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Dada Art Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An artistic and literary movement that grew out of dissatisfaction with traditional social values and conventional artistic practices during World War I (1914–18). 
a)
Modern
b)
Expressionism
c)
Degenerate
d)
Dada
2.
These artists artists were disillusioned by the social values that led to the war and sought to expose accepted and often repressive conventions of order and logic by shocking people into self-awareness.
a)
Degenerate
b)
Decor
c)
Dada
d)
Dumbos
3.
The technique and resulting work of art in which fragments of paper and other materials are arranged and glued to a supporting surface.
a)
Collage
b)
College
c)
Assemblage
d)
Recontruction
4.
A three-dimensional composition made from a variety of traditionally non-artistic materials and objects.
a)
Collage
b)
Photomontage
c)
Assemblage
d)
Montage
5.
A collage work that includes cut- or torn-and-pasted photographs or photographic reproductions.
a)
Assemblage
b)
Collage
c)
Photomontage
d)
Juxtaposition
6.
An act of placing things close together or side by side for comparison or contrast.
a)
Narrative
b)
Juxtaposition
c)
Aesthetic
d)
Style
7.
A spoken, written, or visual account of an event or a series of connected events.
a)
Narrative
b)
Juxtaposition
c)
Montage
d)
Pop Culture
8.
A term invented by the artist Kurt Schwitters to describe his works made from scavenged fragments and objects.
a)
Kerz
b)
Terz
c)
Merz
d)
Berz
9.
Relating to or characterized by a concern with beauty or good taste (adjective); a particular taste or approach to the visual qualities of an object (noun).
a)
Aesthetic
b)
Beauty
c)
Modern
d)
Style
10.
A distinctive or characteristic manner of expression
a)
Aestheitc
b)
Style
c)
Modern
d)
Collage
11.
This can mean related to current times, but it can also indicate a relationship to a particular set of ideas that, at the time of their development, were new or even experimental.
a)
Pop culture
b)
Dada
c)
Expressionism
d)
Modern
12.
A term coined by Marcel Duchamp in 1915 to describe prefabricated, often mass-produced objects isolated from their functional context and elevated to the status of art by the mere act of an artist’s selection and designation.
a)
Prepackaged
b)
Readymade
c)
Mass-produced
d)
Consumable
13.
Cultural activities, ideas, or products that reflect or target the tastes of the general population of any society. 
a)
Pop Culture
b)
Social Media
c)
Political Correctness
d)
High School
14.
This woman was a prominent Dada artist:
a)
Lee Krasner
b)
Peggy Guggenheim
c)
Hannah Hoch
d)
Emily Bronte
15.
This man was a prominent Dada artist:
a)
Kurt Schwitters
b)
Vincent van Gogh
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Pablo Picasso