Question: Each medium of art limits what the artist can or cannot achieve as an end result. This is one of the important reasons we need to fully appreciate each medium.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following is NOT one of the central principles in artistic composition?
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Manipulation
Balance
Repetition
Focal Areas
Unity
Answer: Manipulation
Question: Which of the following is a type of printmaking in which the artist transfers ink to paper from grooves cut into a metal plate (the opposite of relief printing)?
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Intaglio
Dry Media
Planographic Process
Silkscreening
Answer: Intaglio
Question: Trompe l’Oeil is a form of illusionistic painting that represents an object existing in three dimensions at the surface of the painting.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following was NOT an early photographic technique?
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Photogenic Drawing
Camera Obscura
Daguerreotype
Chiaroscuro
Answer: Chiaroscuro
Question: The direction and number of sources of light can affect the entire composition of a sculpture, and the environment in which a work is placed also dramatically affects the way it is perceived.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following is the term that denotes the wall-painting technique in which pigments are suspended in water and applied to fresh wet plaster?
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Tempera
Mixed Media
Watercolor
Fresco
Answer: Fresco
Question: Which of the following is NOT one of the central elements in artistic composition?
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Dissonance
Mass
Texture
Form
Color
Line
Answer: Dissonance
Question: According to one of the major elements of composition in sculpture, when the work directs the eye through the piece and off into space, it is called an Open form, but if the work directs the eye continually back into the form, it is called a Closed form.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: This method of sculptural execution begins with a large block, like wood or stone, from which the sculptor cuts away unwanted material.
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Construction
Subtraction
Substitution
Manipulation
Answer: Subtraction