Art Online Quizzes

Chapter: 10 Proportion

	1.	When you consider proportion in a painting, what are you looking at?

		a.	the artist's use of color
		b.	realistic representation
		c.	the artist's use of distortion
		d.	relationships between sizes
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	2.	What is the ratio of the sides in the Golden Rectangle?

		a.	The longer sides are only a little longer than the shorter sides.
		b.	The longer sides are twice as long as the shorter sides.
		c.	The longer sides are two and a half times longer than the shorter sides.
		d.	The longer sides are a little more than one and a half times as long as the shorter sides.
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	3.	When a face is drawn on a grid (a vertical axis intersected with three equally spaced horizontal lines), where should the eyes be placed?

		a.	in the top fourth of the head
		b.	below the lowest horizontal line
		c.	on the lowest horizontal line
		d.	on the central horizontal line
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	4.	How many units tall is the average adult?

		a.	five and three quarters
		b.	seven and a half
		c.	ten
		d.	eight
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	5.	Why does an artist use exaggeration and distortion in a work of art?

		a.	to convey a particular feeling or mood
		b.	to show that the artist does not care about proportion or scale
		c.	to make viewers turn away
		d.	to show the world as it really is
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	6.	Which statement about proportion is TRUE?

		a.	Most people vary with regard to proportion.
		b.	Body proportions can be defined in inches or centimeters.
		c.	A basketball player's arms, legs, and torso will have larger proportions than those of a smaller person.
		d.	The head is the unit most often used to define the proportions of the individual figure.
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	7.	What effect does exaggeration have in cartoons?

		a.	It expresses the artist's deep feelings.
		b.	It helps the artist's effort to communicate.
		c.	It makes the cartoons more humorous.
		d.	It makes the cartoons seem realistic.
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	8.	Which is an example of hierarchical proportion?

		a.	A drawing composed using the Golden Mean.
		b.	A sculpture in which the figure's head is bigger than the rest of its body.
		c.	A painting in which the most important person is larger than the other human figures.
		d.	A painting in which the subject's head is smaller than the rest of his body.
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	9.	How do you know an artist has used foreshortening?

		a.	An object will look taller than it really is.
		b.	An object will look smaller than it really is.
		c.	An object will look larger than it really is.
		d.	An object will look shorter than it really is.
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	10.	Why has the ratio of the Golden Mean been used so often in art?

		a.	It is a mathematical rule.
		b.	It creates compositions that are pleasing to the eye.
		c.	It is an easy formula to remember.
		d.	The artists of the Renaissance used it to create memorable art.
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