ART120 Unit 4 Test

What device was developed during the Renaissance to harness the principles of light as observed by the mathematician Alhazen? Multiple choice question. slide projector lenses light box camera obscura

camera obscura

When color photography became widely available, it was mostly used by whom? Multiple choice question. photojournalists amateur photographers commercial photographers artists working in photography

commercial photographers

With what was the Pictorialist movement preoccupied? Multiple choice question. using photography to plan compositions for paintings creating painterly effects using photography creating abstract and nonrepresentational works of art using paintings to plan compositions for photographs

creating painterly effects using photography

The invention developed in 1837 that used a copper plate coated with silver iodide is known as a(n): Multiple choice question. daguerreotype heliograph calotype negative

daguerreotype

Select all that apply Which aspects made it difficult for photography to be seen as an art form? Multiple select question. easily learned and produced difficult printing techniques accuracy and detail of the captured image early photos' lack of color

easily learned and produced accuracy and detail of the captured image early photos' lack of color

The process of piecing together different clips of film to create a cohesive story is called: Multiple choice question. editing revising video filming

editing

Compared to computers today, early computers were: Multiple choice question. affordable extremely large extremely fast available to all

extremely large

Select all that apply Romanticism was not a style so much as a set of attitudes and characteristic subjects including which ones listed here? Multiple select question. imagination rationality emotion intuition

imagination emotion intuition

What is an attribute of net art? Multiple choice question. kinetic interactive dormant magnetic

interactive

The development of Blank______ helped the computer become a gateway to a public space that was global and accessible to everyone. Multiple choice question. internet Wi-Fi video telephone lines

internet

What artistic practice involves using recorded game play shots to create a digital film? Multiple choice question. digital cinema machinima new wave online cinema

machinima

In the 19th century, photographic technology developed such that one could use a single Blank______ image to create multiple positive images. Multiple choice question.

negative

In the 19th century, photographic technology developed such that one could use a single Blank______ image to create multiple positive images. Multiple choice question. glass negative digital positive

negative

What made it possible for early photographers to produce multiple images? Multiple choice question. mezzotint negatives scanners positives

negatives

What made it possible for early photographers to produce multiple images? Multiple choice question. positives mezzotint scanners negatives

negatives

Art made or disseminated using a computer and digital technology is frequently called: Multiple choice question. internet performance new media online photographs digital art

new media

What media are known to be the first to record and project movable images? Multiple choice question. woodcut and intaglio photography and video camera and computer digital video disk and camera

photography and video

Which development brought about the concept of photojournalism around 1900? Multiple choice question. lithographic reproduction photomechanical reproduction wood-engraved reproduction linocut reproduction

photomechanical reproduction

Which development brought about the concept of photojournalism around 1900? Multiple choice question. photomechanical reproduction lithographic reproduction linocut reproduction wood-engraved reproduction

photomechanical reproduction

Early photography owed its popularity to: Multiple choice question. action scenes land surveyors Leonardo da Vinci portrait studios

portrait studios

Select all that apply Romanticism was a rebellion against the claims of the Age or Reason, during which leading thinkers placed their faith in which of the following tenets? Multiple select question. individual experience rationality scientific inquiry skeptical questioning

rationality scientific inquiry skeptical questioning

Select all that apply Romanticism was a rebellion against the claims of the Age or Reason, during which leading thinkers placed their faith in which of the following tenets? Multiple select question. scientific inquiry rationality individual experience skeptical questioning

scientific inquiry rationality skeptical questioning

Look at this image. Gertrude Käsebier used which quality of painting in her photograph Blessed Art Thou Among Women? Multiple choice question. softened focus spontaneous pose detailed features a varied color scheme

softened focus

Motion-picture film is not real motion but a series of Blank______ projected at a speed of twenty-four frames per second, which makes the action seem continuous. Multiple choice question. celluloid film still images moving images film stills

still images

Motion-picture film is not real motion but a series of Blank______ projected at a speed of twenty-four frames per second, which makes the action seem continuous. Multiple choice question. film stills moving images still images celluloid film

