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UNIT 1 — MILESTONE 1 Score 27/31 You passed this Milestone 27 questions were answered correctly. 4 questions were answered incorrectly. 1Which of the following is a characteristic of this paint... ing? • Strong use of primary colors •  Use of high value • Use of complementary colors • Use of only secondary colorsCONCEPT Color 2 Which of the answer choices is a characteristic of this work of art? •  Traditional media • Carving • Photo-sensitive • Three-dimensional CONCEPT Understanding the Differences between Media 3 Which of the following is a definition of "canon?" •  Works of art that are considered to be most important for study• An object designed for its aesthetic appeal • An artist's body of work • Concerned with beauty or appreciation of beauty CONCEPT Art History: Past and Present 4 Which of the following options does NOT describe this painting? •  High degree of illusionism • Two-dimensional • Example of a representation • Use of contour linesCONCEPT Form and Shape 5 Which of the following is the correct definition of context? • Understanding works of art by considering their physical, or formal, qualities •  The historical, social, political, religious, and geographical situations in which works of art are created • Looking at two works of art at the same time and considering how they are different, and how they are similar • A tendency or style in art, involving the pursuit of a shared philosophy or goal, for a finite period of time CONCEPT Artistic Movement 6 Select the option that is true about the image below. • Emphasis on cold colors• Strong use of saturated color • Contains primary color •  Uses a single type of line CONCEPT Evaluating Color and Composition 7 Which of the following terms refers to the economic circulation of works of art? •  Art market • Auction • Art gallery • Patronage CONCEPT The Art Market 8 Which of the following achievements in art history is attributed to Johann Winckelmann? • Pioneered the biographical approach to the study of art history •  Introduced the idea that works of art should be analyzed in the context of their culture and time • Authored some of the earliest recorded historical descriptions of works of art • Founded the academic study of the history and development of the visual artsCONCEPT What Is Art History? 9 While artists like Henri Matisse used traditional media, including oil paint on canvas, artists in the later 20th century experimented with the newly-created __________. • fresco secco • tempera • encaustic •  acrylic paint CONCEPT Painting 10 Which of the following correctly defines casting? • A process that involves printing on the part of the printing block that is raised • In art, the process of taking away (i.e., carving) •  The creation of sculpture by pouring a liquid (e.g., plaster, molten metal, wax) into a mold and letting it harden before removing the mold • In art, the process of adding layers or bits of material CONCEPT Sculpture 11 Which of the following is a definition of aesthetic? •An artist’s body of work • An object that has been designed for its visual appeal, or an object that has come to be appreciated as a work of art •  Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty • A person who creates works of visual beauty CONCEPT What Is an Artist? 12 Which of the following elements is present in this image? • Cool colors • Rectilinear line • Saturated colors • Gestural line CONCEPT Line 13 Which of the following is the correct definition of a curator? •  Someone who creates exhibitions for museums by grouping works of art according to a common theme • Someone who is skilled in combining text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, or books • Someone who helps to acquire and classify books, journal articles, and digital sources on art • Someone who determines the value of works of art based on their materials, beauty, and authenticity CONCEPT Careers in Art History 14Select the term that does NOT apply to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa. • Two-dimensional • Traditional media • Masterpiece •  Experimental mediaCONCEPT Interpreting Works of Art 15 Which of the following formal elements are present in this building? • Asymmetry, dynamism • Dynamism, balance • Balance, asymmetry •  Symmetry, balance CONCEPT Symmetry 16Which of the following techniques did the artist use to create the illusion of depth in this painting? • Atmospheric perspective • Aerial perspective • Overlapping •  Vanishing point CONCEPT Perspective 17 Which of the following are terms related to photography? • Three-dimensional, photo-sensitive • Relief, intaglio •  Photo-sensitive, two-dimensional •Intaglio, two-dimensional CONCEPT Works on Paper: Drawing, Printmaking, Photography 18 The use of intersecting lines in a drawing to indicate areas of shadow and depth is called __________. • negative space • hatching • modeling •  cross-hatching CONCEPT Space and Volume 19 __________ refers to the values developed through exposure to the same types of ideas. • Visual communication •  Mass culture • Critical thinking • Visual culture CONCEPT The Importance of Vision and Visual Culture 20 Which of the following is the correct definition of cultural studies? •The study of the past, particularly through the analysis of written documents • The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual production • The set of ideas and values developed through exposure to the same broadcast, print, and Internet media outlets •  The study of all aspects of cultural production; in particular, popular culture and everyday life CONCEPT Art History and Other Disciplines 21 Which of the following works is an example of new media in art? 1 2 3 4CONCEPT New Media 22 Which of the following works is an example of experimental media? 1 2 3 4CONCEPT Experimental Media 23 Which of the following best describes the subject matter of this painting? • Still life • Portrait •  Landscape • Narrative CONCEPT Subject Matter24 The style of artists from West Africa represents which type of style? • Period style • Group style •  Regional style • Personal style CONCEPT Style 25 Enjoying a work of art without considering its context or history is known as __________. • artistic movement •  art appreciation • connoisseurship • art history CONCEPT Art History vs. Art Appreciation 26 Which of the following terms is NOT defined correctly? • Foreground — the part of the painting closest to the picture plane •  Middle ground — the part of the composition between the foreground and the picture plane• Background — the part of the composition that is most distant from the picture plane • Picture plane — the invisible plane that corresponds to the surface of a painting CONCEPT Composition 27 The activities related to the governance of a state or territory describes what key term? •  Politics • Culture • Religion • Society CONCEPT Connecting Cultures and Time Periods 28Why is the building below, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, an example of site specificity? • Because it symbolizes elements of nature, such as the waterfall, found nearby. • Because it would be possible to reconstruct the building in another location. •  Because it was specifically designed to blend into its surroundings. • Because it is intended to disrupt the environment in which it was built. CONCEPT Architecture 29The visual conventions used to depict the Buddha in art are examples of __________. • symbolism • metaphor •  iconography • abstraction CONCEPT Iconography 30 An object created by human beings that is of cultural interest is a(n) __________. •  work of genius • masterpiece• natural object • artifact CONCEPT What Is a Work of Art? 31 Which of the following characteristics describe this image? •  Texture, mixed media • Brushstroke, texture • Brushstroke, impasto • Impasto, mixed media CONCEPT Texture, Tactility © 2020 SOPHIA Learning, LLC. SOPHIA is a registered trademark of SOPHIA Learning, LLC. • About • Contact Us • Privacy Policy • Terms of Use [Show More]

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