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A picture drawn in perspective that employs a single point of vision is called


A) binocular vision.
B) one-point perspective.
C) pyramidal vision.
D) monocular vision.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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What are the three types of axonometric projection?

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Gustave Caillebotte's Place de l'Europe on a Rainy Day is based on what specific type of perspective?


A) isometric perspective
B) trimetric perspective
C) one-point linear perspective
D) two-point linear perspective

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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In linear perspective systems,where is the vanishing point located?

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Although created for different purposes,Barbara Hepworth's Two Figures and the African feast-making spoon share a similar trait.What is it?


A) They are both based on the animal form.
B) They are both positive forms that contain negative space.
C) They are both constructed from clay.
D) They are both functional artworks.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Where is the vanishing point in Duccio's Perspective Analysis of Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin,from the MaestΓ‘ Altarpiece?


A) at the virgin's hands
B) just above and to the left of the virgin's head
C) at several points in the composition
D) at the angels head

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Discuss how Renaissance artists interpreted the use of scientific perspective systems.

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As is common in Japanese art,the Kumano mandala creates the illusion of space by utilizing:


A) oblique projection.
B) monocular projection.
C) linear perspective.
D) foreshortening.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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In Harmony in Red (The Red Room) ,Henri Matisse deliberately intended to violate the laws of perspective.Why?


A) He did not understand perspective.
B) He preferred flat space and disliked shading.
C) His interests were in things other than pure verisimilitude.
D) He was more comfortable with the two-dimensional plane.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Where is the negative space in the Rubin vase?


A) in the white area
B) in the dark area
C) on the edges between the white and dark areas
D) in both,depending on how you look at it

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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According to Sayre,our notion of space has changed abruptly and even become "fluid" since the beginning of the twentieth century due to:


A) the exploration of the oceans.
B) the advent of perspective.
C) new discoveries in astronomy.
D) Einstein's theories.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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In the Rubin vase illustration,the black shape can be seen alternately as a foreground object resembling a vase,or as a background space between two white profiled faces.What is this relationship called?


A) linear perspective
B) atmospheric perspective
C) scientific perspective
D) figure-ground reversal

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper is based on what specific type of perspective?


A) isometric perspective
B) trimetric perspective
C) one-point linear perspective
D) two-point linear perspective

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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During what period was THEtrue scientific perspective perfected?

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On axonometric projection,all lines indicating height,width,and depth remain


A) perpendicular.
B) parallel.
C) diagonal.
D) horizontal.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Where is the vanishing point in The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci?


A) in the upper-left corner
B) at Jesus' head
C) at the head of the figure just to Jesus' left
D) in the landscape seen through the window on the left

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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When and where was linear perspective first codified (studied,organized,and written down) ?


A) in the late 18th century United States
B) in the 12th century on the Iberian peninsula
C) during the Renaissance in Italy
D) during the classical period in Greece

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Discuss how new technologies are redefining our sense of space.

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Paul Strand's Abstraction,Porch Shadows reflects a 20th century effort to challenge the viewer' perspective with


A) traditional compositions.
B) high contrast images.
C) patterns of light and dark.
D) odd or distorted perspective.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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What do Umbo's Weird Street and Matisse's Harmony in Red (The Red Room)have in common?

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