Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The design was such that every level cou

Question 2

Compare the works of Jacob Lawrence and Edward Hopper. How did each artist respond to his period? What artistic devices did each artist use to create emotion in his work? What was the sociopolitical context each artist addressed? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Jacob Lawrence and Edward Hopper were tw

Question 3

Explain the use of art as a vehicle for propaganda in the works of Höch, Grosz, Picasso, and Lawrence. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Art has long been used as a vehicle for

Question 4

Kirchner's stylistic qualities, including perspective distortions, disquieting figures, and color choices, reflect the influence of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Franc Marc 
B)  Edvard Munch 
C)  Frida Kahlo 
D)  Emile Nolde 
A)  Franc Marc 
B)  Edvard Munch 
C)  Frida Kahlo 
D)  Emile Nolde

Question 5

How does this work break with the academic traditions of heroic male nudity?

Accepted Answer

Egon Schiele, Nude Self-Portrait, Grimac

Question 6

The hovering figure that served as a memorial to those who died in World War I was created by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilhelm Lehmbruck 
B)  Ernst Barlach 
C)  Ernst Kirchner 
D)  Max Beckmann 
A)  Wilhelm Lehmbruck 
B)  Ernst Barlach 
C)  Ernst Kirchner 
D)  Max Beckmann

Question 7

How do these works reflect the early 20th century?

Accepted Answer

Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and B

Question 8

The Chrysler Building by William van Alen has elements from which of the following styles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Art Nouveau 
B)  Art Deco 
C)  Cubist 
D)  Fin-de-siècle 
A)  Art Nouveau 
B)  Art Deco 
C)  Cubist 
D)  Fin-de-siècle

Question 9

Who painted each work, and to what historical events does each refer?

Accepted Answer

Picasso, Guernica and Orozco, Epic of Am

Question 10

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 11

What message did Vera Mukhina convey in her work entitled The Worker and the Collective Farmworker?

Accepted Answer

A)  She conveyed the horror of war. 
B)  She glorified the communal labor of the Soviet people. 
C)  She glorified urban lifestyles. 
D)  She showed motion through dynamic line. 
A)  She conveyed the horror of war. 
B)  She glorified the communal labor of the Soviet people. 
C)  She glorified urban lifestyles. 
D)  She showed motion through dynamic line.

Question 12

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 13

Compare the works of Hannah Höch, Marcel Duchamp, and Kurt Schwitters as it relates to Dada. How did each artist respond to the sociopolitical context of the period?

Accepted Answer

Hannah Höch, Marcel Duchamp, and Kurt Sc

Question 14

How does the work of Hannah Höch reflect German society of the Weimar Republic years?

Accepted Answer

She synthesized the concepts of Dada, se

Question 15

How did the subject matter Edward Hopper used in his art relate to the Depression era?

Accepted Answer

He depicted the generalized theme of the

Question 16

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 17

How did Georgia O'Keeffe reflect the fast pace of city life in her work?

Accepted Answer

She depicted images in which details wer

Question 18

How does this work reflect the Futurist art movement?

Accepted Answer

Robert Delaunay, Homage to Blériot . As

Question 19

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 20

Describe the impact the Armory Show (1913) had on the American art scene. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The Armory Show of 1913 had a profound i

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

Compare the works of Jacob Lawrence and Edward Hopper. How did each artist respond to his period? What artistic devices did each artist use to create emotion in his work? What was the sociopolitical context each artist addressed? Use examples to support your essay.

Explain the use of art as a vehicle for propaganda in the works of Höch, Grosz, Picasso, and Lawrence. Use examples to support your essay.

Kirchner's stylistic qualities, including perspective distortions, disquieting figures, and color choices, reflect the influence of ____.

How does this work break with the academic traditions of heroic male nudity?

The hovering figure that served as a memorial to those who died in World War I was created by ____.

How do these works reflect the early 20th century?

The Chrysler Building by William van Alen has elements from which of the following styles?

Who painted each work, and to what historical events does each refer?

Which of the following statements about Dada is true?

What message did Vera Mukhina convey in her work entitled The Worker and the Collective Farmworker?

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

Compare the works of Hannah Höch, Marcel Duchamp, and Kurt Schwitters as it relates to Dada. How did each artist respond to the sociopolitical context of the period?

How does the work of Hannah Höch reflect German society of the Weimar Republic years?

How did the subject matter Edward Hopper used in his art relate to the Depression era?

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

How did Georgia O'Keeffe reflect the fast pace of city life in her work?

How does this work reflect the Futurist art movement?

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

Describe the impact the Armory Show (1913) had on the American art scene. Use examples to support your essay.

Late Medieval Italy

Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

The Baroque in Italy and Spain

Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

The Baroque in Northern Europe

Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

Contemporary Art Worldwide

South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1336 to 1980

Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

Oceania Before 1980

Africa, 1800 to 1980

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Exam 29: Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

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

Compare the works of Jacob Lawrence and Edward Hopper. How did each artist respond to his period? What artistic devices did each artist use to create emotion in his work? What was the sociopolitical context each artist addressed? Use examples to support your essay.

Explain the use of art as a vehicle for propaganda in the works of Höch, Grosz, Picasso, and Lawrence. Use examples to support your essay.

Kirchner's stylistic qualities, including perspective distortions, disquieting figures, and color choices, reflect the influence of ____.

How does this work break with the academic traditions of heroic male nudity?

The hovering figure that served as a memorial to those who died in World War I was created by ____.

How do these works reflect the early 20th century?

The Chrysler Building by William van Alen has elements from which of the following styles?

Who painted each work, and to what historical events does each refer?

Which of the following statements about Dada is true?

What message did Vera Mukhina convey in her work entitled The Worker and the Collective Farmworker?

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

Compare the works of Hannah Höch, Marcel Duchamp, and Kurt Schwitters as it relates to Dada. How did each artist respond to the sociopolitical context of the period?

How does the work of Hannah Höch reflect German society of the Weimar Republic years?

How did the subject matter Edward Hopper used in his art relate to the Depression era?

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

How did Georgia O'Keeffe reflect the fast pace of city life in her work?

How does this work reflect the Futurist art movement?

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

Describe the impact the Armory Show (1913) had on the American art scene. Use examples to support your essay.

Late Medieval Italy

Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

The Baroque in Italy and Spain

Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

The Baroque in Northern Europe

Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

Contemporary Art Worldwide

South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1336 to 1980

Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

Oceania Before 1980

Africa, 1800 to 1980

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