Question 1

If an artist wanted to paint a very detailed miniature forest scene,tempera would be a good medium to use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why do you think that fresco was chosen as the medium for the political works of the Mexican Muralists? Discuss how the medium plays a role in enhancing the message in works of art.What kind of role do you think art played in the Mexican Revolution?

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Fresco was chosen as the medium for the ...

Question 3

This painting process relies on freshly applied lime plaster to hold the pigment in place.

Accepted Answer

A)   casein
B)   encaustic
C)   fresco
D)   tempera
E)   oilF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

The transparency of oil paint allows a painter to use a process called glazing in order to add a high degree of ________ to a painting.

Accepted Answer

A)   sgraffito
B)   saturation
C)   value
D)   luminosity
E)   impastoF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

This contemporary painting medium uses a polymer resin as a binder.

Accepted Answer

A)   acrylic
B)   oil
C)   encaustic
D)   tempera
E)   inkF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

This painting binder is a by-product of flax production and first came into common use during the late Middle Ages and the Northern Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

A)   beeswax
B)   linseed oil
C)   gum arabic
D)   milk casein
E)   eggF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Paint in its most basic form is composed of ________ and a liquid binder.

Accepted Answer

A)   pigment
B)   glaze
C)   impasto
D)   beeswax
E)   temperaF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

This medium is made of pigment suspended in water so that it adheres to the fibers of paper to which it is commonly applied.Usually there is a small amount of gum arabic in this medium,and it most often uses only black pigment.

Accepted Answer

A)   ink
B)   tempera
C)   oil
D)   acrylic
E)   encausticF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

Californian artist Joan Brown used this painting technique,created by applying thick layers of paint to a surface.

Accepted Answer

A)   sgraffito
B)   glazing
C)   impasto
D)   scumbling
E)   broken strokeF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 10

Taking four years to complete,the Sistine Chapel ceiling was painted by this artist in sections using the buon fresco method.

Accepted Answer

A)   Michelangelo
B)   Raphael
C)   Giotto
D)   Leonardo
E)   BronzinoF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Match the painting with its medium:
-Roger Shimomura,Untitled

Accepted Answer

A)  oil
B)  watercolor and gouache
C)  acrylic
D)  tempera
E)  frescoF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

This British artist practices street art using a process that involves stencils and spray paint.

Accepted Answer

A)   Banksy
B)   Mary Cassatt
C)   Georges Seurat
D)   Vincent van Gogh
E)   Edgar DegasF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 13

This component of paint has traditionally been extracted from minerals,soils,vegetable matter,and animal by-products.

Accepted Answer

A)   glaze
B)   solvent
C)   polymers
D)   pigment
E)   impastoF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

The work Coalopolis by American artist Ralph M.Larmann utilizes acrylic paint.This medium is derived from modern manufacturing processes and conveys ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the relationship between economic progress and ecological damage
B)   an industrial, menacing landscape
C)   twisting clouds of coal soot rising to fill the sky over a fictional town
D)   a message of impending environmental disaster
E)   all of the answersF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

This painting medium is opaque,applied to a paper surface,and uses a gum arabic binder.

Accepted Answer

A)   soot ink
B)   gouache
C)   tempera
D)   oil
E)   acrylicF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

The binding agent for tempera paint is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   egg
B)   milk
C)   beeswax
D)   oil
E)   gum arabicF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Islamic and Renaissance artists often used tempera in conjunction with oil and this material,which adds a rich appearance to the work.

Accepted Answer

A)   wax
B)   gold leaf
C)   polished stones
D)   marble dust
E)   chalkF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Point out the advantages and disadvantages of encaustic painting.What may have been the reasons that this painting medium was preferred by the artists of the Fayum Oasis in Egypt?

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Encaustic painting, a technique that inv...

Question 19

Match the painting with its medium:
-Riza Abbasi,Two Lovers

Accepted Answer

A)  oil
B)  watercolor and gouache
C)  acrylic
D)  tempera
E)  frescoF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

One of the advantages of acrylic paint is that it can be cleaned up using this liquid.

Accepted Answer

A)   turpentine
B)   oil
C)   water
D)   kerosene
E)   Dr. PepperF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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This painting medium is opaque,applied to a paper surface,and uses a gum arabic binder.

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Californian artist Joan Brown used this painting technique,created by applying thick layers of paint to a surface.

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The binding agent for tempera paint is ________.

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This painting binder is a by-product of flax production and first came into common use during the late Middle Ages and the Northern Renaissance.

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Point out the advantages and disadvantages of encaustic painting.What may have been the reasons that this painting medium was preferred by the artists of the Fayum Oasis in Egypt?

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If an artist wanted to paint a very detailed miniature forest scene,tempera would be a good medium to use.

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This contemporary painting medium uses a polymer resin as a binder.

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Paint in its most basic form is composed of ________ and a liquid binder.

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This medium is made of pigment suspended in water so that it adheres to the fibers of paper to which it is commonly applied.Usually there is a small amount of gum arabic in this medium,and it most often uses only black pigment.

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Why do you think that fresco was chosen as the medium for the political works of the Mexican Muralists? Discuss how the medium plays a role in enhancing the message in works of art.What kind of role do you think art played in the Mexican Revolution?

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Match the painting with its medium: -Roger Shimomura,Untitled

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Islamic and Renaissance artists often used tempera in conjunction with oil and this material,which adds a rich appearance to the work.

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The transparency of oil paint allows a painter to use a process called glazing in order to add a high degree of ________ to a painting.

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One of the advantages of acrylic paint is that it can be cleaned up using this liquid.

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The work Coalopolis by American artist Ralph M.Larmann utilizes acrylic paint.This medium is derived from modern manufacturing processes and conveys ________.

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Match the painting with its medium: -Riza Abbasi,Two Lovers

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This component of paint has traditionally been extracted from minerals,soils,vegetable matter,and animal by-products.

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This painting process relies on freshly applied lime plaster to hold the pigment in place.

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This British artist practices street art using a process that involves stencils and spray paint.

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Taking four years to complete,the Sistine Chapel ceiling was painted by this artist in sections using the buon fresco method.

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