Art in Focus

Chapter 4: Art Criticism and Aesthetics

Online Quizzes

1
The most personal step of the art criticism operations is
A)judgment.
B)description.
C)interpretation.
D)analysis.
2
Whether an artwork has an overall unity of design is most important to the
A)formalist.
B)modernist.
C)imitationalist.
D)emotionalist.
3
As Robert describes The Sleeping Gypsy, he realizes the scene takes place in
A)a city.
B)a desert.
C)a church.
D)a barnyard.
4
When examining architecture, you would identify a building's principle features in which step?
A)interpretation.
B)judgment.
C)analysis.
D)description.
5
According to Robert's interpretation of The Sleeping Gypsy, the scene takes place in
A)a dream.
B)the future.
C)the historical past.
D)the real world.
6
Aestheticians who are most concerned about the realistic presentation of subject matter in an artwork are called
A)traditionalists.
B)emotionalists.
C)imitationalists.
D)formalists.
7
The last step of the art criticism operations is
A)analysis.
B)description.
C)interpretation.
D)judgment.
8
In The Sleeping Gypsy, a series of straight lines is used to represent
A)the desert floor.
B)the mandolin's strings.
C)the full moon.
D)the night sky.
9
When examining Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga, which of the following questions might you ask yourself in the interpretation step of the art criticism operations?
A)How is the boy dressed?
B)Is this a successful artwork?
C)Why does the boy in the picture look stiff and unnatural?
D)What is shown on the card the bird holds in its beak?
10
To the emotionalist, the most important qualities to consider when examining an artwork are the
A)expressive qualities.
B)design qualities.
C)literal qualities.
D)nonobjective qualities.
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