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