still images

Look at this image. Gertrude Käsebier sought to depict which of the following in her photograph Blessed Art Thou Among Women? Multiple choice question. the societal expectations among the wealthy the absence of fathers during World War I the stoic behavior of children compared to mothers the ideals of motherhood as consecrated and important

the ideals of motherhood as consecrated and important

What did Dorthea Lange's photograph Migrant Mother document? Multiple choice question. the iconic subject of mother and child the plight of migrants during the Great Depression the efforts of the Farm Security Administration (FSA) to help poor migrants those who were poor living off the welfare of others

the plight of migrants during the Great Depression

French artist Honoré-Victorin Daumier took advantage of which artistic development to illustrate the realities of modern life? Multiple choice question. the proliferation of photojournalism the increasing number of photographic studios in Paris advancements in news printing processes the rapid production of lithography

the rapid production of lithography

Early filmmakers looked to Blank______ as a storytelling model. Multiple choice question. photography literature mythology theater

theater

What did Wafaa Bilal do to get the audience to interact with his Internet performance entitled Domestic Tension? Multiple choice question. He allowed people to shoot at him with a paintball gun over the Internet. He had viewers vote on what actions he performed online. He retraced his steps documented by a camera implanted on his head. They watched him receive a politically-charged tattoo on his back.

to bring awareness to public surveillance to randomly document his encounters

Select all that apply In what ways did the invention of the Internet bring about the creation of what is generally referred to as New Media? Multiple select question. Artists could claim a presence on the Internet by creating a website. Artists could collaborate easily for the first time in human history. The computer became a gateway to a new form of public space that was global in scope and potentially accessible to everyone. The computer became a place to view art where images could be created, stored and accessed.

Artists could claim a presence on the Internet by creating a website. The computer became a gateway to a new form of public space that was global in scope and potentially accessible to everyone. The computer became a place to view art where images could be created, stored and accessed.

How did George Eastman's invention of celluloid film enable the development of commercial motion pictures? Multiple choice question. It allowed multiple images to be strung together. It was the first film that could be edited. It allowed film to be reproduced more easily. It was the first color film.

It allowed multiple images to be strung together.

Select all that apply In which ways does the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari draw upon the visual language of early 20th-century German Expressionist painting and printmaking? Multiple select question. Painted shadows exaggerate sharp contrasts of light and dark. The actors' faces often appear grotesquely distorted. The set designers created a world with uneven floors. Nothing appears visually stable or in proportion.

Painted shadows exaggerate sharp contrasts of light and dark. The set designers created a world with uneven floors. Nothing appears visually stable or in proportion.

How did photography influence artists working with traditional media? Multiple choice question. Traditional media, like painting, was seen as archaic. Photography was seen as a material that could be incorporated into their artistic practice. Photography encouraged many artists to document their works of art. Photography was shunned by many artists who worked in traditional media, such as painting.

Photography was seen as a material that could be incorporated into their artistic practice.

Which movement embraced labor-intensive techniques to create photographic images that were reminiscent of paintings? Multiple choice question. Pictorialism Dada Rayograph Straight photography

Pictorialism

Which kind of photography has the composition framed in the viewfinder, photographed, and printed without manipulation? Multiple choice question. photojournalism Rayograph digital photography Straight photography

Straight photography

How are films directed by auteurs similar to traditional art practices? Multiple choice question. The maker is easily identified. Only masters of the practice become well known. Makers seek to create realistic works. It is hard to identify the maker.

The maker is easily identified.

Select all that apply In which ways can internet or net art be interactive? Multiple select question. Viewers can be connected to each other by means of the internet. Viewers can sometimes influence an image as it evolves on the computer monitor. Viewers can tell the artist how to make their art. Viewers can explore a space that has been created on the internet.

Viewers can be connected to each other by means of the internet. Viewers can sometimes influence an image as it evolves on the computer monitor. Viewers can explore a space that has been created on the internet.

