensions
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8.
Painting was largely considered a craft, lesser than other "arts" like poetry and
music, until:
a. the Renaissance.
b. the Enlightenment.
c. the Classical period in Greece.
d. the Middle Ages.
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9.
What is the binder in "encaustic" painting?
a.
b.
c.
d.
lime water
oil
egg yolk
wax
Chpt 11 Study Guide/Review
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10.
The _____________is the substance in paint that holds the particles of pigment
together and often defines the characteristics of the various painting media.
a. pumice
b. binder
c. ground
d. support
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11.
What is the difference between buon fresco and fresco secco?
12.
Define the term collage.
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13.
Explain the difference between denotation and connotation in a work of art.
Denotation: ___________________________________________________________
Connotation: __________________________________________________________
Chpt 12 Study Guide/Review
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1.
Eadward Muybridge's photographs, like Annie G., Cantering, Saddled are early
examples of artists:
a. perfecting the medium of photography.
b. capturing an object in motion.
c. using black-and-white photography.
d. using projected motion pictures.
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2.
The subject matter of An-My Lê's Small Wars (ambush I) involves a group of men
who meet regularly meet to re-enact the Vietnam War. What is the content?
a. it is a glorification of the conflict
b. the artist, born in Vietnam, is calling into question the legacy of the conflict,
particularly in popular literature and film
c. the artist, born in the United States, is memorializing the American soldiers who
died in the conflict
d. a & b
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3.
Despite the success of the daguerreotype, the process had its drawbacks,
primarily:
a. the image could not be reproduced.
b. colors were not true to life.
c. it reproduced poorly in books.
d. the cost of the apparatus.
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4.
D. W. Griffith was the first great master of _______, the process of arranging the
sequences of a film.
a. traveling shots
b. flashback
c. montage
d. editing
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5.
In filmmaking, each unbroken, continuous sequence of movie frames with the
camera still rolling is called a:
a. take.
b. shot.
c. roll.
d. pan.
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6.
Dodging and burning are darkroom processes by which the photographer can
manipulate the ___________in a photo.
a. texture
b. color
c. value
d. composition
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7.
When and where were the earliest photographs developed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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8.
in 20th century U.S.
in 15th century Italy
in China, 2000 years ago
in 1839 in France and England
Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein contributed a powerful visual editing
technique to filmmaking that used widely disparate images to create a fast-paced
multifaceted image. What is this technique called?
Chpt 12 Study Guide/Review
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9.
In film, a(n) _______ shot occurs when the camera moves across the scene from
one side to the other.
10.
Think about Jeff Wall’s image A Sudden Gust of Wind. Discuss the tension
between form and content in that photographic work.
Form:________________________________________________________________
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Content:______________________________________________________________
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Chapter 13 Review/Study Guide
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1.
The Tomb of Emperor Shih Huang shows an extraordinary grouping of what type
of work?
a. Stonework
b. Clay Pottery
c. Wood
d. Ceramics
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2.
What do Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty and Great Serpent Mound have in
common?
a. they were done in the same general time period
b. they are both examples of installation art
c. they are both earthworks, purposeful modifications of landscape
d. they were done by the same artist
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3.
The Egyptian limestone carving, Senwosret I led by Atum to Amun-Re, is an
example of ________________sculpture.
a. in-the round
b. high relief
c. low relief
d. installation
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4.
Part of the large-scale outdoor environments that occurred in the 1960s, works
such as Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels are generally referred to as:
a. assemblages.
b. earthworks.
c. constructions.
d. new image art.
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5.
Wood and stone carvings are examples of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
relief sculpture.
subtractive sculpture.
assemblage.
additive sculpture.
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6.
When a sculpture is created by building up the form with a material such as clay,
the process is called:
a. relief sculpture.
b. additive.
c. cast sculpture.
d. cire-perdue.
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7.
Pliable clay is made to hold its form permanently through the process of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
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8.
subjecting it to high pressure.
casting it in bronze.
firing it.
soaking it.
How does "assemblage" primarily differ from other sculptural processes?
a.
b.
c.
d.
it is more dynamic
it is an older process
it utilizes "found" objects
it utilizes the "lost-wax" technique
Chapter 13 Review/Study Guide
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9.
The sculptural material most commonly associated with "modeling" or additive
processes is:
a. metal.
b. clay.
c. wood.
d. found objects.
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10.
An environment that is set up or situated indoors is often called ________.
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11.
Casting is an invention of the _______ Age.
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12.
Because metal replaces wax during the casting process, many people refer to
casting as a _________ method.