Art 305 - Art and Mass Culture » Summer 2020 » 19th Century Quiz No. 6

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Question #1
The ideas embodied in Edward Said’s theory of Orientalism can be seen in artworks such as:
A.   Gerome's "Slave Market" which depicts slave traders in Islamic Egypt
B.   Matisse's odalisques from the 1920s which reflect European cultural attitudes about dominance and submission
C.   all of these options
D.   Ingres' "La Grande Odalisque" which depicts a voluptuous nude woman posed as a harem girl
E.   none of these options
Question #2
Henri Rousseau’s painting “The Dream” can be described as:
A.   the depiction of the real lives of the poor and working class
B.   a rejection of civilization based upon his travels to Tahiti
C.   an affirmation of the myth of the autonomous individual
D.   the use of realism in avant-garde art of the 19th century
E.   the reinforcement of women as objects of the male gaze
Question #3
Claude Monet’s numerous paintings of haystacks and cathedrals emphasized the changing conditions of light which affected visual sensations:
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
Gustave Courbet’s painting “Burial at Ornans” depicts the mourners as:
A.   romantically sweetened, cleaned up, and beautiful
B.   peasants with the crudity and course surface of everyday life
C.   bourgeoisie upper middle class members of society
D.   all of these options
E.   none of these options
Question #5
Vincent Van Gogh’s art and life:
A.   have been the source for more films than any other artist
B.   point to the understanding of avant-garde art as spiritual revelation
C.   none of these options
D.   all of these options
E.   are the basis for much of the modern myth about the artist a crazed and misunderstood
Question #6
Which of the following Post-Impressionist artists left Europe for the South Pacific in order to find a more “pure” and “primitive” life?
A.   Paul Gaugin
B.   Paul Cezanne
C.   Vincent Van Gogh
D.   Claude Monet
E.   Henri Rousseau
Question #7
Edward Said’s theory of Orientalism can best be described as:
A.   the European belief in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian cultures as superior to the West
B.   the European representation of women of non-Western cultures as superior to Western depictions
C.   a European invention of the Orient as a place of romance, exotic people, landscapes, and experiences
D.   a European concept of the Middle East as a place of great technological advances and world history
E.   the European belief in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian cultures as rational and developed
Question #8
Many nineteenth century images depict women passively displayed as objects to be “consumed” by the male gaze:
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
Which artist focused on Impressionist images of the wealthy and privileged?
A.   Gustave Courbet
B.   Claude Monet
C.   Paul Gaugin
D.   Mary Cassatt
E.   Vincent Van Gogh
Question #10
French Impressionist Claude Monet insisted that the basic content of human perception, and of art, was:
A.   internal experience
B.   light and color
C.   none of these options
D.   linear perspective space
E.   all of these options

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