Question 1

What motivated Picasso to create his large-scale painting Guernica for the Spanish Pavilion at the 1938 Paris Exposition?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a celebration of Spain's technological innovations in the early twentieth century. 
B)  It was a response to the German bombing of a small Basque town, sponsored by Spanish Nationalists. 
C)  It memorialized the huge loss of life through trench warfare in World War I. 
D)  It was a modern version of traditional history painting recognizing Spanish accomplishments. 
A)  It was a celebration of Spain's technological innovations in the early twentieth century. 
B)  It was a response to the German bombing of a small Basque town, sponsored by Spanish Nationalists. 
C)  It memorialized the huge loss of life through trench warfare in World War I. 
D)  It was a modern version of traditional history painting recognizing Spanish accomplishments. B

Question 2

What served as an incubator for fascism and communism in Europe during the early twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Weimar Republic 
B)  the Nazis' concentration camps 
C)  the Great Depression 
D)  the Spanish Civil War 
A)  the Weimar Republic 
B)  the Nazis' concentration camps 
C)  the Great Depression 
D)  the Spanish Civil War C

Question 3

What theme does Constantin Brancusi incorporate into both The Newborn and Torso of a Young Man ?

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalism 
B)  reproduction 
C)  transience 
D)  humor 
A)  capitalism 
B)  reproduction 
C)  transience 
D)  humor B

Question 4

What created the radical asymmetry sought after in the De Stijl movement of Gerrit Rietveld's Schröder House,Utrecht ?

Accepted Answer

A)  exposed skeletal structure 
B)  large expanses of windows 
C)  richly encrusted surfaces 
D)  horizontal and vertical lines 
A)  exposed skeletal structure 
B)  large expanses of windows 
C)  richly encrusted surfaces 
D)  horizontal and vertical lines

Question 5

The best-known artist to emerge from the Harlem Community Art Center was

Accepted Answer

A)  Dali. 
B)  Lawrence. 
C)  Hepworth. 
D)  Moore. 
A)  Dali. 
B)  Lawrence. 
C)  Hepworth. 
D)  Moore.

Question 6

Which of the following was a significant factor in providing New York with the foundation to supersede Paris as the center of the world of Modern art?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Armory Show 
B)  the 291 Gallery 
C)  the Harlem Renaissance 
D)  the Federal Arts Project 
A)  the Armory Show 
B)  the 291 Gallery 
C)  the Harlem Renaissance 
D)  the Federal Arts Project

Question 7

How did Marcel Duchamp's Fountain change the course of art?

Accepted Answer

1.The work still incites laughter,anger,

Question 8

Which artist conceptualized the readymade?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which movement inspired Paula Modersohn-Becker's painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cubism 
B)  Romanticism 
C)  Primitivism 
D)  Realism 
A)  Cubism 
B)  Romanticism 
C)  Primitivism 
D)  Realism

Question 10

Surrealist painters' variety of techniques were known collectively as

Accepted Answer

A)  collage. 
B)  automatism. 
C)  primitivism. 
D)  readymades. 
A)  collage. 
B)  automatism. 
C)  primitivism. 
D)  readymades.

Question 11

Which artist explicitly addressed feminist concerns in her work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia O'Keeffe 
B)  Hannah Höch 
C)  Anni Albers 
D)  Helen Frankenthaler 
A)  Georgia O'Keeffe 
B)  Hannah Höch 
C)  Anni Albers 
D)  Helen Frankenthaler

Question 12

How did Russian Constructivists combine Modern styles with practical needs?

Accepted Answer

They renounced painting as a selfish act

Question 13

How did the Suprematists combine Cubist picture space with complete abstraction?

Accepted Answer

Artists such as Malevich exhib

Question 14

How did Walter Gropius's design for the Bauhaus building convey the dynamism of modern life?

