Chapter 3 Comprehension Quiz

. How do vertical lines usually feel?

Peaceful.

Energetic.

Bold.

Exciting.

. Why do artists use hatching and cross-hatching?

For Shading.

For Highlighting.

For Tinting.

For Overlapping.

. What is a mathematical and regular shape called?

Positive.

Negative.

Primary.

Geometric.

. When does figure-ground reversal occur?

When the figure becomes the positive shape and the ground becomes the negative shape.

When the negative and positive shapes flip.

When the figure reverses so it becomes the more dominant shape.

When there is ambiguity between black and white shapes.

. What is a mass?

An area surrounded by a boundary.

A form with dimensions of height and width.

A solid form that has bulk.

A bold, structured upright.

. What is the empty area around and within a mass called?

A negative space.

A negative shape.

An implied space.

A vanishing point.

. What is impasto?

Texture suggested through an illusion.

A beaded surface of a work.

A form that we perceive as dominant.

Thick, built-up paint.

. What is texture called that is suggested by an artist through an illusion?

Deceptive.

Negative.

Actual.

Simulated.

. What is chiaroscuro?

Using texture to mimic how real objects feel.

Using light and dark tones to mimic how light plays across solid objects.

Using expression to sum up the overall impulse of a subject matter.

Using parallel lines to darken an area to suggest shading.

. What is the degree of lightness or darkness of a tone of color called?

Value.

Intensity.

Wave.

Refraction.

. What is a local color?

The color close to a primary on the color wheel.

The color we expect an object to be.

A distorted color that is expressive.

A color that can be grouped with another in a family.

. What hues are in a complementary scheme?

Hues that are equidistant on the color wheel.

Hues that are close to one another on the color wheel.

Hues that are opposite each other on the color wheel.

Hues that are on the green, blue, and violet side of the color wheel.

. What does an artist do when using atmospheric perspective?

Makes objects in the distance appear greener, bluer, and more saturated.

Makes objects in the distance appear smaller, diminished, and higher.

Makes objects in the distance appear to vanish in the atmosphere on a horizon line.

Makes objects in the distance appear blurrier, lighter, and duller.

. What is a vanishing point?

The point in linear perspective that is the artist's viewing location.

The point in linear perspective toward which parallel lines converge.

The front point of a cube in linear perspective placed closest to the picture plane.

The point on the picture plane in linear perspective from which parallel lines emerge.

. Time can appear in a work in all these ways EXCEPT what?

A work itself can unfold in a sequence.

A period can be represented in the subject matter.

A work itself can move.

A work can have been created a very long time ago.

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