Praxis Art Content Knowledge
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,The nineteenth century encompassed a number of D. Pre-Raphaelites
movements in art. The group of artists of this period
who had a mutual distaste for contemporary academic The Pre-Raphaelites were a small but influential association of artists that
painting and intended to reform art by rejecting this included, (among others): Dante Gabriel Rossetti, T. Woolner, and John Everett
approach by returning to the abundant detail, intense Millais. For their subject matter they drew inspiration from the Bible and great
colors, and complex compositions of Quattrocento works of literature. The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what
Italian and Flemish art was known as which of the they considered to be the mechanistic approach first adopted by the
following? Mannerist artists.
A. Nazarenes
B. Jugendstil
C. Romantics
D. Pre-Raphaelites
In color printing, the key plate is used to print C. The details in an image
A. The lightest color In color printing, the key plate, which is inked with the darkest color, provides
B. The background in an image the details of an image. The key plate is usually inked with black.
C. The details in an image
D. The reverse of an image
Most pastel artists like to work on tinted papers made D. Ingres
especially for pastel work. The mold-made paper
produced in Italy that is one of the most widely used Ingres is a mold-made paper produced in Italy. It is one of the most widely
papers for pastel work is which of the following? 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
A. Canson Mi-Teintes colors.
B. Sansfix
C. Velour paper
D. Ingres
In digital printing, landscape format refers to A. An image that is wider than it is tall
A. An image that is wider than it is tall The term "landscape" comes from the traditional format of a landscape
B. An image that has been enlarged from its original painting. It is wider than it is tall. An image that is taller than it is wide is in
size portrait format, also an analogy to painting.
C. An image that has been cropped
D. An image that has subtle variations of light and dark
, Which of the following phrases is an accurate C. Scratching through the layer of one color to expose another layer
description of the term, sgraffito? underneath.
Sgraffito is the method of decorating a surface such as paint, plaster, slip, or
A. Painting or drawing over a seemingly completed glaze, by scratching through a layer of one color to expose a different color
work of art. underneath.
B. The technique of using smoke in performance art.
C. Scratching through the layer of one color to expose
another layer underneath.
D. A skin mutilation method, which in some countries is
considered to be beautification.
A clay usually but not always containing iron oxide A. Terra cotta
which imparts a characteristic reddish color to it is
which of the following? Terra cotta is ceramic clay usually but not always containing iron oxide which
imparts a characteristic reddish color to it. Pale, whitish varieties are also in use,
A. terra cotta as well as those of intermediate colors obtained by mixing clays and by adding
B. sculptors' clay small amounts of iron oxide or other coloring ingredients.
C. wet clay
D. modeling clay
In terms of videography, the shape of an image or C. Aspect ratio
frame, expressed as the width-to-height ratio is which
of the following? The aspect ratio is the shape of an image or frame, expressed as the width-to-
height ratio. Widescreen film uses a 16:9 aspect ratio, whereas standard
A. depth perception television uses 4:3 aspect ratio.
B. perspective
C. aspect ratio
D. composite ratio
What term is used to describe a drawing technique that A. Modeling
suggests the roundness of forms through differences in
intensity? Modeling uses shading to suggest the roundness and three-dimensionality of
forms. It is one method of creating perspective in a drawing
A. Modeling
B. Shadowing
C. Burnishing
D. Scaling
Which of the following is an accurate description of the C. Rotating the lens around the vertical axis.
term, panning, as used in film?
One of many creative techniques used in filmmaking, panning refers to the
A. Zooming in on the image quickly. technique involving the rotation of the camera lens around a vertical axis.
B. Slowly fading the image into black.
C. Rotating the lens around the vertical axis.
D. Creating a collage of several shots.
Which of the following types of tape is best for D. Gummed brown-paper tape
stretching paper?
