Module 12 (Part II): 1907–1960—Age of Global Conflict

Module 12 (Part II):

1907–1960—Age of Global Conflict

by Dan Ault

Multiple Choice

The main intent of the Fauves was to ______________.

• revive the humanistic and intellectual ideas of classical art

• use arbitrary color to enhance the emotional impact of their paintings

• capture the momentary effects of light and atmosphere on the subjects of their paintings

• try to integrate mythological and Christian iconography

Multiple Choice

Wassily Kandinsky was the first artist in modern times  to _________________.

• paint abstractly

• use the color cobalt blue

• use psychological symbols in his paintings

• rid his compositions of recognizable imagery

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not one of the stages of Picasso and Braque's cubist style?

• Post-Cubism

• Proto-Cubism

• Analytic Cubism

• Synthetic Cubism

Multiple Choice

The cubism of Picasso and Braque were experiments in creating a new  way of depicting _______________.

• a distant landscape

• Christian symbols in art

• linear perspective

• space in a composition

Multiple Choice

Dada was an art movement, begun during World War I, that sought to challenge ______________.

• the morality of the Catholic church

• the political ideas of Karl Marx

• the norms and  traditions of Western civilization

• the imperialistic attitudes of Western nations

Multiple Choice

Marcel Duchamp described his work, "Fountian" as a Readymade because ____________.

• He sculpted this work in glazed terracotta to look exactly like a regular plumbing fixture.

• Instead of creating this piece, he took an already existing object and declared it to be his work of art.

• He hired a craftsman to create this sculpture from plans that he had designed.

• He melted down one of his earlier sculptures and re-cast it to look like a urinal.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not celebrated and portrayed in the artwork of the Futurists in Italy?.

• Modern technology

• Classical proportions

• Dynamic movement

• Political rebellion

Multiple Choice

Malevich and Mondrian created works that were primarily concerned with pure ____________.

• formalism

• symbolism

• historical accuracy

• political idealism

Multiple Choice

Neue Sachlichkeit, which means New Objectivity in German, was a reaction against ______________.

• abstraction in art

• figurative painting

• social commentary in art

• expressionism and romanticism

Multiple Choice

The Bauhaus in Germany was an art school that attempted to _______________.

• return Europe to classical art forms in painting, sculpture and architecture

• unite all art forms under one modern style

• bring back Christian symbolism in art

• re-create the ideals of the French Academy in a German institution