Select all that apply Since its beginnings in the 1990s, internet or net art has typically taken which forms that appeared around the same time? Multiple select question. e-mails web pages videos softwares

e-mails web pages softwares

Select all that apply Which characteristics would one find in a photograph taken by a Pictorialist? varied tonal range sharpened focus in various areas the blurring of certain details varied color schemes

varied tonal range the blurring of certain details

Select all that apply Which characteristics would one find in a photograph taken by a Pictorialist? Multiple select question. varied tonal range sharpened focus in various areas varied color schemes the blurring of certain details

varied tonal range the blurring of certain details

What medium did artists embrace more than film because it could record and play back images in motion? Multiple choice question. monitor film stills video television

video

Which is an example of straight photography? Multiple choice question. Blessed Art Thou Among Women Falling Soldier 6th Avenue/Forty-Second Street Cut with the Kitchen Knife

6th Avenue/Forty-Second Street

Which photographer was adherent to the concept of straight photography? Multiple choice question. Man Ray Gertrude Käsebier Cindy Sherman Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz

Which artist, best known for work in other media, also had a prolific film career? Multiple choice question. Jean-Luc Godard Andy Warhol Bruce Nauman Sergei Eisenstein

Andy Warhol

Why did Pictorialism lose popularity during World War I? Multiple choice question. Artist were experimenting and exploring new trends in art. Painting resurfaced as the preferred method of portraiture. Once-affluent households could no longer afford photographs. The Kodak camera made photography available to all.

Artist were experimenting and exploring new trends in art.

What early film used ten shots edited together to highlight a dramatic and consequential scene? Multiple choice question. A Trip to the Moon Fred Ott's Sneeze Gertie the Trained Dinosaur Battleship Potemkin

Battleship Potemkin

Select all that apply In which ways do Robert Capa's photographs of the D-Day invasion exemplify the pursuits of photojournalism? Multiple select question. Capa's images were meant to glorify the United States Army. Capa's images illustrate meticulously arranged scenes of warfare. Capa's photographs capture the soldiers' fear and determination as they swim ashore. Some of Capas's images are blurry, which realistically conveys a chaotic moment of war to the viewer.

Capa's photographs capture the soldiers' fear and determination as they swim ashore. Some of Capas's images are blurry, which realistically conveys a chaotic moment of war to the viewer.

Select all that apply Look at this image. Which statements accurately describe Eugène Delacroix's technique in The Women of Algiers? Multiple select question. Forms are built up with fully loaded brushstrokes. Contours are blurred. Applications of color are broken. Contours are precise.

Forms are built up with fully loaded brushstrokes. Contours are blurred. Applications of color are broken.

Which artist examined photography's effects on society in their work? Multiple choice question. Walker Evans Alfred Stieglitz Man Ray Hannah Höch

Hannah Höch

Which artist examined photography's effects on society in their work? Multiple choice question. Walker Evans Hannah Höch Man Ray Alfred Stieglitz

Hannah Höch

What did Wafaa Bilal do to get the audience to interact with his Internet performance entitled Domestic Tension? Multiple choice question. He had viewers vote on what actions he performed online. He retraced his steps documented by a camera implanted on his head. He allowed people to shoot at him with a paintball gun over the Internet. They watched him receive a politically-charged tattoo on his back.

He allowed people to shoot at him with a paintball gun over the Internet.

How did George Eastman's invention of celluloid film enable the development of commercial motion pictures? Multiple choice question. It was the first color film. It allowed film to be reproduced more easily. It was the first film that could be edited. It allowed multiple images to be strung together.

It allowed multiple images to be strung together.

How does the Internet aid Wafaa Bilal in the creation of his performance art? Multiple choice question. It allows him to interact with a global audience. It brings attention to political issues in a passive manner. It allows audiences to easily purchase video of his pieces. It allows him to raise funds to support refugees.

It allows him to interact with a global audience.

Select all that apply Which qualities made George Eastman's Kodak camera innovative? It came preloaded with ready-to-shoot film. It was portable and easy to carry. It enabled people to capture portrait photographs. It was the first camera to capture "negative" images that could be reprinted.

It came preloaded with ready-to-shoot film. It was portable and easy to carry.

When art does not agree with the ideas of a particular society or group, what often happens? Multiple choice question. It is freely shared with the public. It is shared with select groups. It is censored from the public. It is advertised in print publications.

