Free Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Questions and Answers

Question 1

The image you see when viewing an artwork is referred to as the:

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Subject

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Picture

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Theme

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Background

Question 2

An object's relative brightness or darkness is:

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Value

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Texture

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Color

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Contrast

Question 3

An artwork's central concept is referred to as the

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Theme

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Purpose

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Frame

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Subject

Question 4

Who of the following artists created the 1889 work Starry Night?

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Vincent Van Gogh

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Pablo Picasso

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Georges Seurat

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Claude Monet

Question 5

Artworks that accurately portray a subject without using stylization or idealization.

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Realistic

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Romanticism

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Abstract

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Impressionism

Question 6

Art that emphasizes the subject's shape above its outward appearance. The topic is divided into elements, such as line, form, etc., which may or may not resemble the subject itself.

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Abstract

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Realistic

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Modern

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Non-Objective

Question 7

Who is the renowned Spanish surrealist who created "The Persistence of Memory"?

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Salvador Dali

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Francisco de Zurbaran

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Francisco de Goya

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Diego Velazquez