Question 1

Which Norwegian artist's works show a preoccupation with fear and death?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What is the purpose of the symphonic poem (such as Richard Strauss' Don Juan )?

Accepted Answer

A)  to tell a story through musical sound 
B)  to combine verse with music 
C)  to portray the feelings of the characters 
D)  to recreate the effect of the Greek chorus 
A)  to tell a story through musical sound 
B)  to combine verse with music 
C)  to portray the feelings of the characters 
D)  to recreate the effect of the Greek chorus

Question 3

Which two French composers are associated with Impressionism in music?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chopin and Liszt 
B)  Ravel and Debussy 
C)  Massenet and Meyerbeer 
D)  Satie and Poulence 
A)  Chopin and Liszt 
B)  Ravel and Debussy 
C)  Massenet and Meyerbeer 
D)  Satie and Poulence

Question 4

Who painted Impression, Sunrise , from which the entire Impressionist movement received its name?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gauguin 
B)  Degas 
C)  Monet 
D)  Seurat 
A)  Gauguin 
B)  Degas 
C)  Monet 
D)  Seurat

Question 5

What 19th-century composer wrote the "Path é tique" Symphony?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tchaikovsky 
B)  Stravinsky 
C)  Debussy 
D)  Mahler 
A)  Tchaikovsky 
B)  Stravinsky 
C)  Debussy 
D)  Mahler

Question 6

What is the name of the apartment building designed by Gaudí that is characterized by organic shapes and hardly any straight lines?

Accepted Answer

A)  La Sagrada Familia 
B)  Casa Milà 
C)  Crystal Palace 
D)  Eiffel Tower 
A)  La Sagrada Familia 
B)  Casa Milà 
C)  Crystal Palace 
D)  Eiffel Tower

Question 7

Which novel explores the oppressed role of women in family life and was banned upon its publication in 1899?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ibsen's A Doll's House 
B)  Chopin's The Awakening 
C)  Zola's Au Bonheur des Dames 
D)  Proust's Remembrance of Things Past 
A)  Ibsen's A Doll's House 
B)  Chopin's The Awakening 
C)  Zola's Au Bonheur des Dames 
D)  Proust's Remembrance of Things Past

Question 8

An Alpine Symphony , which musically depicts a mountain-climbing expedition, detailing adventures on the way, and culminating in the arrival at the summit, was composed by ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Strauss 
B)  Georges Bizet 
C)  Gustav Mahler 
D)  Claude Debussy 
A)  Richard Strauss 
B)  Georges Bizet 
C)  Gustav Mahler 
D)  Claude Debussy

Question 9

What was Friedrich Nietzsche's view of the condition of Western civilization during the 1880s and 1890s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans were not able to live happily in a secular society. 
B)  The chaos of the times was due to industrialization. 
C)  Stability could be gained by a return to Classical models and ideals. 
D)  People were enslaved by religion and democracy 
A)  Humans were not able to live happily in a secular society. 
B)  The chaos of the times was due to industrialization. 
C)  Stability could be gained by a return to Classical models and ideals. 
D)  People were enslaved by religion and democracy

Question 10

Subtitled "Pictures from Pagan Russia," which ballet score describes a springtime ritual culminating in the sacrifice of a human victim?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boléro 
B)  Pierrot Lunaire 
C)  Das Lied von der Erde 
D)  The Rite of Spring 
A)  Boléro 
B)  Pierrot Lunaire 
C)  Das Lied von der Erde 
D)  The Rite of Spring

Question 11

Who painted Déjeuner sur l'Herbe ( Luncheon on the Grass ), which shocked Parisians for its content and style?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monet 
B)  Manet 
C)  Cézanne 
D)  Gauguin 
A)  Monet 
B)  Manet 
C)  Cézanne 
D)  Gauguin

Question 12

Who created the painting known as Improvisation 28 , which reflects the artist's interest in non-representational art driven by color, line, and shape?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cézanne 
B)  Kandinsky 
C)  Matisse 
D)  Kirchner 
A)  Cézanne 
B)  Kandinsky 
C)  Matisse 
D)  Kirchner

Question 13

Which author wrote about passive and empty characters who often live in a provincial world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ibsen 
B)  Twain 
C)  Chekhov 
D)  Caird 
A)  Ibsen 
B)  Twain 
C)  Chekhov 
D)  Caird

Question 14

What term for this period reflects the new mood of cheerfulness in some European cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Edwardian period 
B)  the Belle Époque 
C)  the Victorian period 
D)  the Modern Era 
A)  the Edwardian period 
B)  the Belle Époque 
C)  the Victorian period 
D)  the Modern Era

Question 15

What innovation did Sch ön berg introduce to vocal music?

