Arts
Discover visual, performing, and literary arts. This subject nurtures creativity and expression through painting, music, theater, photography, and more.
Questions Overview
When cutting a vegetable into a spiral garnish, it's best if the vegetable is
A. blanched
B. warm
C. frozen
D. room temperature.
Listen. Which of the following would you use for puréeing?
A) Cheesecloth
B) A colander
C) A balloon whisk
D) A drum sieve
Which feature is characteristic of Gothic architecture?
A. Gargoyles
B. Low ceilings
C. Small windows
D. Wooden structures
Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
Where should a photographer place lights for a headshot?
Headshot lighting is more important with darker backgrounds. The light should be at a 45-degree angle from the subject. The light should be in front of the subject. The third light should be placed around the subject to form a ring of light around the subject's hair.
What is the relative minor of Eb Major?
A. a minor
B. b minor
C. D minor
D. c minor
What refers to a pleasing arrangement of colors that creates a sense of balance or equilibrium in an image?
How are Islamic art and traditions different from art created elsewhere? Explain.
Discuss the different periods of Byzantine art and what each period was known for.
Match each statement to the type of flawed reasoning it represents.
My friends helped me succeed, so everyone needs friends to succeed.
The worst job is being a chef.
Everyone wants to be successful
Select the best answer for the question.
17. The work of who lived in the Montmartre quarter used a brand of irony and satire to produce distinctive poster art.
A. Diego Rivera
B. Amedeo Modigliani
C. Maurice Utrillo
D. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Creating the forms, tones, and contrasts of a painting by using __ is called what?
A. contrasting
B. expressionism
C. fragmentation
D. pointillism
Which of the following statements about art nouveau and art deco is correct?
A. Art nouveau features decorative styles that remain popular to this day.
B. Art deco featured a decorative style that flourished until 1914.
C. Art deco was prominently featured in architecture.
D. Art nouveau was a forerunner of modern geometric styles.
Which of the following painters was most closely associated with Realism?
A. Thomas Eakins
B. Winslow Homer
C. William Glackens
D. Edward Hopper
Select the best answer for the question.
Van Gogh's energetic landscapes combined
A. neo-impressionism.
B. dadaism.
C. expressionism.
D. impressionism.
Select the best answer for the question.
An important feature of dada art included rejecting artistic
A. explicit violence and sex.
B. cooperative, communal projects.
C. higher standards of composition and beauty.
D. destruction and negativity.
Select the best answer for the question.
Edouard Manet's unconventional approach to painting Luncheon a is an example of what?
A. Pierre Auguste Renoir
B. Edouard Manet
C. Claude Monet
D. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
The American artist who used bold blocks of color, star
A. Alfred Bierstadt.
B. Asher Durand.
C. Edward Hicks.
D. Edward Hopper.
An impressionist painting of a pond full of waterlilies is
A. Marc Chagall.
B. Paul Gauguin.
C. Edouard Manet.
D. Claude Monet.
Which of the following describes the work of Picasso?
A. The pictures displayed Picasso's playful sense of humor.
B. His portraits portrayed people in peculiar, geometric shapes.
C. It depicted the poor, sick, or elderly in a melancholy way.
D. He painted mainly circus themes and harlequins.
The style of art produced at the Palace of Versailles is
A. baroque.
B. rococo.
C. mannerist.
D. classical.
What is true of the use of clarified butter?
A. It yields a greater quantity than melted butter.
B. It maintains the milk solids.
C. It's used little in Asian cooking.
D. It allows for cooking butter at high temperatures.
When cutting a vegetable into a spiral garnish, it's best if the vegetable is
A. blanched
B. warm
C. frozen
D. room temperature.
D) room temperature.
Listen. Which of the following would you use for puréeing?
A) Cheesecloth
B) A colander
C) A balloon whisk
D) A drum sieve
D) A drum sieve
Which feature is characteristic of Gothic architecture?
