Art in Focus

Chapter 3: Creating Art: Media and Processes

Online Quizzes

1.
Which of the following materials would an artist most likely use when creating a sculpture through modeling?
A)wood
B)wax
C)marble
D)bronze
2.
Video cameras were first used artistically by
A)Robert Silvers.
B)Alfred Stieglitz.
C)Nam June Paik.
D)Ansel Adams.
3.
Which of the following was the earliest method of stone construction?
A)buttress construction
B)ferroconcrete construction
C)barrel vault construction
D)post and lintel construction
4.
Which of the following works is an example of a drawing created using a dry medium?
A)In The Garden
B)Saint Jerome and the Angel
C)A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
D)Cottages Beneath High Trees
5.
Which of the following sculpture processes is a modern technique?
A)casting
B)modeling
C)carving
D)assembly
6.
Ansel Adams created art in the form of
A)drawings.
B)photographs.
C)sculptures.
D)videos.
7.
At first, the printmaking process may have been used to create
A)designs on textiles.
B)designs on pottery.
C)screen paintings.
D)woodblock prints.
8.
Which of the following is a basic ingredient of all paints?
A)egg whites
B)chalk powder
C)binder
D)charcoal
9.
The first step in the casting process is to
A)encase the core in a fireproof mixture.
B)reassemble all the plaster sections.
C)melt down the wax.
D)create a model.
10.
Concrete was first used as a building material in
A)ancient Egypt.
B)Medieval Europe.
C)modern America.
D)ancient Rome.
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