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Art: Content Knowledge (5134) Practice Test 1 Questions and answers. Rated A+. In terms of textile arts, the final stage of handmade textile production that adjusts the shape of the finished piec... e is which of the following? A. stitching B. blocking C. molding D. none of the above - ✔✔B. Blocking Blocking is a final stage of handmade textile production that adjusts the shape of the finished piece. Blocking is only effective on natural fibers. What term is used to describe an artistic genre in which disparate objects are brought together to transform a viewer's perception of a space? A. Installation B. Mobile C. Action painting D. Abstract expressionism - ✔✔A. Installation An installation is a collection of disparate objects brought together to transform a viewer's perception of a space. It is often meant to evoke a variety of associations, thoughts, and moods. The nineteenth century encompassed a number of movements in art. The group of artists of this period who had a mutual distaste for contemporary academic painting and intended to reform art by rejecting this approach by returning to the abundant detail, intense colors, and complex compositions of Quattrocento Italian and Flemish art was known as which of the following? A. Nazarenes B. Jugendstil C. Romantics D. Pre-Raphaelites - ✔✔D. Pre-Raphaelites The Pre-Raphaelites were a small but influential association of artists that included, (among others): Dante Gabriel Rossetti, T. Woolner, and John Everett Millais. For their subject matter they drew inspiration from the Bible and great works of literature. The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what they considered to be the mechanistic approach first adopted by the Mannerist artists. In color printing, the key plate is used to print A. The lightest color B. The background in an image C. The details in an image D. The reverse of an image - ✔✔C. The details in an image In color printing, the key plate, which is inked with the darkest color, provides the details of an image. The key plate is usually inked with black. Most pastel artists like to work on tinted papers made especially for pastel work. The mold-made paper produced in Italy that is one of the most widely used papers for pastel work is which of the following? A. Canson Mi-Teintes B. Sansfix C. Velour paper D. Ingres - ✔✔D. Ingres Ingres is a mold-made paper produced in Italy. It is one of the most widely used papers for pastel work. It has a hard surface and a laid finish, with a neutral pH. It is suitable for charcoal and chalk and has a wide selection of colors. In digital printing, landscape format refers to A. An image that is wider than it is tall B. An image that has been enlarged from its original size C. An image that has been cropped D. An image that has subtle variations of light and dark - ✔✔A. An image that is wider than it is tall The term "landscape" comes from the traditional format of a landscape painting. It is wider than it is tall. An image that is taller than it is wide is in portrait format, also an analogy to painting. Which of the following phrases is an accurate description of the term, sgraffito? A. Painting or drawing over a seemingly completed work of art. B. The technique of using smoke in performance art. C. Scratching through the layer of one color to expose another layer underneath. D. A skin mutilation method, which in some countries is considered to be beautification. - ✔✔C. Scratching through the layer of one color to expose another layer underneath. Sgraffito is the method of decorating a surface such as paint, plaster, slip, or glaze, by scratching through a layer of one color to expose a different color underneath. A clay usually but not always containing iron oxide which imparts a characteristic reddish color to it is which of the following? A. terra cotta B. sculptors' clay C. wet clay D. modeling clay - ✔✔A. Terra cotta Terra cotta is ceramic clay usually but not always containing iron oxide which imparts a characteristic reddish color to it. Pale, whitish varieties are also in use, as well as those of intermediate colors obtained by mixing clays and by adding small amounts of iron oxide or other coloring ingredients. In terms of videography, the shape of an image or frame, expressed as the width-to-height ratio is which of the following? A. depth perception B. perspective C. aspect ratio D. composite ratio - ✔✔C. Aspect ratio The aspect ratio is the shape of an image or frame, expressed as the width-to-height ratio. Widescreen film uses a 16:9 aspect ratio, whereas standard television uses 4:3 aspect ratio. What term is used to describe a drawing technique that suggests the roundness of forms through differences in intensity? A. Modeling B. Shadowing C. Burnishing D. Scaling - ✔✔A. Modeling Modeling uses shading to suggest the roundness and three-dimensionality of forms. It is one method of creating perspective in a drawing Which of the following is an accurate description of the term, panning, as used in film? A. Zooming in on the image quickly. B. Slowly fading the image into black. C. Rotating the lens around the vertical axis. D. Creating a collage of several shots. - ✔✔C. Rotating the lens around the vertical axis. One of many creative techniques used in filmmaking, panning refers to the technique involving the rotation of the camera lens around a vertical axis. Which of the following types of tape is best for stretching paper? A. masking tape B. self-adhesive tape C. duct tape D. gummed brown-paper tape - ✔✔D. Gummed brown-paper