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Quiz on Sculpture vocabulary

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1. What do you call a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence?

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welding

etching

soldiering

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2. Pumice is a light, ................ form of solidified lava.

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satiny

porous

spongy

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3. Gouges are one of the most commonly used tools in wood .....................

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modelling

carving

sizing

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4. What do you call a hard compound of plaster of Paris or whiting in glue, used in sculpture (as can be seen in the image below) or as a base for gilding or painting on wood?

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lime

marble

gesso

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5. The sculpture The Rape of Proserpina, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, is a representative example of...

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Neoclassic sculpture

Baroque sculpture

Gothic sculpture

Renaissance sculpture

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6. What do you call a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery and other materials as an ornament or for protection? In the image below we can see an example of its application on a metal sculpture.
(Source of the definition: Dictionary.com).

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enamel

smalt

polish

smattering

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7. A type of fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or moulding into architectural decorations is known as...

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adobe

concrete

stucco

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8. These statuettes are made of brass, an ....................... of copper and zinc.

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alloy

ally

alley

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