It is censored from the public.

Select all that apply Which statements accurately describe the silent German film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari? Multiple select question. It chronicles a sleepwalker roaming real German streets. It was filmed entirely in a studio. The set designers constructed a visually jarring environment. It is a horror film.

It was filmed entirely in a studio. The set designers constructed a visually jarring environment. It is a horror film.

Select all that apply Which statements accurately describe the silent German film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari? Multiple select question. It was filmed entirely in a studio. It chronicles a sleepwalker roaming real German streets. The set designers constructed a visually jarring environment. It is a horror film.

It was filmed entirely in a studio. The set designers constructed a visually jarring environment. It is a horror film.

Who was the first person to develop a photographic technique that could record a clear and sharp image, using a method that others could easily duplicate? Multiple choice question. Isidore Niépce Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre Julia Margaret Cameron Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre

Which photograph captured the suffering of the poor during the Great Depression? Multiple choice question. A Harvest of Death Blessed Art Thou Among Women Migrant Mother The Falling Soldier

Migrant Mother

The earliest written record of the principle behind photography was penned by whom? Multiple choice question. Abu Ali Hasan Ibn al-Haitham Mo Ti Aristotle Galileo Galilei

Mo Ti

The earliest written record of the principle behind photography was penned by whom? Multiple choice question. Aristotle Abu Ali Hasan Ibn al-Haitham Mo Ti Galileo Galilei

Mo Ti

Which artist used publicly available images from the internet to create works of art? Multiple choice question. Man Ray Cindy Sherman Mungo Thompson Walker Evans

Mungo Thompson

Which artist used publicly available images from the internet to create works of art? Multiple choice question. Mungo Thompson Cindy Sherman Walker Evans Man Ray

Mungo Thompson

For editing to work efficiently, what did filmmakers have to do? Multiple choice question. Gather funds necessary for filming. Write a good screenplay. Have talented actors. Plan what type of shots were needed.

Plan what type of shots were needed.

The first artistic movement to emerge in the 19th century, which was in opposition to both Neoclassicism and Romanticism, was called: Multiple choice question. Futurism Realism Pointillism Classicism

Realism

How does Hannah Höch use photography in her collage Cut with the Kitchen Knife? Multiple choice question. She used darkroom techniques such as the rayograph. She took photographs of the disparate clipped images. She digitally altered the images before printing them. She combined images from a variety of sources and placed them in a composition.

She combined images from a variety of sources and placed them in a composition.

Select all that apply In what ways do Cindy Sherman's "film stills" implicitly draw upon viewers' shared knowledge of popular films? Multiple select question. Her "film stills" tell a societally conventional story over time. Sherman edits together stills from a variety of existing films. Sherman uses herself as the model in a variety of staged scenes so that the viewer can imagine her as a type rather than an individual. Her "film stills" call upon the viewer to invent a story for the figure Sherman herself models, often based on popular tropes in film.

Sherman uses herself as the model in a variety of staged scenes so that the viewer can imagine her as a type rather than an individual. Her "film stills" call upon the viewer to invent a story for the figure Sherman herself models, often based on popular tropes in film.

Select all that apply Identify the ways in which Wafaa Bilal's internet performance 3rdi can be classified as New Media. Multiple select question. The Internet was the only place where viewers could access the performance. The implanted camera on Bilal's head captured one image every minute and transmitted it to a website. Images are transmitted to anonymous viewers by way of the Internet. The images captured were transmitted to both a webpage and a monitor within a gallery space.

The Internet was the only place where viewers could access the performance. The implanted camera on Bilal's head captured one image every minute and transmitted it to a website. Images are transmitted to anonymous viewers by way of the Internet.

Who invented the first workable film projector? Multiple choice question. Eadweard Muybridge Thomas Edison George Eastman The Lumière brothers

The Lumière brothers

Who invented the first workable film projector? Multiple choice question. Thomas Edison The Lumière brothers George Eastman Eadweard Muybridge

The Lumière brothers

Select all that apply In what ways did sculptor Richard Serra eschew traditional filmmaking methods in his film Hand Catching Lead? Multiple select question. The camera does not move or zoom in and out. The film lacks a narrative arc. Richard Serra had the camera centered on his face. The film has no sound.

