Art Online Quizzes

Chapter 7: Texture

	1.	What gives a collage its texture?

		a.	the repeated use of shapes and lines
		b.	the addition of sand to the paint
		c.	layers of pasted-down materials
		d.	globs of undiluted oil paint
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	2.	Which artistic technique are you using if you cover a coin with a sheet of paper and rub it with a piece of charcoal?

		a.	visual texture
		b.	decalcomania
		c.	frottage
		d.	grattage
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	3.	Which object would be an example of simulated texture?

		a.	mink fur coat
		b.	synthetic fur
		c.	bricks
		d.	concrete
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	4.	Which statement about texture is TRUE?

		a.	Visual texture is a texture you can feel with your hands.
		b.	There are two kinds of tactile texture—simulated and invented.
		c.	Visual texture is when you imagine how a texture feels.
		d.	Tactile texture is an illusion.
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	5.	How is invented texture created in a painting?

		a.	with globs of paint to the surface of a painting
		b.	with sandpaper
		c.	by gluing on textured objects such as cloth
		d.	with repeated patterns of lines and shapes
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	6.	Which technique are you using if you scratch wet paint with a pointed stick?

		a.	grattage
		b.	decalcomania
		c.	invented texture
		d.	frottage
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	7.	Which surface has a texture that reflects light unevenly?

		a.	a sheet of paper
		b.	a chalkboard
		c.	a pane of glass
		d.	a piece of sandpaper
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	8.	Which object would have a shiny-rough surface?

		a.	crumpled plastic wrap
		b.	a piece of silk
		c.	a sidewalk
		d.	a brick
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	9.	Which is NOT a material used by architects to create texture in buildings?

		a.	glass
		b.	glue
		c.	stone
		d.	wood
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	10.	Which object would have a matte-smooth surface?

		a.	a piece of sandpaper
		b.	the bottom of a soccer shoe
		c.	a piece of aluminum foil
		d.	a cotton shirt
	Hint