Question 1

Le Corbusier designed his buildings without supporting walls to

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A)   provide interior-space flexibility.
B)   conserve concrete and steel
C)   make the rooms seem larger
D)   adhere to the principles of Zen A

Question 2

John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath brought attention to injustice against

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A)   Mexican refugees.
B)   European Jews.
C)   migrant workers.
D)   blacks in the American South. C

Question 3

Describe and analyze the ritualized bullfighting metaphor that Pablo Picasso uses in his Guernica.

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In his iconic painting Guernica, Pablo Picasso uses the ritualized bullfighting metaphor to convey the senseless violence and destruction of war. The bullfighting metaphor is evident in the central figure of the bull, which is often associated with strength, power, and aggression. In the painting, the bull is depicted as a symbol of the brutality and chaos of war, as it charges through the scene, trampling over the innocent victims.

The use of the bullfighting metaphor also serves to highlight the idea of a struggle between the oppressor and the oppressed. The bull, representing the oppressor or the aggressor, is pitted against the innocent victims, symbolizing the oppressed. This metaphorical battle reflects the larger theme of the Spanish Civil War, in which the fascist forces of General Franco brutally suppressed the Republican resistance.

Furthermore, the ritualized nature of bullfighting, with its choreographed movements and predetermined outcome, parallels the sense of inevitability and helplessness felt by the victims of war. The use of this metaphor emphasizes the idea that the violence and destruction depicted in the painting are not random or accidental, but rather the result of a deliberate and calculated act of aggression.

Overall, the ritualized bullfighting metaphor in Guernica serves as a powerful symbol of the senseless violence and suffering caused by war, as well as the struggle between oppressor and oppressed. Through this metaphor, Picasso effectively conveys the horrors of war and the human cost of conflict.

Question 4

A campaign of nonviolence was key in the liberation of

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A)   Vietnam from France.
B)   Nigeria from Britain.
C)   Algeria from France.
D)   India from Britain.

Question 5

The first feature-length talkie was

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A)   The Blue Angel.
B)   The Wizard of Oz.
C)   The Black Pirate.
D)   The Jazz Singer.

Question 6

In total,the final death toll of World War II was

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A)   10 million.
B)   20 million.
C)   40 million.
D)   50 million.

Question 7

Throughout the Great Depression,America's favorite leisure activity was

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A)   going to the movies.
B)   listening to the radio.
C)   playing sports.
D)   dancing.

Question 8

World War II had a positive effect in that it instigated the movement toward worldwide decolonialization.Identify two countries in which this effect was felt,and explain their steps toward independence.

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Question 9

Nelson A.Rockefeller had Diego Rivera's fresco Man at the Crossroads Looking with Hope and High Vision to a New and Better Future destroyed,because it

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A)   portrayed workers in communist red scarves.
B)   included a portrait of Vladimir Lenin.
C)   celebrated the Mexican revolution.
D)   showed Rockefeller enjoying a cocktail.

Question 10

Define Bertolt Brecht's concept of epic theater,and list the four ways his plays aimed to achieve his desired effect.

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Question 11

Compare the portraits of women in Frida Kahlo's The Broken Column and Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother.

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Question 12

Identify two motion pictures released in 1939,Hollywood's "Great Year," and explain why they appealed to the audience of that time as well as contemporary audiences.

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Question 13

Why can the film Gojira (Godzilla)be viewed as a commentary about the American bombing of Japan?

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A)   An American-created Godzilla destroys New York.
B)   The Japanese conquer the monster with technology.
C)   A radiation-breathing Godzilla destroys Tokyo.
D)   An atomic-bomb test awakens the Japanese monster.

Question 14

Pablo Picasso allowed that Guernica could be on permanent display in a museum in his native Spain when

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A)   Picasso himself was dead.
B)   the Spanish people regain civil liberties.
C)   Francisco Franco was dead.
D)   Spain became a republic.

Question 15

Most likely,composer Sergei Prokofiev wrote the simplistic symphonic fairy tale Peter and the Wolf to

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A)   encourage Russian children to appreciate classical music.
B)   satisfy Soviet authorities who called his music too complicated.
C)   symbolize Soviet ability to triumph over other countries.
D)   celebrate the spirit and capability of the Russian peasants.

Question 16

Adolph Hitler claimed that intellectuals,particularly Jews,were to blame for what he perceived as Germany's post-World War I moral decline,because of their

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A)   involvement in the art scene.
B)   association with communism.
C)   sympathy for the French.
D)   control of most lending banks.

Question 17

Night is a memoir about

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A)   the Holocaust.
B)   the Great Depression.
C)   the Mexican Revolution.
D)   the bombing of Nagasaki.

Question 18

Identify and analyze two events that aided Hitler's rise to power in Germany.

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Question 19

Explain two reasons Orson Welles's Citizen Kane differed from its motion picture predecessors.Then name two contemporary films that utilize Welles's techniques.

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Question 20

What three major divisions of German society does Georg Grosz parody in his painting The Pillars of Society?

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A)   upper, middle, and lower classes
B)   artists, entertainers, and merchants
C)   military, clergy, and middle class
D)   intellectuals, workers, and politicians

Exam 37: The Age of Anxiety: Fascism and Depression, holocaust and Bomb