Question 1

Which of the following is pigment bound by egg yolk?&#10;A) fresco&#10;B) oil&#10;C) tempera&#10;D) watercolor

Accepted Answer

Tempera paint uses egg yolk as the primary binding agent for its pigments, providing a durable and fast-drying medium.

Question 2

Which of the following media produces the greatest range, richness, and subtlety of color?&#10;A) fresco&#10;B) oil&#10;C) tempera&#10;D) watercolor

Accepted Answer

Oil paint allows for a greater range of color, richness, and subtlety because it can be layered extensively and manipulated over time, offering unparalleled depth and variation in hues.

Question 3

Which of the following has NOT dominated painting in the West?&#10;A) fresco&#10;B) acrylic&#10;C) ink&#10;D) tempera

Accepted Answer

Ink, while used in various art forms, has not dominated Western painting in the same way as fresco, acrylic, or tempera. These other mediums have been central to Western art traditions, especially in large-scale and significant works throughout history.

Question 4

Which of the following refers to the purity, vividness, or intensity of a color?&#10;A) hue&#10;B) saturation&#10;C) value&#10;D) texture

Accepted Answer

Saturation refers to the purity, vividness, or intensity of a color, distinguishing it from its dullness or washed-out appearance.

Question 5

The basic elements of painting are&#10;A) line, color, texture, and composition&#10;B) light, shape, volume, and space&#10;C) perception, rhythm, and balance&#10;D) an artist, a participator, and a critic

Accepted Answer

The basic elements of painting include line, color, texture, and composition, which are fundamental components used to create and analyze artworks.

Question 6

In abstract painting, sensa are&#10;A) associated with specific objects or events&#10;B) always representative of the painter's inner psyche&#10;C) dissociated from specific objects or events&#10;D) the logic of the composition

Accepted Answer

In abstract painting, sensa are dissociated from specific objects or events, emphasizing the elements of art (such as color, shape, line, and texture) for their own sake rather than as representations of the external world.

Question 7

In representational painting, sensa are&#10;A) associated with specific objects or events&#10;B) always representative of the painter's inner psyche&#10;C) dissociated from specific objects or events&#10;D) the logic of the composition

Accepted Answer

Sensa in representational painting are associated with specific objects or events, as they are the elements that evoke sensory experiences or impressions in the viewer, directly tied to the depicted subjects.

Question 8

Which of the following refers to the emphasis achieved by the scaling of sizes or shapes?&#10;A) balance&#10;B) proportion&#10;C) gradation&#10;D) unity

Accepted Answer

Proportion refers to the relationship in size and scale between different elements, which can create emphasis in a design.

Question 9

The &#34;all-at-onceness&#34; of a painting refers to&#10;A) the back story of the artist&#10;B) the idea that the sensa allow the function of the painting to become clear&#10;C) all of a painting being present at one time&#10;D) none of the above

Accepted Answer

The term "all-at-onceness" in relation to a painting means that the entire work is present and can be perceived simultaneously, as opposed to a narrative that unfolds over time, like in a movie or a book.

Question 10

A painting by which of the following artists lent its name to the entire Impressionist movement?&#10;A) Manet&#10;B) Renoir&#10;C) Cassatt&#10;D) Monet

Accepted Answer

The term "Impressionism" is derived from the title of a Claude Monet work, "Impression, Sunrise" ("Impression, soleil levant"), which provoked critics to coin the term in a derogatory sense.

Question 11

The gradual variations in shape, color value, and shadowing in Siqueiros's Echo of a Scream refer to&#10;A) balance&#10;B) proportion&#10;C) gradation&#10;D) unity

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

A painting is abstract if&#10;A) it uses primary colors and broad lines&#10;B) its title has no bearing on the painting's subject matter&#10;C) definite objects and events are part of the content&#10;D) definite objects and events are not part of the content

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Question 13

Frankenthaler's The Bay is&#10;A) abstract&#10;B) representational&#10;C) both&#10;D) neither

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Question 14

Rothko's Earth Greens is an example of&#10;A) abstract&#10;B) representational&#10;C) chaos&#10;D) straight lines

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Question 15

O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch Cliffs is an example of&#10;A) abstract&#10;B) representational&#10;C) chaos&#10;D) straight lines

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Question 16

Using a painting of your choice, explain how it applies the principle of &#34;all-at-onceness.&#34; Use precise detail and develop your answer.

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Question 17

Explain what C&#233;zanne does to clarify Mont St. Victoire. What do you learn about painting by comparing his depiction of the mountain with a photograph of Mont St. Victoire?

Accepted Answer

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Deck 4: Painting