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The African-American artist Dox Thrash wanted to use dark,rich tones to reflect the somber mood of the nation during World War II in this mezzotint from c.1941.


A) Defense Worker
B) Adam and Eve
C) Giant
D) Double Elvis
E) Prophet

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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The earliest existing printed artworks on paper were created in this culture.


A) Rome
B) Mesopotamia
C) Egypt
D) Greece
E) China

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

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This type of print can be made using any print process,but with the intention of creating a unique image rather than an edition.


A) monoprint
B) intaglio
C) linocut
D) relief
E) etching

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

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Silkscreen printing uses a stencil process,and was first developed in ________ during the Sung Dynasty.


A) China
B) Germany
C) Japan
D) Russia
E) Egypt

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

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Match the artwork with its medium: -Kitagawa Utamaro,Lovers in an Upstairs Room


A) mezzotint
B) silkscreen
C) woodcut
D) engraving
E) aquatint

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

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In one of his lithographic images,this French artist depicted the aftermath of a violent incidence of police brutality,where a family was killed in a case of mistaken identity.


A) Honoré Daumier
B) Francisco Goya
C) Rembrandt
D) Albrecht Dürer
E) Andy Warhol

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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To create a color woodblock,such as Hokusai's famous "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," a printer must produce a new ________ for each separate color.


A) style
B) piece of paper
C) relief block
D) design
E) medium

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there were many masters of woodblock printing in this country,whose work reflected the lifestyle of an urban cultural class.


A) United States
B) Austria
C) France
D) Japan
E) Siam

F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

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One advantage of using a metal plate over a woodblock for printmaking is that it ________.


A) creates a more textured surface
B) is a softer material to cut
C) reacts better to acids
D) is longer lasting
E) is more pliable

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

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This seventeenth-century Dutch artist was a master of etching and used it to depict Adam and Eve as well as other religious subjects.


A) Francisco Goya
B) Albrecht Dürer
C) Max Beckmann
D) Rembrandt
E) Dox Thrash

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

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This printmaking process means "stone writing" in Greek.


A) etching
B) intaglio
C) aquatint
D) lithography
E) linocut

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Printmaking is a process-oriented art form.The artist must be methodical and determined to get the best results.Which of the processes discussed would allow the most spontaneity? Which seems the most rigid and elaborate? Which process would you use to create a self-portrait that expresses your personality? Why?

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