Art 1107 Chapter 2

El Castillo at Chichen Itza, Mexico, pictured here, is nearly solid, its walls interrupted by only a few small doors. What structural principle in architecture is this an example of?

Load-bearing construction

What shape is employed by the truss system in architecture?

Triangle

What technique did Italian Renaissance artists use to create light-dark gradations that form the illusion of objects in space?

Chiaroscuro

What formal element are hue, value, and intensity properties of?

Color

The temple porch on the Propylaea, seen at left in this image, has columns with simple, unadorned capitals and no base. This is an example of which kind of structure?

Doric

Which of the following are NOT considered to be principles of composition?

Hatching and cross-hatching

Which art element pertains to the actual or simulated tactile qualities of a surface?

Texture

Which term refers to colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel, such as orange, yellowish-orange, and yellow?

Analogous

Which twentieth-century style of architecture made extensive use of steel and glass in a rectilinear grid?

International style

Which of the following are examples of complementary colors?

Red and green

Tertiary colors are created when a primary color is mixed with a secondary color. Which of the following is an example of a tertiary color?

Red-violet

What was the structural innovation of ribbed groin vaults in Gothic cathedrals designed to accommodate?

Stained-glass windows

5. Which describes the setting in this painting?

b. The setting is an outdoor urban space.

2. Which description best applies to the figures in the upper level?

a. They are moving and energetic.

9. What architectural features are visible in both structures?

a. Vertical columns

4. Which of the following best describes this sculpture?

c. It appears to be sculpted out of a single material.

7. Which statement best describes the quality of line in the depiction of these figures?

c. One of the figures is depicted using very active curving and zigzag lines; the lines in the other figure are calmer and contained.

6. Which of the following choices best describes the scene in this painting?

c. The scene is dreamlike, empty and still.

10. Which of the following best describes these structures?

d. Only one structure features alternating bands of color.

3. Which of the following best describes the texture in this sculpture?

d. Some parts of the sculpture are rough, and other parts appear smooth.

8. Which description best applies to these artworks?

d. The figures are both rendered against a largely blank background.

1. Which statement best describes the figures in this carved sculpture?

d. The largest figure in the sculpture is found in the lower level.

What element does an additive system of color use?

light

What is NOT a variation of the arch?

squinch

What is NOT a type of perspective system?

tertiary