Humanities 060 - People & Their World » Fall 2021 » Chapter 32 Quiz

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Question #1
What affect did progress in science, specifically physics, have on art and thought of what is known as modernism?
A.   philosophers and artists incorporated the scientific method in their work.
B.   physics advances the new microcosmic views of the world which causes philosophers and artists to reassess traditional views of philosophy and art.
C.   modernists returned to a more Classical, traditional and logical approach to philosophy and art.
D.   none of the answers
Question #2
The Imagists were poets who
A.   used poetry to describe images of Classical Greece.
B.   none of the answers
C.   cultivated a language of expression that was conceptual, abstract and sought to simplify or pare down poetry.
D.   used words to create images of the medieval period.
Question #3
Picasso created cubism to
A.   none of the answers
B.   because he had failed as a traditional artist.
C.   create art based on geometric shapes because he was unable to draw and paint realistically.
D.   challenge Renaissance principles and create art that was subversive, defied convention by using semitransparent planes, short angular lines and a multiplicity of viewpoints.
Question #4
Fauvism and the paintings of Matisse can be described as
A.   none of the answers
B.   a celebration of children and innocence.
C.   making color the principle feature of the canvas to express pure and sensuous pleasure.
D.   nothing more than an imitation of primal tribal culture.
Question #5
Non-Objective art
A.   focuses on the realistic depiction of modern inanimate objects.
B.   none of the answers
C.   attempts to depict the soulfulness of modern life.
D.   uses color, lines, and shapes without regard to recognizable objects to reference the natural world.
Question #6
Piet Mondrian
A.   is known for his naturalistic landscapes.
B.   considered himself a neo-medievalist painter.
C.   tried to discover geometric order in nature and limited his paintings to 3 primary colors and 3 values.
D.   none of the answers
Question #7
The architect Frank Lloyd Wright
A.   is considered to be one of the greatest English architects of the last 200 years.
B.   is known for his combination of new technology of steel and glass with the aesthetic principles of Asian architecture.
C.   is known for his ornately decorated and detailed design for homes.
D.   none of the answers
Question #8
Le Corbusier is a nickname of the Swiss architect that means
A.   the rattlesnake
B.   none of the answers
C.   the raven
D.   the rat
Question #9
The International Style of architecture can be best described as
A.   a pale imitation of Frank Lloyd Wright.
B.   none of the answers
C.   responsible for the resurgence of neoclassical design.
D.   a style of architecture that incorporates the simplest of geometric forms and imitates the efficiency of modern machinery.
Question #10
Stravinsky’s composition The Rite of Spring
A.   was originally titled The Sacrifice, explores the themes of death and resurrection associated with the changing of the seasons, and is about a Slavonic ceremony that invokes the birth of spring with a ritual sacrifice
B.   is about a Slavonic ceremony that invokes the birth of spring with a ritual sacrifice
C.   explores the themes of death and resurrection associated with the changing of the seasons.
D.   was originally titled The Sacrifice

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