Art Online Quizzes

Chapter 1: Art in Your World

	1.	What usually inspires a landscape painting?

		a.	people
		b.	world events
		c.	myths and legends
		d.	nature
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	2.	Which is an example of functional art?

		a.	an ethnic dance
		b.	a religious painting
		c.	earrings
		d.	a portrait
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	3.	Which is an example of an artistic technique that breaks away from traditional art?

		a.	formal portraits
		b.	religious objects
		c.	landscape paintings
		d.	action painting
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	4.	What does an object such as ancient pottery tell viewers today?

		a.	It teaches about ancient people's beliefs.
		b.	It shows what people valued long ago.
		c.	It shows how people worked and survived.
		d.	It shows how people looked long ago.
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	5.	How does art fulfill a personal function?

		a.	It teaches the viewer.
		b.	It inspires the viewer.
		c.	It conveys personal feelings.
		d.	It functions in the real world.
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	6.	Which is the term used to describe the message of a work of art?

		a.	harmony
		b.	content
		c.	balance
		d.	location
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	7.	A mural painted on the walls of a community center fulfills what artistic function?

		a.	spiritual
		b.	physical
		c.	social
		d.	personal
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	8.	How is nonobjective art different from art that has a subject?

		a.	Nonobjective art is more colorful.
		b.	Nonobjective art uses symbols.
		c.	Nonobjective art lacks composition.
		d.	Nonobjective art has no clear subject.
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	9.	Which is an internal source of inspiration?

		a.	nature
		b.	personal feelings
		c.	other artists
		d.	paid commissions
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	10.	Which piece of information is NOT included in a credit line?

		a.	the year the work was created
		b.	author's birth date
		c.	the title of the work
		d.	author's name
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