How much do you know about art appreciation? Test your knowledge of art appreciation by taking this simple 40-question quiz. Write your answers on paper, then check them at the end of the quiz. Don’t peek!
Difficulty: Moderate
1. __________ is the expression of human creative skill and imagination.
A. Emphasis
B. Contour
C. Art
D. Dominance
2. In what way is art important in daily life?
A. It has personal significance.
B. It reflects our society.
C. It records history.
D. It is used for marketing and advertising.
E. It is a form of self-expression.
F. All of the above.
3. The way to do an art critique is to __________.
A. describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate the piece
B. talk to the artist
C. decide if it’s good
D. write an artist statement
4. A person learning a trade or an art from a skilled worker is called __________.
A. an apprentice
B. a mentor
C. a foreman
D. a laborer
5. A rule used by artists when planning a good composition.
A. “Rule of Sketch”
B. “Rule of Placement”
C. “Rule of Perspective”
D. “Rule of Thirds”
6. Andy Warhol, an American painter and filmmaker, is best known for his depiction of what grocery store item?
A. Apples
B. Bacon
C. Tomato Soup
D. Onions
7. Andy Warhol’s work can best be classified as __________.
A. realism
B. pop art
C. splatter paint
D, cubism
8. A style of artwork created using many geometric shapes, often not resembling any object.
A. Surrealism
B. Favauvism
C. Cubism
D. Baroque
9. An art style where the artist tries to paint a picture exactly how it looks in real life, with as many details as possible.
A. Impressionism
B. Pointillism
C. Realism
D. Favauvism
10. A style of art where the artist attempts to convey as much of their emotion into the artwork as possible, often using distortion and emphasis.
A. Expressionism
B. Surrealism
C. Cubism
D. Impressionist
11. The way artwork is arranged is called __________.
A. emphasis
B. contour
C. composition
D. stylus
12. Surrealism is an art movement that used dream-like images.
True | False
13. An art style where artwork is extremely detailed and ornate.
A. Surrealism
B. Baroque
C. Favauvism
D. Expressionism
14. Pablo Picasso is from the country of __________.
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. Spain
D. The United States of America
15. What is the title of the style of painting that Picasso invented?
A. Realism
B. Impressionism
C. Cubism
D. Art Nouveau
16. Where is the “Mona Lisa” hanging in France?
A. Gargoyle square
B. The Louvre
C. The Eiffel Tower
D. Chartres Cathedral
17. Van Gogh’s most famous work of art to this day is __________.
A. “Mona Lisa”
B. “The Scream”
C. “Starry Night”
D. “Poppies”
18. What country was Van Gogh born in?
A. Holland
B. France
C. Spain
D. The United States of America
19. Georgia O’Keeffe was an __________ artist.
A. English
B. Italian
C. American
D. Australian
20. O’Keeffe is best known for her paintings of __________.
A. the sea and marine animals
B. enlarged flowers and New Mexico landscapes
C. native American Indians
D. the Australian Outback
21. Salvador Dali is considered a Surrealist artist.
True | False
22. Salvador Dali was born in India.
True | False
23. Rembrandt is known as an artist of what style?
A. Impressionists
B. Baroque
C. Modern
D. Prehistoric
24. Rembrandt, considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art, was born in what country?
A. The Netherlands
B. Switzerland
C. France
D. Spain
25. Monet is the father of which movement?
A. Realism
B. Impressionism
C. Cubism
D. Art Nouveau
26. Where did Monet grow up?
A. Holland
B. England
C. France
D. The United States of America
27. Georges Seurat, the artist who created the painting “Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” used which method of art?
A. Cubism
B. Pointillism
C. Abstract
D. Dadaism
28. What does a color wheel show?
A. Complementary colors
B. Analogous colors
C. Primary colors
D. All of the above
29. Movement in art where hundreds of dots are used to create a picture or painting.
A. Pointillism
B. Impressionism
C. Realism
D. Abstract
30. The artist Edgar Degas was best known for his paintings of water lilies.
True | False
31. Edward Degas was a nineteenth-century French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings.
True | False
32. Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement that mainly focused on the __________.
A. study of geometric form
B. study of negative and positive space
C. study of light on the surface of an object
D. study of value
33. Art that emerged in the mid-1950s that used imagery from popular culture is termed __________.
A. Impressionism
B. Realism
C. Minimalism
D. Pop Art
34. A twentieth-century non-representational painting style in which artists applied paints freely to express feelings and emotions.
A. Abstract Expressionism
B. Fauvism
C. Pop Art
D. Cubism
35. Jackson Pollock’s paintings were classified as what?
A. Realism
B. Grotesque
C. Surreal
D. Splatterpaint
36. Jackson Pollock was an influential American painter and a central figure in what movement?
A. American Modernism
B. Pop Art
C. Abstract Expressionist
D. Minimalism
37. An English landscape painter of the late eighteenth century, known for his pastoral scenes.
A. John Constable
B. Willem de Kooning
C. Pablo Picasso
D. Vincent van Gogh
38. Cityscapes, or as it is sometimes called Urban Landscapes, are paintings whose subject matter is the physical aspects of the city and urban life.
True | False
39. A collection of meaningless shapes, textures, and colors that are thrown haphazardly onto a canvas. Its purpose is to let the viewer interpret its meaning for him/herself.
A. Still Life
B. Grotesque
C. Collage
D. Abstract
40. Naïve Art is art characterized by a childlike simplicity that possesses minute detail, bright saturated colors, disproportionate figures, and a lack of perspective.
True | False
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Answers: 1C, 2F, 3A, 4A, 5D, 6C, 7B, 8C, 9C, 10A, 11C, 12T, 13B, 14C, 15C, 16B, 17C, 18A, 19C, 20B, 21T, 22F, 23B, 24A, 25B, 26C, 27B, 28D, 29A, 30F, 31T, 32C, 33D, 34A, 35D, 36C, 37A, 38T, 39D, 40T
UPDATED: 29 June 2022