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A.A. 2010/11 Corso Di Fumetto E Illustrazione -‐ Test Di Ammissione A.A. 2010/11 Corso di Fumetto e Illustrazione - Test di ammissione 1) Quale delle seguenti città fu il principale centro di diffusione del Barocco: a) Firenze b) Roma c) Parigi d) Lecce 2) Chi tra questi artisti è l'intruso: a) Antonello da Messina b) Masolino da Panicale c) Jacopone da Todi d) Pietro da Cortona 3) Quale dei seguenti artisti operò nel Seicento? a) Leonardo da Vinci b) Andrea del Sarto c) Pietro da Cortona d) Giovan Battista Tiepolo 4) Il Bauhaus è: a) La scuola d’arte e architettura fondata in Germania nel 1919 b) Un movimento filosofico collegato al Futurismo c) Un movimento politico sorto in Germania negli anni Venti d) Una corrente artistica espressionista 5) Con il termine “Preraffaelliti” si indica: a) I pittori che anticipano l’arte di Raffaello b) I pittori formatisi nella bottega di Pinturicchio a Urbino c) Una corrente artistica degli inizi del XVIII secolo d) Una corrente artistica del XIX secolo 6) Giovan Battista Bodoni è il nome di: a) Uno scultore b) Un pittore c) Un disegnatore di caratteri tipografici d) Un illustratore 7) Quale di questi artisti ha realizzato manifesti pubblicitari per il marchio Campari? a) Fortunato Depero b) Ardengo Soffici c) Leopoldo Metlicovitz d) Umberto Boccioni 8) Quale di questi movimenti artistici nasce prima della seconda guerra mondiale? a) L’Optical Art b) L’Arte informale c) L’Iperrealismo d) Il Surrealismo 9) Che cosa indica il termine Land Art? a) Un sinonimo di “arte dei giardini” b) Opere d’arte realizzate mediante interventi sul paesaggio naturale c) Un’arte basata sulla diffusione di immagini tipiche della cultura di massa d) Un acrostico basato sulle iniziali dei quattro artisti fondatori 10) Il Guggenhein Museum di New York è opera di: a) Le Corbusier b) Mies Van der Rohe c) Frank Lloyd Wright d) Paolo Portoghesi 11) Chi ha creato Krazy Kat? a) George Herriman b) George McManus c) Winsor McCay a) Paul Murry 12) Quale di questi personaggi non è stato ideato da Vittorio Giardino? a) Little Nemo b) Little Ego c) Jonas Fink d) Max Fridman 13) Per le strade di Gotham City Batman è noto anche come: a) Il Barone Rampante b) Il Cavaliere Oscuro c) L’Ombra che cammina d) Il Cavaliere Inesistente 14) Qual è il vero nome dell’artista francese Mœbius? a) Jean Giraud b) Jean-Pierre Dionnet c) Jean Gabin d) André Franquin 15) Hal 9000 è: a) Il sistema di controllo della nave da carico Nostromo (Alien) b) Il computer di comando dell’Enterprise (Star Trek) c) Il microchip che governa le funzioni mentali dei “replicanti” (Blade Runner) d) Il computer della navicella Discovery (2001 Odissea nello spazio) 16) Il romanzo a fumetti Sharaz-de di Sergio Toppi è l’adattamento di alcune novelle tratte da: a) Le mille e una notte b) Il Decameron c) I racconti di mamma oca d) Il Panchatantra 17) Quale artista statunitense ha contribuito a definire con le proprie illustrazioni l’immaginario fantasy moderno? a) Frank Miller b) Frank Frazetta c) Mike Mignola d) Sal Buscema 18) Nel 1965, sulle pagine della rivista Linus, comparve per la prima volta il personaggio di: a) Valentina Mela Verde b) Valentina c) Corto Maltese d) Dylan Dog 19) Chi è stato il creatore di Dylan Dog? a) Tito Faraci b) Sergio Bonelli c) Angelo Stano d) Tiziano Sclavi 20) Quale coppia di autori argentini ha creato il personaggio di Alack Sinner? a) Carlos Trillo & Alberto Breccia b) Héctor German Oesterheld & Francisco Solano Lopez c) José Muñoz & Carlos Sampayo d) Robin Wood & Domingo Mandrafina 21) Cosa indica il termine “foliazione”? a) Il numero di pagine che compongono un prodotto editioriale b) L’emissione di foglie nuove in un albero c) L’inversione narrativa per recuperare il passato d) L’atto di sfogliare un giornale 22) Che cos’è il frontespizio di un libro? a) È il sinonimo di copertina b) È l'ultima pagina di un libro antico con l'indicazione dello stampatore e dell'anno di edizione c) È la prima pagina con l'indicazione degli elementi necessari per l'identificazione della pubblicazione d) Ogni pagina di un libro contrassegnata da un numero pari 23) Lorenzo Mattotti ha disegnato le copertine di: a) Le Monde b) The New Yorker c) L’Espresso d) Life 24) Quale famoso illustratore statunitense ha legato il suo nome alle copertine del Saturday Evening Post: a) Norman Mailer b) Norman Rockwell c) John D. 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