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George Ray McCormick

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  • Click the red button next to each answer you think is most correct.
  • When finished, click the “Click When Finished” Button at the end of the test. Your score will appear below it, and all correct answers will be lit with a green button.
  • Check over the “green lit” answers you didn’t know.
What do you know about woodcarving and metalwork?

1. _______ is a favorite wood for hand-carving because it has tight grain, is soft and light colored.
Oak
Basswood
Walnut
Mahogany

2. George won an award for his carved doll of what historic African American teacher?
Langston Hughes
Sojournor Truth
W. E. B. DuBois
Mary McLeod Bethune

3. Low-relief carving is...
three-dimensional carving
carving with deep cuts in the wood that make the image stand up high from the background
carving with shallow cuts in the wood that make the image stay low and close to the background
carvings that are painted in bright colors

4. George includes symbols from sacred stories in _____ and _____ mytholgy in his carvings.
Christian and West African
Buddhist and West African
Christian and Islamic
West African and Islamic

5. What skill did George learn so that he could create metal sculptures?
carving
forging
welding
painting


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