Question 1

Claude Monet attempted to ________ in his work Grainstacks (End of Summer) .

Accepted Answer

A)  convey the quality of light and atmosphere through color
B)  convey the atmosphere of farm life
C)  create a painting that looked like a photograph
D)  both b and c are correct
E)  none of these are correct

Question 2

How did the Impressionists become known as the Impressionists?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true of Gauguin's painting Spirit of the Dead Watching?

Accepted Answer

A)  It depicts his wife.
B)  It is based on his wife's experience.
C)  It shows a dead spirit.
D)  It uses a traditional compositional form.
E)  It is depicted in a rational space.

Question 4

Which artist decided to sue the art critic John Ruskin for libel when Ruskin referred to Nocturne in Black and Fold: The Falling Rocket as "cockney impudence"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Claude Monet
B)  Vincent van Gogh
C)  J.A.M.Whistler
D)  Mary Cassatt
E)  Edgar Degas

Question 5

Which artist cut off part of his ear and painted some of his greatest works while battling mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Van Gogh
B)  Degas
C)  Gauguin
D)  Cezanne
E)  Cassatt

Question 6

Which of his own sculptures did Rodin refer to as "a huge knick-knack"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Gates of Hell
B)  The Kiss
C)  The Thinker
D)  none of these are correct
E)  all of these are correct

Question 7

All of the following are true of Paul Cezanne except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  he had the biggest impact on twentieth-century art
B)  he used three of the most ordinary types of painting in his work
C)  he reconceived the way pictures were made
D)  he believed that perspective was a lie
E)  he concealed his brushstrokes to create a smooth painted surface

Question 8

Who is described as the "father of expressionism" in the text and why?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

All of the following are true of Claude Monet's series of water lilies, such as Nympheas (Water Lilies)  except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the water lilies bloomed in his own gardens
B)  he called them "decorations"
C)  they are his most famous and popular works
D)  they symbolize love
E)  there is a visual play of color and painted line

Question 10

Begun in 1737, the __________________ , which contained officially sanctioned contemporary art, remained the only important public exhibition available to artists.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Salon des Refusés
B)  Salon
C)  Louvre
D)  French Academy
E)  none of these are correct

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