Art History and Appreciation End of Semester Test
1. The study of aesthetics deals with art criticism and art history. Which aesthetic theory
focuses on design elements and organizational principles?-
ANS formalism
2. Art can evoke different emotions and reactions in people. Which painting was
attacked by someone who didn't like abstract art?
ANS Barnett Newman's Cathedra
3. In design, which principle is in effect when all elements in a design are in harmony
and produce an undivided impact?
ANS unity
4. A pattern is a recognizable arrangement of elements.What kind of shirt has a pattern?
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ANS a checked shirt
5. What does the term nonrepresentational art mean?
ANS art that has no visible subject
6. What are the main shapes in a painting?
ANS positive shapes
7. An artist uses a special ink to draw on a sensitized limestone slab, which is then treated
with nitric acid.What kind of print is the artist creating?
ANS lithograph
8. Which technique involves painting on a freshly plastered wall and was popular during
the Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance periods?
ANS fresco
9. What does denotation mean?
ANS the literal, or real, meaning of what is being communicated
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