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Art Movements of the 20th Century

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Cubism is the first art style to use abstraction.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
Cubist painting is known as avant-garde. What does this term mean?
a)
global influence
b)
photo-realism
c)
having spiritual meaning
d)
cutting edge
3.

Define the term cubism.

a)

A drawing done by an artist using many lines and geometric shapes.

b)

A painting of multiple people looking at different view.

c)

Breaking a sculpture up in different pieces, then trying to reassemble them just like they were before.

d)

Objects are represented as if they could be seen from several different positions at the same time, using many lines and geometric shapes.

4.

Surrealism explores...

a)

the unknown

b)

the abstract

c)

the unconscious mind

d)

the rights and wrongs we do

5.

What is Surrealism?

a)

Art that looks real

b)

Art that uses dreamlike or bizarre situations that are meant to shock or surprise the viewer

c)

Art that explores how light reflects off of objects

d)

Art that shows one image from several viewpoints

6.

Which of the following is a surrealist artwork?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Which of the follwoing is considered "Surrealism"?

a)
b)
8.
The primary objective when painting was to show the effects of _____
a)
converging lines
b)
complimentary colors
c)
light on color
d)
linear perspective
9.

The phenomena of many small areas of different colors viewed together in the brain as one overall color (like pixels) is called

a)

optical mixing

b)

spectral mixing

c)

light spectrum

d)

separation reversal

10.

Which one belongs to Impressionists style?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What do most of the Impressionists artists paint? (select any 2) ?

a)

Religion scenes

b)

Daily objects/ scenery

c)

Family portraits

d)

Outdoor painting

12.

Write down TWO (2) characteristics of Impressionism art movement.

4 lines
13.

Which of the following artworks would be considered a landscape?

a)
b)
c)
14.

What is Post Impressionism in painting?

a)

A painting style showing a quick impression of an image, capturing changing light and color.

b)

A style of painting where the artist wants to share an emotional experience.

c)

A style of painting that occurred after impressionism when painters continued using a lot of color, but also added more geometric forms and personal feelings.

15.
What did the artists paint?
a)
They painted animals and nature
b)
They painted emotions and feelings
c)
They painted cities and towns
d)
They painted people
16.
The most important Expressionism movement characteristic is:
a)
Likes dark colours (black, brown, grey...)
b)
Doesn't like animals
c)
Loves animals
d)
Shows emotions 
17.

Expressionism or Impressionism?

a)

Expressionist

b)

Impressionist

18.

Claude Monet was an ______________ painter.

a)

Expressionist

b)

Impressionist

19.
What does "fauves" mean? 
a)
impressionism
b)
wild beasts
c)
wild colors
d)
favor
20.
Fauvists liked to use ________, _________ colors in their paintings. 
a)
unnatural, vivid
b)
natural, bright
c)
pale, muted
d)
unnatural, pale
21.

Artists use ___________ and ____________ paints

a)

bright, thick

b)

bright, thin

c)

dull, thick

d)

dull thin

22.

Dada rejected ideas which artists had in the past.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

An art in which the image of reality is distorted in order to make it expressive of the artist’s inner feelings or ideas.

a)

Impressionism

b)

Expressionism

c)

Surrealism

d)

Cubism

24.

Among the modern art forms this represents anti-art meaning nonsense. What is this modern art form?

a)

Surrealism

b)

Cubism

c)

Dadaism

d)

Abstract

25.

This painting shows what kind of modern art form?

a)

Surrealism

b)

Abstract

c)

Dadaism

d)

None of the above