Unit 1 Great Art
Take this exciting Great Art quiz and have some fun!
- 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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