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Praxis Art: Content Knowledge (5134)
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In terms of textile arts, the final stage of handmade textile production that
adjusts the shape of the finished piece is which of the following?
A. stitching
B. blocking
C. molding
D. none of the above - ✔✔B. Blocking
Blocking is a final stage of handmade textile production that adjusts the
shape of the finished piece. Blocking is only effective on natural fibers.
What term is used to describe an artistic genre in which disparate objects
are brought together to transform a viewer's perception of a space?
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A. Installation
B. Mobile
C. Action painting
D. Abstract expressionism - ✔✔A. Installation
An installation is a collection of disparate objects brought together to
transform a viewer's perception of a space. It is often meant to evoke a
variety of associations, thoughts, and moods.
The nineteenth century encompassed a number of movements in art. The
group of artists of this period who had a mutual distaste for contemporary
academic painting and intended to reform art by rejecting this approach by
returning to the abundant detail, intense colors, and complex compositions
of Quattrocento Italian and Flemish art was known as which of the
following?
A. Nazarenes
B. Jugendstil
C. Romantics
D. Pre-Raphaelites - ✔✔D. Pre-Raphaelites
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The Pre-Raphaelites were a small but influential association of artists that
included, (among others): Dante Gabriel Rossetti, T. Woolner, and John
Everett Millais. For their subject matter they drew inspiration from the Bible
and great works of literature. The group's intention was to reform art by
rejecting what they considered to be the mechanistic approach first
adopted by the Mannerist artists.
In color printing, the key plate is used to print
A. The lightest color
B. The background in an image
C. The details in an image
D. The reverse of an image - ✔✔C. The details in an image
In color printing, the key plate, which is inked with the darkest color,
provides the details of an image. The key plate is usually inked with black.
Most pastel artists like to work on tinted papers made especially for pastel
work. The mold-made paper produced in Italy that is one of the most widely
used papers for pastel work is which of the following?
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A. Canson Mi-Teintes
B. Sansfix
C. Velour paper
D. Ingres - ✔✔D. Ingres
Ingres is a mold-made paper produced in Italy. It is one of the most widely
used papers for pastel work. It has a hard surface and a laid finish, with a
neutral pH. It is suitable for charcoal and chalk and has a wide selection of
colors.
In digital printing, landscape format refers to
A. An image that is wider than it is tall
B. An image that has been enlarged from its original size
C. An image that has been cropped
D. An image that has subtle variations of light and dark - ✔✔A. An image
that is wider than it is tall
Praxis Art: Content Knowledge (5134)
Practice Test 1 Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Solved
In terms of textile arts, the final stage of handmade textile production that
adjusts the shape of the finished piece is which of the following?
A. stitching
B. blocking
C. molding
D. none of the above - ✔✔B. Blocking
Blocking is a final stage of handmade textile production that adjusts the
shape of the finished piece. Blocking is only effective on natural fibers.
What term is used to describe an artistic genre in which disparate objects
are brought together to transform a viewer's perception of a space?
,©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025 YEAR PUBLISHED, 2024
A. Installation
B. Mobile
C. Action painting
D. Abstract expressionism - ✔✔A. Installation
An installation is a collection of disparate objects brought together to
transform a viewer's perception of a space. It is often meant to evoke a
variety of associations, thoughts, and moods.
The nineteenth century encompassed a number of movements in art. The
group of artists of this period who had a mutual distaste for contemporary
academic painting and intended to reform art by rejecting this approach by
returning to the abundant detail, intense colors, and complex compositions
of Quattrocento Italian and Flemish art was known as which of the
following?
A. Nazarenes
B. Jugendstil
C. Romantics
D. Pre-Raphaelites - ✔✔D. Pre-Raphaelites
,©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025 YEAR PUBLISHED, 2024
The Pre-Raphaelites were a small but influential association of artists that
included, (among others): Dante Gabriel Rossetti, T. Woolner, and John
Everett Millais. For their subject matter they drew inspiration from the Bible
and great works of literature. The group's intention was to reform art by
rejecting what they considered to be the mechanistic approach first
adopted by the Mannerist artists.
In color printing, the key plate is used to print
A. The lightest color
B. The background in an image
C. The details in an image
D. The reverse of an image - ✔✔C. The details in an image
In color printing, the key plate, which is inked with the darkest color,
provides the details of an image. The key plate is usually inked with black.
Most pastel artists like to work on tinted papers made especially for pastel
work. The mold-made paper produced in Italy that is one of the most widely
used papers for pastel work is which of the following?
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025 YEAR PUBLISHED, 2024
A. Canson Mi-Teintes
B. Sansfix
C. Velour paper
D. Ingres - ✔✔D. Ingres
Ingres is a mold-made paper produced in Italy. It is one of the most widely
used papers for pastel work. It has a hard surface and a laid finish, with a
neutral pH. It is suitable for charcoal and chalk and has a wide selection of
colors.
In digital printing, landscape format refers to
A. An image that is wider than it is tall
B. An image that has been enlarged from its original size
C. An image that has been cropped
D. An image that has subtle variations of light and dark - ✔✔A. An image
that is wider than it is tall
