Question 1

What were the usual subjects of the paintings of Mary Cassatt?

Accepted Answer

A)  flowers 
B)  Parisian cityscapes 
C)  women and children 
D)  men and women dancing 
A)  flowers 
B)  Parisian cityscapes 
C)  women and children 
D)  men and women dancing C

Question 2

What Russian novelist was able to combine both realism and psychological understanding in his Crime and Punishment ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mikhail Lermontov 
B)  Leo Tolstoy 
C)  Anton Chekhov 
D)  Fyodor Dostoyevsky 
A)  Mikhail Lermontov 
B)  Leo Tolstoy 
C)  Anton Chekhov 
D)  Fyodor Dostoyevsky D

Question 3

Who were Gilbert and Sullivan? What was their contribution to culture?

Accepted Answer

They wrote light operas (Gilbert was the librettist and Sullivan the composer), and were probably the most successful creators in the genre. Light opera was purposely intended to appeal to the masses. Gilbert and Sullivan's works, such as The Mikado (1885), are still performed by opera companies nowadays.

Question 4

Which of Monet's paintings exemplifies his emphasis on conveying light and color?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Bar at the Folies-Bergère 
B)  Two Girls at the Piano 
C)  Water Lilies 
D)  Mont Sainte-Victoire 
A)  A Bar at the Folies-Bergère 
B)  Two Girls at the Piano 
C)  Water Lilies 
D)  Mont Sainte-Victoire

Question 5

Which painting technique is Paul Cézanne's clearest move toward Modernism?

Accepted Answer

A)  a drastic collapsing of space that blurred foreground and background 
B)  applying paint in small dabs of pure color to create a larger image 
C)  incorporating the limited field of the camera to frame his intimate depictions of dancers 
D)  juxtaposing complementary colors to reproduce the experience of vision 
A)  a drastic collapsing of space that blurred foreground and background 
B)  applying paint in small dabs of pure color to create a larger image 
C)  incorporating the limited field of the camera to frame his intimate depictions of dancers 
D)  juxtaposing complementary colors to reproduce the experience of vision

Question 6

What French author (1871-1922) is associated with "stream-of-consciousness" writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zola 
B)  Proust 
C)  Ibsen 
D)  Hugo 
A)  Zola 
B)  Proust 
C)  Ibsen 
D)  Hugo

Question 7

What are the central characteristics of Fauvism? What was it about the use of color and form in Matisse's Red Room (Harmony in Red) that would cause critics to call him a "wild beast"?

Accepted Answer

Fauvism is a painting style that uses co

Question 8

What was the main focus of the women's movement during the late 19th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  equal pay for equal work 
B)  freedom from domestic responsibilities 
C)  the right to vote 
D)  equal representation in government 
A)  equal pay for equal work 
B)  freedom from domestic responsibilities 
C)  the right to vote 
D)  equal representation in government

Question 9

What is notable about the composition of Edgar Degas' The Rehearsal ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The borders of the canvas cut off figures, making the painting resemble a photograph. 
B)  It was the first painting of a ballet rehearsal. 
C)  The look of pain and tedium are noticeable on the dancers' faces. 
D)  Degas used only five colors to paint this work. 
A)  The borders of the canvas cut off figures, making the painting resemble a photograph. 
B)  It was the first painting of a ballet rehearsal. 
C)  The look of pain and tedium are noticeable on the dancers' faces. 
D)  Degas used only five colors to paint this work.

Question 10

According to Sigmund Freud, what factors other than reason and logic influence human behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  the environment 
B)  the subconscious 
C)  the superego 
D)  genetics 
A)  the environment 
B)  the subconscious 
C)  the superego 
D)  genetics

Question 11

Which French sculptor of the late 19th/early 20th century focused on representing human figures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fumeo 
B)  Levy 
C)  Bellver 
D)  Rodin 
A)  Fumeo 
B)  Levy 
C)  Bellver 
D)  Rodin

