Question 1

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. D

Question 2

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 C

Question 3

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 in a natural or manufactured form. A visual aspect of charcoal is its many tonal variations that create a variety of shaded effects.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

In metalpoint, lines are drawn with a silver ________ onto a surface coated with a preliminary coating of paint.

Accepted Answer

A)  toothpick 
B)  dagger 
C)  coin 
D)  wire 
E)  dart 
A)  toothpick 
B)  dagger 
C)  coin 
D)  wire 
E)  dart

Question 7

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 8

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Julie Mehretu's use of the rapidograph and translucent mylar intentionally evokes

Accepted Answer

A)  newspaper layout. 
B)  architectural drafting. 
C)  engravings. 
D)  discotheques. 
E)  computer graphics. 
A)  newspaper layout. 
B)  architectural drafting. 
C)  engravings. 
D)  discotheques. 
E)  computer graphics.

Question 11

Trace the history of papermaking, discussing the technological processes required. Cover its origins and its transmission to other cultures and describe some of the writing and drawing surfaces it replaced. What are paper's advantages over these materials?

Accepted Answer

Although the word paper is a derivative

Question 12

Describe three differences between a sketch and a completed work based on a sketch. Select one specific painting, sculpture, or architectural work for which you can find several preliminary drawings; then comment on the specific similarities and differences between the sketches and the final work. Conclude with your assessment of the process of preliminary drawings as an essential or nonessential part of the process of completing a work.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary depending on selected

Question 13

An example of a liquid medium in drawing is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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 that 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 15

Leonardo da Vinci used drawings to explore ideas in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Consider Degas' Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper. Discuss the artist's use of the drawing medium, as well as the use of line and compositional balance in this work.

Accepted Answer

Degas uses the drawing medium to experie

Question 17

Pen and ink was the favorite sketching medium of ________, one of the greatest draftsmen of the 17th century.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rembrandt 
B)  Lippi 
C)  Degas 
D)  Picasso 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Rembrandt 
B)  Lippi 
C)  Degas 
D)  Picasso 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 18

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 medium 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 is correct; there is no difference. 
A)  the use of different binders. 
B)  the fact that these medium 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 is correct; there is no difference.

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 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.

Exam 6: Drawing

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

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

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

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.

In metalpoint, lines are drawn with a silver ________ onto a surface coated with a preliminary coating of paint.

The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as

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

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

Julie Mehretu's use of the rapidograph and translucent mylar intentionally evokes

Trace the history of papermaking, discussing the technological processes required. Cover its origins and its transmission to other cultures and describe some of the writing and drawing surfaces it replaced. What are paper's advantages over these materials?

An example of a liquid medium in drawing is

Leonardo da Vinci used drawings to explore ideas in

Consider Degas' Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper. Discuss the artist's use of the drawing medium, as well as the use of line and compositional balance in this work.

Pen and ink was the favorite sketching medium of ________, one of the greatest draftsmen of the 17th century.

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

The style used by Georges Seurat in Café-concert is

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

Living With Art

What Is Art

Themes of Art

The Visual Elements

Principles of Design

Painting

Prints

Camera and Computer Arts

Graphic Design

Sculpture and Installation

Arts of Ritual and Daily Life

Architecture

Ancient Mediterranean Worlds

Christianity and the Formation of Europe

The Renaissance

The 17th and 18th Centuries

Arts of Islam and of Africa

Arts of East Asia: India, China, and Japan

Arts of the Pacific and the Americas

The Modern World: 1800-1945

From Modern to Postmodern

Opening up to the World

Filters