tape Use only gummed brown-paper tape for stretching paper. Other tapes will not adhere to damp paper. Also, plastic-coated boards are not suitable, because gummed tape will not stick to them. Wooden boards are best. To lighten the color of watercolors, an artists adds A. Water B. Turpentine C. White D. A neutral color - ✔✔C. Water Watercolors are transparent. Therefore, they cannot be lightened by adding white. Watercolors are lightened by adding water. In digital art, which of the following is the definition of 'noise'? A. Colors that are distracting to the viewer. B. Data retrieved during scanning that is not included in the original. C. Any display tactic, such as framing that distracts from the final work. D. The concept of using a title to describe the work, rather than allowing the viewer to experience it for him or her self. - ✔✔B. Data retrieved during scanning that is not included in the original. In terms of digital art, 'noise' refers to unidentifiable marks that are not included in the original. Those marks are picked up during scanning. A groin vault is formed by A. The extension of a round arch B. The intersection of barrel vaults C. The linking of corbel arches D. The bisection of a dome - ✔✔B. The intersection of barrel vaults A barrel vault is an elongated form of a rounded arch. When barrel vaults intersect at right angles, they form a groin vault (also called a cross vault). The groin vault was developed in ancient Rome and subsequently used in medieval churches What term is used to describe the way a two-dimensional work of art conveys a sense of how an object would feel in real life? A. Texture B. Shape C. Line D. Form - ✔✔A. Texture The term "texture" is used to describe the way a two-dimensional work of art conveys a sense of how an object would feel in real life. For example, an artist may make an object appear hard, soft, rough, or smooth. Artists use color, line, and shading to create texture. In offset printing, the image is printed directly on paper from A. A metal plate B. A rubber blanket C. A fabric stencil D. A woodcut - ✔✔B. A rubber blanket In offset printing, the image is "offset" from a plate to a rubber blanket before printing. Offset printing offers consistently high image quality at a reasonable cost. Finishing a piece of knitting by passing the first stitch over the next and so on, until there is only one stitch left is known as which of the following? A. blinding B. blind hemming C. purling D. binding off - ✔✔D. Binding off Binding off is finishing a piece of knitting by passing the first stitch over the next and so on, until there is only one stitch left. The last stitch has the end of the yarn passed through it to complete the work. There are several variations on the method. What is the main purpose of glassine? A. To cover works of art for display in galleries. B. To provide a liquid varnish on watercolor paintings. C. It is used as a wrapping material, or to separate sheets of paper. D. To provide a shiny glaze on works of pottery. - ✔✔C. It is used as a wrapping material, or to separate sheets of paper. Glassine is a thin, dense, glossy-surfaced, translucent paper that is resistant to the passage of air and dirt. It is used as a wrapping material, or to separate sheets of paper. All of the following are secondary colors EXCEPT A. Violet B. Green C. Yellow D. Orange - ✔✔C. Yellow Secondary colors are created by combining primary colors. Violet, green, and orange are secondary colors. Yellow is a primary color. It is not formed by combining other colors. Which of the following describes the main objective of the National Endowment for the Arts? A. To provide visual artists with an avenue that will ensure fame. B. To encourage artistic vitality through grants for non-profit groups. C. To allow students in public school to experience music education. D. To award large prizes to individual artists for lifetime contributions. - ✔✔B. To encourage artistic vitality through grants for non-profit groups. The main objective of the National Endowment for the Arts is to foster artistic creativity and diversity through grants for various types of non-profit organizations, including visual artists, musicians, performance artists, and other types of artists. Stonehenge is an example of A. A cromlech B. A ziggurat C. A stele D. A cartouche - ✔✔A. A cromlech A cromlech is a circle of stones arranged for some ceremonial or religious purpose. Stonehenge, the best known example of a cromlech, may have been part of an agricultural ritual. A lightweight, fine, sheer fabric in a plain weave that is often used for blouses, baby clothes and handkerchiefs is which of the following? A. buckram B. Donegal tweed C. ninon D. batiste - ✔✔D. Batiste Batiste is a lightweight, fine, sheer fabric in a plain weave, made of cotton, linen, silk, or blended fivers. It has an excellent drape, gathers beautifully, and is often mercerized to add shine. The most desirable grade of Carrara marble is known as which of the following? A. Brauvilliers B. Italian Statuary C. serpentine D. soapstone - ✔✔B. Italian Statuary Italian Statuary is a snow-white or bluish white stone of fine, compact, crystalline grain. It is the standard for working qualities and finish and is the most desirable grade of Carrara marble. Which rubbery material is safe to use on the human body and is most often used in prosthetics, to simulate wounds or make life masks? A. Moulage. B. Plaster. C. Latex rubber. D. Gelatin. - ✔✔A. Moulage. Moulage is derived from seaweed, [Show More]

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