Question 1

The theater of the absurd

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A) shared existentialism's bleak vision. 
B) obeyed the rules of the classical tradition. 
C) concentrated on the psychology of the characters. 
D) romanticized the lives of ordinary people. 
A) shared existentialism's bleak vision. 
B) obeyed the rules of the classical tradition. 
C) concentrated on the psychology of the characters. 
D) romanticized the lives of ordinary people.

Question 2

How was abstract expressionism manifested in painting? Use examples by two of its most important painters.

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Abstract Expressionism was manifested in

Question 3

Structuralists maintain that

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A) human freedom is unlimited. 
B) humans act and operate in random ways,absent of patterns. 
C) civilizations arise from deep-seated modes of thought. 
D) the basic nature of the human mind is unfathomable. 
A) human freedom is unlimited. 
B) humans act and operate in random ways,absent of patterns. 
C) civilizations arise from deep-seated modes of thought. 
D) the basic nature of the human mind is unfathomable.

Question 4

What were the reasons for the end of European colonialism after 1945? What international issues and problems emerged in the wake of decolonization?

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The end of European colonialism after 19

Question 5

An "assemblage" is best described as

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A) an eclectic style that joins several styles of art into a single work. 
B) a put-together structure that mixes junk,found objects,and some paint. 
C) a performance piece that blends art,music,dance,speech,and theater. 
D) a collection of artists who work together simultaneously to create a work of art. 
A) an eclectic style that joins several styles of art into a single work. 
B) a put-together structure that mixes junk,found objects,and some paint. 
C) a performance piece that blends art,music,dance,speech,and theater. 
D) a collection of artists who work together simultaneously to create a work of art.

Question 6

The revival of the feminist movement after 1945 was first sparked by

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A) Simone de Beauvoir. 
B) Betty Friedan. 
C) Alice Walker. 
D) Germaine Greer. 
A) Simone de Beauvoir. 
B) Betty Friedan. 
C) Alice Walker. 
D) Germaine Greer.

Question 7

What event in 1948 further intensified the volatile changes occurring in the Middle East?

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A) the growth in oil demand by the industrialized states 
B) the founding of Israel as a Jewish state in 1948 
C) the ouster of British-backed King Farouk in Egypt 
D) an explosion of Islamic fundamentalism 
A) the growth in oil demand by the industrialized states 
B) the founding of Israel as a Jewish state in 1948 
C) the ouster of British-backed King Farouk in Egypt 
D) an explosion of Islamic fundamentalism

Question 8

Discuss late modernist innovations in music,considering trends in both avant-garde and popular music.Which of these trends was most representative of its era?

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Late modernist innovations in music saw

Question 9

Which artist gave birth to a technique called hard-edge?

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A) Helen Frankenthaler 
B) Frank Stella 
C) Robert Rauschenberg 
D) Jasper Johns 
A) Helen Frankenthaler 
B) Frank Stella 
C) Robert Rauschenberg 
D) Jasper Johns

Question 10

Who is considered the founder of neoorthodoxy,which claimed that God was beyond human reason?

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A) Teilhard de Chardin 
B) Paul Tillich 
C) Martin Buber 
D) Karl Barth 
A) Teilhard de Chardin 
B) Paul Tillich 
C) Martin Buber 
D) Karl Barth

Question 11

How did the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.affect James Baldwin?

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A) It revived his faith in the American way of life. 
B) It persuaded him that an integrated society was the only solution to America's racism. 
C) It convinced him that violence was the only path to changing America's racial attitudes. 
D) It led him to dedicate his life to working among the urban poor. 
A) It revived his faith in the American way of life. 
B) It persuaded him that an integrated society was the only solution to America's racism. 
C) It convinced him that violence was the only path to changing America's racial attitudes. 
D) It led him to dedicate his life to working among the urban poor.

Question 12

Which of the following artists was guided by the "truth to materials" argument and enhanced his reputation in the United Kingdom by sketching a series of "shelter" drawings that depicted Londoners huddled in the underground subway stations during the blitz?

