Choose the right option

1. A substance applied on a canvas as a preparatory coat (e.g. gesso) is known as a...

	a) printout
	b) printer
	c) primer

2. What technique is described in the following paragraph?

The technique "consists in brushing a transparent layer of paint over another thoroughly dried layer of opaque paint. [...] The two layers of paint are not physically but optically mixed. [This technique] is similar to placing a sheet of colored acetate over a monochrome photograph, [...and] creates a unique "shine through" stained glass effect that is not obtainable by direct mixture of paint".
Source: http://www.essentialvermeer.com

An example of the use of this technique is Vermeer's Girl with the Red Hat (ca. 1665-1667).

redhat

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	a) glazing
	b) engraving
	c) screenprinting
	d) stencilling

3. The act of painting outdoors is known as ............. ................ painting.

outdoor

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	a) open door
	b) free air
	c) plein air

4. Watch the following video by Barbara Donahue, posted by eHow on Youtube on 09/07/2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YHDGBLXvFsE), and then answer the question below.

ACCORDING TO THE VIDEO, ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT OIL PAINTS IS RIGHT. WHICH ONE?

	a) Gradations are harder to create with oil paint than with acrylics.
	b) Oil paints and acrylics are equally toxic.
	c) Oil and acrylic paints dry at more or less the same speed.
	d) Oil paints tend to be duller, less luminous than acrylics.

5. A substance consisting of resin dissolved in a liquid, applied in order to give a hard, clear, shiny surface when dry is...

	a) pastel
	b) dye
	c) gouache
	d) varnish

6. When did André Breton write the Manifeste du Surréalisme, proclaiming the birth of the surrealist movement?

	a) 1924
	b) 1936
	c) 1916