Grade 8 Visual Arts Quiz

What is the technique that distorts an image so that it appears normal when viewed from a specific angle?

• Anamorphosis

• Abstraction

• Distortion

• Sfumato

During the Renaissance period, what was one of the hallmarks of European portraiture?

• A sense of reality

• Cubist style

• Expressionism

• Optical illusions

What does the style of portraiture that uses shapes, colors, and textures to create an abstract representation of the subject emphasize?

• Beauty / demeanour

• Race and skin colour

• Themes in contemporary portraiture artworks

• The human figure

What aspect of the sitter was emphasized during the Renaissance period?

• Beauty / demeanour

• Race and skin colour

• Themes in contemporary portraiture artworks

• The human figure

During which period did Picasso attempt to represent the sitter from multiple angles at once?

• Cubist

• Realism

• Fauvist

• Expressionism

What technique did Picasso use to capture the sitter's emotions, thoughts, and experiences?

• Sfumato

• Anamorphosis

• Distortion

• Expressionism

Which artist's physical and emotional pain are depicted starkly in her artworks?

• Frida Kahlo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Pablo Picasso

• Vincent van Gogh

Who painted the Mona Lisa artwork?

• Frida Kahlo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Pablo Picasso

• Vincent van Gogh

What is a common theme in Frida Kahlo's paintings?

• Life experience

• Tombs

• Optical illusions

• Allegorical

Where were Egyptian mummy portraits placed?

• On the outside of the cartonnage coffin

• Inside the tomb

• In temples

• In museums