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Contemporary Era Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the dates of the Contemporary Era?

a)

1900-present

b)

1800-1950

c)

1950-2010

d)

2000-present

2.

Who am I?

a)

Claude Debussy

b)

Edvard Munch

c)

Henri Matisse

d)

Norman Rockwell

3.

What is the definition of Fauvism?

a)

A style of art which captures the changes in light on a subject

b)

Art painted in a studio

c)

A style of art which focuses on objects in the distance

d)

A style of art in which artists used intense, often wild color combinations in their paintings.

4.

What is the title of this Matisse painting?

a)

Rainbow Connection

b)

Woman with a Hat

c)

The Emotion of Love

d)

Colors of Emotion

5.

What is the Definition of Expressionism?

a)

Style of art which depicts movement

b)

style of art which demonstrates the art of sfumato?

c)

The style of art that emphasized the expression of innermost feelings

They often distorted shapes, sizes, and movements

d)

The style of art which rearranges the subject into puzzle-like pieces

6.

Who am I?

a)

W.A. Mozart

b)

Vincent van Gogh

c)

Henri Matisse

d)

Edvard Munch

7.

This painting was sold at auction for almost $120 million. What is the title of this famous work by Munch?

a)

The Fear

b)

The Emotion

c)

The Scream

d)

The Terror

8.

What is the definition of Cubism?

a)

A style of art which concentrates on Escapism and Romanticism

b)

A style in which objects and the space around them are broken up into different shapes and then put back together again in a new relationship.

c)

A style that is just weird

d)

A style that captures light and movement

9.

Who am I?

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Claude Monet

d)

M.C. Escher

10.

What is the title of this work by Picasso?

a)

My Wife

b)

My Grandmother

c)

The Weeping Woman

d)

All Mixed Up

11.

Who am I?

a)

Claude Debussy

b)

MC Escher

c)

Ansel Adams

d)

Norman Rockwell

12.

Norman Rockwell painted illustrations for what famous American Magazine?

a)

Saturday Evening Post

b)

Time

c)

Newsweek

d)

Sports Illustrated

13.

Rockwell painted "The Four _________" which reminded Americans of what they were fighting for during WW2.

a)

Families

b)

Rights

c)

Realities

d)

Freedoms

14.

Who am I?

a)

John Williams

b)

Michael Giacchino

c)

Scott Joplin

d)

Aaron Copland

15.

Scott Joplin was known as the "King of __________"

a)

Marches

b)

Synchopation

c)

Jazz

d)

Ragtime

16.

What is the definition of Ragtime?

a)

A style of music characterized by by an uneven rhythm (syncopation) in the melody against an even accompaniment

b)

A style of music that is described as Impressionistic

c)

A style of dance characterized by grace and fluidity of motion

d)

Music performed in a small room or concert hall

17.

What famous American composer wrote this famous ragtime piece of music?

a)

Claude Debussy

b)

John Philip Sousa

c)

Scott Joplin

d)

Aaron Copland

18.

Who was one of the first African-American composers to find success in composing, publishing, and performing in America?

a)

John Philip Sousa

b)

John Williams

c)

Hans Zimmer

d)

Scott Joplin