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OPEN RESPONSE
Visual Arts Test
Name _______________________________ Period____
USE ANSWER SHEET FOR RESPONSE. Do not write more than one page.
Prompt:
A. Select one of the works below and identify the emotion expressed by the artist. [Color Images are on the
projector screen.]
B. Explain how the artist uses two of the elements AND two of the principles of design to convey this
emotion. (select from: color, line, shape, form, value, space, texture, pattern, unity, rhythm, repetition,
variety, balance, contrast)
Van Gogh, Starry Night
Picasso, Old Guitarist
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ANSWERING ON THE BACK
OF THE ANSWER SHEET
Visual Arts Unit Test
DO NOT WRITE ON THE TEST
Multiple Choice – Write answers on the response sheet provided.
1.
A.
B.
C.
D.
In the painting Starry Night) the artist shows movement through the use of repeated lines. This principle of design is called
balance
rhythm
contrast
proportion
2.
Pablo Picasso’s visual art career included a Blue Period. During this time he used cool colors (blues, greens, purples) in his
paintings. What emotion is BEST illustrated by his use of cool colors like blue?
A. anger
B. hatred
C. sadness
D. passion
3.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tempera paints, oils, acrylics, fabric, yarn, pastels, clay, wood all can be used to make art. These items are also known as
subject matter
art processes
methods or manners
media or medium
4.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The use of lightness and darkness in visual art refers to
texture
space
form
value
5.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following describes a 2-dimensional art process?
drawing
textiles
ceramics
sculpture
6.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following is a 3-dimenstional art process?
drawing
painting
ceramics
watercolor
7.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The mixture of red and yellow in equal amounts results in
a secondary color
an intermediate color
a neutral color
a primary color
8.
In the painting of The Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso (above), the work is unified through the repetition of which
element? (1.41)
A. movement
B. color
C. shape
D. texture
9.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The surface or tactile quality that can be either real or implied or simulated is called
value
color
texture
space
10.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The principle which emphasizes a portion of an artwork through differences is called
Proportion
Repetition
Rhythm
Contrast
11. The principle concerned with the symmetrical, asymmetrical or radial arrangement and weight of the elements within an
artwork is
A. Proportion
B. Balance
C. Repetition
D. Variety
12.
A.
B.
C.
In The Bath by Mary Cassatt (see above), the element which directs your attention to the child’s feet is:
Form
Color
Line
D. Texture
13.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Dem Apples is Juicy is an acronym for which of the following?
Draw, Assess, Integrate, Judge
Describe, Analyze, Integrate, Judge
Describe, Analyze, Interpret, Judge
Draw, Assess, Interpret, Judge
14. Red, yellow and blue are _______________________
A. Secondary colors
B. Tertiary colors
C. Analogous colors
D. Primary colors
15. Orange, green and purple are _____________________________.
A. Secondary colors
B. Tertiary colors
C. Analogous colors
D. Intermediate colors
16. There are many purposes of art. One purpose of art used in advertising/marketing and propaganda is _____________.
A. abstract
B. non-objective
C. formalist
D. persuasive
17. I have painted trees, a waterfall, and a deer by the stream. This would be
considered a
A. still life (inanimate objects)
B. portrait (a person or people)
C. landscape (nature-related)
D. abstract (fractured reality)
18. Adding white to a color results in a
A. shade
B. tint
C. color scheme
D. analogous color
19. Adding black to a color results in a
A.
B.
C.
D.
shade
tint
color scheme
analogous color
20. A mark made by a moving point such as curved, broken, or straight is called a:
A. line
B. shape
C. movement
D. rhythm
21.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Attention to certain areas or objects in a work of art is:
Emphasis
Detail
Tints
Unity
22.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Colors found side by side on the color wheel are called:
Complementary
Secondary
Analogous
Primary
23.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The repeating of a set of shapes, lines or colors over and over again is:
variety
patterns
rhythm
emphasis
24.
A.
B.
C.
D.
One primary and one secondary color mixed together is:
Complementary
Intermediate
Secondary
Primary
25.
A.
B.
C.
D.
All the visual elements combine to create a feeling of wholeness or completeness:
Variety
Unity
Contrast
Balance
True or False
26. The color wheel is an organizing tool that shows the visible light spectrum in a circular format.
27. Everything has texture, either real or perceived.
28. People are two-dimensional forms.
29. Color does not exist without light.
30. Space can be either negative or positive.
31. “The Arts” are related to every subject taught at Simon Kenton.
32. “The Arts” cannot be researched.
33. Students who participate in the arts general have higher test scores and read and write better than their counterparts
(other students who do not participate in the arts).
34. The arts include dance, visual arts, drama and philosophy.
35. Art fulfills a variety of purposes.
36. Art that tells a story is called utilitarian.
37. Functional art tells a story.
38. The purpose of propaganda in art is to persuade the viewer to adopt an idea, philosophy or viewpoint.
39. The study of the theory of the beautiful in art is aesthetics.
40. Most of the terms used in the arts come from Italian, French and English.
Choose one of the following subject areas and explain how the arts are connected to it: foreign language, history, psychology,
science, mathematics.
One way in which my own life is connected to the arts is ___________________________
Explain how YOUR LIFE is connected to the arts in at least one way.