Unit 1 Great Art

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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    The "Mona Lisa" is considered what "style" of art?

    • A.

      Cubism

    • B.

      Impressionism

    • C.

      Abstract

    • D.

      Renaissance

    Correct Answer
    D. Renaissance
  • 2. 

    What is the real name of Salvador Dali's painting, commonly known as the "melting clocks"?

    • A.

      The Persistence Of Memory

    • B.

      A Memory In Motion

    • C.

      A Fleeting Dream Of Time

    • D.

      A Shadow Of Eternity

    Correct Answer
    A. The Persistence Of Memory
  • 3. 

    What did X rays show exist underneath the final Mona Lisa?

    • A.

      Scriptures

    • B.

      Different Versions

    • C.

      A Poem

    • D.

      A Signature

    Correct Answer
    B. Different Versions
  • 4. 

    Where is the National Gallery of Art?

    • A.

      Houston

    • B.

      Washington, DC

    • C.

      New York

    • D.

      Chicago

    Correct Answer
    B. Washington, DC
  • 5. 

    Grant Wood created which of these famous paintings?

    • A.

      American Gothic

    • B.

      Mona Lisa

    • C.

      La Grande Jatte

    • D.

      Water Lilies

    Correct Answer
    A. American Gothic
  • 6. 

    What is art which tries to show movement on the picture surface by means of illusion called?

    • A.

      Op Art

    • B.

      Impressionism

    • C.

      Pop Art

    • D.

      Cubism

    Correct Answer
    A. Op Art
  • 7. 

    Which of the following is a type of sculpture in which parts move, often activated by air currents?

    • A.

      Brush

    • B.

      Alabama

    • C.

      Alabaster

    • D.

      Mobile

    Correct Answer
    D. Mobile
  • 8. 

    Which of the following is impenetrable by light?

    • A.

      Translucent

    • B.

      Transparent

    • C.

      Transformer

    • D.

      Opaque

    Correct Answer
    D. Opaque
  • 9. 

    Which of the following is defined as a dramatic presentation by a visual artist before an audience?

    • A.

      Cerebral Art

    • B.

      Concrete Art

    • C.

      Performance Art

    • D.

      Abstract Art

    Correct Answer
    C. Performance Art
  • 10. 

    A Medieval illuminated manuscript is which type of object?

    • A.

      Newspaper

    • B.

      Vase

    • C.

      Book

    • D.

      Telephone

    Correct Answer
    C. Book
  • 11. 

    Which art movement uses spray paint and walls instead of brushes and canvas?

    • A.

      Drip Painting

    • B.

      Graffiti

    • C.

      Sculpture

    • D.

      Casting

    Correct Answer
    B. Graffiti
  • 12. 

    American painter James Whistler is best known for his painting of which female relative?

    • A.

      His Sister

    • B.

      His Father

    • C.

      His Uncle

    • D.

      His Mother

    Correct Answer
    D. His Mother
  • 13. 

    Which of the following would be classified as "performance art"?

    • A.

      Dance Recital

    • B.

      Painting

    • C.

      Architecture

    • D.

      Sculpture

    Correct Answer
    A. Dance Recital
  • 14. 

    Thomas Nast's drawings popularized the modern image of which jolly figure?

    • A.

      Jack Skellington

    • B.

      The Grinch

    • C.

      Thomas The Tank Engine

    • D.

      Santa Claus

    Correct Answer
    D. Santa Claus
  • 15. 

    Raphael's "School of Athens" features all but which famous figure?

    • A.

      Pythagoras

    • B.

      George Washington

    • C.

      Socrates

    • D.

      Plato

    Correct Answer
    B. George Washington

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