Art Appreciation 1301 Midterm with
Complete Solutions
A contour line - ANSWER-Which of the following is sometimes considered to be
synonymous with outline?
Achromatic value - ANSWER-Which of the following relates to differences of lightness
and darkness, without regard for hue
and intensity?
All of the above - ANSWER-Line can be used for which of the following purposes?
All of the above - ANSWER-The use of line in Pat Steir's Summer Moon (2005) does
which of the following?
All of the above - ANSWER-Which of the following best describes the use of value in
Kathe Kollwitz's Whetting the Scythe
(1905)?
Amorphous shape - ANSWER-Which of the following could be referred to as a shape
without shape?
Approximate symmetry - ANSWER-Which type of balance is achieved when the
imagery is similar, though not exact, on either side of
an imaginary central axis?
Biomorphic - ANSWER-Some of the shapes in Joan Miro's The Painting (1933) are
suggestive of living organisms. Which
of the following best describes such shapes?
Calligraphic - ANSWER-Lines that are drawn with graceful curves could best be
described as which of the following?
Chiaroscuro - ANSWER-The technique of gradually blending contrasting lights and
darks in a picture to develop the
illusion of mass or volume is known as which of the following?
Combines subject, form, and content in such a way that they appear to be inseparable
and interrelated - ANSWER-An artist achieves organic unity when he/she does which of
the following?
Conceptual Art - ANSWER-In Robert Rauschenberg's Erased de Kooning, the idea
behind the art is more important than the
final product. This type of art is known as which of the following?
Complete Solutions
A contour line - ANSWER-Which of the following is sometimes considered to be
synonymous with outline?
Achromatic value - ANSWER-Which of the following relates to differences of lightness
and darkness, without regard for hue
and intensity?
All of the above - ANSWER-Line can be used for which of the following purposes?
All of the above - ANSWER-The use of line in Pat Steir's Summer Moon (2005) does
which of the following?
All of the above - ANSWER-Which of the following best describes the use of value in
Kathe Kollwitz's Whetting the Scythe
(1905)?
Amorphous shape - ANSWER-Which of the following could be referred to as a shape
without shape?
Approximate symmetry - ANSWER-Which type of balance is achieved when the
imagery is similar, though not exact, on either side of
an imaginary central axis?
Biomorphic - ANSWER-Some of the shapes in Joan Miro's The Painting (1933) are
suggestive of living organisms. Which
of the following best describes such shapes?
Calligraphic - ANSWER-Lines that are drawn with graceful curves could best be
described as which of the following?
Chiaroscuro - ANSWER-The technique of gradually blending contrasting lights and
darks in a picture to develop the
illusion of mass or volume is known as which of the following?
Combines subject, form, and content in such a way that they appear to be inseparable
and interrelated - ANSWER-An artist achieves organic unity when he/she does which of
the following?
Conceptual Art - ANSWER-In Robert Rauschenberg's Erased de Kooning, the idea
behind the art is more important than the
final product. This type of art is known as which of the following?