Accepted Answer

A)  synthetism 
B)  sprechstimme 
C)  serialism 
D)  inversion 
A)  synthetism 
B)  sprechstimme 
C)  serialism 
D)  inversion

Question 16

How do Mary Cassatt's paintings show the influence of Japanese art?

Accepted Answer

A)  they portray scenes of Japanese landscapes 
B)  they use flat planes and broad areas of color 
C)  they use pen and ink to create simple images 
D)  they focus on moments of meditation 
A)  they portray scenes of Japanese landscapes 
B)  they use flat planes and broad areas of color 
C)  they use pen and ink to create simple images 
D)  they focus on moments of meditation

Question 17

What is innovative about Proust's Remembrance of Things Past ?

Accepted Answer

Marcel Proust is associated with stream-

Question 18

How did Déjeuner sur l'Herbe break with the stylistic traditions of the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  The painting began with a white background, to which darker colors were added. 
B)  The painting included both male and female nudes. 
C)  The painting used a pyramidal arrangement for the figures. 
D)  The painting's subjects were expressionless. 
A)  The painting began with a white background, to which darker colors were added. 
B)  The painting included both male and female nudes. 
C)  The painting used a pyramidal arrangement for the figures. 
D)  The painting's subjects were expressionless.

Question 19

According to the text, why was C é zanne such an important post-Impressionist painter?  What is it about Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire that makes it nonrealistic? What geometric shapes are apparent? How can Cézanne be seen as a predecessor to Cubist and Abstract Art?

Accepted Answer

Paul Cézanne was an important post-Impre

Question 20

What was the reaction of the Paris audience in 1913 to the first performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring ?

Accepted Answer

A)  delight 
B)  sadness 
C)  outrage 
D)  indifference 
A)  delight 
B)  sadness 
C)  outrage 
D)  indifference

Exam 21: Toward the Modern Era 1870 1914

Which Norwegian artist's works show a preoccupation with fear and death?

What is the purpose of the symphonic poem (such as Richard Strauss' Don Juan )?

Which two French composers are associated with Impressionism in music?

Who painted Impression, Sunrise , from which the entire Impressionist movement received its name?

What 19th-century composer wrote the "Path é tique" Symphony?

What is the name of the apartment building designed by Gaudí that is characterized by organic shapes and hardly any straight lines?

Which novel explores the oppressed role of women in family life and was banned upon its publication in 1899?

An Alpine Symphony , which musically depicts a mountain-climbing expedition, detailing adventures on the way, and culminating in the arrival at the summit, was composed by ___________.

What was Friedrich Nietzsche's view of the condition of Western civilization during the 1880s and 1890s?

Subtitled "Pictures from Pagan Russia," which ballet score describes a springtime ritual culminating in the sacrifice of a human victim?

Who painted Déjeuner sur l'Herbe ( Luncheon on the Grass ), which shocked Parisians for its content and style?

Who created the painting known as Improvisation 28 , which reflects the artist's interest in non-representational art driven by color, line, and shape?

Which author wrote about passive and empty characters who often live in a provincial world?

What term for this period reflects the new mood of cheerfulness in some European cities?

What innovation did Sch ön berg introduce to vocal music?

How do Mary Cassatt's paintings show the influence of Japanese art?

What is innovative about Proust's Remembrance of Things Past ?

How did Déjeuner sur l'Herbe break with the stylistic traditions of the past?

According to the text, why was C é zanne such an important post-Impressionist painter? What is it about Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire that makes it nonrealistic? What geometric shapes are apparent? How can Cézanne be seen as a predecessor to Cubist and Abstract Art?

What was the reaction of the Paris audience in 1913 to the first performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring ?

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