Question 1

Discoveries in __________,especially the work of Freud,influenced Modern art.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychology 
B)  science 
C)  philosophy 
D)  marxism 
A)  psychology 
B)  science 
C)  philosophy 
D)  marxism

Question 2

Why did the Nazis suppress avant-garde art and how did they exhibit it?

Accepted Answer

The Nazis suppressed avant-garde art bec

Question 3

The __________ of Gerrit Rietveld's Schröder House created the radical asymmetry sought after in the De Stijl movement.

Accepted Answer

A)  exposed skeletal structure 
B)  large expanses of windows 
C)  richly encrusted surface 
D)  the white planes and horizontal and vertical accents in primary colors 
A)  exposed skeletal structure 
B)  large expanses of windows 
C)  richly encrusted surface 
D)  the white planes and horizontal and vertical accents in primary colors

Question 4

Surrealist painters employed a variety of techniques,known collectively as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  photography 
B)  automatism 
C)  murals 
D)  readymades 
A)  photography 
B)  automatism 
C)  murals 
D)  readymades

Question 5

What kind of form did Modern Architecture take during this period?

Accepted Answer

Modern Architecture, which emerged in th

Question 6

Malevich exhibited 39 works consisting of __________________ in a style he termed Suprematism.

Accepted Answer

A)  surrealist subjects 
B)  animals in primary colors 
C)  flat geometric shapes collaged together 
D)  portraits of popes 
A)  surrealist subjects 
B)  animals in primary colors 
C)  flat geometric shapes collaged together 
D)  portraits of popes

Question 7

In the years after World War II,Francis Bacon's paintings evoked the horrors of war and human suffering through ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  expressive images of distorted figures 
B)  raw, heavily worked abstract forms 
C)  biomorphic images that held personal symbolism 
D)  large scale murals inspired by Renaissance frescoes 
A)  expressive images of distorted figures 
B)  raw, heavily worked abstract forms 
C)  biomorphic images that held personal symbolism 
D)  large scale murals inspired by Renaissance frescoes

Question 8

The readymade was a concept of the artist __________,where he could transform any object into art simply by deciding to do so.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brancusi 
B)  Boccioni 
C)  Léger 
D)  Duchamp 
A)  Brancusi 
B)  Boccioni 
C)  Léger 
D)  Duchamp

Question 9

The paintings of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo are ____________ than those by Diego Rivera.

Accepted Answer

A)  more historical 
B)  more modern 
C)  more personal 
D)  more abstract 
A)  more historical 
B)  more modern 
C)  more personal 
D)  more abstract

Question 10

A spare,geometric style of Modern architecture in Europe developed in response to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Bridge 
B)  The Blue Rider 
C)  Orphism 
D)  Art Nouveau 
A)  The Bridge 
B)  The Blue Rider 
C)  Orphism 
D)  Art Nouveau

Question 11

Mary Colter found great inspiration in the architectural traditions of _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Académie des Beaux-Arts 
B)  Russian constructivism 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Japan 
A)  the Académie des Beaux-Arts 
B)  Russian constructivism 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Japan

Question 12

Die Brücke artists favored traditional northern media such as ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  woodcuts 
B)  fresco 
C)  pastel 
D)  stained glass 
A)  woodcuts 
B)  fresco 
C)  pastel 
D)  stained glass

Question 13

The politically charged expressionism of Käthe Kollwitz can be most closely aligned with the artists of which modern movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Bridge 
B)  Dada 
C)  Regionalism 
D)  none of the above 
A)  The Bridge 
B)  Dada 
C)  Regionalism 
D)  none of the above

Question 14

Why did the Futurists embrace "the beauty of speed" in their art?

Accepted Answer

The Futurists were a group of early 20th

Question 15

Which Dadaist idea would have a radical influence on art of the later twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rejection of three-dimensional illusionism in painting 
B)  the belief that art could convey spiritual concerns through non-objective imagery 
C)  the notion that art was not precious, but could exist as conceptual ideas and actions 
D)  the role of the subconscious in revealing universal symbols and meaning 
A)  the rejection of three-dimensional illusionism in painting 
B)  the belief that art could convey spiritual concerns through non-objective imagery 
C)  the notion that art was not precious, but could exist as conceptual ideas and actions 
D)  the role of the subconscious in revealing universal symbols and meaning

Question 16

What is the International Style?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the International Style?...

Discoveries in __________,especially the work of Freud,influenced Modern art.

Why did the Nazis suppress avant-garde art and how did they exhibit it?

The __________ of Gerrit Rietveld's Schröder House created the radical asymmetry sought after in the De Stijl movement.

Surrealist painters employed a variety of techniques,known collectively as __________.

What kind of form did Modern Architecture take during this period?

Malevich exhibited 39 works consisting of __________________ in a style he termed Suprematism.

In the years after World War II,Francis Bacon's paintings evoked the horrors of war and human suffering through ______________.

The readymade was a concept of the artist __________,where he could transform any object into art simply by deciding to do so.

The paintings of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo are ____________ than those by Diego Rivera.

A spare,geometric style of Modern architecture in Europe developed in response to __________.

Mary Colter found great inspiration in the architectural traditions of _____________.

Die Brücke artists favored traditional northern media such as ______________.

The politically charged expressionism of Käthe Kollwitz can be most closely aligned with the artists of which modern movement?

Why did the Futurists embrace "the beauty of speed" in their art?

Which Dadaist idea would have a radical influence on art of the later twentieth century?

What is the International Style?

Fourtheenth-Century Art in Europe

Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe

Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy

Sixteenth-century art in Italy

sixteenth-century art in northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula

Seventeenth-Century art in Europe

art of south and southeast Asia after 1200

Chinese and Korean art after 1279

Japanese art after 1333

Art of the Americas after 1300

art of pacific cultures

art of Africa in the modern era

Eighteenth- and early-nineteenth century art in Europe and NORTH America

mid-to late nineteenth-century art in Europe and the united states

The international scene since 1950

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Exam 15: modern art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1950

Discoveries in __________,especially the work of Freud,influenced Modern art.

Why did the Nazis suppress avant-garde art and how did they exhibit it?

The __________ of Gerrit Rietveld's Schröder House created the radical asymmetry sought after in the De Stijl movement.

Surrealist painters employed a variety of techniques,known collectively as __________.

What kind of form did Modern Architecture take during this period?

Malevich exhibited 39 works consisting of __________________ in a style he termed Suprematism.

In the years after World War II,Francis Bacon's paintings evoked the horrors of war and human suffering through ______________.

The readymade was a concept of the artist __________,where he could transform any object into art simply by deciding to do so.

The paintings of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo are ____________ than those by Diego Rivera.

A spare,geometric style of Modern architecture in Europe developed in response to __________.

Mary Colter found great inspiration in the architectural traditions of _____________.

Die Brücke artists favored traditional northern media such as ______________.

The politically charged expressionism of Käthe Kollwitz can be most closely aligned with the artists of which modern movement?

Why did the Futurists embrace "the beauty of speed" in their art?

Which Dadaist idea would have a radical influence on art of the later twentieth century?

What is the International Style?

Fourtheenth-Century Art in Europe

Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe

Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy

Sixteenth-century art in Italy

sixteenth-century art in northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula

Seventeenth-Century art in Europe

art of south and southeast Asia after 1200

Chinese and Korean art after 1279

Japanese art after 1333

Art of the Americas after 1300

art of pacific cultures

art of Africa in the modern era

Eighteenth- and early-nineteenth century art in Europe and NORTH America

mid-to late nineteenth-century art in Europe and the united states

The international scene since 1950

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