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What is pigment in paint? A) A powdered color B) A solvent C) A binder D) A vehicle

A) A powdered color

In fresco painting, a drawing called a ________ is transferred to the prepared surface prior to applying the pigment. A) cartoon B) collage C) gouache D) sketch

A) Cartoon

What twentieth-century master of the fresco technique created the work Mixtec Culture? A) Diego Rivera B) Pablo Picasso C) Georges Braque D) Frida Kahlo

A) Diego Rivera

In oil painting, thin veils of translucent color applied over a layer of opaque paint are known as ________. A) glazes B) synthetics C) tesserae D) gesso

A) Glazes

What medium, invented in the twentieth century, resembles oil paint, but dries very quickly and is far more durable? A) Gouache B) Acrylic C) Tempera D) Collage

B) Acrylic

Tempera A) Used for sketches due to its extemporaneous quality, it carries a sense of intimacy. B) Aqueous medium that dries to a tough, insoluble film. Its colors retain their brilliance and clarity for centuries. C) Colors are locked in through a heating process. D) Aqueous medium applied to a plaster support, usually a wall or ceiling. E) Strong, weatherproof, and uses a vehicle of synthetic plastic resins.

B) Aqueous medium that dries to a tough, insoluble film. Its colors retain their brilliance and clarity for centuries.

What two ancient painting media are still in use today? A) Acrylics and oils B) Encaustic and fresco C) Gouache and oils D) Acrylics and tempera

B) Encaustic and fresco

Which of the following is an example of a nonaqueous medium? A) Fresco B) Oil paint C) Acrylic D) Watercolor E) None of these answers are correct.

B) Oil paint

Encaustic A) Used for sketches due to its extemporaneous quality, it carries a sense of intimacy. B) Aqueous medium that dries to a tough, insoluble film. Its colors retain their brilliance and clarity for centuries. C) Colors are locked in through a heating process. D) Aqueous medium applied to a plaster support, usually a wall or ceiling. E) Strong, weatherproof, and uses a vehicle of synthetic plastic resins.

C) Colors are locked in through a heating process.

What are some advantages of oil painting? A) The final work is waterproof. B) The paint dries very quickly. C) Colors may be subtlety blended. D) Works may be revised indefinitely. E) The paint may be applied in a wide range of consistencies.

C) Colors may be subtlety blended. D) Works may be revised indefinitely. E) The paint may be applied in a wide range of consistencies.

After building a canvas and before painting it, an artist generally applies a(n) ________ to improve adhesion of paints. A) binder B) cartoon C) primer D) impasto

C) Primer

What is the primary characteristic of watercolors? A) Permanency B) Ease of revision C) Transparency D) Textural qualities

C) Transparency

Pope Julius II employed which two Italian Renaissance artists to paint frescoes for him? A) Michelangelo and Raphael B) Van Gogh and Gauguin C) Vermeer and Van Eyck D) Donatello and Titian

A) Michelangelo and Raphael

What innovation, as practiced by Jackson Pollock, helped move painting away from the easel? A) The canvas was placed on the floor. B) Acrylic paints were spread around the borders. C) Computer software was used to digitally alter images. D) Installations that were meant to be experienced from inside, moment by moment.

A) The canvas was placed on the floor.

Watercolor A) Used for sketches due to its extemporaneous quality, it carries a sense of intimacy. B) Aqueous medium that dries to a tough, insoluble film. Its colors retain their brilliance and clarity for centuries. C) Colors are locked in through a heating process. D) Aqueous medium applied to a plaster support, usually a wall or ceiling. E) Strong, weatherproof, and uses a vehicle of synthetic plastic resins.

A) Used for sketches due to its extemporaneous quality, it carries a sense of intimacy.

Fresco A) Used for sketches due to its extemporaneous quality, it carries a sense of intimacy. B) Aqueous medium that dries to a tough, insoluble film. Its colors retain their brilliance and clarity for centuries. C) Colors are locked in through a heating process. D) Aqueous medium applied to a plaster support, usually a wall or ceiling. E) Strong, weatherproof, and uses a vehicle of synthetic plastic resins.

D) Aqueous medium applied to a plaster support, usually a wall or ceiling.

In oil painting, linseed oil acts as a ________. A) pigment B) ground C) support D) binder

D) Binder

What type of medium is frequently used in post-Internet art? A) Tapestry B) Installation C) Acrylic D) Digital software

D) Digital Software

What painting technique, used in the first century in Egypt, Greece, and Rome, involves the use of wax? A) Oil paint B) Acrylic C) Tempera D) Encaustic

D) Encaustic

________ is watercolor that has been made opaque by adding inert white pigment to it. A) Encaustic B) Impasto C) Fresco D) Gouache

D) Gouache

Mosaic is made of small, closely spaced particles called ________. A) impasto B) weaves C) easels D) tesserae

D) Tesserae

In buon fresco, or true fresco, pigment is mixed with water and applied to what surface? A) Dry plaster B) Stretched canvas C) Hot beeswax D) Wet plaster

D) Wet plaster

Acrylic A) Used for sketches due to its extemporaneous quality, it carries a sense of intimacy. B) Aqueous medium that dries to a tough, insoluble film. Its colors retain their brilliance and clarity for centuries. C) Colors are locked in through a heating process. D) Aqueous medium applied to a plaster support, usually a wall or ceiling. E) Strong, weatherproof, and uses a vehicle of synthetic plastic resins.

E) Strong, weatherproof, and uses a vehicle of synthetic plastic resins.