A. Gargoyles
B. Low ceilings
C. Small windows
D. Wooden structures
A) Gargoyles
Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
Where should a photographer place lights for a headshot?
Headshot lighting is more important with darker backgrounds. The light should be at a 45-degree angle from the subject. The light should be in front of the subject. The third light should be placed around the subject to form a ring of light around the subject's hair.
The light should be at a 45-degree angle from the subject. The third light should be placed around the subject to form a ring of light around the subject's hair.
What is the relative minor of Eb Major?
A. a minor
B. b minor
C. D minor
D. c minor
D) c minor
What refers to a pleasing arrangement of colors that creates a sense of balance or equilibrium in an image?
A) Color harmony
How are Islamic art and traditions different from art created elsewhere? Explain.
Islamic art and traditions avoid figurative representation and focus on geometric patterns, calligraphy, and arabesques, reflecting religious beliefs.
Discuss the different periods of Byzantine art and what each period was known for.
Byzantine art periods include Early Byzantine (iconoclasm and mosaics), Middle Byzantine (Macedonian Renaissance and increased religious imagery), and Late Byzantine (Palaeologan Renaissance and more emotional expression).
Match each statement to the type of flawed reasoning it represents.
My friends helped me succeed, so everyone needs friends to succeed.
The worst job is being a chef.
Everyone wants to be successful
1) Hasty generalization 2) Overgeneralization 3) False dilemma
Select the best answer for the question.
17. The work of who lived in the Montmartre quarter used a brand of irony and satire to produce distinctive poster art.
A. Diego Rivera
B. Amedeo Modigliani
C. Maurice Utrillo
D. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
D) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Creating the forms, tones, and contrasts of a painting by using __ is called what?
A. contrasting
B. expressionism
C. fragmentation
D. pointillism
D) pointillism
Which of the following statements about art nouveau and art deco is correct?
A. Art nouveau features decorative styles that remain popular to this day.
B. Art deco featured a decorative style that flourished until 1914.
C. Art deco was prominently featured in architecture.
D. Art nouveau was a forerunner of modern geometric styles.
C) Art deco was prominently featured in architecture.
Which of the following painters was most closely associated with Realism?
A. Thomas Eakins
B. Winslow Homer
C. William Glackens
D. Edward Hopper
A) Thomas Eakins
Select the best answer for the question.
Van Gogh's energetic landscapes combined
A. neo-impressionism.
B. dadaism.
C. expressionism.
D. impressionism.
C) expressionism.
Select the best answer for the question.
An important feature of dada art included rejecting artistic
A. explicit violence and sex.
B. cooperative, communal projects.
C. higher standards of composition and beauty.
D. destruction and negativity.
C) higher standards of composition and beauty.
Select the best answer for the question.
Edouard Manet's unconventional approach to painting Luncheon a is an example of what?
A. Pierre Auguste Renoir
B. Edouard Manet
C. Claude Monet
D. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
B) Edouard Manet
The American artist who used bold blocks of color, star
A. Alfred Bierstadt.
B. Asher Durand.
C. Edward Hicks.
D. Edward Hopper.
D) Edward Hopper.
An impressionist painting of a pond full of waterlilies is
A. Marc Chagall.
B. Paul Gauguin.
C. Edouard Manet.
D. Claude Monet.
D) Claude Monet.
Which of the following describes the work of Picasso?
A. The pictures displayed Picasso's playful sense of humor.
B. His portraits portrayed people in peculiar, geometric shapes.
C. It depicted the poor, sick, or elderly in a melancholy way.
D. He painted mainly circus themes and harlequins.
B. His portraits portrayed people in peculiar, geometric shapes.
The style of art produced at the Palace of Versailles is
A. baroque.
B. rococo.
C. mannerist.
D. classical.
A. baroque.
What is true of the use of clarified butter?
A. It yields a greater quantity than melted butter.
B. It maintains the milk solids.
C. It's used little in Asian cooking.
D. It allows for cooking butter at high temperatures.
D) It allows for cooking butter at high temperatures.