Cubism Quiz

When did Cubism begin?

• 1930

• 1920

• 1910

• 1907

What was the name of Picasso's painting considered to be among the first Cubist paintings?

• The Starry Night

• The Persistence of Memory

• Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

• Mona Lisa

What was the first stage of Cubism called?

• Vorticism

• Futurism

• Analytical Cubism

• Synthetic Cubism

Which artist was greatly influenced by African and Native American cultures, Assyrian and Egyptian art, and Iberian sculpture?

• Claude Monet

• Pablo Picasso

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Vincent van Gogh

What did the Cubists use to challenge the notion of 'Fine Art' during the Synthetic Cubism stage?

• Real objects like newspaper, colored paper, or cloth

• Oil paints and canvas

• Sculpture and metal

• Watercolor and paper

Which artist painted the immensely powerful anti-war piece 'Guernica'?

• Claude Monet

• Vincent van Gogh

• Pablo Picasso

• Leonardo da Vinci

What was the event that had an immediate and profound impact on the young artists of the day?

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

• The French Revolution

• Paul Cézanne’s posthumous retrospective at the Salon d’Automne

What did the Cubists want the viewer to concentrate on in the Analytical Cubism phase?

• Color

• Composition

• Texture

• Shapes

Which movement was inspired by Cubism in Italy?

• Expressionism

• Constructivism

• Vorticism

• Futurism

Who was the most famous artist in the world by the end of the First World War?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Claude Monet

• Pablo Picasso

• Vincent van Gogh