Traditional Chinese artists used _________, the oldest painting ...

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Traditional Chinese artists used _________, the oldest painting medium in continuous use.
 
  A. watercolor
  B. encaustic paint
  C. gouache
  D. acrylic
  E. ink sticks

Question 2

A nonaqueous paint is one that:
 
  A. is less expensive than most.
  B. produces the most brilliant colors.
  C. dissolves in water.
  D. dissolves in something other than water.
  E. is very fast-drying.

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Answer to Question 1

E
Ink sticks are black ink mixed with soot and animal fat and hardened into a block. The earliest known ink sticks date from the period in Chinese history known as the Warring states (c. 450221 B.C.E.).

Answer to Question 2

D
Nonaqueous paints, such as oil paints, contain no water and use oil (linseed, poppy seed, or walnut) as a binder instead.

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[kishoreddi]

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