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Considered one of the leading figures in 20th-century American art, the painter __________ studied at the Harlem Art Workshop and was one of many prominent artists to work for the W.P.A. during the Great Depression. |
| | A) | Fodé Camara |
| | B) | Jacob Lawrence |
| | C) | Romare Bearden |
| | D) | Jasper Johns |
| | E) | Frida Kahlo |
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The 20th-century master of the fresco technique who created the work Cultura Mixteca is: |
| | A) | Raphael. |
| | B) | Diego Rivera. |
| | C) | Pablo Picasso. |
| | D) | Georges Braque. |
| | E) | Frida Kahlo. |
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What is pigment in paint? |
| | A) | powdered color |
| | B) | a medium |
| | C) | a solvent |
| | D) | a binder |
| | E) | a vehicle |
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Which of the following is an example of a nonaqueous medium? |
| | A) | fresco |
| | B) | oil paint |
| | C) | acrylic |
| | D) | watercolor |
| | E) | none of the above |
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The painting technique used in the 1st century in Egypt, Greece and Rome that involves the use of wax is: |
| | A) | fresco. |
| | B) | oil paint. |
| | C) | acrylic. |
| | D) | tempera. |
| | E) | encaustic. |
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In buon fresco, or true fresco, pigment is mixed with water and applied to: |
| | A) | dry plaster. |
| | B) | stretched canvas. |
| | C) | hot beeswax. |
| | D) | wet plaster. |
| | E) | raw silk. |
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After building a canvas and before painting it, a painter generally applies a coat of: |
| | A) | fresco. |
| | B) | linseed oil. |
| | C) | primer. |
| | D) | nonaqueous medium. |
| | E) | 'b' & 'c' |
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In fresco painting, a drawing called a __________ is transferred to the prepared surface prior to applying the pigment. |
| | A) | cartoon |
| | B) | mosaic |
| | C) | collage |
| | D) | gouache |
| | E) | sketch |
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Which 20th-century artist used egg tempera to create the painting Braids? |
| | A) | Jasper Johns |
| | B) | Jacob Lawrence |
| | C) | Andrew Wyeth |
| | D) | Pablo Picasso |
| | E) | Georgia O'Keeffe |
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An example of "classic" watercolor technique is: |
| | A) | Homer's Shore and Surf, Nassau. |
| | B) | Raphael's The School of Athens. |
| | C) | Lawrence's Vaudeville. |
| | D) | Johns' Numbers in Color. |
| | E) | 'a' & 'c' |
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Two ancient painting media that are still in use today are: |
| | A) | acrylics and oils. |
| | B) | encaustic and fresco. |
| | C) | gouache and oils. |
| | D) | collage and acrylics. |
| | E) | gouache and fresco. |
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In oil painting, linseed oil acts as: |
| | A) | a pigment. |
| | B) | a ground. |
| | C) | a border. |
| | D) | a support. |
| | E) | a binder. |
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13 | |
Empress Theodora and Retinue is: |
| | A) | Gothic collage. |
| | B) | a woven beadwork from the Pacific Northwest. |
| | C) | Spanish fresco. |
| | D) | an early American encaustic. |
| | E) | a Byzantine mosaic. |
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The first acclaimed artist to understand and exploit oil painting was: |
| | A) | Jan van Eyck. |
| | B) | Leonardo da Vinci. |
| | C) | Michelangelo. |
| | D) | Oskar Kokoschka. |
| | E) | Georgia O'Keeffe |
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One of the advantages of oil painting is that it dries very slowly. This allows for: |
| | A) | a subtle blending of colors. |
| | B) | the painting to be reworked indefinitely. |
| | C) | the application of layers of paint on top of one another. |
| | D) | an almost infinite range of consistencies. |
| | E) | all of the above |
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__________ is watercolor that has been made opaque by adding inert white pigment to it. |
| | A) | Encaustic |
| | B) | Impasto |
| | C) | Fresco |
| | D) | Gouache |
| | E) | none of the above |
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By the 1950s this new synthetic paint would replace oils as the principle painting medium. What is it? |
| | A) | gouache |
| | B) | acrylic |
| | C) | encaustic |
| | D) | tempera |
| | E) | collage |
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Pope Julius II employed which two Italian Renaissance artists to paint frescos for him? |
| | A) | Rivera and Kahlo |
| | B) | Michelangelo and Raphael |
| | C) | Van Gogh and Gauguin |
| | D) | Vermeer and Van Eyck |
| | E) | Donatello and Titian |
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Picasso and Braque, working side-by-side, glued bits of paper and other objects onto canvas to create: |
| | A) | mosaics. |
| | B) | tapestries. |
| | C) | collages. |
| | D) | egg tempera. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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A nonaqueous paint is one that: |
| | A) | is less expensive than most. |
| | B) | produces the most brilliant colors. |
| | C) | dissolves in water. |
| | D) | dissolves in something other than water. |
| | E) | is very fast drying. |
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