The camera does not move or zoom in and out. The film lacks a narrative arc. The film has no sound.

Select all that apply In what ways did the invention of the Internet bring about the creation of what is generally referred to as New Media? Multiple select question. The computer became a gateway to a new form of public space that was global in scope and potentially accessible to everyone. Artists could collaborate easily for the first time in human history. Artists could claim a presence on the Internet by creating a website. The computer became a place to view art where images could be created, stored and accessed.

The computer became a gateway to a new form of public space that was global in scope and potentially accessible to everyone. Artists could claim a presence on the Internet by creating a website. The computer became a place to view art where images could be created, stored and accessed.

Select all that apply Look at this image. Which statements accurately describe Joseph Mallord William Turner's Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm? Multiple select question. Turner's goal was to convey a sense of wild beauty. The focus of the painting is nature's unstoppable power, as sheets of rain and powerful avalanches are depicted hurtling into the valley. Turner's goal was to create a realistic scientific depiction of an historic extreme weather event in Aosta, a village in the Italian Alps. Paint is applied in thick, unblended brushstrokes in an effort to evoke the power of nature.

The focus of the painting is nature's unstoppable power, as sheets of rain and powerful avalanches are depicted hurtling into the valley. Paint is applied in thick, unblended brushstrokes in an effort to evoke the power of nature.

Select all that apply Look at this image. Which statements accurately describe Joseph Mallord William Turner's Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm? Multiple select question. Turner's goal was to create a realistic scientific depiction of an historic extreme weather event in Aosta, a village in the Italian Alps. Paint is applied in thick, unblended brushstrokes in an effort to evoke the power of nature. Turner's goal was to convey a sense of wild beauty. The focus of the painting is nature's unstoppable power, as sheets of rain and powerful avalanches are depicted hurtling into the valley.

The focus of the painting is nature's unstoppable power, as sheets of rain and powerful avalanches are depicted hurtling into the valley. Paint is applied in thick, unblended brushstrokes in an effort to evoke the power of nature.

Select all that apply Which are common reasons for the censorship of works of art? Multiple select question. The work insults a group's religious beliefs. The work aligns with the ideas of the society. The work exposes commonly held beliefs. The work exposes government secrets to the public.

The work insults a group's religious beliefs. The work exposes government secrets to the public.

Select all that apply Select the reasons the Farm Security Administration (FSA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture subsidized the work of photojournalists during the Great Depression. Multiple select question. There was a need to survey drought conditions for future scientific study. There was a desire to to record conditions across the nation for posterity. The Great Depression caused great financial hardship among photographers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wanted to champion its achievements.

There was a desire to to record conditions across the nation for posterity. The Great Depression caused great financial hardship among photographers.

Select all that apply Select all the ways art filmmakers are different from other film directors. Multiple select question. They control almost every aspect of the film. They use unconventional filming techniques. They use popular filming techniques. They only focus on editing the final film.

They control almost every aspect of the film. They use unconventional filming techniques.

Select all that apply Select all the ways art filmmakers are different from other film directors. Multiple select question. They use popular filming techniques. They control almost every aspect of the film. They only focus on editing the final film. They use unconventional filming techniques.

They control almost every aspect of the film. They use unconventional filming techniques.

Select all that apply Select all the reasons artists during the 16th century were enthusiastic about the camera obscura as a drawing tool. Artists during the Renaissance were interested in the study of the human eye, and the camera obscura aided in understanding how human eyes function. They were interested in naturalism in their art, and the camera obscura aided in capturing optically convincing perspective and modeling with light and shadow. With the invention of lenses during the 16th century, the camera obscura could be made to focus the image it projected. A large camera obscura, such as the example pictured in The Great Art of Light and Shadow, provided artists with an enclosed space to focus on the subject at hand.

They were interested in naturalism in their art, and the camera obscura aided in capturing optically convincing perspective and modeling with light and shadow. With the invention of lenses during the 16th century, the camera obscura could be made to focus the image it projected.