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A) Joseph Beuys 
B) David Smith 
C) Henry Moore 
D) George Segal 
A) Joseph Beuys 
B) David Smith 
C) Henry Moore 
D) George Segal

Question 13

The hero in Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

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A) is killed during a rebellion against the prison system. 
B) endures the hardships of the labor camp. 
C) decides that life is not worth living and commits suicide. 
D) renounces Marxism and is executed for his thought crime. 
A) is killed during a rebellion against the prison system. 
B) endures the hardships of the labor camp. 
C) decides that life is not worth living and commits suicide. 
D) renounces Marxism and is executed for his thought crime.

Question 14

Which New York museum was a major force in elevating the artists of the Western avant-garde to dominance in postwar Western art?

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A) Metropolitan Museum of Art 
B) Whitney Museum 
C) Museum of Modern Art 
D) Guggenheim Museum 
A) Metropolitan Museum of Art 
B) Whitney Museum 
C) Museum of Modern Art 
D) Guggenheim Museum

The theater of the absurd

How was abstract expressionism manifested in painting? Use examples by two of its most important painters.

Structuralists maintain that

What were the reasons for the end of European colonialism after 1945? What international issues and problems emerged in the wake of decolonization?

An "assemblage" is best described as

The revival of the feminist movement after 1945 was first sparked by

What event in 1948 further intensified the volatile changes occurring in the Middle East?

Discuss late modernist innovations in music,considering trends in both avant-garde and popular music.Which of these trends was most representative of its era?

Which artist gave birth to a technique called hard-edge?

Who is considered the founder of neoorthodoxy,which claimed that God was beyond human reason?

How did the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.affect James Baldwin?

Which of the following artists was guided by the "truth to materials" argument and enhanced his reputation in the United Kingdom by sketching a series of "shelter" drawings that depicted Londoners huddled in the underground subway stations during the blitz?

The hero in Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Which New York museum was a major force in elevating the artists of the Western avant-garde to dominance in postwar Western art?

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans,the Mycenaeans,and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam 622-1520

The High Middle Ages 1000-1300

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery, 1300-1500

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564

Northern Humanism, northern Renaissance, religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism, 1500-1603

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity, 1600-1715

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought, 1600-1715

The Age of Reason 1700-1789

Revolution,reaction,and Cultural Response 1760-1830

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie 1830-1871

The Age of Early Modernism 1871-1914

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism 1914-1945

The Contemporary World: Globalization, terrorism, and Postmodernism, 1970-2001

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Exam 22: The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism 1945-1970

The theater of the absurd

How was abstract expressionism manifested in painting? Use examples by two of its most important painters.

Structuralists maintain that

What were the reasons for the end of European colonialism after 1945? What international issues and problems emerged in the wake of decolonization?

An "assemblage" is best described as

The revival of the feminist movement after 1945 was first sparked by

What event in 1948 further intensified the volatile changes occurring in the Middle East?

Discuss late modernist innovations in music,considering trends in both avant-garde and popular music.Which of these trends was most representative of its era?

Which artist gave birth to a technique called hard-edge?

Who is considered the founder of neoorthodoxy,which claimed that God was beyond human reason?

How did the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.affect James Baldwin?

Which of the following artists was guided by the "truth to materials" argument and enhanced his reputation in the United Kingdom by sketching a series of "shelter" drawings that depicted Londoners huddled in the underground subway stations during the blitz?

The hero in Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Which New York museum was a major force in elevating the artists of the Western avant-garde to dominance in postwar Western art?

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans,the Mycenaeans,and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam 622-1520

The High Middle Ages 1000-1300

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery, 1300-1500

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564

Northern Humanism, northern Renaissance, religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism, 1500-1603

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity, 1600-1715

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought, 1600-1715

The Age of Reason 1700-1789

Revolution,reaction,and Cultural Response 1760-1830

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie 1830-1871

The Age of Early Modernism 1871-1914

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism 1914-1945

The Contemporary World: Globalization, terrorism, and Postmodernism, 1970-2001

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