WGU IWC1 PERSONAL STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS.
The documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth" about former vice president Al Gore's campaign to warn
the public about climate change is an example of which of the following purposes of art? ANSWER :-
Art edifying and persuading.
What is the innate or learned ability to appreciate a work of art? ANSWER :- Aesthetic perception
Which of the following American poets helped establish "jazz poetry"? ANSWER :- Langston Hughes
Which of the following is a primary color? ANSWER :- red, yellow, blue
A watercolor painting to which an opaque white has been added is called a ________________.
ANSWER :- gouache
Which of the following artistic disciplines fostered Pictorialism? ANSWER :- Photography
What is the exact duplication of elements (shapes, forms, etc) on either side of a central axis? ANSWER
:- Symmetry
What is a type of kinetic sculpture in which parts move, often by air currents? ANSWER :- a mobile
Which of the following movements stresses the inclusion or combination of several different styles in
one composition or work of art? ANSWER :- Eclecticism
The elegant gardens at Versailles are an example of ___________ landscape design. ANSWER :- formal
, The Arts ANSWER :- Those disciplines that create aesthetic objects, environments, or experience
through skill or imagination.
Art ANSWER :- The creation of beautiful or significant things; the products of human creativity.
Which of the following is an element of Western classical antiquity? ANSWER :- Harmony
Which artistic movement revived a classical style and was characterized by use of classical details and
principles of order and balance. ANSWER :- Neoclassicism (Neoclassicism revived a classical style and
was characterized by use of classical details and principles of order and balance).
Which artistic movement was based in New England and emphasized feeling over reason? ANSWER :-
Transcendentalism
Dadaism held which of the following as a core principle? ANSWER :- Ridicule of traditional and
contemporary art forms, and an emphasis on the absurd
The principle of extreme simplicity of form was most valued by which of the following art movements?
ANSWER :- Minimalism
The novel The Great Gatsby can best be seen as offering an examination of which philosophical idea?
ANSWER :- Libertarianism
Cultural or moral relativism is discussed in which of the following novels? ANSWER :- Frankenstein
How did the New Testament influence Medieval visual art? ANSWER :- a)The New Testament inspired
images, icons, and symbols on wood, in stained glass, and on church walls.
b) Medieval visual art depicted the life and death of Jesus, saints, and disciples.
c) The stories and parables from the New Testament offered a rich resource for artists.
ALL OF THE ABOVE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS.
The documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth" about former vice president Al Gore's campaign to warn
the public about climate change is an example of which of the following purposes of art? ANSWER :-
Art edifying and persuading.
What is the innate or learned ability to appreciate a work of art? ANSWER :- Aesthetic perception
Which of the following American poets helped establish "jazz poetry"? ANSWER :- Langston Hughes
Which of the following is a primary color? ANSWER :- red, yellow, blue
A watercolor painting to which an opaque white has been added is called a ________________.
ANSWER :- gouache
Which of the following artistic disciplines fostered Pictorialism? ANSWER :- Photography
What is the exact duplication of elements (shapes, forms, etc) on either side of a central axis? ANSWER
:- Symmetry
What is a type of kinetic sculpture in which parts move, often by air currents? ANSWER :- a mobile
Which of the following movements stresses the inclusion or combination of several different styles in
one composition or work of art? ANSWER :- Eclecticism
The elegant gardens at Versailles are an example of ___________ landscape design. ANSWER :- formal
, The Arts ANSWER :- Those disciplines that create aesthetic objects, environments, or experience
through skill or imagination.
Art ANSWER :- The creation of beautiful or significant things; the products of human creativity.
Which of the following is an element of Western classical antiquity? ANSWER :- Harmony
Which artistic movement revived a classical style and was characterized by use of classical details and
principles of order and balance. ANSWER :- Neoclassicism (Neoclassicism revived a classical style and
was characterized by use of classical details and principles of order and balance).
Which artistic movement was based in New England and emphasized feeling over reason? ANSWER :-
Transcendentalism
Dadaism held which of the following as a core principle? ANSWER :- Ridicule of traditional and
contemporary art forms, and an emphasis on the absurd
The principle of extreme simplicity of form was most valued by which of the following art movements?
ANSWER :- Minimalism
The novel The Great Gatsby can best be seen as offering an examination of which philosophical idea?
ANSWER :- Libertarianism
Cultural or moral relativism is discussed in which of the following novels? ANSWER :- Frankenstein
How did the New Testament influence Medieval visual art? ANSWER :- a)The New Testament inspired
images, icons, and symbols on wood, in stained glass, and on church walls.
b) Medieval visual art depicted the life and death of Jesus, saints, and disciples.
c) The stories and parables from the New Testament offered a rich resource for artists.
ALL OF THE ABOVE
