Question 1

The floating figure in Barlach's ____ represents the dying soul before awakening to everlasting life.

Accepted Answer

A) War Monument 
B) Bird in Space 
C) Unique Forms of Continuity in Space 
D) Column 
A) War Monument 
B) Bird in Space 
C) Unique Forms of Continuity in Space 
D) Column A

Question 2

Her work is often described as autobiographical because of her unflinching self-portrait portrayals. She gives the viewer a personal glimpse into herself and suffering. Which of the following artists does this describe?

Accepted Answer

A) Frida Kahlo 
B) Hannah Höch 
C) Georgia O'Keeffe 
D) Dorothea Lange 
A) Frida Kahlo 
B) Hannah Höch 
C) Georgia O'Keeffe 
D) Dorothea Lange A

Question 3

What is a "mobile," who created it, and why?

Accepted Answer

A mobile is a sculptural form developed by Alexander Calder in which the parts are so carefully balanced that they move with the slightest current of air. He was fascinated by motion and explored that phenomenon as it related to three-dimensional form and space.

Question 4

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) Dada revived the Renaissance pictorial tradition. 
D) Dada aimed to undermine traditional notions about art. 
A) Dada originated in Copenhagen. 
B) All Dada works were created in marble. 
C) Dada revived the Renaissance pictorial tradition. 
D) Dada aimed to undermine traditional notions about art.

Question 5

Compare and contrast the works of Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange. How did each artist respond to the medium of photography as a visual art form? How did their works reflect their respective environments?

Accepted Answer

Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange were bo

Question 6

Which of the following artists shared Stieglitz's concern to position photography as an art form with the same fine-art status as painting and sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A) Dorothea Lange 
B) Georgia O'Keeffe 
C) Edward Hopper 
D) Edward Weston 
A) Dorothea Lange 
B) Georgia O'Keeffe 
C) Edward Hopper 
D) Edward Weston

Question 7

Who belonged to the Pittura Metafisica movement, which greatly influenced Surrealism?

Accepted Answer

A) Matisse 
B) Ernst 
C) De Chirico 
D) Kandinsky 
A) Matisse 
B) Ernst 
C) De Chirico 
D) Kandinsky

Question 8

____ developed the theory of Neoplasticism.

Accepted Answer

A) Picasso 
B) Chagall 
C) Mondrian 
D) Marc 
A) Picasso 
B) Chagall 
C) Mondrian 
D) Marc

Question 9

The American movement known initially as the Eight and then as the Ash Can School focused on the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) horror of trench warfare in World War II 
B) mundane activity of farm life 
C) bleak and seedy aspects of city life 
D) dynamism of the machine 
A) horror of trench warfare in World War II 
B) mundane activity of farm life 
C) bleak and seedy aspects of city life 
D) dynamism of the machine

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

How did Le Corbusier design a house as "a machine for living"?

Accepted Answer

The design was such that every level cou

Question 12

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 13

What style is described as compositions of shapes and forms abstracted from the conventionally conceived world?

Accepted Answer

A) Fauvism 
B) Cubism 
C) De Stijl 
D) Neoplasticism 
A) Fauvism 
B) Cubism 
C) De Stijl 
D) Neoplasticism

Question 14

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

Question 15

In the artist's eyes, Fate of the Animals was almost a premonition of which historical event?

Accepted Answer

A) World War II 
B) The Great Depression 
C) The Russian Revolution 
D) World War I 
A) World War II 
B) The Great Depression 
C) The Russian Revolution 
D) World War I

Question 16

Describe Art Deco.

Accepted Answer

It was a remote descendant of

Question 17

Thomas Hart Benton, a Regionalist artist, focused his attention on which of the following subjects?

Accepted Answer

A) Times Square, New York 
B) The waterfront 
C) The social history of Missouri 
D) The farming landscape of the Midwest 
A) Times Square, New York 
B) The waterfront 
C) The social history of Missouri 
D) The farming landscape of the Midwest

Question 18

Surrealist artists used Dada's ____ to engage elements of fantasy and activate unconscious forces.

Accepted Answer

A) Cubism 
B) photographs 
C) Kandinsky's style 
D) improvisational techniques 
A) Cubism 
B) photographs 
C) Kandinsky's style 
D) improvisational techniques

Question 19

The photographer ____ was hired to document the deplorable living conditions of the rural poor.

Accepted Answer

A) Alfred Stieglitz 
B) Charles Sheeler 
C) Edward Weston 
D) Dorothea Lange 
A) Alfred Stieglitz 
B) Charles Sheeler 
C) Edward Weston 
D) Dorothea Lange

Question 20

Briefly describe Futurism.

Accepted Answer

It was an early 20th-century literary mo

Exam 24: Modernism in Europe and America

The floating figure in Barlach's ____ represents the dying soul before awakening to everlasting life.

Her work is often described as autobiographical because of her unflinching self-portrait portrayals. She gives the viewer a personal glimpse into herself and suffering. Which of the following artists does this describe?

What is a "mobile," who created it, and why?

Which of the following statements about Dada is true?

Compare and contrast the works of Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange. How did each artist respond to the medium of photography as a visual art form? How did their works reflect their respective environments?

Which of the following artists shared Stieglitz's concern to position photography as an art form with the same fine-art status as painting and sculpture?

Who belonged to the Pittura Metafisica movement, which greatly influenced Surrealism?

____ developed the theory of Neoplasticism.

The American movement known initially as the Eight and then as the Ash Can School focused on the ____.

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

How did Le Corbusier design a house as "a machine for living"?

A nonobjective work refers to work that ____.

What style is described as compositions of shapes and forms abstracted from the conventionally conceived world?

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

In the artist's eyes, Fate of the Animals was almost a premonition of which historical event?

Describe Art Deco.

Thomas Hart Benton, a Regionalist artist, focused his attention on which of the following subjects?

Surrealist artists used Dada's ____ to engage elements of fantasy and activate unconscious forces.

The photographer ____ was hired to document the deplorable living conditions of the rural poor.

Briefly describe Futurism.

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