Question 1

"Theo" refers to

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A) a book by van Gogh. 
B) van Gogh's brother. 
C) van Gogh's father. 
D) van Gogh's son. 
E) van Gogh's art teacher. 
A) a book by van Gogh. 
B) van Gogh's brother. 
C) van Gogh's father. 
D) van Gogh's son. 
E) van Gogh's art teacher.

Question 2

The painting technique used by Georges Seurat has been called Neo-Impressionist.What did Seurat himself refer to it as?

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A) Post-Impressionism 
B) pointillism 
C) Neo-Subjectivism 
D) divisionism 
A) Post-Impressionism 
B) pointillism 
C) Neo-Subjectivism 
D) divisionism

Question 3

The Post-Impressionist who began as an Impressionist and then identified with the Symbolists and the Nabis was

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A) Cézanne. 
B) Toulouse-Lautrec. 
C) Munch. 
D) Gauguin. 
E) van Gogh. 
A) Cézanne. 
B) Toulouse-Lautrec. 
C) Munch. 
D) Gauguin. 
E) van Gogh.

Question 4

The artist known for his crystalline,structured brushstrokes is

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A) Van Gogh. 
B) Gauguin. 
C) Munch. 
D) Cézanne. 
E) Rousseau. 
A) Van Gogh. 
B) Gauguin. 
C) Munch. 
D) Cézanne. 
E) Rousseau.

Question 5

La Goulue was a

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A) circus performer. 
B) waitress. 
C) dancer. 
D) restaurant. 
E) café. 
A) circus performer. 
B) waitress. 
C) dancer. 
D) restaurant. 
E) café.

Question 6

Which of the following correctly matches artist with work?

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A) van Gogh - Bedroom at Arles 
B) Klimt - Salomé with the Head of John the Baptist 
C) Moreau - The Dream 
D) Cézanne - Galatea 
E) Rousseau - La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge 
A) van Gogh - Bedroom at Arles 
B) Klimt - Salomé with the Head of John the Baptist 
C) Moreau - The Dream 
D) Cézanne - Galatea 
E) Rousseau - La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge

Question 7

Georges Seurat was not an Impressionist because he

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A) used broad brushstrokes that conveyed how the world looked to him. 
B) used a scientific technique to convey how light was perceived by the eye. 
C) embraced the spontaneity of nature and the outdoors. 
D) relied on the teachings of Jung to comment on the human condition. 
A) used broad brushstrokes that conveyed how the world looked to him. 
B) used a scientific technique to convey how light was perceived by the eye. 
C) embraced the spontaneity of nature and the outdoors. 
D) relied on the teachings of Jung to comment on the human condition.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a correct match of artist with work?

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A) Cézanne - Temptation of Saint Anthony 
B) van Gogh - The Potato Eaters 
C) Gauguin - The Yellow Christ 
D) Munch - The Scream 
E) Moreau - Idol with the Seashell 
A) Cézanne - Temptation of Saint Anthony 
B) van Gogh - The Potato Eaters 
C) Gauguin - The Yellow Christ 
D) Munch - The Scream 
E) Moreau - Idol with the Seashell

Question 9

Beardsley's pictorial style can be described as

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A) perverse and macabre. 
B) elegant and courtly. 
C) Post-Impressionist. 
D) colorful. 
A) perverse and macabre. 
B) elegant and courtly. 
C) Post-Impressionist. 
D) colorful.

Question 10

A maenad is a

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A) follower of Medea. 
B) follower of Dionysos. 
C) follower of Orpheus. 
D) follower of Hermes. 
A) follower of Medea. 
B) follower of Dionysos. 
C) follower of Orpheus. 
D) follower of Hermes.

Question 11

The Post-Impressionist most known for his posters was

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A) Gauguin. 
B) Cézanne. 
C) van Gogh. 
D) Seurat. 
E) Toulouse-Lautrec. 
A) Gauguin. 
B) Cézanne. 
C) van Gogh. 
D) Seurat. 
E) Toulouse-Lautrec.

Question 12

Métropolitain refers to

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A) French cities. 
B) French subways. 
C) French night clubs. 
D) French urban planning. 
A) French cities. 
B) French subways. 
C) French night clubs. 
D) French urban planning.

Question 13

"Le Douanier" referred to

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A) Beardsley. 
B) Monet. 
C) Seurat. 
D) Rousseau. 
E) Gauguin. 
A) Beardsley. 
B) Monet. 
C) Seurat. 
D) Rousseau. 
E) Gauguin.

Question 14

The two Post-Impressionist artists who had a stormy friendship were

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A) van Gogh and Cézanne. 
B) Cézanne and Zola. 
C) Seurat and Munch. 
D) Gauguin and van Gogh. 
A) van Gogh and Cézanne. 
B) Cézanne and Zola. 
C) Seurat and Munch. 
D) Gauguin and van Gogh.

Question 15

Symbolist paintings are most likely to have jarring

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A) brushstrokes. 
B) color. 
C) lines. 
D) spatial arrangements. 
E) formal distortion. 
A) brushstrokes. 
B) color. 
C) lines. 
D) spatial arrangements. 
E) formal distortion.

Question 16

Art Nouveau was a European response against

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A) Abstraction. 
B) Impressionism. 
C) Aestheticism. 
D) Industrialization. 
E) Symbolism. 
A) Abstraction. 
B) Impressionism. 
C) Aestheticism. 
D) Industrialization. 
E) Symbolism.

Question 17

Art Nouveau artists used

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A) geometry. 
B) photographic reality to show the grace in the everyday. 
C) organic forms like vines drawn from nature. 
D) modern technological marvels to convey progress. 
A) geometry. 
B) photographic reality to show the grace in the everyday. 
C) organic forms like vines drawn from nature. 
D) modern technological marvels to convey progress.

Exam 23: Post-Impressionism and the Late Nineteenth Century

"Theo" refers to

The painting technique used by Georges Seurat has been called Neo-Impressionist.What did Seurat himself refer to it as?

The Post-Impressionist who began as an Impressionist and then identified with the Symbolists and the Nabis was

The artist known for his crystalline,structured brushstrokes is

La Goulue was a

Which of the following correctly matches artist with work?

Georges Seurat was not an Impressionist because he

Which of the following is NOT a correct match of artist with work?

Beardsley's pictorial style can be described as

A maenad is a

The Post-Impressionist most known for his posters was

Métropolitain refers to

"Le Douanier" referred to

The two Post-Impressionist artists who had a stormy friendship were

Symbolist paintings are most likely to have jarring

Art Nouveau was a European response against

Art Nouveau artists used

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