Question

1. Which of the following is true about charcoal?
a.
It is made by mixing carbon and clay.
b.
It has been a main medium used by Japanese artists throughout history.
c.
Charcoal is difficult to work with and expensive.
d.
There are two forms of charcoal that are popularly used.


2. Silverpoint is _____________
a.
a technique using the blackish residue of impure carbon obtained by removing water from animal and vegetation substances.
b.
a technique involving the use of a metal point, and a thin silver wire, popular in the 14th and 15th Centuries.
c.
a printmaking technique born from crayon manner that imitates the appearance of chalk lines.
d.
a technique used since the 16th century involving a stick filled with either colored or black graphite, a heated mixture of carbon and clay.

3. ________________ is a printmaking technique from the beginning of the 18th Century used for the reproduction of red or brown chalk drawings.
a.
Chalk
c.
Charcoal
b.
Pencil
d.
Crayon

4. Two men wearing black suits and black top hats. They are facing the same direction and one of the men is leaning over the other's shoulder to speak in his ear. They are standing in a room with other people.
This piece, by ______(1)______was created using ______(2)______.
a.
(1) Pablo Picasso; (2) pastel
b.
(1) Vincent van Gogh; (2) chalk
c.
(1) Edouard Manet; (2) pastel
d.
(1) Edgar Degas; (2) chalk


5. Drawing was important in early history because _______________
a.
it was the only recognized form of art by government and educational institutes.
b.
it was the only method of communication used among different cultures who didn’t speak the same languages.
c.
it was the only method of visually recording history, before the creation of photography and film.
d.
of all of the above.

6. Which of the following mediums is made from a mix of carbon and clay?
a.
charcoal
c.
pencil
b.
chalk
d.
silverpoint


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

7. The surface a drawing is created on is called the ______________.
a.
ground
c.
finish
b.
canvas
d.
media

Answer 1

1. d
2. b
3. d
4. c
5. c
6. c
7. a