Question 1

Her work is often described as autobiographical because of her unflinching self-portrait portrayals. She gives the viewer a personal glimpse into herself and suffering. Which of the following artists does this describe?

Accepted Answer

A)   Frida Kahlo
B)   Hannah Höch
C)   Georgia O'Keeffe
D)   Dorothea Lange

Question 2

Describe Art Deco.

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It was a remote descendant of ...

Question 3

The goal of Dalí's "paranoiac-critical" method was to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   portray the art of madmen
B)   illustrate the sado-masochistic theories of Krafft-Ebing
C)   pour his emotions directly onto the canvas, with no thought of technique
D)   create images of inner reality and irrationality as concrete as the world of physical reality

Question 4

Which of the following artists created a modern American art style combining Synthetic Cubism with jazz tempos and his perception of the fast-paced American culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marsden Hartley
B)   Charles Demuth
C)   Georgia O'Keeffe
D)   Stuart Davis

Question 5

How did Le Corbusier design a house as "a machine for living"?

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The design was such that every level cou...

Question 6

Who is the artist who created a work of art that can be described as "a wickedly funny gift"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Edward Weston
B)   Alfred Stieglitz
C)   Man Ray
D)   Marsden Hartley

Question 7

Which of the following artists was a Berlin Dadaist?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hannah Höch
B)   Barbara Hepworth
C)   Georgia O'Keeffe
D)   Frida Kahlo

Question 8

The Chrysler Building by William van Alen has elements from which of the following styles?

Accepted Answer

A)   Art Nouveau
B)   Art Deco
C)   Cubist
D)   Fin-de-siècle

Question 9

How do these works differ in how they deal with the theme of war?

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Gino Severini, Armored Train, 1915 and G...

Question 10

Briefly describe Futurism.

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It was an early twentieth century litera...

Question 11

How does this work reflect the Futurist art movement?

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Robert Delaunay, Homage to Bleriot . As ...

Question 12

What is a "Prairie House"?

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An architectural style developed by Fran...

Question 13

Contrast these two pieces of sculpture, noting when and where each was done. What do they have in common?

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Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in ...

Question 14

Who is the Surrealist?

Accepted Answer

A)   Salvador Dalí
B)   Jacob Lawrence
C)   Henri Matisse
D)   Pablo Picasso

Question 15

Which artists criticized the greed and capitalism that served as the root of war in works such as The Eclipse of the Sun?

Accepted Answer

A)   Picasso
B)   Marc
C)   Grosz
D)   Kandinsky

Question 16

In the artist's eyes, the Fate of the Animals was almost a premonition of which historical event?

Accepted Answer

A)   World War II
B)   the Great Depression
C)   the Russian Revolution
D)   World War I

Question 17

What message did Vera Mukhina convey in her work entitled The Worker and the Collective Farm Worker?

Accepted Answer

A)   She conveyed the horror of war
B)   She glorified the communal labor of the Soviet people
C)   She glorified urban lifestyles
D)   She showed motion through dynamic line

Question 18

Explain the development of Cubism and the artistic movements that it spawned. Use examples to support your essay.

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Cubism was an influential art movement t...

Question 19

" . . . I believe in the future resolution of the states of dream and reality, in appearance so contradictory, in a sort of absolute reality, or surreality." This definition of Surrealism was written by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Guillaume Apollinaire
B)   Friedrich Nietzsche
C)   Salvador Dalí
D)   André Breton

Question 20

How does this artist's approach to religious subjects differ from conventional treatments?

Accepted Answer

Emil Nolde, Saint Mary of Egypt . Nolde ...

Exam 29: Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

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How does this artist's approach to religious subjects differ from conventional treatments?

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The goal of Dalí's "paranoiac-critical" method was to ____.

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The Chrysler Building by William van Alen has elements from which of the following styles?

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What is a "Prairie House"?

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Her work is often described as autobiographical because of her unflinching self-portrait portrayals. She gives the viewer a personal glimpse into herself and suffering. Which of the following artists does this describe?

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What message did Vera Mukhina convey in her work entitled The Worker and the Collective Farm Worker?

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How did Le Corbusier design a house as "a machine for living"?

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How do these works differ in how they deal with the theme of war?

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Which of the following artists was a Berlin Dadaist?

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Which artists criticized the greed and capitalism that served as the root of war in works such as The Eclipse of the Sun?

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Contrast these two pieces of sculpture, noting when and where each was done. What do they have in common?

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Briefly describe Futurism.

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How does this work reflect the Futurist art movement?

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