Use only gummed brown-paper tape for stretching paper. Other tapes will not
A. masking tape adhere to damp paper. Also, plastic-coated boards are not suitable, because
B. self-adhesive tape gummed tape will not stick to them. Wooden boards are best.
C. duct tape
D. gummed brown-paper tape
(5134) Practice Test 1
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Verified Correct Solutions |100%
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Grade A+
,The nineteenth century encompassed a number of D. Pre-Raphaelites
movements in art. The group of artists of this period
who had a mutual distaste for contemporary academic The Pre-Raphaelites were a small but influential association of artists that
painting and intended to reform art by rejecting this included, (among others): Dante Gabriel Rossetti, T. Woolner, and John Everett
approach by returning to the abundant detail, intense Millais. For their subject matter they drew inspiration from the Bible and great
colors, and complex compositions of Quattrocento works of literature. The group's intention was to reform art by rejecting what
Italian and Flemish art was known as which of the they considered to be the mechanistic approach first adopted by the
following? Mannerist artists.
A. Nazarenes
B. Jugendstil
C. Romantics
D. Pre-Raphaelites
In color printing, the key plate is used to print C. The details in an image
A. The lightest color In color printing, the key plate, which is inked with the darkest color, provides
B. The background in an image the details of an image. The key plate is usually inked with black.
C. The details in an image
D. The reverse of an image
Most pastel artists like to work on tinted papers made D. Ingres
especially for pastel work. The mold-made paper
produced in Italy that is one of the most widely used Ingres is a mold-made paper produced in Italy. It is one of the most widely
papers for pastel work is which of the following? 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
A. Canson Mi-Teintes colors.
B. Sansfix
C. Velour paper
D. Ingres
In digital printing, landscape format refers to A. An image that is wider than it is tall
A. An image that is wider than it is tall The term "landscape" comes from the traditional format of a landscape
B. An image that has been enlarged from its original painting. It is wider than it is tall. An image that is taller than it is wide is in
size portrait format, also an analogy to painting.
C. An image that has been cropped
D. An image that has subtle variations of light and dark
, Which of the following phrases is an accurate C. Scratching through the layer of one color to expose another layer
description of the term, sgraffito? underneath.
Sgraffito is the method of decorating a surface such as paint, plaster, slip, or
A. Painting or drawing over a seemingly completed glaze, by scratching through a layer of one color to expose a different color
work of art. underneath.
B. The technique of using smoke in performance art.
C. Scratching through the layer of one color to expose
another layer underneath.
D. A skin mutilation method, which in some countries is
considered to be beautification.
A clay usually but not always containing iron oxide A. Terra cotta
which imparts a characteristic reddish color to it is
which of the following? Terra cotta is ceramic clay usually but not always containing iron oxide which
imparts a characteristic reddish color to it. Pale, whitish varieties are also in use,
A. terra cotta as well as those of intermediate colors obtained by mixing clays and by adding
B. sculptors' clay small amounts of iron oxide or other coloring ingredients.
C. wet clay
D. modeling clay
In terms of videography, the shape of an image or C. Aspect ratio
frame, expressed as the width-to-height ratio is which
of the following? The aspect ratio is the shape of an image or frame, expressed as the width-to-
height ratio. Widescreen film uses a 16:9 aspect ratio, whereas standard
A. depth perception television uses 4:3 aspect ratio.
B. perspective
C. aspect ratio
D. composite ratio
What term is used to describe a drawing technique that A. Modeling
suggests the roundness of forms through differences in
intensity? Modeling uses shading to suggest the roundness and three-dimensionality of
forms. It is one method of creating perspective in a drawing
A. Modeling
B. Shadowing
C. Burnishing
D. Scaling
Which of the following is an accurate description of the C. Rotating the lens around the vertical axis.
term, panning, as used in film?
One of many creative techniques used in filmmaking, panning refers to the
A. Zooming in on the image quickly. technique involving the rotation of the camera lens around a vertical axis.
B. Slowly fading the image into black.
C. Rotating the lens around the vertical axis.
D. Creating a collage of several shots.
Which of the following types of tape is best for D. Gummed brown-paper tape
stretching paper?
Use only gummed brown-paper tape for stretching paper. Other tapes will not
A. masking tape adhere to damp paper. Also, plastic-coated boards are not suitable, because
B. self-adhesive tape gummed tape will not stick to them. Wooden boards are best.
C. duct tape
D. gummed brown-paper tape
