Development, and Health Exam
Questions And Answers
Sculptures of ancient Rome had primarily which of the following qualities?
A. whimsical
B. realistic
C. surreal
D. abstract - ANS B
During the Elizabethan era in England, the plays of William Shakespeare served primarily which
of the following purposes?
A. entertaining the public
B. teaching moral lessons
C. promoting political leaders
D. debunking historical inaccuracies - ANS A
Most of the art of the Renaissance served primarily which of the following purposes?
A. reflecting religious values
B. providing lighthearted entertainment
C. spreading political propanganda
D. celebrating individual spirit - ANS A
Which of the following exercises would most likely encourage fourth grade students exploration
of personal feelings?
A. working with another student to create a papier-mache sculpture of a pumpkin
B. creating a pencil drawing of a family member or friend
C. viewing a famous painting and trying to replicate it with tempera paints
D. writing a poem about why a favorite color is favorite - ANS B
From ancient civilizations to the twenty first century the arts have most often and most
consistently served which of the following purposes in cultures throughout the world?
, A. conveying religious beliefs
B. expressing ideas and values
C. depicting beauty for beautys sake
D. studying human psychology - ANS B
A second grade teacher wants to use a method of student self evaluation to assess art
exercises. Which of the following approaches would be most effective with this age group?
A. encouraging students to think about their progress throughout the year and then listening to
their thoughts during one on one interview sessions
B. requiring students to rate their comprehension of each exercise on a four point scale and
giving them regular feedback on the accuracy of their ratings
C. assigning students exercises to discuss with their parents and tracking the progress of the
discussions through parent teacher conferences and informal phone calls
D. asking students to fill out a worksheet after each exercise and address prompts such as
"what I enjoyed most" and "something interesting i learned" - ANS D
The genre of a musical piece, such as symphony, is most conceptually similar to which of the
following aspects of other disciplines?
A. movie category, such as comedy
B. rhyme scheme, such as iambic pentameter
C. painting material, such as watercolor
D. chemical element, such as oxygen - ANS A
Which of the following teaching approaches would most enhance students understanding of the
cultural context of art making?
A. giving students an outline of a figure drawing and asking them to color it in with markers
B. asking students to write down criteria they think are most important when evaluating art
C. helping students to decode the meaning of common symbols of everyday life
D. providing students with handouts that provide biographical information about famous artists -
ANS C
Which of the following visual art techniques is most appropriate for first grade students to use?
A. batiking
B. woodblock printing
C. stamping
D. engraving - ANS C
Which of the following terms associated with colors best describes the color yellow?
A. neutral