Art Terms Quiz! Trivia Questions
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Are you ready for some art terms trivia questions? Art has come a long way and is not seen by many as a mode of expression and a source of income for many. If you are an art student, you are expected to understand what different terms mean. This quiz is a perfect way to refresh your memory on most of them. Do give it a shot and see how many you get right.
- 1.What is the paper on which newspapers are normally printed?
- A.
Construction Paper
- B.
Canvas
- C.
Newsprint
- D.
Tablet
- 2.What is the name of colors not associated with a hue?
- A.
Neutral
- B.
Shade
- C.
Bright
- D.
Tint
- 3.What stone used in sculpture takes a high polish and has veins and coloring from impurities?
- A.
Clay
- B.
Sandstone
- C.
Talc
- D.
Marble
- 4.What refers to a network of interconnecting pathways with a single path from beginning to end?
- A.
Network
- B.
Game
- C.
Map
- D.
Maze
- 5.What is the name of a still-life that appears in a portrait?
- A.
Portrait
- B.
Parergon
- C.
Landscape
- D.
Seascape
- 6.What is the name of a three-dimensional representation of the human body?
- A.
Marionette
- B.
Mannequin
- C.
Portrait
- D.
Puppet
- 7.Which is a decoration applied to ceramics after glazing?
- A.
Paint
- B.
Pottery
- C.
Overglazing
- D.
Clay
- 8.The eye's ability to blend colors that are next to each other is important in which painting style?
- A.
Naturalism
- B.
Abstract
- C.
Pointillism
- D.
Modernism
- 9.What is the name of art which represents the elements of a story?
- A.
Narrative Art
- B.
Pointillism
- C.
Neo-classicalism
- D.
Modern Art
- 10.What is the name of something that decorates, embellishes or adorns?
- A.
Ornament
- B.
Bedazzler
- C.
Signature
- D.
Marking
- 11.Which means a picture of a night scene?
- A.
Portrait
- B.
Seascape
- C.
Landscape
- D.
Nocturne
- 12.Which means a design using one or more letters, usually initials, used as an identifying mark?
- A.
Monolith
- B.
Monochrome
- C.
Monogram
- D.
Monopoly
- 13.Which is the name of a three-dimensional egg-like shape that looks oval and circular from different views?
- A.
Cube
- B.
Cone
- C.
Sphere
- D.
Ovoid
- 14.Which is the name of the principal side or main side of any object?
- A.
Tails
- B.
Backside
- C.
Reverse
- D.
Obverse
- 15.What is it called when one thing covers part of something else?
- A.
Overlap
- B.
Tiling
- C.
Kern
- D.
Perspective
- 16.In Japanese art, what means making a design in raised gesso?
- A.
Moriage
- B.
Drawing
- C.
Marking
- D.
Painting
- 17.Which is the name of a hollow form used to cast a fluid or plastic medium, such as clay or metal?
- A.
Pattern
- B.
Diagram
- C.
Template
- D.
Mold
- 18.Oxidation firing is when what element is added to the kiln while firing a piece of pottery?
- A.
Carbon
- B.
Hydrogen
- C.
Helium
- D.
Oxygen
- 19.What type of color are brown, black, gray, and white?
- A.
Tints
- B.
Shades
- C.
Deep Colors
- D.
Neutrals
- 20.Why did artists sign their names with lots of paraph, or flourish, on their artwork?
- A.
Because The Queen Did
- B.
To Discourage Forgery
- C.
Because It Was Pretty
- D.
Everyone Signed Like That
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