VOL 4 Test 1 - Using scientific techniques to investigate works of art

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Questions 1-4

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

1What does Josh think about Jackson Pollock's paintings?

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B.

C.

2The $5 painting was considered to be a fake because

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B.

C.

3What made the International Foundation for Art Research reject the $5 painting?

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B.

C.

4What do Josh and Emily agree about art evaluation?

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B.

C.

Questions 5-10

Complete the notes below. Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to questions 5-10.

A ultrasound
B gamma-ray technology
C stone
D a laser scanner
E a radar machine
F glass
G a thermographic camera
H brick

Seracini's search for Leonardo Da Vinci's Battle of Anghiari

  • Seracini used 5 to help make a model of the building.
  • Seracini used 6 to reveal different materials in the walls. He found the original architecture.
  • Seracini guessed that Da Vinci painted his masterpiece on the east wall, in a space that used to hold 7
  • Seracini analysed the wall using 8 and discovered a second wall behind it.
  • Seracini hypothesised that the Da Vinci painting is still there on the original 9 wall.
  • Seracini is using 10 to prove his theory.