Art Appreciation Final Exam

FINAL EXAM REVIEW SHEET
Multiple Choice- 1 point each
1. We can most clearly see the artistic impulse to “give form to the immaterial,” to represent hidden or
universal truths, spiritual forces, and personal feelings in:
a) religious art
b) art based on close observation of one’s immediate surroundings
c) contemporary art that deals with “identity politics”
d) political art
2. Jan van Eyck’s Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami depicts many objects that have
symbolic meaning. The use or study of these symbols is called:
a) content.
b) iconography.
c) form.
d) aesthetics.
3. Rene Magritte’s The Treason of Images asks us to consider__________.
a) that images and words refer to things that we see, but are not the things themselves
b) that there is a direct, one-to-one relationship between objects and the words we use to name them
c) that we are often fooled by what we see, a la “trompe l’loeil” paintings
d) that images and words not only refer to things that we see, but are also the things themselves
4. The terms naturalistic or realistic art are sometimes used to describe
a) representational art.
b) abstract art.
c) nonrepresentational art.
d) folk art.
5. In a work of art, “content” refers to
a) what the work expresses or means.
b) the culture that produced it.
c) its style.
d) the way it looks.
6. Lines that create a sense of movement and direction are called
a) continuous line.
b) contour lines.
c) implied lines.
d) construction lines.
7. The Taj Mahal is a perfect example of
a) actual texture.
b) assymetrical balance.
c) symmetry.
d) radial balance.
8. What is a term that describes an artist’s attempt to draw our eyes to one area of a composition?
a) absolute symmetry
b) bilateral symmetry
c) emphasis
d) proportion
9. What is the chief advantage of printmaking over other media?
a) it is a quick, accessible process
b) it lends itself to expressive mark-making
c) the artist can make multiple copies of a single image
d) it dries quickly
10. Which of these is an example of Dada art?
a) Georges Braque’s Violin and Palette
b) Henri Matisse’s The Green Stripe
c) Marcel Duchamp’s The Fountain
d) Salvador Dali’s The Persistence of Memory
11. Which of these paintings is considered an Abstract Expressionist painting?
a) Georges Braque’s Violin and Palette
b) Henri Matisse’s The Green Stripe
c) Marcel Duchamp’s The Fountain
d) Jackson Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm
12. Which twentieth-century painting movement is most often associated with Henri Matisse?
a) Postmodernism.
b) Dada.
c) Cubism.
d) Fauvism.
13. Fuseli’s The Nightmare would most likely have been created during which art movement?
a) Dada
b) Romanticism
c) Renaissance
d) Pop Art
14-15. Why does Fuseli’s The Nightmare fit within the art movement that you selected? 2 points
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16-19. For Martin Puryear’s Ladder for Booker T. Washington list the subject matter, content, iconography
and symbols of the featured works of art. 2 points each
Subject Matter
Content
Iconography
Symbols
20. Describe 2 ways Jean Michel Basquiat used line in his painting, Charles the First.
2 points each
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21. Would Basquiat’s painting be considered 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional or time-based? Explain. 3
points
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22. Would Basquiat’s painting be considered mixed media? Explain your answer. 2 points
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For #22-27 you will complete an Art Critique of Tara Donovan’s work of art Untitled. You may use the
write up that is next to the image to inform your answers.
23. Write the credit line for Untitled. 5 points
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24. Write a description of Untitled. You must list at least 5 things. You may write the description as a list.
5 points
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25. Write an interpretation of Untitled in paragraph form. 5 points
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26. Write an analysis of Untitled. You must use at least 3 of the elements of art and/or principles of
design terms correctly. You may write this in individual statements. You must have 3 complete statements.
3 points
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27. Write a judgment of Untitled. Please explain your response. You must have at least 2 statements.
2 points
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28. Balance this image. 5 points
29. Create a Focal Point in this image. 5 points
30. Is the ladder in Martin Puryear, Ladder for Booker T. Washington, 1996, an example of using scale or
proportion? Explain. 5 points
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EXTRA CREDIT
Using the vocabulary that you have learned in the class. Explain the difference between the old drawing
of Grouchy Smurf (on the left) and the new drawing of Grouchy Smurf (on the right). For each
correct statement you will receive 1 point. You may write up to 4 statements. If you write 4 statements
and all 4 statements are correct you will receive 1 additional point…so you can receive up to 5 extra points
for extra credit.
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