Praxis Art Content 5134 Study Guide Exam
2025 Questions and Answers
Which of the following design principles is exemplified by this work? - ANS Repetition
installation - ANS Eva Hesse
The areas that are not occupied by objects. - ANS The negative areas in a work of art are best
defined as...
Dark, dull blue - ANS An artist who wants an orange area in a work to appear brighter and
lighter would most likely surround the orange with which of the following colors?
If a primary color is mixed with a secondary color next to it on the color wheel, the resulting
color is called - ANS Tertiary
Dynamic Suprematism - ANS Kazimir Malevich's
Kazimir Malevich's Dynamic Suprematism - ANS Diagonal placement
In a nonrepresentational work of art, the following elements is most likely to contribute to a
sense of spatial depth. - ANS Overlapping shapes
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,Jacob Lawrence, Barber Shop - ANS Shapes and colors are repeated to create a visual
rhythm.
Value - ANS Lilly Martin Spencer Benjamin Rush Spencer - The focal point of Lilly Martin
Spencer's portrait drawing is created primarily through the use of
cross-contour line - ANS A line that crosses a surface and defines changes in the surface of
the form is known as a
Artemisia Gentileschi's - ANS Judith and Holofernes
lines created by the figures' limbs - ANS In her painting Judith and Holofernes, shown,
Artemisia Gentileschi drew attention to the painting's focal point, the beheading of Holofernes,
primarily through the use of
For millennia, artists working in two dimensions have transferred small compositions to larger
surfaces through the use of a grid. Ancient Egyptians used a grid-to-grid method to enlarge
designs for wall murals. Thousands of years later, contemporary artists and artisans still use this
low-tech way to copy or enlarge an image. - ANS grid
The Red Tree illustrates the use of which of the following principles of design - ANS Dynamic
balance around a vertical axis
The Red Tree - ANS Piet Mondrian's
- ANS Lindisfarne Gospels: St. Matthew, cross-carpet page
In addition to the shape created by the internal red lines on the illuminated manuscript page,
the distinction between figure and ground is created through - ANS shifts in color
relationships
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, In a two-dimensional work of art, a bird's-eye or worm's-eye view of an object can best be
achieved by using which of the following perspectives. - ANS three point perspective
Which of the following statements accurately describes The Red Model. - ANS Dissimilar
elements are juxtaposed to create unsettling contrast.
means to place two dissimilar things together often to compare or contrast them. -
ANS juxtapose
compose work so that subject matter appears cropped - ANS Exposure to photography led
artists such as Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas to
Tying back long hair to keep it from being caught in the machine - ANS Which of the
following strategies would contribute most to safe practice for an artist who is machine buffing
a piece of metal jewelry?
Using a wet mop to remove clay dust along with a HEPA-filtered vacuum cleaner -
ANS Which of the following actions is a safe studio practice?
Cobalt blue - ANS Which of the following colors is toxic when used as pigment?
a downdraft ventilation system - ANS When a kiln is being used indoors, the best way to
keep the room it is in safely ventilated is to have
in a spray booth - ANS The safest way to use aerosol propellants such as fixative is to apply
them
Rubber cement - ANS Which of the following is labeled as a hazardous material?
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2025 Questions and Answers
Which of the following design principles is exemplified by this work? - ANS Repetition
installation - ANS Eva Hesse
The areas that are not occupied by objects. - ANS The negative areas in a work of art are best
defined as...
Dark, dull blue - ANS An artist who wants an orange area in a work to appear brighter and
lighter would most likely surround the orange with which of the following colors?
If a primary color is mixed with a secondary color next to it on the color wheel, the resulting
color is called - ANS Tertiary
Dynamic Suprematism - ANS Kazimir Malevich's
Kazimir Malevich's Dynamic Suprematism - ANS Diagonal placement
In a nonrepresentational work of art, the following elements is most likely to contribute to a
sense of spatial depth. - ANS Overlapping shapes
Pg. 1 Copyright © 2025 Jasonmcconell. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
,Jacob Lawrence, Barber Shop - ANS Shapes and colors are repeated to create a visual
rhythm.
Value - ANS Lilly Martin Spencer Benjamin Rush Spencer - The focal point of Lilly Martin
Spencer's portrait drawing is created primarily through the use of
cross-contour line - ANS A line that crosses a surface and defines changes in the surface of
the form is known as a
Artemisia Gentileschi's - ANS Judith and Holofernes
lines created by the figures' limbs - ANS In her painting Judith and Holofernes, shown,
Artemisia Gentileschi drew attention to the painting's focal point, the beheading of Holofernes,
primarily through the use of
For millennia, artists working in two dimensions have transferred small compositions to larger
surfaces through the use of a grid. Ancient Egyptians used a grid-to-grid method to enlarge
designs for wall murals. Thousands of years later, contemporary artists and artisans still use this
low-tech way to copy or enlarge an image. - ANS grid
The Red Tree illustrates the use of which of the following principles of design - ANS Dynamic
balance around a vertical axis
The Red Tree - ANS Piet Mondrian's
- ANS Lindisfarne Gospels: St. Matthew, cross-carpet page
In addition to the shape created by the internal red lines on the illuminated manuscript page,
the distinction between figure and ground is created through - ANS shifts in color
relationships
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, In a two-dimensional work of art, a bird's-eye or worm's-eye view of an object can best be
achieved by using which of the following perspectives. - ANS three point perspective
Which of the following statements accurately describes The Red Model. - ANS Dissimilar
elements are juxtaposed to create unsettling contrast.
means to place two dissimilar things together often to compare or contrast them. -
ANS juxtapose
compose work so that subject matter appears cropped - ANS Exposure to photography led
artists such as Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas to
Tying back long hair to keep it from being caught in the machine - ANS Which of the
following strategies would contribute most to safe practice for an artist who is machine buffing
a piece of metal jewelry?
Using a wet mop to remove clay dust along with a HEPA-filtered vacuum cleaner -
ANS Which of the following actions is a safe studio practice?
Cobalt blue - ANS Which of the following colors is toxic when used as pigment?
a downdraft ventilation system - ANS When a kiln is being used indoors, the best way to
keep the room it is in safely ventilated is to have
in a spray booth - ANS The safest way to use aerosol propellants such as fixative is to apply
them
Rubber cement - ANS Which of the following is labeled as a hazardous material?
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