Question 12

Which post-Impressionist left France for what he saw as the "primitivism" of Central America and Tahiti?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gauguin 
B)  van Gogh 
C)  Cézanne 
D)  Matisse 
A)  Gauguin 
B)  van Gogh 
C)  Cézanne 
D)  Matisse

Question 13

Which Dutch post-Impressionist painter typifies the stereotype of artist as tortured genius?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matisse 
B)  Munch 
C)  van Gogh 
D)  Nolde 
A)  Matisse 
B)  Munch 
C)  van Gogh 
D)  Nolde

Question 14

Who was the author of Thus Spake Zarathustra (1883-1892)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nietzsche 
B)  Dostoyevsky 
C)  Descartes 
D)  Proust 
A)  Nietzsche 
B)  Dostoyevsky 
C)  Descartes 
D)  Proust

Question 15

Which composer pioneered the twelve-tone technique of organizing music?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schönberg 
B)  Stravinsky 
C)  Mahler 
D)  Ravel 
A)  Schönberg 
B)  Stravinsky 
C)  Mahler 
D)  Ravel

Question 16

Why was Ibsen such an important dramatist? What themes do his plays explore?

Accepted Answer

Henrik Ibsen was a major Norwegian-born

Question 17

Who composed La Mer , which tries to evoke in music the general atmosphere of the sea rather than literal sounds of the ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strauss 
B)  Stravinsky 
C)  Debussy 
D)  Puccini 
A)  Strauss 
B)  Stravinsky 
C)  Debussy 
D)  Puccini

Question 18

Who developed the cubist technique in early 20th-century art?

Accepted Answer

A)  van Gogh and Gauguin 
B)  Seurat and Boccioni 
C)  Picasso and Braques 
D)  Kandinsky and Toulouse-Lautrec 
A)  van Gogh and Gauguin 
B)  Seurat and Boccioni 
C)  Picasso and Braques 
D)  Kandinsky and Toulouse-Lautrec

Question 19

Which European city was the center of artistic activity in the later 19th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  London 
B)  Paris 
C)  New York 
D)  Vienna 
A)  London 
B)  Paris 
C)  New York 
D)  Vienna

Question 20

What elements are often seen in Auguste Renoir's paintings?

Accepted Answer

A)  dancers in the various stages of rehearsal and performance 
B)  members of the middle class in leisure-time activities 
C)  intimate scenes of domesticity 
D)  sensual nudes in landscapes 
A)  dancers in the various stages of rehearsal and performance 
B)  members of the middle class in leisure-time activities 
C)  intimate scenes of domesticity 
D)  sensual nudes in landscapes

Exam 21: Toward the Modern Era 1870 1914

What were the usual subjects of the paintings of Mary Cassatt?

What Russian novelist was able to combine both realism and psychological understanding in his Crime and Punishment ?

Who were Gilbert and Sullivan? What was their contribution to culture?

Which of Monet's paintings exemplifies his emphasis on conveying light and color?

Which painting technique is Paul Cézanne's clearest move toward Modernism?

What French author (1871-1922) is associated with "stream-of-consciousness" writing?

What are the central characteristics of Fauvism? What was it about the use of color and form in Matisse's Red Room (Harmony in Red) that would cause critics to call him a "wild beast"?

What was the main focus of the women's movement during the late 19th century?

What is notable about the composition of Edgar Degas' The Rehearsal ?

According to Sigmund Freud, what factors other than reason and logic influence human behavior?

Which French sculptor of the late 19th/early 20th century focused on representing human figures?

Which post-Impressionist left France for what he saw as the "primitivism" of Central America and Tahiti?

Which Dutch post-Impressionist painter typifies the stereotype of artist as tortured genius?

Who was the author of Thus Spake Zarathustra (1883-1892)?

Which composer pioneered the twelve-tone technique of organizing music?

Why was Ibsen such an important dramatist? What themes do his plays explore?

Who composed La Mer , which tries to evoke in music the general atmosphere of the sea rather than literal sounds of the ocean?

Who developed the cubist technique in early 20th-century art?

Which European city was the center of artistic activity in the later 19th century?

What elements are often seen in Auguste Renoir's paintings?

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