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Chapter 2—Visual Elements of Art
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In art, a ____ is usually defined as a moving dot and is both the simplest and most complex of the
visual elements.
a. space
b. shape
c. mass
d. line
e. contour
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: knowledge
2. In works with ____, the lines are completed by the viewer.
a. actual line
b. outline
c. implied line
d. curved line
e. heavy line
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: knowledge
3. In Emily Mary Osborne's Nameless and Friendless, ____ visually connect and lead the viewer's eye
around the composition.
a. horizontal lines
b. vertical lines
c. speeding vehicles and pavement
d. gestures and glances
e. sweeping and diagonal lines
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: knowledge
4. ____ creates the illusion of roundness or three dimensionality through the use of light and shadow on a
two-dimensional surface.
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, a. linear perspective
b. shape
c. color
d. value
e. modeling
ANS: E PTS: 1 OBJ: knowledge
5. Diagonal lines are often used to ____.
a. imply movement and directionality
b. suggest stability
c. suggest assertiveness
d. imply heaviness and weight
e. suggest rigidity
ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: comprehension
6. Using their signature combination of the body and braided hair, the Gerlovins created a modern
revision of ____, one of the most popular themes of the Renaissance.
a. St. Augustine
b. Madonna and Child
c. St. George
d. Isaac
e. Mary Magdalen
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: knowledge
7. ____ are formed when intersecting or connected lines enclose space.
a. textures
b. compositions
c. horizons
d. volumes
e. shapes
ANS: E PTS: 1 OBJ: knowledge
8. The ____ shape of an artistic composition is considered the background.
a. biomorphic
b. positive
c. irregular
d. negative
e. complementary
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: comprehension
9. Light against dark or dark against light create visual differences in ____.
a. scale
b. shape
c. hue
d. wavelength
e. value
ANS: E PTS: 1 OBJ: comprehension
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