Grade 6 Midterm Quiz Study Guide

Grade 6 Art Quiz- STUDY GUIDE

The midterm quiz will consist of information learned during semester 1 and 2. The test will include short answer, true false, fill in the blank and multiple choice, 20 questions total.

1. Color Theory

1. Definitions:

-Primary Colors: Colors that cannot be mixed, they create every other color on the color wheel. Ex: Red, Yellow, and Blue

-Secondary Colors: Mixed from equal amounts of two primary colors. Ex: Orange, Violet, Green

-Tertiary Colors: Mixed from a primary and secondary color. Hint: Their names tell you which colors it is made of, are mixed from ⅔ one color and ⅓ another. They also contain a hyphen.. Ex: Blue-Green= Blue+Green= Blue+(Blue+Yellow)

-Analogous Colors: Colors that are NEXT to each other on the color wheel.

-Complementary Colors: Colors that are ACROSS from each other on the color wheel.

2. How to create colors (mixing)

-IE: What two colors make Violet?

-How would you mix tertiary colors? ___+____+___

II. Keith Haring

1. Biography background

-Where Keith Haring was born and grew up: Kuztown/Reading, Pennsylvania

-City Keith Haring lived in as an adult: New York City

-Keith Haring’s inspirations:Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics, Andy Warhol

    2. Art Style

- Type of artwork:Graffiti, Pop Art

-Characteristics of his artwork: Simple, Bold, Outlined, Very few Details

-Medium (where he created it) On black paper that was behind advertisements in the Subways

-Symbolism

III. The Day of the Dead

1. Celebration Information

-Name in Spanish Dia de Los Muertos

-Date celebrated: November 1-2

-Why it is celebrated: To remember family members who have passed

-Where it is celebrated:Mainly Mexico, parts of Central and South America

-When was it FIRST celebrated, and by whom: the Ancient Aztecs, coincides with Spanish “all soul’s day” when they conquered the area, the Spanish brought their traditions

-How it is celebrated Celebration in the town squares, creating altars for deceased family members, Sugar Skulls, concluded with Parade to scare spirits away

-Characteristics of decorations: Marigolds, Incense, Candles, Photos of deceased members on altars, Sugar Skulls, Skeleton designs, ornate designs

-Altars/Items put out onto them: Candles, photos of deceased, deceased favorite foods, candy (sugar) skulls

    2. Definitions of:

-Calaveras: Small types of candies in the shape of skulls

-Ofrenda: Day of the Dead altar