Art Online Quizzes

Chapter 9 Balance

	1.	Which element in an informally balanced artwork will attract the viewer's eye first?

		a.	a block of black and white text
		b.	a small green circle
		c.	a single gray vertical line
		d.	a smooth area of light blue
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	2.	Which type of balance creates a sense of dignity for viewers?

		a.	radial balance
		b.	informal balance
		c.	approximate symmetry
		d.	formal balance
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	3.	How is approximate symmetry different from bilateral symmetry?

		a.	Bilateral symmetry involves having the element of a design radiate out from a central point.
		b.	In approximate symmetry, images on each side of the axis are slightly different in shape or weight.
		c.	Approximate symmetry involves mirror images balanced on opposite sides of a central axis.
		d.	Bilateral symmetry creates a sense of uneasiness.
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	4.	Which statement about informal balance is FALSE?

		a.	Informal balance involves the balance of unlike objects.
		b.	Informal balance reflects the way the real world is balanced.
		c.	Informal balance is simple and easy to create.
		d.	Informal balance is also known as asymmetry.
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	5.	What does the central axis do in a work of art?

		a.	It establishes a pattern.
		b.	It marks the point of balance of the image.
		c.	It helps viewers identify the direction of the visual movement.
		d.	It divides the image into several sections.
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	6.	Which type of balance is almost purely decorative?

		a.	formal balance
		b.	approximate symmetry
		c.	radial balance
		d.	informal balance
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	7.	How many matching units are usually involved in a work of art that uses radial symmetry?

		a.	two or three
		b.	three always
		c.	only one
		d.	four or more
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	8.	When is formal balance achieved?

		a.	when the elements of a design radiate from a central point
		b.	only when the two halves of a balanced composition are identical mirror images
		c.	when equal elements are placed on opposite sides of a central axis
		d.	when one element in a composition is much heavier than the element on the other side of the central axis
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	9.	In a painting that includes one heavy object and one light object, where should you place the smaller object in relation to the larger one to create balance?

		a.	on the central axis
		b.	right next to the heavy object
		c.	far from the heavy object
		d.	in the center of the work
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	10.	Which is NOT a feeling that is created by visual balance?

		a.	stability
		b.	satisfaction
		c.	unease
		d.	calm
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