If you are seeking an initial teaching license in visual arts education in Ohio, you can take the OAE (Ohio Assessments for Educators) Art Exam. 

Topics covered in OAE Art Teacher (006) Certification Exam: (with weightage)
Foundations of Art: Elements and Principles - 11%
Art Media, Tools, Technologies, Techniques, and Processes - 33%
Visual Arts in Historical and Cultural Contexts - 33%
Aesthetics and Art Criticism - 12%
Connecting the Visual Arts to Other Disciplines - 1

 

Related: OAE Art Teacher (006) Certification Exam Practice Test 1

OAE Art Teacher (006) Certification Exam Practice Test 2

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25 Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the metalworking technique of brazing?

Using high heat to melt two or more adjoining metal items togetherJoining two or more metal items by melting and flowing a filler metal with a lower melting point than the adjoining metalJoining two or more metal items by melting and flowing a filler metal with a higher melting point than the adjoining metalHeating two or more metal items to a high heat and then hammering them together

2. Which of the following would NOT be a part of an entablature in Classical Greek architecture?

CorniceArchitraveFriezePediment

3. Which of the following is the correct term for art that moves, driven by forces of nature, magnets, motors, or other outside forces?

AgileMagneticDynamicKinetic

4. Which of the following best describes the motivation behind the artwork of the Guerrilla Girls?

To speak out against racism and sexism in the art worldTo include more images of women in artwork in museumsTo create separate spaces for women’s artworkTo gain acceptance for women’s right to vote

5. Which of the following art movements was the Der Blaue Reiter movement most closely related to?

Neo-ExpressionismLes NabisDadaGerman Expressionism

6. A graphic designer needs to send files to a printer for a high-resolution brochure project. Which of the following file formats should the graphic designer NOT send?

.psd.tif.png.pdf

7. Which of the following best describes the greenware stage of clay?

Clay that has been shaped and dried but not fired yetClay that is still soft and easily workedClay that is partially dry but not completely dryClay that has been fired once but is still porous

8. Which of the following periods of Greek sculpture was known for perfecting naturalism in portraying the human figure?

ArchaicClassicalGeometricHellenistic

9. Which of the following best describes the architectural element spandrel?

The middle part of an entablature, between the cornice and architraveAn ornamental molding common on facadesThe triangular area between the outer curve of an arch and the frameworkA stylized leaf used as a decorative motif

10. Which of the following art movements would be more likely to include figurative subjects?

De StijlMannerismOp artColor field

11. Which of the following best describes the function of an image sensor on a digital camera?

Converting the information of the image into an electronic signalChanging the size of the lens openingStoring the image informationWhere light enters the camera

12. Which of the following describes the point of view used by the artist in this artwork?

Open viewEye level viewBird’s-eye viewWorm’s-eye view

13. Which of the following describes a computer graphics term for smoothing the edges of images to minimize distortion?

PlaningAntialiasingTrimmingLeveling

14. Which of the following groups of colors could be classified as warm colors?

Red, yellow, and orangeBlue, green, and violetRed, yellow and blueOrange, green and violet

15. Which of the following refers to the Christian art of the Eastern Roman Empire beginning in the 5th century?

Carolingian artOttonian artEtruscan artByzantine art

16. Which of the following best describes the goal of East Asian sumi-e brush painting?

To replicate the contours of a subjectTo recreate the colors of a subjectTo capture the spirit of a subjectTo faithfully reproduce the details of a subject

17. Which of the following drawing techniques, used in the 15th and 16th centuries on a specially coated paper, is shown here?

CharcoalGraphiteSilver pointConté crayon

18. Which of the following best describes putti in Renaissance artwork?

Depictions of naked, chubby male children, sometimes with wingsGroupings of fruit shown in still life paintingsA hazy quality created by gradually blending tones togetherA perspective effect created by shortening lines

19. Which of the following is the term for the method shown of portraying heads in an artwork all at the same height, regardless of posture?

GisantChinoiserieIsocephalySquaring

20. Which of the following best describes gesso?

A sizing that also acts as a glue, created from refined collagenA paint containing gypsum, pigment, or chalk that is used for preparing a surface for paintingA stick of colored material bound with gum arabic and used for drawingAn inexpensive opaque form of watercolor containing fugitive pigments

21. Which of the following best describes the term icon as it relates to artwork?

A painting of a person, usually just of the head and shouldersAn artwork of an arrangement of objects, usually fruit or flowersAn artwork of an outdoor sceneA religious painting, usually of one or two subjects

22. Which of the following best describes the sculpture technique of casting?

Pieces of a material are carved or chipped away.Different materials are gathered and put together.A material is melted down, and then it is poured into a mold.A material is built up, sometimes over an armature.

23. Which of the following best describes a pagoda?

A rectangular, terraced temple in ancient MesopotamiaA multistory tower with multiple eaves, found in South or East AsiaA small, dome-like structure on the top of a buildingA tall, four-sided stone pillar with a pyramidal top

24. Which of the following is the correct term for a distorted drawing such as this that only looks optically correct when viewed with a mirror or lens?

AnamorphosisAntependiumAntiphonaryAlgraphy

25. Which of the following describes an advantage of lossy file compression for images?

Quality is lost, and the file is visibly smaller.The file can be emailed and is now pixelated.The size of the file is reduced, but the file is still recognizable.Unnecessary metadata are removed but the file can still be used.