Accepted Answer

A)  The three large cubic areas had a balanced asymmetry. 
B)  It used modern materials and technology in a traditional architectural form. 
C)  It emphasized handcrafted workmanship and aesthetic quality. 
D)  It integrated the building's form organically into the surrounding landscape. 
A)  The three large cubic areas had a balanced asymmetry. 
B)  It used modern materials and technology in a traditional architectural form. 
C)  It emphasized handcrafted workmanship and aesthetic quality. 
D)  It integrated the building's form organically into the surrounding landscape.

Question 15

Which of the following is a term that comes from the French word meaning "to glue" and describes an important aspect of Synthetic Cubism?

Accepted Answer

A)  readymade 
B)  merz 
C)  collage 
D)  bauhaus 
A)  readymade 
B)  merz 
C)  collage 
D)  bauhaus

Question 16

Why did the U.S.government hire Dorothea Lange and other photographers during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a part of a program that provided jobs to unemployed artists. 
B)  They hoped to build public support for federal assistance for rural America. 
C)  They wanted artwork that reflected the national American identity. 
D)  It was part of an effort to create an art market for underdeveloped states. 
A)  It was a part of a program that provided jobs to unemployed artists. 
B)  They hoped to build public support for federal assistance for rural America. 
C)  They wanted artwork that reflected the national American identity. 
D)  It was part of an effort to create an art market for underdeveloped states.

Question 17

The Abstract Expressionist painters were greatly influenced by which of the following,who described a collective unconscious of universal archetypes shared by all humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud's 
B)  Carl Jung's 
C)  Clement Greenberg's 
D)  Vassily Kandinsky's 
A)  Sigmund Freud's 
B)  Carl Jung's 
C)  Clement Greenberg's 
D)  Vassily Kandinsky's

Question 18

What did artist Franz Marc paint because they were "primitive"?

Accepted Answer

A)  landscapes 
B)  symphonies 
C)  animals 
D)  still lifes 
A)  landscapes 
B)  symphonies 
C)  animals 
D)  still lifes

Question 19

What term,which is based on the French word for "wild beast," was the name of an art movement that included Henri Matisse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Die Brücke 
B)  Fauvism 
C)  Dada 
D)  Orphism 
A)  Die Brücke 
B)  Fauvism 
C)  Dada 
D)  Orphism

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-Raphaelite 
B)  Neo-Baroque 
C)  Bauhaus 
D)  Art Nouveau 
A)  Pre-Raphaelite 
B)  Neo-Baroque 
C)  Bauhaus 
D)  Art Nouveau

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

What motivated Picasso to create his large-scale painting Guernica for the Spanish Pavilion at the 1938 Paris Exposition?

What served as an incubator for fascism and communism in Europe during the early twentieth century?

What theme does Constantin Brancusi incorporate into both The Newborn and Torso of a Young Man ?

What created the radical asymmetry sought after in the De Stijl movement of Gerrit Rietveld's Schröder House,Utrecht ?

The best-known artist to emerge from the Harlem Community Art Center was

Which of the following was a significant factor in providing New York with the foundation to supersede Paris as the center of the world of Modern art?

How did Marcel Duchamp's Fountain change the course of art?

Which artist conceptualized the readymade?

Which movement inspired Paula Modersohn-Becker's painting?

Surrealist painters' variety of techniques were known collectively as

Which artist explicitly addressed feminist concerns in her work?

How did Russian Constructivists combine Modern styles with practical needs?

How did the Suprematists combine Cubist picture space with complete abstraction?

How did Walter Gropius's design for the Bauhaus building convey the dynamism of modern life?

Which of the following is a term that comes from the French word meaning "to glue" and describes an important aspect of Synthetic Cubism?

Why did the U.S.government hire Dorothea Lange and other photographers during the Great Depression?

The Abstract Expressionist painters were greatly influenced by which of the following,who described a collective unconscious of universal archetypes shared by all humans?

What did artist Franz Marc paint because they were "primitive"?

What term,which is based on the French word for "wild beast," was the name of an art movement that included Henri Matisse?

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

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