Question 1

Which of the following is not an example of graphic design?

Accepted Answer

A)  advertisement
B)  book illustration
C)  poster
D)  furniture design
E)  logo

Question 2

Glass is made primarily of _____, or a kind of sand, plus other minerals that add color.

Accepted Answer

A)  clay
B)  silica
C)  tumi
D)  gold
E)  none of these are correct

Question 3

What are the differences and similarities between products of design, such as graphic design, and conventional notions of fine art? Use examples from the text.

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Question 4

The _____________ is the time period in the West in which a distinction was made between the applied arts, or minor arts, and the major arts of painting and sculpture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrial Revolution
B)  Renaissance
C)  Middle Ages
D)  American Studio Craft Movement
E)  none of these are correct

Question 5

The greatest period of stained glass artistry is considered to be medieval times, when multicolored glass paintings were used to fill the long windows of Gothic cathedrals.The most beautiful, best preserved set of windows can be found in

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia
B)  the United States
C)  the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
D)  Chartres Cathedral
E)  none of these are correct

Question 6

Clay, used by sculptors to model statues, is also the media used to make what is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  plastics
B)  furniture
C)  glassblowing
D)  ceramics
E)  typography D

Question 7

Who said, "There is drama in the opening of a log: to uncover for the first time the beauty…hidden for centuries, waiting to be given this second life"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Harriet Powers
B)  George Nakashima
C)  Myra Mimlitsch-Gray
D)  Peter Voulkos
E)  Wendell Castle B

Question 8

Describe the dramatic impact mass production had on artists' attitudes towards crafts and design.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Which American glassblower is noted for organic forms and vibrant colors?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Nakashima
B)  Louis Comfort Tiffany
C)  Dale Chihuly
D)  Harriet Powers
E)  Myra Mimlitsch-Gray

Question 10

The gardens at Versailles are a revival of which culture's ideals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Olmec
B)  ancient Greeks and Romans
C)  medieval France
D)  modern American
E)  Lambayeque

Question 11

Compare and contrast the work of Kathy Butterly and Peter Voulkos.

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Question 12

Describe the process of weaving on a loom.

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Question 13

Describe the ambitions of Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus school.

Accepted Answer

Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus school, had ambitious goals for the institution. He aimed to create a new type of art and design school that would bring together various disciplines, including architecture, fine arts, and crafts, in order to break down the traditional barriers between them. Gropius wanted to foster a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to design, with an emphasis on functionality and mass production.

The Bauhaus school sought to revolutionize the way art and design were taught and practiced, with a focus on integrating art into everyday life. Gropius and the Bauhaus aimed to create a new aesthetic that would be in harmony with the modern industrial age, and they believed that this could be achieved through a combination of art, craft, and technology.

Overall, the ambitions of Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus school were to create a new approach to art and design that would be relevant to the modern world and would have a lasting impact on the way we live and interact with our environment.

Question 14

_________________________ is the aesthetic refinement of products, making functional engineering solutions easy to use and attractive.

Accepted Answer

A)  Typography
B)  The Bauhaus
C)  Industrial design
D)  Interior design
E)  Forging

Question 15

Which of the following is not true of Marianne Brandt's Table Clock?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a good example of industrial design.
B)  It has a total lack of ornamentation.
C)  It replaces the typical clock numbering with short lines.
D)  It was revolutionary at the time.
E)  The design has not been influential.

Question 16

Which glass artist's work is notable for its organic forms and vibrant colors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Myra Mimlitsch-Gray
B)  Harriet Powers
C)  Louis Comfort Tiffany
D)  Peter Voulkos
E)  Dale Chihuly

Question 17

Which work by Magdalena Abakanowicz consists of a large number of figures made of burlap and glue and is installed in nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Backs in a Landscape
B)  Table Clock
C)  Ghost Clock
D)  Portal Gates
E)  Yo

Question 18

Heating glass to a molten state and then picking it up in a small spherical blob at the end of a long metal pipe and blowning bubbles into it of various shapes is a technique referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  forging
B)  glassblowing
C)  weaving
D)  carving
E)  none of these are correct

Question 19

Metal can be cast or welded, but it can also be _________, or heated, and ___________, or hammered, into shape.

Accepted Answer

A)  forged; wrought
B)  fired; thrown
C)  warp; weft
D)  all of these are correct
E)  none of these are correct

Question 20

When fabric silhouettes are cut out and stitched onto the background of another fabric, it is called

Accepted Answer

A)  weaving
B)  embroidery
C)  appliqué
D)  knotting
E)  beadwork

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