Question 1

What part of the pen conveys the ink to the drawing surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  The quill 
B)  The twig 
C)  The calligraphic 
D)  The nib 
E)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  The quill 
B)  The twig 
C)  The calligraphic 
D)  The nib 
E)  None of these answers are correct. D

Question 2

Leonardo da Vinci used drawings to explore ideas in:

Accepted Answer

A)  art. 
B)  mathematics. 
C)  science. 
D)  engineering. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  art. 
B)  mathematics. 
C)  science. 
D)  engineering. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. E

Question 3

Consider Pettibon's No Title (Not a single armorer . . .). Discuss the artist's use of the drawing medium, as well as the use of brush and ink in the work.

Accepted Answer

In No Title (Not a single armorer . . . ), Raymond Pettibon uses brush and ink on paper. We tend to classify this type of work as a drawing because it was created on paper, is in black and white, and is largely linear in character-that is, Pettibon used the brush largely to make lines. Pettibon used a fine brush to draw the slender, even lines of the text at the upper left and a larger brush and a looser, more varied line to create the image.

Question 4

Review the works in this chapter by Filippino Lippi and Rembrandt, and discuss the different qualities and characteristic appearances of the medium each artist used.

Accepted Answer

Lippi worked in metalpoint creating draw

Question 5

The ________ are credited with the invention of paper around 105 C.E. A. Greeks

Accepted Answer

A)  Greeks 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Egyptians 
D)  Romans 
E)   Persians 
A)  Greeks 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Egyptians 
D)  Romans 
E)   Persians

Question 6

Which of the following media is the most common of all drawing media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Metalpoint 
B)  Pastel 
C)  Graphite pencil 
D)  Pen and ink 
E)  Conté crayon 
A)  Metalpoint 
B)  Pastel 
C)  Graphite pencil 
D)  Pen and ink 
E)  Conté crayon

Question 7

Chris Ofili created Prince among Thieves with Flowers using ________ as his medium.

Accepted Answer

A)  pen and ink 
B)  brush and ink 
C)  pencil 
D)  wash 
E)  charcoal 
A)  pen and ink 
B)  brush and ink 
C)  pencil 
D)  wash 
E)  charcoal

Question 8

Vonne Jacquette's Three Mile Island, Night I uses the medium of:

Accepted Answer

A)  chalk. 
B)  pastel. 
C)  white pigment. 
D)  charcoal. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  chalk. 
B)  pastel. 
C)  white pigment. 
D)  charcoal. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 9

________ is/are among the materials besides paper that have provided support for drawings.

Accepted Answer

A)  Papyrus 
B)  Cave walls 
C)  Silk 
D)  Fired clay 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Papyrus 
B)  Cave walls 
C)  Silk 
D)  Fired clay 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

Discuss the characteristics and different forms of charcoal. Considering Yvonne Jacquette's Three Mile Island, Night I, explain how the medium of charcoal is employed in her drawing.

Accepted Answer

Charcoal is charred wood and can be used

Question 11

Discuss the intimate and personal nature of a drawing made for personal expression rather than for exhibition. Contrast the content and form of this type of drawing with those of a drawing executed for communication of information or for persuasion. Finally, comment on the characteristics that you think would make the latter type of drawing successful in achieving its purpose.

Accepted Answer

Drawings for personal nature a

Question 12

A traditional metalpoint ground recipe calls for a mixture of:

Accepted Answer

A)  bone ash. 
B)  glue. 
C)  white pigment. 
D)  water. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  bone ash. 
B)  glue. 
C)  white pigment. 
D)  water. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 13

Give three examples of ways in which paper can be used as a medium. How have contemporary artists differed from traditional artists in their uses of the medium? Refer to specific works to support your statements.

Accepted Answer

For centuries, paper was an artisanal pr

Question 14

The predecessor of the graphite pencil, especially popular during the Renaissance, is:

Accepted Answer

A)  charcoal. 
B)  metalpoint. 
C)  crayon. 
D)  pen and ink. 
E)  pastel. 
A)  charcoal. 
B)  metalpoint. 
C)  crayon. 
D)  pen and ink. 
E)  pastel.

Question 15

The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  pastel. 
B)  binder. 
C)  pigment. 
D)  wash. 
E)  aquatint. 
A)  pastel. 
B)  binder. 
C)  pigment. 
D)  wash. 
E)  aquatint.

Question 16

Ideas quickly jotted down for later development are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  binders 
B)  sketches 
C)  grounds 
D)  media 
E)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  binders 
B)  sketches 
C)  grounds 
D)  media 
E)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 17

An example of a liquid medium in drawing is:

Accepted Answer

A)  graphite. 
B)  pastel. 
C)  ink. 
D)  silverpoint. 
E)  None of these answers are correct. 
A)  graphite. 
B)  pastel. 
C)  ink. 
D)  silverpoint. 
E)  None of these answers are correct.

Question 18

Because this 20th-century artist dated most of his drawings over the course of his lifetime, we have nearly a complete visual record of his mind at work.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ingres 
B)  Picasso 
C)  van Gogh 
D)  Rembrandt 
E)  Degas 
A)  Ingres 
B)  Picasso 
C)  van Gogh 
D)  Rembrandt 
E)  Degas

Question 19

The style used by Georges Seurat in Café-concert is:

Accepted Answer

A)  pointillism. 
B)  surrealism. 
C)  realism. 
D)  conceptual art. 
E)  impressionistic. 
A)  pointillism. 
B)  surrealism. 
C)  realism. 
D)  conceptual art. 
E)  impressionistic.

Question 20

The difference in the color and consistency of different types of crayons and pastels is due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of different binders. 
B)  the fact that these media do not need a binding agent. 
C)  the fact that crayons are made for children, while pastels are made for artists. 
D)  the use of liquid pigmentation. 
E)  None of these answers are correct; there is no difference. 
A)  the use of different binders. 
B)  the fact that these media do not need a binding agent. 
C)  the fact that crayons are made for children, while pastels are made for artists. 
D)  the use of liquid pigmentation. 
E)  None of these answers are correct; there is no difference.

Exam 6: Drawing

What part of the pen conveys the ink to the drawing surface?

Leonardo da Vinci used drawings to explore ideas in:

Consider Pettibon's No Title (Not a single armorer . . .). Discuss the artist's use of the drawing medium, as well as the use of brush and ink in the work.

Review the works in this chapter by Filippino Lippi and Rembrandt, and discuss the different qualities and characteristic appearances of the medium each artist used.

The ________ are credited with the invention of paper around 105 C.E. A. Greeks

Which of the following media is the most common of all drawing media?

Chris Ofili created Prince among Thieves with Flowers using ________ as his medium.

Vonne Jacquette's Three Mile Island, Night I uses the medium of:

________ is/are among the materials besides paper that have provided support for drawings.

Discuss the characteristics and different forms of charcoal. Considering Yvonne Jacquette's Three Mile Island, Night I, explain how the medium of charcoal is employed in her drawing.

A traditional metalpoint ground recipe calls for a mixture of:

Give three examples of ways in which paper can be used as a medium. How have contemporary artists differed from traditional artists in their uses of the medium? Refer to specific works to support your statements.

The predecessor of the graphite pencil, especially popular during the Renaissance, is:

The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as:

Ideas quickly jotted down for later development are called:

An example of a liquid medium in drawing is:

Because this 20th-century artist dated most of his drawings over the course of his lifetime, we have nearly a complete visual record of his mind at work.

The style used by Georges Seurat in Café-concert is:

The difference in the color and consistency of different types of crayons and pastels is due to:

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