The Art History Glossary
15 Questions
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A fun quiz to test your knowledge on Art Styles-History
Questions and Answers
- 1.What is the name of the art movement that flourished during the 1960's and 1970's?
- A.
Islamic Art
- B.
De Stijl
- C.
Fluxus
- D.
Fauvism
- 2.What is the Harlem Renaissance from the 1920's also known as?
- A.
The Harlem Overcoming
- B.
The New Negro Movement
- C.
The Changes Era
- D.
The African Rising Movement
- 3.What is the opposite art style of realism?
- A.
Still Life
- B.
Surrealism
- C.
Idealization
- D.
Readymade
- 4.Where did the pop art movement originate?
- A.
China
- B.
England
- C.
USA
- D.
Germany
- 5.Georges-Pierre Seurat originated what art form in which pointillism is used?
- A.
Romanticism
- B.
Neo-Impressionism
- C.
Mesopotamian Art
- D.
Post-Impressionism
- 6.The feminist art movement is said to have begun in the latter half of which decade?
- A.
1960's
- B.
1950's
- C.
1970's
- D.
1940's
- 7.Which Italian style of art used soil, cement, twigs and newspapers?
- A.
Constructivism
- B.
Arte Povera
- C.
Baroque
- D.
Realism
- 8.A painting that has been streaked or spotted with a darker color has been?
- A.
Brindled
- B.
Brazed
- C.
Bronzed
- D.
Cooked
- 9.What is another name for a piece of art that has a zig-zag or v-shaped shape?
- A.
Chevron
- B.
Vart
- C.
Chigi
- D.
Chicano Art
- 10.The degree of a color's vividness is described by which of these art terms?
- A.
Chroma
- B.
Spectrum
- C.
Chromium
- D.
Pigment
- 11.A New York City theater with fewer than 500 seats is known as what?
- A.
Theatrette
- B.
Off-Broadway
- C.
Small Venue
- D.
Black Box
- 12.What artistic movement emphasized subjective expression of an artist's inner experiences?
- A.
Pessimism
- B.
Expressionism
- C.
Impressionism
- D.
Realism
- 13.Which of the following art styles embraces both the ordinary and the surreal, or magical?
- A.
Surrealism
- B.
Magical Realism
- C.
Dada
- D.
Realism
- 14.What was the focus of the Geometric period of ancient Greek art?
- A.
Textures
- B.
Shapes
- C.
Colors
- D.
Lines
- 15.Instead of using pencils to sketch out his paintings, Titian used what?
- A.
Crayon
- B.
Paint
- C.
Chalk
- D.
Cheese
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