Question 1

The Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia promoted a __________ painting style.

Accepted Answer

A)  Constructivism 
B)  Suprematism 
C)  abstract 
D)  Socialist realism 
A)  Constructivism 
B)  Suprematism 
C)  abstract 
D)  Socialist realism D

Question 2

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 D

Question 3

Color Field painters such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman embraced abstraction in a completely different way than did Jackson Pollack. Explain what they tried to achieve with their non-representational work.

Accepted Answer

Color Field painters such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman aimed to explore the emotional and spiritual power of color and form through their non-representational work. They sought to create large, immersive paintings that would envelop the viewer and evoke deep, emotional responses. Unlike Jackson Pollock, who focused on the physical act of painting and the gesture of the artist's hand, Rothko and Newman were more interested in the experience of the viewer and the transcendent qualities of their art. They sought to achieve a sense of connection and intimacy through their use of color, scale, and composition, inviting viewers to contemplate and meditate on the profound and ineffable aspects of the human experience. In essence, they aimed to create works that could evoke a sense of the sublime and the transcendent, offering a different approach to abstraction that focused on the emotional and spiritual rather than the physical and gestural.

Question 4

How did Federal patronage for American art function during the Depression?

Accepted Answer

During the Great Depression, the United

Question 5

How did Modern artists in the Americas combine their experiments in form with efforts to uncover their national or cultural identities?

Accepted Answer

Modern artists in the Americas combined

Question 6

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 7

The use of metal beams and girders was a main feature in the development of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  skyscrapers 
B)  Suprematism 
C)  murals 
D)  Constructivism 
A)  skyscrapers 
B)  Suprematism 
C)  murals 
D)  Constructivism

Question 8

Hannah Höch was a central figure in the __________ Dada group.

Accepted Answer

A)  Berlin 
B)  Vienna 
C)  Moscow 
D)  Toronto 
A)  Berlin 
B)  Vienna 
C)  Moscow 
D)  Toronto

Question 9

A member of the Blue Rider Group, Kandinsky believed that abstraction would lead humanity to a deeper awareness of _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the paranoiac-critical method 
B)  spirituality 
C)  the animal world 
D)  the Enlightenment 
A)  the paranoiac-critical method 
B)  spirituality 
C)  the animal world 
D)  the Enlightenment

Question 10

The Harlem Renaissance artist, Aaron Douglas, developed a _________ style that owes much to African art.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Harlem Renaissance 
B)  dada-inspired 
C)  suprematist 
D)  collaged silhouetted 
A)  the Harlem Renaissance 
B)  dada-inspired 
C)  suprematist 
D)  collaged silhouetted

Question 11

What techniques did the Harlem Renaissance combine to raise awareness of African American culture?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What techniques did the Harlem Renaissance combine...

Question 12

Augusta Savage was a sculptor in the __________ Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Harlem 
B)  Suprematism 
C)  Ashcan 
D)  Cubist 
A)  Harlem 
B)  Suprematism 
C)  Ashcan 
D)  Cubist

Question 13

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 14

Abstract Expressionism can be interpreted as a response to the cataclysmic events of the early twentieth century in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  The artists rebelled against artistic traditions of the past. 
B)  It reflected a sense of social alienation and existential crisis. 
C)  It was a manifestation of the artists' radical political views. 
D)  Artists hoped to express universal truths and sublime experience. 
A)  The artists rebelled against artistic traditions of the past. 
B)  It reflected a sense of social alienation and existential crisis. 
C)  It was a manifestation of the artists' radical political views. 
D)  Artists hoped to express universal truths and sublime experience.

Question 15

Alfred Stieglitz was the chief proponent of European Modern art in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  Japan 
C)  America 
D)  Canada 
A)  Mexico 
B)  Japan 
C)  America 
D)  Canada

Question 16

The __________ developed many techniques for liberating the unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fauvists 
B)  Cubists 
C)  Constructivists 
D)  Surrealists 
A)  Fauvists 
B)  Cubists 
C)  Constructivists 
D)  Surrealists

Question 17

What is the International Style?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Why did Mexican muralists employ naturalism in the works they produced for public buildings?

Accepted Answer

A)  It symbolized the historical status of Western culture. 
B)  The government felt the public could not comprehend abstract art. 
C)  They wanted to reference Native American traditions. 
D)  European modernism did not impact Mexico until the mid-twentieth century. 
A)  It symbolized the historical status of Western culture. 
B)  The government felt the public could not comprehend abstract art. 
C)  They wanted to reference Native American traditions. 
D)  European modernism did not impact Mexico until the mid-twentieth century.

Question 19

Picasso became of the first artists to appropriate _____________ art.

Accepted Answer

A)  Paleolithic 
B)  Native American 
C)  medieval 
D)  African 
A)  Paleolithic 
B)  Native American 
C)  medieval 
D)  African

Question 20

Similar to American artists, Canadian artists began to exert independence from __________ influences.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican 
B)  European 
C)  Russian 
D)  Chinese 
A)  Mexican 
B)  European 
C)  Russian 
D)  Chinese

Exam 32: Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1950

The Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia promoted a __________ painting style.

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

Color Field painters such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman embraced abstraction in a completely different way than did Jackson Pollack. Explain what they tried to achieve with their non-representational work.

How did Federal patronage for American art function during the Depression?

How did Modern artists in the Americas combine their experiments in form with efforts to uncover their national or cultural identities?

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

The use of metal beams and girders was a main feature in the development of __________.

Hannah Höch was a central figure in the __________ Dada group.

A member of the Blue Rider Group, Kandinsky believed that abstraction would lead humanity to a deeper awareness of _________________.

The Harlem Renaissance artist, Aaron Douglas, developed a _________ style that owes much to African art.

What techniques did the Harlem Renaissance combine to raise awareness of African American culture?

Augusta Savage was a sculptor in the __________ Renaissance.

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

Abstract Expressionism can be interpreted as a response to the cataclysmic events of the early twentieth century in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Alfred Stieglitz was the chief proponent of European Modern art in __________.

The __________ developed many techniques for liberating the unconscious.

What is the International Style?

Why did Mexican muralists employ naturalism in the works they produced for public buildings?

Picasso became of the first artists to appropriate _____________ art.

Similar to American artists, Canadian artists began to exert independence from __________ influences.

Prehistoric Art in Europ

Art of the Ancient Near East

Art of Ancient Egypt

Art of the Ancient Aegean

Art of Ancient Greece

Etruscan and Roman Art

Jewish and Early Christian Art

Byzantine Art

Islamic Art

Art of South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

Chinese and Korean Art Before 1279

Japanese Art Before 1333

Art of the Americas Before 1300

Early African Art

Early Medieval Art in Europe

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

Fourteenth-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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