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_____________ gradually change direction, while ____________ create a sense of motion.

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(1) curvilinear lines; (2) diagonal lines
B
(1) texture; (2) horizontal lines
C
(1) diagonal lines; (2) freeform shapes
D
(1) curvilinear lines; (2) color
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This is a photograph of Saint Peter’s Basilica. Which of the following is true about this structure?

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The artist has used texture in a unique fashion, in that he has used line as a form of texture to created a two-dimensional piece. The subject in the painting appears to be moving quickly downwards in a diagonal pattern from top-right to bottom-left.
B
The artist’s use of diagonal and curvilinear lines helps to move our eyes across the entire structure and helps to reinforce the calmness of the mood he intended to create.
C
The architect used vertical lines to emphasize the strength and permanence of the building and horizontal caps on the columns to keep the façade from escaping into the heavens and to help contain it as a piece of art.
D
Although the artist did not use any specific artistic visual element to create this elaborate and appealing structure, the overall composition affectively draws in the observer and the confusion caused by the lack on continuity become unimportant as a result..
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Who created the piece of art above entitled, Study of a Woman’s Back?

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
B
Henri Matisse
C
Marcel Duchamp
D
Georges Seurat
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Line is defined as a ______________________

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a geometric shape that is open and moves from one point to another.
B
a slowly curving path along a plane.
C
a path through space.
D
The distance or area between,around,above,below,and within objects.
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Artists use foreshortening and overlapping to create ___________ in a work of art.

A
movement
B
depth
C
realism
D
mass
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In this piece entitled Modern Painting with Clef, by Roy Lichtenstein, which visual element of art was most used by the artist?

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color
B
texture
C
dimension
D
shape
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True or False: The painting above is by Diego Rivera. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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T
B
F
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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

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(1) color; (2) zigzag; (3) curvilinear
B
(1) line quality; (2) smooth; (3) rough
C
(1) line quality; (2) dimensional; (3) smooth
D
(1) form; (2) deep; (3) shallow
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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)_____.

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(1) visual confusion; (2) action
B
(1) depth; (2) vibrancy
C
(1) dimension; (2) visual form
D
(1) mood; (2) direction
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Which of the following is not a visual element of art?

A
color
B
texture
C
shape
D
angle

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