Question 1

Which of the following artists created large-scale, kinetic sculptures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Moore
B)  Constantine Brancusi
C)  Alexander Calder
D)  Umberto Boccioni

Question 2

The floating figure in Barlach's ____ represents the dying soul before awakening to everlasting life.

Accepted Answer

A)  War Monument
B)  Bird in Space
C)  Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
D)  Column A

Question 3

Her work is often described as autobiographical because of her unflinching self-portrait portrayals. She gives the viewer a personal glimpse into herself and suffering. Which of the following artists does this describe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frida Kahlo
B)  Hannah Höch
C)  Georgia O'Keeffe
D)  Dorothea Lange A

Question 4

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

Question 5

Briefly describe Futurism.

Accepted Answer

It was an early 20th-century literary mo...

Question 6

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

Question 7

Describe Art Deco.

Accepted Answer

It was a remote descendant of ...

Question 8

Compare and contrast the works of Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange. How did each artist respond to the medium of photography as a visual art form? How did their works reflect their respective environments?

Accepted Answer

Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange were bo...

Question 9

Which of the following artists shared Stieglitz's concern to position photography as an art form with the same fine-art status as painting and sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dorothea Lange
B)  Georgia O'Keeffe
C)  Edward Hopper
D)  Edward Weston

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The design was such that every level cou...

Question 11

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

Question 12

A nonobjective work refers to work that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has been abstracted from a natural object
B)  has no reference to the external appearance of the physical world
C)  is not considered objectionable by anyone
D)  has no material form but is merely conceived in the mind

Question 13

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.

Question 14

What is a "mobile," who created it, and why?

Accepted Answer

A mobile is a sculptural form developed by Alexander Calder in which the parts are so carefully balanced that they move with the slightest current of air. He was fascinated by motion and explored that phenomenon as it related to three-dimensional form and space.

Question 15

Thomas Hart Benton, a Regionalist artist, focused his attention on which of the following subjects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Times Square, New York
B)  The waterfront
C)  The social history of Missouri
D)  The farming landscape of the Midwest

Question 16

The photographer ____ was hired to document the deplorable living conditions of the rural poor.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Stieglitz
B)  Charles Sheeler
C)  Edward Weston
D)  Dorothea Lange

Question 17

In the artist's eyes, Fate of the Animals was almost a premonition of which historical event?

Accepted Answer

A)  World War II
B)  The Great Depression
C)  The Russian Revolution
D)  World War I

Question 18

____ developed the theory of Neoplasticism.

Accepted Answer

A)  Picasso
B)  Chagall
C)  Mondrian
D)  Marc

Question 19

Who belonged to the Pittura Metafisica movement, which greatly influenced Surrealism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matisse
B)  Ernst
C)  De Chirico
D)  Kandinsky

Question 20

Surrealist artists used Dada's ____ to engage elements of fantasy and activate unconscious forces.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cubism
B)  photographs
C)  Kandinsky's style
D)  improvisational techniques

Exam 24: Modernism in Europe and America

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The floating figure in Barlach's ____ represents the dying soul before awakening to everlasting life.

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

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Briefly describe Futurism.

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Describe Art Deco.

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Which of the following artists shared Stieglitz's concern to position photography as an art form with the same fine-art status as painting and sculpture?

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

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

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A nonobjective work refers to work that ____.

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Which of the following statements about Dada is true?

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What is a "mobile," who created it, and why?

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The photographer ____ was hired to document the deplorable living conditions of the rural poor.

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In the artist's eyes, Fate of the Animals was almost a premonition of which historical event?

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____ developed the theory of Neoplasticism.

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Who belonged to the Pittura Metafisica movement, which greatly influenced Surrealism?

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Surrealist artists used Dada's ____ to engage elements of fantasy and activate unconscious forces.

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