Art Appreciation - Cumulative Exam Answers

Objects in a composition occupy ____________.

The degree to which the surface of an object seems to have a particular feel is referred to as an object’s _____________.

Artists use foreshortening and overlapping to create ___________ in a work of art.

If you place a sheet of drawing paper over an object, securing it with tape to hold it in place, and color with the side of a pencil or crayon over the surface, what will you create?

This painting by Correggio, Assumption of the Virgin, is an example of the art technique which involves the graduation of light and shadow to produce a hazy effect. What is the term used for this technique?

Why are arm circles considered a dangerous stretching exercise?

In the above painting by Salvador Dalí, entitled Persistence of Memory, which of the following objects do not occupy positive space?

Once a body is in top physical condition, the 24-hour recovery period after low-intensity exercise can be safely skipped.

Who sculpted the above work of art entitled, Mademoiselle Pogany.

Examine this piece of art by Jean-Auguste-Dominque Ingres, entitled, Napoleon on his Imperial Throne. All of the following examples display Ingres’ use of texture, except which?

Depth is the ________________

Which is the BEST statement about joint flexibility?

Line is defined as a ______________________

Pablo Picasso’s Head of a Woman, is an example of a(n) ______________.

Which of the following activities would NOT help increase flexibility?

Choose the words to fill in the blank, which best complete the sentence. Cross-hatching provides an illusion of various ______(1)_______, while impasto provides an illusion of ______(2)_______.

The way people view and understand an object or subject depends primarily on ___________.

Choose the words to fill in the blank, which best complete the sentence. The piece above is called, The Portuguese, by Georges Braque. Braque used zigzag lines as his primary element in this piece, in order to suggest _____(1)_____ and _____(2)_____.

Choose the combination of words that best completes the lines below. Texture can be perceived by the ____(1)____ of a design. Lines and surface textures can be described as ____(2)____ and/or ____(3)____. Please select the best answer from the choices provided