The Dehumanization of Art 1925: José Ortega y Gasset

Who is the author of the text?

• Stravinsky

• Debussy

• Beethoven

• José Ortega y Gasset

What was the purpose of the author in writing about the musical era which started with Debussy?

• To analyze the conflict of Romanticism

• To study the sociological effects of art

• To explore the inner nature of style

• To define the difference between modern and traditional music

According to the text, what is the characteristic of contemporary art 'from the sociological point of view'?

• It divides the public into two classes of men: those who understand it and those who do not

• It is aimed at the masses

• It aims at a special, gifted minority

• It is universally popular

What is the main characteristic of modern art according to the text?

• The emphasis on traditional forms

• The focus on human emotions

• The celebration of realism

• The tendency to dehumanize art

What is the author's opinion about the perception of living reality and the perception of artistic form?

• They are unrelated

• They are incompatible

• They are essentially the same

• They require a different adjustment of our vision

What is the primary function of poetry according to the text?

• To provide a reflection of life

• To express personal emotions

• To invent what does not exist

• To represent living realities

What is the effect of metaphor in modern art according to the text?

• It has no effect on reality

• It enhances and ennobles poor reality

• It creates a clear distinction between real and unreal

• It damages, even assassinates, natural things

What is the purpose of the author in discussing the conversion from the subjective to the objective in poetry?

• To analyze the effect of modern technologies on poetry

• To emphasize the importance of personal sentiments in poetry

• To liberate poetry and give it back its soaring power and freedom

• To explore the influence of metaphors in poetry

What is the main theme of music according to the text?

• The expression of personal feelings

• The conversion from the subjective to the objective

• The liberation of poetry

• The dehumanization of music

What is the author's opinion about the existence of mental activity in man where he supplants one thing by another?

• It is an instinct which leads towards an avoidance of reality

• It is a reflection of life

• It is a sign of mental elegance

• It has no effect on human behavior