Question 1

The work of Ernst Kirchner shows ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites 
B)  the influence of Italian Renaissance frescoes 
C)  subjects drawn from the industrialized urban bourgeoisie 
D)  the influence of Analytical Cubism 
A)  the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites 
B)  the influence of Italian Renaissance frescoes 
C)  subjects drawn from the industrialized urban bourgeoisie 
D)  the influence of Analytical Cubism

Question 2

Which of the following statements about Dada is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dada originated in Copenhagen 
B)  All Dada works were created in marble 
C)  The Dada artists were Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, and Kurt Schwitters 
D)  Dada had no fixed ideas 
A)  Dada originated in Copenhagen 
B)  All Dada works were created in marble 
C)  The Dada artists were Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, and Kurt Schwitters 
D)  Dada had no fixed ideas

Question 3

Compare these two country homes. Who did them, and when? How does each deal with the issues of the relationship of the building to the surroundings? How does each respond to formal design and function?

Accepted Answer

Le Corbusier, Villa Savoye, 1929 and Fra

Question 4

Describe Pablo Picasso's Demoiselles d'Avignon. How did this work re-shape the art of the early twentieth century? Include in your discussion the influences coming from Primitive art. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe Pablo Picasso's Demoiselles d'Avignon. How did...

Question 5

How did the subject matter Edward Hopper used in his art relate to the Depression era?

Accepted Answer

He depicted the generalized theme of the

Question 6

Discuss the relationship of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye to Frank Lloyd Wright's Kaufmann House (Fallingwater). How did the architects marry the shape, volume, and space of each house to its environment? How do these structures represent each architect and his philosophy?

Accepted Answer

Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye and Frank Ll

Question 7

What was "291"?

Accepted Answer

It was a gallery started by Al

Question 8

Briefly contrast Analytic and Synthetic Cubism.

Accepted Answer

Analytic Cubism was a dissection of the

Question 9

What do these works describe, and how do they reflect the United States?

Accepted Answer

Charles Demuth, My Egypt, 1927 and Georg

Question 10

What message is portrayed in Edward Hopper's Nighthawks?

Accepted Answer

A)  the pervasive loneliness of modern humans 
B)  the seediness of city life 
C)  the energetic rhythm of city life 
D)  the cosmopolitan atmosphere of big city life 
A)  the pervasive loneliness of modern humans 
B)  the seediness of city life 
C)  the energetic rhythm of city life 
D)  the cosmopolitan atmosphere of big city life

Question 11

Which one of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Titles of Surrealist works were intended to challenge the expectations of the viewer. 
B)  The Surrealists considered dreams to be an area in which people could reengage their deeper selves that society had repressed. 
C)  Surrealism ignored the ideas of psychoanalysis put forth by Jung and Freud. 
D)  One of the leading proponents of Surrealism was Salvador Dalí. 
A)  Titles of Surrealist works were intended to challenge the expectations of the viewer. 
B)  The Surrealists considered dreams to be an area in which people could reengage their deeper selves that society had repressed. 
C)  Surrealism ignored the ideas of psychoanalysis put forth by Jung and Freud. 
D)  One of the leading proponents of Surrealism was Salvador Dalí.

Question 12

Which of the following artists created large-scale, kinetic sculptures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Moore 
B)  Brancusi 
C)  Alexander Calder 
D)  Boccioni 
A)  Henry Moore 
B)  Brancusi 
C)  Alexander Calder 
D)  Boccioni

Question 13

Which phrase best expresses the sculptural style of Boccioni?

Accepted Answer

A)  nervous agitation 
B)  dynamic movement 
C)  sinuous organic curves 
D)  sharply intersecting planes 
A)  nervous agitation 
B)  dynamic movement 
C)  sinuous organic curves 
D)  sharply intersecting planes

Question 14

How did Charles Demuth react to Cubism?

Accepted Answer

He was in Paris at that time and had fir

Question 15

Describe the Armory Show. How did it impact the American art scene of the early 20ᵗʰ century?

Accepted Answer

It was a 1913 exhibition that contained

Question 16

Which of the following works demonstrates the Futurists' interest in motion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The City 
B)  Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash 
C)  Champs de Mars or The Red Tower 
D)  The Portuguese 
A)  The City 
B)  Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash 
C)  Champs de Mars or The Red Tower 
D)  The Portuguese

Question 17

A nonobjective work refers to work that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has been abstracted from a natural object 
B)  has no reference to the external appearance of the physical world 
C)  is not considered objectionable by anyone 
D)  has no material form but is merely conceived in the mind 
A)  has been abstracted from a natural object 
B)  has no reference to the external appearance of the physical world 
C)  is not considered objectionable by anyone 
D)  has no material form but is merely conceived in the mind

Question 18

How do these houses describe their functionality?

Accepted Answer

Gerrit Rietveld, Schröder House, Utrecht

Question 19

How did society see the avant-garde artist?

Accepted Answer

Early 20ᵗʰ century artists were aggressi

Question 20

Which of the Blaue Reiter artists found animals superior to humans as the subject for his art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wassily Kandinsky 
B)  Paul Klee 
C)  Emil Nolde 
D)  Franz Marc 
A)  Wassily Kandinsky 
B)  Paul Klee 
C)  Emil Nolde 
D)  Franz Marc

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

The work of Ernst Kirchner shows ____.

Which of the following statements about Dada is true?

Compare these two country homes. Who did them, and when? How does each deal with the issues of the relationship of the building to the surroundings? How does each respond to formal design and function?

Describe Pablo Picasso's Demoiselles d'Avignon. How did this work re-shape the art of the early twentieth century? Include in your discussion the influences coming from Primitive art. Use examples to support your essay.

How did the subject matter Edward Hopper used in his art relate to the Depression era?

Discuss the relationship of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye to Frank Lloyd Wright's Kaufmann House (Fallingwater). How did the architects marry the shape, volume, and space of each house to its environment? How do these structures represent each architect and his philosophy?

What was "291"?

Briefly contrast Analytic and Synthetic Cubism.

What do these works describe, and how do they reflect the United States?

What message is portrayed in Edward Hopper's Nighthawks?

Which one of the following statements is not true?

Which of the following artists created large-scale, kinetic sculptures?

Which phrase best expresses the sculptural style of Boccioni?

How did Charles Demuth react to Cubism?

Describe the Armory Show. How did it impact the American art scene of the early 20ᵗʰ century?

Which of the following works demonstrates the Futurists' interest in motion?

A nonobjective work refers to work that ____.

How do these houses describe their functionality?

How did society see the avant-garde artist?

Which of the Blaue Reiter artists found animals superior to humans as the subject for his art?

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