Art Regents Sample Essay Example
Comprehensive Art Examination
Three Year Concentration for Regents Credit
Monday, June 23, 2003 - 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. only
MAXIMUM
POINTS
SCORE INITIALS
A
INITIALS
B
15
20
TOTAL 100
10
10
15
10
10
10
VI.
VII.
VIII.
Art History
Design, Materials & Techniques
Areas of Specialization
Essay
Design Exercise
Drawing from Direct Observation
Portfolio Evaluation*
Portfolio Self-Assessment Essay*
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Last Name First Name
School Name OSIS Number
Exam Number
* These sections were due prior to the examination
1
New York City Department of Education
Comprehensive Art Examination
Three Year Concentration for Regents Credit
PART I
Art History ( 10 Points )
Directions: Read each question or incomplete statement. Choose the best answer. Write the letter of your choice in Part I on the answer sheet provided on the last page of this examination booklet.
Answer 20 out of the 30 questions in this part. Each question is worth 1/2 point. If you answer more than
20 questions, only the first 20 will be scored.
Lascaux, France ca. 13,000 B.C.
a. ziggurats
b. tombs
c. caves
d. temples
1. Paleolithic paintings, such as this one, were discovered in
Tomb of Nakhte, Thebes ca. 1425 B.C.
a. personalized
b. naturalistic
c. rendered
d. stylized
2. This wall painting from an ancient Egyptian tomb shows figures that are
GRAVE STELE OF HEGESO OLD MARKET WOMAN ca. 410-400 B.C. ca. 150-100 B.C.
a. academic to symbolic
b. idealized to life-like
c. realistic to imaginative
d. embellished to austere
3. One difference between Classical Greek and
Hellenistic sculpture is the change from
a. the gods
b. the past
c. perfection
d. evolution
4. The Greeks used the golden mean to design the facade of the Parthenon because it represented
2
SECOND STYLE WALL PAINTING, ca. 50-40 B.C.
a. trompe l’oeil
b. sfumato
c. parallax
d. aerial view
5. The technique used by the Romans to convey the illusion of reality is
GOOD
Three Year Concentration for Regents Credit
Monday, June 23, 2003 - 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. only
MAXIMUM
POINTS
SCORE INITIALS
A
INITIALS
B
15
20
TOTAL 100
10
10
15
10
10
10
VI.
VII.
VIII.
Art History
Design, Materials & Techniques
Areas of Specialization
Essay
Design Exercise
Drawing from Direct Observation
Portfolio Evaluation*
Portfolio Self-Assessment Essay*
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Last Name First Name
School Name OSIS Number
Exam Number
* These sections were due prior to the examination
1
New York City Department of Education
Comprehensive Art Examination
Three Year Concentration for Regents Credit
PART I
Art History ( 10 Points )
Directions: Read each question or incomplete statement. Choose the best answer. Write the letter of your choice in Part I on the answer sheet provided on the last page of this examination booklet.
Answer 20 out of the 30 questions in this part. Each question is worth 1/2 point. If you answer more than
20 questions, only the first 20 will be scored.
Lascaux, France ca. 13,000 B.C.
a. ziggurats
b. tombs
c. caves
d. temples
1. Paleolithic paintings, such as this one, were discovered in
Tomb of Nakhte, Thebes ca. 1425 B.C.
a. personalized
b. naturalistic
c. rendered
d. stylized
2. This wall painting from an ancient Egyptian tomb shows figures that are
GRAVE STELE OF HEGESO OLD MARKET WOMAN ca. 410-400 B.C. ca. 150-100 B.C.
a. academic to symbolic
b. idealized to life-like
c. realistic to imaginative
d. embellished to austere
3. One difference between Classical Greek and
Hellenistic sculpture is the change from
a. the gods
b. the past
c. perfection
d. evolution
4. The Greeks used the golden mean to design the facade of the Parthenon because it represented
2
SECOND STYLE WALL PAINTING, ca. 50-40 B.C.
a. trompe l’oeil
b. sfumato
c. parallax
d. aerial view
5. The technique used by the Romans to convey the illusion of reality is
GOOD