Test Bank for Prebles' Artforms, 12th Edition by Patrick L. Frank
Chapter 1: The Nature of Art and Creativity
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. In Her Secret Is Patience, Janet Echelman used a cactus flower formed by netting and colored
light to symbolize __________.
a. pure visual forms
b. the desert city of Phoenix
c. feelings and acts of love
d. daily life in the rural south
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe art as a means of visual expression that uses various media and
forms.
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. The visual expression of an idea or experience through the use of a medium is known as
__________.
a. creativity
b. a subject
c. iconography
d. a work of art
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe art as a means of visual expression that uses various media and
forms.
Topic: What is Art?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
3. A material and its accompanying technique is called a __________.
a. work of art
b. craft
c. medium
d. style
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe art as a means of visual expression that uses various media and
forms.
Topic: What is Art?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
,4. Which attribute has the potential to influence future thoughts, actions, and human endeavors?
a. creativity
b. form
c. training
d. medium
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe art as a means of visual expression that uses various media and
forms.
Topic: What is Creativity?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
5. Daily life in the rural South influenced the work of __________.
a. Romare Bearden
b. Edward Weston
c. Janet Echelman
d. Georgia O’Keeffe
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain what is meant by creativity.
Topic: What is Creativity?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6. Experimenting is a characteristic trait of __________.
a. iconography
b. creativity
c. media
d. abstraction
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain what is meant by creativity.
Topic: What is Creativity?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7. The Philadelphia Wireman’s Untitled (Watch Face) is classified as outsider art because it is
created __________.
a. with nonrepresentational forms
b. with ordinary and discarded materials
c. with a combination of media
d. without an awareness of conventional styles
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss the role creativity plays in the work of trained and untrained
artists.
Topic: Trained and Untrained Artists
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
,8. What distinguishes folk art from outsider art?
a. Folk art employs a universal visual language.
b. Folk art lacks a knowledge of art history.
c. Folk art uses established cultural traditions and practices.
d. Folk art produces abstract works from ordinary materials.
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss the role creativity plays in the work of trained and untrained
artists.
Topic: Trained and Untrained Artists
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
9. Why is Mary Wallace’s Peony an example of folk art?
a. It uses traditional imagery from pottery.
b. It includes religious iconography.
c. It abstracts the flower into geometric shapes.
d. It uses nonrepresentational forms.
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss the role creativity plays in the work of trained and untrained
artists.
Topic: Trained and Untrained Artists
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It
10. Which of the following is a characteristic trait of children’s art?
a. conventional artistic styles
b. realistic depictions of the world
c. an intuitive sense of balanced design
d. nonrepresentational pictures
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss the role creativity plays in the work of trained and untrained
artists.
Topic: Trained and Untrained Artists
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
, 11. Three-year old Alana’s Grandma demonstrates that children create unique images based on
__________.
a. nonrepresentational form
b. mental constructions
c. realistic methods
d. visual observation
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss the role creativity plays in the work of trained and untrained
artists.
Topic: Trained and Untrained Artists
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
12. In representational art, objects are called __________.
a. abstract
b. subjects
c. media
d. content
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.4 Assess the ways in which representational, abstract, and
nonrepresentational art relate to reality.
Topic: Art and Reality
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
13. Which type of art focuses on human subjects?
a. figurative
b. abstract
c. outsider
d. folk
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.4 Assess the ways in which representational, abstract, and
nonrepresentational art relate to reality.
Topic: Art and Reality
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Chapter 1: The Nature of Art and Creativity
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. In Her Secret Is Patience, Janet Echelman used a cactus flower formed by netting and colored
light to symbolize __________.
a. pure visual forms
b. the desert city of Phoenix
c. feelings and acts of love
d. daily life in the rural south
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe art as a means of visual expression that uses various media and
forms.
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. The visual expression of an idea or experience through the use of a medium is known as
__________.
a. creativity
b. a subject
c. iconography
d. a work of art
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe art as a means of visual expression that uses various media and
forms.
Topic: What is Art?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
3. A material and its accompanying technique is called a __________.
a. work of art
b. craft
c. medium
d. style
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe art as a means of visual expression that uses various media and
forms.
Topic: What is Art?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
,4. Which attribute has the potential to influence future thoughts, actions, and human endeavors?
a. creativity
b. form
c. training
d. medium
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe art as a means of visual expression that uses various media and
forms.
Topic: What is Creativity?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
5. Daily life in the rural South influenced the work of __________.
a. Romare Bearden
b. Edward Weston
c. Janet Echelman
d. Georgia O’Keeffe
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain what is meant by creativity.
Topic: What is Creativity?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6. Experimenting is a characteristic trait of __________.
a. iconography
b. creativity
c. media
d. abstraction
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain what is meant by creativity.
Topic: What is Creativity?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7. The Philadelphia Wireman’s Untitled (Watch Face) is classified as outsider art because it is
created __________.
a. with nonrepresentational forms
b. with ordinary and discarded materials
c. with a combination of media
d. without an awareness of conventional styles
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss the role creativity plays in the work of trained and untrained
artists.
Topic: Trained and Untrained Artists
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
,8. What distinguishes folk art from outsider art?
a. Folk art employs a universal visual language.
b. Folk art lacks a knowledge of art history.
c. Folk art uses established cultural traditions and practices.
d. Folk art produces abstract works from ordinary materials.
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss the role creativity plays in the work of trained and untrained
artists.
Topic: Trained and Untrained Artists
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
9. Why is Mary Wallace’s Peony an example of folk art?
a. It uses traditional imagery from pottery.
b. It includes religious iconography.
c. It abstracts the flower into geometric shapes.
d. It uses nonrepresentational forms.
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss the role creativity plays in the work of trained and untrained
artists.
Topic: Trained and Untrained Artists
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know and Analyze It
10. Which of the following is a characteristic trait of children’s art?
a. conventional artistic styles
b. realistic depictions of the world
c. an intuitive sense of balanced design
d. nonrepresentational pictures
Answer: c
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss the role creativity plays in the work of trained and untrained
artists.
Topic: Trained and Untrained Artists
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
, 11. Three-year old Alana’s Grandma demonstrates that children create unique images based on
__________.
a. nonrepresentational form
b. mental constructions
c. realistic methods
d. visual observation
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss the role creativity plays in the work of trained and untrained
artists.
Topic: Trained and Untrained Artists
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
12. In representational art, objects are called __________.
a. abstract
b. subjects
c. media
d. content
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.4 Assess the ways in which representational, abstract, and
nonrepresentational art relate to reality.
Topic: Art and Reality
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
13. Which type of art focuses on human subjects?
a. figurative
b. abstract
c. outsider
d. folk
Answer: a
Learning Objective: 1.4 Assess the ways in which representational, abstract, and
nonrepresentational art relate to reality.
Topic: Art and Reality
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