Select all that apply Which are advantages of video technology? Multiple select question. Video could be recorded and played back immediately on monitors. Video could be easily accessed on the Internet. Video does not require film to be developed. Video can record and play back images in motion.

Video could be recorded and played back immediately on monitors. Video does not require film to be developed. Video can record and play back images in motion.

Select all that apply Which are advantages of video technology? Multiple select question. Video could be recorded and played back immediately on monitors. Video does not require film to be developed. Video can record and play back images in motion. Video could be easily accessed on the Internet.

Video could be recorded and played back immediately on monitors. Video does not require film to be developed. Video can record and play back images in motion.

Select all that apply For which reasons did artists quickly adopt video when it first became available? Multiple select question. Video monitors fit well within the context of traditional gallery spaces. Video signals could be manipulated to affect a viewer's eyesight. Videos could be mass-produced and distributed for free. Videos could be recorded and played back instantly.

Video monitors fit well within the context of traditional gallery spaces. Videos could be recorded and played back instantly.

Select all that apply Select all the reasons artists during the 16th century were enthusiastic about the camera obscura as a drawing tool. With the invention of lenses during the 16th century, the camera obscura could be made to focus the image it projected. Artists during the Renaissance were interested in the study of the human eye, and the camera obscura aided in understanding how human eyes function. They were interested in naturalism in their art, and the camera obscura aided in capturing optically convincing perspective and modeling with light and shadow. A large camera obscura, such as the example pictured in The Great Art of Light and Shadow, provided artists with an enclosed space to focus on the subject at hand.

With the invention of lenses during the 16th century, the camera obscura could be made to focus the image it projected. They were interested in naturalism in their art, and the camera obscura aided in capturing optically convincing perspective and modeling with light and shadow.

Which subject is depicted in Walker Evans' 6th Avenue/Forty-Second Street? Multiple choice question. a random composition a busy street in New York City a portrait of a woman an attempt at Pictorialism

a busy street in New York City

Select all that apply Select all the aspects that straight photography was concerned with depicting. a composition visualized in advance by the photographer painterly effects only what was seen through the viewfinder cropping the composition in the darkroom

a composition visualized in advance by the photographer only what was seen through the viewfinder

Select all that apply What parts need to be present for a camera to be functional? Multiple select question. a silver plate a light-sensitive surface a hole or opening to admit light a lens

a light-sensitive surface a hole or opening to admit light a lens

What made the computer arts appealing to a variety of industries? Multiple choice question. ability to communicate images digitally revolutionized industrial organizations revolutionized personal communication ability to print on a large scale

ability to communicate images digitally

What made the computer arts appealing to a variety of industries? Multiple choice question. revolutionized industrial organizations ability to communicate images digitally ability to print on a large scale revolutionized personal communication

ability to communicate images digitally

Select all that apply Which aspects made it difficult for photography to be seen as an art form? Multiple select question. accuracy and detail of the captured image difficult printing techniques early photos' lack of color easily learned and produced

accuracy and detail of the captured image early photos' lack of color easily learned and produced

Select all that apply Select all the meanings of the expression "art cinema" in terms of describing the genre. Multiple select question. a film that included painterly and highly edited effects an independently funded film a film that did not aim to please a mass audience a film that did not conform to popular storytelling techniques

an independently funded film a film that did not aim to please a mass audience a film that did not conform to popular storytelling techniques

Select all that apply Which are basic requirements for the photographic process? Multiple select question. an opening to admit light lens to focus and refract light ability to reproduce the image ability to instantaneously capture an image

an opening to admit light lens to focus and refract light

Since the invention of film, there were people who claimed that film, like photography, could be practiced as a(n): Multiple choice question. science esteemed profession trade art

art

Since the invention of film, there were people who claimed that film, like photography, could be practiced as a(n): Multiple choice question. trade science esteemed profession art

art

A director whose films have a consistent, individual style in a similar manner to a painter or a sculptor is called a(n): Multiple choice question. visionary editor filmmaker auteur

auteur