Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments (AEPA) – Sample

The characteristics of Navajo sand painting are strongly reflective of its function within the Navajo culture as:

In ceramics, a bat is commonly used for which of the following purposes?

An individual who has excellent drawing skills, enjoys working independently, and would like to work on a freelance basis would be best suited to which of the following visual arts careers?

Which of the following uses of art to communicate meaning was most typical of fifteenth-century Flemish painters?

The process of converting an original graphic design to a pattern of dots to create the perception of gradations of color value and intensity is called:

A large department store chain has proposed to open a new store down the road from the middle school. The middle school art teacher would like the students to gain an understanding of the effect the store is likely to have on the aesthetics of the town. This can best be achieved by

Shortly after its completion in 1541 in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s fresco, Last Judgment, was criticized as being indecent because it contained dozens of nude figures. In modern times, however, the work is considered one of the greatest of Western art and is viewed by hundreds of visitors each day. This is an example of:

The orthodox Muslim ban on worship of idols had which of the following effects on traditional Islamic art?

Which of the following painting techniques is most likely to result in an image that appears to vibrate?

Art students working on architectural renderings can best be encouraged to approach the renderings as a form of visual expression by: