Art Content Knowledge (5134) Form 2 (2023) Exam
Questions and Answers.
Which of the following terms refers to the name of a color, such as red, orange, or
bluish green?
A.Tint
B.Intensity
C.Hue
D.Opacity - Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Hue is the term used to refer to the name of a color. A red hue, for
example, may include a range of colors associated with red.
The image presents a large oil painting of an Ethiopian-Israeli man dressed in a blue T-
shirt and blue jeans standing in the center of the canvas against a highly stylized,
multicolored background. The figure, realistically depicted from the thighs up, strikes a
three-quarter pose with his left arm bent and his left hand perched on his hip. His head
is tilted back slightly, looking over his left shoulder directly at the viewer. Partially hidden
behind the figure is an exotic, bright pink building. The background is heavily patterned
with a colorful arabesque of animal and plant motifs, some of which extend from the
background and trail across the figure's lower body and left arm in flowering vines. The
figure is surrounded by a rectangle that is edged with a tile-like pattern that extends to a
black matte frame topped with an ornate finial.To expand the image of Kehinde Wiley's
painting Alios Itzhak, click on the plu - Correct Answer: D
Option (D) is correct. In the painting, the figure is centrally placed along the vertical axis
of the picture plane against an ornamental background that is balanced on either side.
Because the figure's pose is not a simple frontal view, there are differences in the
shapes that the subject's body and gestures create on each side of the axis. The
differences make this approximate rather than absolute symmetry.
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Question: In Paul Klee's Static-Dynamic Gradation, the central rectangular shapes that
appear to visually advance the most are best described as which of the following?
A.Light in value with low chroma
B.Dark in value with low chroma
C.Light in value with high chroma
D.Dark in value with high chroma - Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Paul Klee's work Static-Dynamic Gradation uses a static grid form
to place the compositional focus on dynamic color relationships. Against a dark
background, the painted rectangles appear to advance toward the viewer as they grow
lighter in value and as the chroma, or color intensity, increases.
The image presents a painting, The Gray Tree, by Piet Mondrian. The oil painting
depicts a tree without leaves that is wider than it is tall. The tree is painted exclusively
,with black and dark gray colors against a background of lighter grays and white.
Although a tree is discernible, form is reduced to a web-like organization of intertwining
curved lines with minimal modeling, almost appearing in silhouette. Below the tree,
along the bottom edge of the canvas, thin, horizontal black brush strokes provide a base
line with light gray brush strokes indicating the ground below.To expand the image, click
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Question: Piet Mondrian's Gray Tree, shown, uses which of the following color
schemes?
A.Analogous
B.Achromatic
C.Polychromatic
D.Complementary - Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. Achromatic colors have neither saturation nor hue; these include
white, black, and nonchromatic grays in which only white and black are used to create
the gray.
Which of the following styles of painting creates the illusion of intense motion through
the use of pattern?
A.Op Art
B.Pop Art
C.Surrealism
D.Futurism - Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. Op Art, also known as optical art, creates the illusion of intense
motion through the use of pattern. The illusion of movement is due to its precise,
mathematically based composition
The elements of art are best described as the
A.arrangement of things in a composition
B.result of combining the principles of art
C.building blocks of a visual composition
D.arrangement of visuals that cannot be defined - Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. The elements of art (line, shape, form, etc.) are the building blocks
an artist uses to create any artwork.
A drawing that successfully incorporates a full-range value scale would exhibit
A.tones of gray from white to black
B.fields of complementary colors
C.large, flat black-and-white shapes
D.heavily saturated primary colors - Correct Answer: A
Option (A) is correct. A drawing that features a full-range value scale includes varying
shades of gray along the spectrum from white to black.
, The image presents a photograph of a wall-mounted hooked rug. The rug is
rectangular, three times as tall as it is wide, and its complex design includes
multicolored shapes, zigzags, and striped motifs. The woven structure of the rug is
characterized by small fabric bumps that form an even, consistent texture across the
entire surface. The patterning is complex and characterized by a large variety of bright
colors and concentric geometric shapes, such as triangles and diamonds. The overall
design contains some mirror symmetry, especially in the patterns of the top half, but this
balance is not exact, as each side contains some unique colors. The bottom half
contains a more subdued color palette, with large triangular gray and black shapes
creating vertical columns of pattern.To expand the image of the Maya hooked rug, click
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Question: Which of the following contributes most to the vi - Correct Answer: B
Option (B) is correct. The consistent texture unifies the large variety of shapes and
colors inherent in the composition of the hooked rug.
In painting, which of the following colors would be used to neutralize red?
A.Yellow
B.White
C.Green
D.Orange - Correct Answer: C
Option (C) is correct. Green is red's complementary color. When complementary colors
are blended together, they neutralize each other.
The image presents a painting, Lamentation over the Dead Christ, by Andrea
Mantegna. The painting shows Christ lying dead on a stone slab. His feet are at 6:00
and his head at about 12:00. The viewer seems to be standing in front of his feet, and
the body stretches back to where his head rests on a pillow. His arms are at his sides,
slightly bent at the elbows. A loosely draped sheet covers the lower half of his body, and
his hands and the soles of his feet show nail marks. The color palette is primarily muted
pinks, browns, and mauve. Two figures' grieving faces can be seen at the left.To
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Question: Andrea Mantegna's painting Lamentation over the Dead Christ demonstrates
which of the following?
Select the TWO that apply.
A.Allegory
B.Foreshortening
C.Three-point perspective
D.Naturalism
E.Idealism - Correct Answer: B, D
Options (B) and (D) are correct. Andrea Mantegna's painting Lamentation over the
Dead Christ is well-known for its naturalism, in part achieved through the artist's
masterful use of foreshortening.
