Art Appreciation - Cumulative Exam Answers

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.Elizabethan people also consider their health when choosing what to eat. "I eat rye bread not for niggardliness but for a point of physic,” declares William Horman. This is unsurprising: we do much the same in the modern world. But our ideas about healthy food are very different from Elizabethan ones. For example, while we make use of sage in our cooking on account of its taste, Elizabethans use it because it is thought to sharpen the brain.

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.If you are hungry, you might feel inclined to turn to poaching. But be careful: this is risky. Taking livestock is theft, and theft is a felony which carries the death sentence. Killing wild animals that live on another man’s land is also against the law; even taking a single fish from a river can result in a fine of a shilling or more. It is unlikely that you will be hanged for taking a wild animal such as a rabbit; but, even so, you will get a fine amounting to three times the value of the animal as well as three months in prison, and you will have to enter into a bond to guarantee your good behavior in the future; a second offense will be treated more harshly. If a gamekeeper attacks you and you defend yourself, you can be charged with assault. You may find yourself on the gallows if you injure him.

Which ideas are stated explicitly in the excerpt? Select two options.

Propaganda is ________________a.a memorial, a lasting remembrance, evidence.b.something created to deliberately convince or influence people's thoughts, opinions, and/or actions.c.the art of using symbols, or having symbolic meaning.d.a recurring element in a work of art that provides an effect mode of social protest.

Which of the following is not a visual element of art?a.colorc.shapeb.textured.angle

Above is an image of Paul Gauguin’s Tahitian Landscape. Which of the following is not true about this piece? a. Gauguin relied on geometric shapes to create mood and energy in his piece. b. The artist’s use of diagonal and curvilinear lines helps move the eye through the piece. c. The mixture of different lines combine to create a mood that is calm and inviting. d. The colors, although bright, are blended to create a natural flow through the entire piece. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Hercules, the Great Warrior, and the history behind the saying, “an elephant never forgets,” are both examples of what type of artistic inspiration?a.beliefc.visual metaphorb.dreamd.myth/legend

Which of the following is not a true statement?a.A work of art can be originally created to document an event, but later become a piece that commemorates the event and the people involved.b.Many cultures throughout history have had statues built to commemorate great rulers.c.Documentation attempts to tell about a factual event or person.d.Columnar monuments were used only by the Romans until the 14th century.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. List at least 4 places/content that most often inspire artists. Explain which inspires and draws you the most and why?

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Define symmetry. What does symmetry provide for artwork?

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Explain the difference between proportion and balance.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. The Roman author Quintilian said, “Art was inspired by nature, a work of art differs from nature because an artist will transform nature into art.” Examine the painting below by Katsushika Hokusai entitled, The Great Wave of Kanagawa. Explain how the artwork relates to Quintilian’s famous quote, including the artist’s technique(s) and inspiration(s).

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Describe the Column of Trajan (above), including how it serves to both document and commemorate history.

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Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Define the following terms: - medium - technique - proportion

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Name the painting above and its artist. What type of perspective was created by the artist in this painting? Determine the vanishing point(s) and the elements in the painting that lead to it/them.

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Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. The above painting is of King Henry VIII. Which artist painted this portrait? List three interesting facts you notice about the painting.

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Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. This is a design by Leonardo da Vinci called, Old Man Contemplating the Flow of Water. What do you see when you look at this image? Why do you think the artist designed the image the way he did?