Test Bank for Gateways to Art, 3rd Edition, Debra J
DeWitte, Ralph M Larmann, M. Kathryn Shields, ISBN:
9780500841235 ISBN: 9780500841341 ISBN:
9780500841150
, 1.1: Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast
1. The elements of art form the basic ________ of art.
a. media d. techniques
b. symbols e. methods
c. vocabulary
ANS: C DIF: Level 1 REF: Chapter Opener
2. The principles of design are a kind of ________ that artists apply to the elements of art.
a. technique d. logo
b. perspective e. grammar
c. sketch
ANS: E DIF: Level 1 REF: Chapter Opener
3. A flat work of art has two dimensions: ________ and width.
a. height d. size
b. depth e. mass
c. breadth
ANS: A DIF: Level 1 REF: Chapter Opener
4. The dark printed words on the page of a book are easily read because they are printed on a light
ground. This is an example of the principle of ________.
a. harmony d. proportion
b. variety e. emphasis
c. contrast
ANS: C DIF: Level 2 REF: Chapter Opener
5. One definition of this element is “a mark that connects two points.”
a. line d. value
b. shape e. mass
c. color
ANS: A DIF: Level 1 REF: Line
6. The lines that create the image of the Nazca Spider “drawing” define the ________ of a ________.
a. contour . . . volume d. mass . . . form
b. direction . . . line e. pattern . . . square
c. outline . . . shape
ANS: C DIF: Level 2 REF: Line
7. The Nazca Lines are engraved into the surface of the earth, but the image can only be seen from above.
Since this artwork was made before man had the ability to hover above the Earth, what reasons might
the artist(s) have had for creating this work?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
DeWitte, Ralph M Larmann, M. Kathryn Shields, ISBN:
9780500841235 ISBN: 9780500841341 ISBN:
9780500841150
, 1.1: Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast
1. The elements of art form the basic ________ of art.
a. media d. techniques
b. symbols e. methods
c. vocabulary
ANS: C DIF: Level 1 REF: Chapter Opener
2. The principles of design are a kind of ________ that artists apply to the elements of art.
a. technique d. logo
b. perspective e. grammar
c. sketch
ANS: E DIF: Level 1 REF: Chapter Opener
3. A flat work of art has two dimensions: ________ and width.
a. height d. size
b. depth e. mass
c. breadth
ANS: A DIF: Level 1 REF: Chapter Opener
4. The dark printed words on the page of a book are easily read because they are printed on a light
ground. This is an example of the principle of ________.
a. harmony d. proportion
b. variety e. emphasis
c. contrast
ANS: C DIF: Level 2 REF: Chapter Opener
5. One definition of this element is “a mark that connects two points.”
a. line d. value
b. shape e. mass
c. color
ANS: A DIF: Level 1 REF: Line
6. The lines that create the image of the Nazca Spider “drawing” define the ________ of a ________.
a. contour . . . volume d. mass . . . form
b. direction . . . line e. pattern . . . square
c. outline . . . shape
ANS: C DIF: Level 2 REF: Line
7. The Nazca Lines are engraved into the surface of the earth, but the image can only be seen from above.
Since this artwork was made before man had the ability to hover above the Earth, what reasons might
the artist(s) have had for creating this work?
ANS:
Answer will vary.
