Creating & Understanding Drawings

Chapter 10: Creating Expressive Drawings

Online Quizzes

1.
Oldenburg's Clothespin is meant to be
A)humorous.
B)political.
C)sad.
D)confusing.
2.
In Rebellion (The Prophet Elijah), what does the artist use to convey emotion?
A)realism.
B)variety.
C)color.
D)distortion.
3.
In El Mestizo, the bull represents
A)Brazilian culture.
B)American culture.
C)Spanish culture.
D)Mexican culture.
4.
Abstract expressionists often communicated their feelings through
A)the act of drawing itself.
B)realistic subject matter.
C)the careful planning of their works.
D)using only two elements of art in each work.
5.
In Howze's drawing of a turkey with an American flag, the most symbolic object in the work is probably
A)the turkey.
B)the flag.
C)the hunter.
D)the gun.
6.
A drawing that is used to help tell a story is called a(n)
A)lithograph.
B)illustration.
C)print.
D)poster.
7.
Stella's Jarama II is modeled after
A)a river.
B)a hiking trail.
C)a racetrack.
D)a railroad track.
8.
Abstract expressionism emphasized the creation of
A)expressive visual art forms.
B)traditional visual art forms.
C)realistic visual art forms.
D)formal visual art forms.
9.
El Mestizo shows that
A)cultural heritage has nothing to do with personality.
B)bulls and jaguars do not mix well.
C)people and animals are really the same.
D)a person's cultural heritage can contribute to his or her personality.
10.
When drawing realistic figures, emotion can often be best expressed by
A)the figure's texture.
B)the figure's clothes.
C)the figure's proportions.
D)the figure's gestures.
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