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DSN S 131 TEST #2 EXAM | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
What is the foreshortened view of a circle called? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > ellipse
What is the Zenith? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a third vanishing point
located above eye level when looking up
(see page 108 and 110)
The two axis lines in an ellipse are _____ to each other. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > perpendicular (90 degrees)
What are the two types of axis lines in an ellipse? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > major axis and minor axis
Ellipses are _____ shapes. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > symmetrical
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Where do major and minor axes always bisect each other? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > at their midpoints
What is determined by the relative lengths of the major and
minor axes? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > proportions of ellipses
What are the common errors when drawing ellipses? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > 1. "racetrack" shape
2. flattened diamond with rounded corners
3. "football" shape
(see page 62)
The proportions of horizontal ellipses are determined by their
location relative to the viewer's ________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > eye
level (perspective)
What part of the ellipse is visible when positioned at eye level? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > only the edge (it appears as a straight line)
What happens as horizontal ellipses move farther above or
below eye level? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > their surfaces become more
visible (less foreshortened) resulting in progressively "thicker"
shapes.
DSN S 131 TEST #2 EXAM | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
What is the foreshortened view of a circle called? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > ellipse
What is the Zenith? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a third vanishing point
located above eye level when looking up
(see page 108 and 110)
The two axis lines in an ellipse are _____ to each other. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > perpendicular (90 degrees)
What are the two types of axis lines in an ellipse? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > major axis and minor axis
Ellipses are _____ shapes. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > symmetrical
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Where do major and minor axes always bisect each other? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > at their midpoints
What is determined by the relative lengths of the major and
minor axes? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > proportions of ellipses
What are the common errors when drawing ellipses? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > 1. "racetrack" shape
2. flattened diamond with rounded corners
3. "football" shape
(see page 62)
The proportions of horizontal ellipses are determined by their
location relative to the viewer's ________. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > eye
level (perspective)
What part of the ellipse is visible when positioned at eye level? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > only the edge (it appears as a straight line)
What happens as horizontal ellipses move farther above or
below eye level? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > their surfaces become more
visible (less foreshortened) resulting in progressively "thicker"
shapes.
