Question 1

Impressionist artists broke from many of the conventions of traditional art. Citing examples, identify how the broke from the past. What outside influences informed their formal elements or compositional devices?

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Question 2

How did the term Impressionism arise?

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Question 3

The goal of Munch's paintings was to describe the conditions of _____.

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A) modern cities 
B) modern psychic life 
C) immigrant laborers 
D) Tahitian "primitives"

Question 4

What did the second Industrial Revolution encompass?

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Question 5

How was Gauguin's art affected by his move to Tahiti?

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A) He started painting en plein air. 
B) He moved to a smaller format. 
C) He adopted a different color palette. 
D) He painted only Parisian scenes.

Question 6

To make buildings more fire resistant architects _____.

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A) cloaked them in glass panels 
B) reverted to Roman concrete 
C) encased cast iron in masonry 
D) built on a smaller scale

Question 7

Baudelaire, whose ideas influenced Impressionist artists, considered _____ to be the essential characteristic of the modern world.

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A) impermanence 
B) aristocratic society 
C) traditional values 
D) stability

Question 8

Discuss the 19th-century architecture styles, and explain the role technology played in each. Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 9

What was the architect Louis Sullivan's motto?

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A) Revival of ancient art 
B) Design for the masses 
C) Gothic national pride 
D) Form follows function

Question 10

What does Modernism in art describe?

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Exam 13: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Symbolism