Humanities 060 - People & Their World » Fall 2021 » Chapter 33 Quiz

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Question #1
Sigmund Freud is known for
A.   all of the answers
B.   developing a system for treating emotional illness and describing the psyche as being composed of 3 parts.
C.   refuting that human reason governs human behavior
D.   creating psychoanalysis which is a therapy that deals wit repressed desires that lie in one’s subconscious.
Question #2
One of Freud’s students, Jung, argues
A.   none of the answers
B.   that the personal unconscious life of the individual rests on a deeper and more universal layer of the human psyche called the collective unconscious.
C.   that the subconscious is individualized.
D.   that it is man’s ability to use reason and logic that dictates his behavior and is the key to treating a person’s emotional illness.
Question #3
Marcel Proust uses Freud’s ideas to
A.   none of the answers
B.   focuses on the rational thought processes of humanity in his work.
C.   emphasizes the control of one’s conscious over one’s subconscious.
D.   highlight the power of memory in retrieving past experiences and shaping the private life of the individual.
Question #4
The writer Franz Kafka
A.   presents a modern world in which the effects of the advances of technology create a utopian existence for modern man.
B.   fills his work with ambiguity, fearful contradictions, themes of insecurity and vulnerability to explore the effect of the subconscious on an individual.
C.   none of the answers
D.   depicts characters that are comforted by the morality and ethics of modern society.
Question #5
James Joyce is known for
A.   presenting an optimistic view of his homeland Ireland.
B.   creating characters that used reason and logic to deal with their personal problems.
C.   none of the answers
D.   the use of interior monologue and stream of consciousness.
Question #6
Expressionism can be described as
A.   an art form influenced by Freud’s work that distorts form and color to evoke violence and emotional intensity.
B.   none of the answers
C.   an art movement of the 20th century that uses clarity of composition and color to demonstrate the progressive and orderly life of modern man.
D.   a form of art that focuses on creating a calming, peaceful experience for the audience.
Question #7
Metaphysical art is concerned with
A.   the modern physical urbanscapes that are filled with skyscrapers and the hustle and bustle of modern life.
B.   the realistic depicton of everyday objects and events.
C.   what is beyond the physical world and one’s senses to explore the landscapes of the human psyche.
D.   none of the answers
Question #8
Dadaism
A.   is named after the great 20th century hermaphrodite artist Mama Dada.
B.   none of the answers
C.   aggressively attacked tradition and was dedicated to exploring the irrationality and randomness of the modern world.
D.   is an art movement created by stay at home fathers.
Question #9
Salvador dali, Frieda Kahlo and Rene Magritte are categorized as
A.   Surrealists
B.   Sociopaths
C.   Narcissists
D.   none of the answers
Question #10
Georgia O’Keefe is
A.   an artist that uses a fluid line style to distill the essence of the subjects she paints.
B.   all of the answers
C.   created haunting biomorphic images abstracted from greatly enlarged flowers and bleached animal bones.
D.   a pioneer of American modernist surrealism.

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