Fun, fun, fun: Fine Arts review example questions

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1. Shallow-space still-lifes, employing illusionistic devices such as the use of shadows to cause small objects to appear to exist above the surface of the painting. Painted so as to "fool the eye." a) pret a manger b) non sequitur c) trompe l'oeil d) le sommelier.
2. The artist systematically transfers the image from the photographic slide onto canvases by projecting the slide onto the canvas or by using traditional grid techniques. a) surrealism b) graffiti c) photorealism d) pointillism.
3. Opening recommended for your descriptive essays: a) evaluation of the work
b) names of people involved c) vivid description d) significance of the event.
4. American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits. A collapse in 1988 left him paralyzed but he continues to work. a) Alberto Hinojosa b) Chuck Close c) Jean-Michel Basquiat
d) Shepard Fairey.
5. Greek goddess of victory: a) Daedalus b) Nike c) Athena d) Ionia.
6. Historic period marked by the spread of Greek language and philosophy: a) Greco-Roman b) Hellenistic c) Athenian d) Aegean.
7. A trove of realistic Greek sculpture of the golden age can notably be found in the
a) British Museum b) National Sculpture Gallery, Wash, DC c) Kimball Art Museum, Ft Worth d) The Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
8. The acropolis of Athens: a) peak overlooking the city b) classical temple
c) Athena, the city's goddess d) philosophical peak of the golden age.