Understanding Art 11th Edition By Lois Fichner – Test Bank

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Sample Questions Posted Below

1. The illusionistic space of a two-dimensional composition is sometimes called __________.

a. actual line

b. outline

c. implied space

d. curved line

e. heavy line

ANSWER: c

DIFFICULTY: knowledge

2. Three-dimensional works art of define and occupy ______________—as opposed to illusory—space.

a. linear perspective

b. shape

c. color

d. value

e. actual

ANSWER: e

DIFFICULTY: knowledge

3. Diagonal lines are often used to _______________.

a. imply movement and

directionality

b. suggest stability

c. suggest assertiveness

d. imply heaviness and weight

e. suggest rigidity

ANSWER: a

DIFFICULTY: comprehension

4. When an artist places one object in front of another to create the illusion of depth, it is called __________.

a. linear perspective

b. value contrast

c. overlapping

d. relative size

e. afterimage

ANSWER: c

DIFFICULTY: knowledge

5. _____________, in which parallel lines converge at one or more vantage points on the horizon to create the illusion of

depth, was highly refined by

artists.

__________

a. Implied line; Japanese

b. Atmospheric perspective; Byzantine

c. Texture gradient; Baroque

d. Relative size; Chinese

e. Linear perspective; Renaissance

ANSWER: e

DIFFICULTY: knowledge

6. Sculptor Alexander Calder is known for his mobiles, which are excellent examples of __________.a. pop art

b. conceptual art

c. op art

d. kinetic art

e. performance art

ANSWER: d

DIFFICULTY: comprehension

7. The story of _______________is told in four parallel bands using figure repetition in Scenes from Genesis.

a. David Copperfield

b. Reader’s Digest

c. National Geographic

d. The Village Voice

e. Adam and Eve

ANSWER: e

DIFFICULTY: comprehension/application

8. One of the best ways to create the illusion of motion on a two-dimensional surface is by __________.

a. thickening outlines

b. blurring outlines

c. defining outlines

d. separating outlines

e. increasing outlines

ANSWER: b

DIFFICULTY: comprehension

9. The edges formed by the flesh and muscle in Edward Weston’s Knees are best described as __________.

a. contour lines

b. outlines

c. shapes

d. illusions

e. flat lines

ANSWER: a

DIFFICULTY: comprehension

10. In Martina Lopez’ Heirs Come to Pass, 3, the primary technique used to create the illusion of depth is __________.

a. linear perspective

b. atmospheric

perspective

c. relative size

d. overlapping

e. brightness gradient

ANSWER: c

DIFFICULTY: comprehension

11. By creating optical sensations with the repetition of line and shape and the manipulation of high-contrast values and

_________

truly is in the eye of the beholder.

complementary colors,

a. perspectiveb. shape

c. color

d. value

e. movement

ANSWER: e

DIFFICULTY: knowledge

12. Implied time is the portrayal or suggestion of the passage or duration of _____________.

a. time

b. outline

c. shape

d. illusion

e. space

ANSWER: a

DIFFICULTY: comprehension

13. Atmospheric perspective is also known as _____________.

a. actual perspective

b. outline

perspective

c. aerial perspective

d. curved perspective

e. heavy perspective

ANSWER: c

DIFFICULTY: knowledge

14. Relative size and ____________often work hand in hand to suggest space.

a. perspective

b. shape

c. color

d. value

e. overlapping

ANSWER: e

DIFFICULTY: knowledge

15. ________________refers to formal systems developed by artists to portray three-dimensional objects in two-

dimensional space.

a. Actual perspective

b. Outline perspective

c. Linear perspective

d. Curved perspective

e. Heavy perspective

ANSWER: c

DIFFICULTY: knowledge

16. Name two types of visual space.

ANSWER: Answers may vary

DIFFICULTY: knowledge17. What accounts for spatial complexity in Martina López’s Heirs Come to Pass, 3?

ANSWER: Answers may vary

DIFFICULTY: knowledge

18. The photograph of the mountain fortress of Machu Picchu (Fig. 5.9) illustrates the role of what?

ANSWER: Answers may vary

DIFFICULTY: knowledge

19. Futurist artists, like Boccioni, were seduced by what?

ANSWER: Answers may vary

DIFFICULTY: knowledge

20. Compare and contrast Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin’s Still Life with Bottle of Olives with Juan Gris’s The Bottle of

Banyuls.

ANSWER: Answers may vary

DIFFICULTY: comprehension/application

21. Discuss the use of relative size in Martina López’s Heirs Come to Pass, 3.

ANSWER: Answers may vary

DIFFICULTY: comprehension

22. Explain the difference between actual space and implied space, and provide an artistic example of each.

ANSWER: Answers may vary

DIFFICULTY: comprehension

23. How does Bernini’s sculpture David make use of implied motion and implied time?

ANSWER: Answers may vary

DIFFICULTY: comprehension/application