praxis art content 5134 Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Which of the following design principles is exemplified by this work? - Correct
answer-Repetition
installation - Correct answer-Eva Hesse
The areas that are not occupied by objects. - Correct answer-The negative areas in
a work of art are best defined as...
Dark, dull blue - Correct answer-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 - Correct answer-Tertiary
Dynamic Suprematism - Correct answer-Kazimir Malevich's
Kazimir Malevich's Dynamic Suprematism - Correct answer-Diagonal placement
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,In a nonrepresentational work of art, the following elements is most likely to
contribute to a sense of spatial depth. - Correct answer-Overlapping shapes
Jacob Lawrence, Barber Shop - Correct answer-Shapes and colors are repeated to
create a visual rhythm.
Value - Correct answer-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 - Correct answer-A line that crosses a surface and defines
changes in the surface of the form is known as a
Artemisia Gentileschi's - Correct answer-Judith and Holofernes
lines created by the figures' limbs - Correct answer-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. - Correct answer-grid
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, The Red Tree illustrates the use of which of the following principles of design -
Correct answer-Dynamic balance around a vertical axis
The Red Tree - Correct answer-Piet Mondrian's
- Correct answer-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 -
Correct answer-shifts in color relationships
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. - Correct answer-
three point perspective
Which of the following statements accurately describes The Red Model. - Correct
answer-Dissimilar elements are juxtaposed to create unsettling contrast.
means to place two dissimilar things together often to compare or contrast them. -
Correct answer-juxtapose
compose work so that subject matter appears cropped - Correct answer-Exposure
to photography led artists such as Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas to
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Questions and Answers
Which of the following design principles is exemplified by this work? - Correct
answer-Repetition
installation - Correct answer-Eva Hesse
The areas that are not occupied by objects. - Correct answer-The negative areas in
a work of art are best defined as...
Dark, dull blue - Correct answer-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 - Correct answer-Tertiary
Dynamic Suprematism - Correct answer-Kazimir Malevich's
Kazimir Malevich's Dynamic Suprematism - Correct answer-Diagonal placement
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,In a nonrepresentational work of art, the following elements is most likely to
contribute to a sense of spatial depth. - Correct answer-Overlapping shapes
Jacob Lawrence, Barber Shop - Correct answer-Shapes and colors are repeated to
create a visual rhythm.
Value - Correct answer-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 - Correct answer-A line that crosses a surface and defines
changes in the surface of the form is known as a
Artemisia Gentileschi's - Correct answer-Judith and Holofernes
lines created by the figures' limbs - Correct answer-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. - Correct answer-grid
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, The Red Tree illustrates the use of which of the following principles of design -
Correct answer-Dynamic balance around a vertical axis
The Red Tree - Correct answer-Piet Mondrian's
- Correct answer-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 -
Correct answer-shifts in color relationships
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. - Correct answer-
three point perspective
Which of the following statements accurately describes The Red Model. - Correct
answer-Dissimilar elements are juxtaposed to create unsettling contrast.
means to place two dissimilar things together often to compare or contrast them. -
Correct answer-juxtapose
compose work so that subject matter appears cropped - Correct answer-Exposure
to photography led artists such as Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas to
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