Title: Principles of Art
Course: Art

Questions dealing with definitions of Principles of Art.

Q: A way of combining visual elements to produce a sense of action – or implied motion.
- movement
- balance
- unity
- rhythm
A: movement

Q: A visual tempo or beat – often described as alternating, regular, flowing, progressive or jazzy.
- rhythym
- movement
- balance
- unity
A: rhythym

Q: A principle of art that refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.
- value
- emphasis
- balance
- proportion
A: value

Q: A feeling that all of the parts are working together as a team – the quality of wholeness.
- unity
- rhythm
- movement
- balance
A: unity

Q: Area in a work of art that catches and holds the viewer’s attention.
- emphasis
- balance
- rhythm
- proportion
A: emphasis

Q: Principle of design referring to the way the elements are arranged to create a feeling of stability in a work – parts of equal visual weight.
- balance
- unity
- proportion
- emphasis
A: balance

Q: The relation of one object to another in size, amount, number or degree – scale.
- proportion
- balance
- unity
- movement
A: proportion

Q: A type of balance in which both sides of a composition are balanced yet different.
- Asymmetrical
- Radial
- Symmetrical
- Geometric
A: Asymmetrical

Q: Formal balance is another word for which type of balance?
- Symmetrical
- Radial
- Asymmetrical
- Geometric
A: Symmetrical

Q: Which of the following is another word for "center of interest"?
- Emphasis
- Balance
- Unity
- Rhythm
A: Emphasis

Q: Colors are said to be contrasting if they are _____________.
- different in lightness and darkness
- light in value.
- dark in value.
- bright and intense.
A: different in lightness and darkness

Q: Rhythm is created when visual elements are repeated. Rhythm may be alternating, regular, flowing, progressive, or jazzy.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Variation is important in a work of art. Variation is the use of the same lines, shapes, textures, and colors.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Unity is obtained by repeating colors and shapes -- all parts of a design are working together as a team.
- True
- False
A: True