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LW 1 - EXPLORING ART QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How was abstract art different to art from the past? It focused on.....

a)

being realistic

b)

historical battles

c)

feelings and experiences

d)

black and white photographs

2.

Kandinsky explored the relationship between......to help people experience his paintings

a)

portraits and the audience

b)

photography and art

c)

paint and canvas

d)

color and form

3.

For Kandinsky, art was similar to….

a)

dance

b)

music

c)

theater

d)

technology

4.

What did Kandinsky call his more abstract paintings?

a)

essays

b)

performances

c)

creations

d)

compositions

5.

What did he study at university?

a)

medicine

b)

art

c)

law

d)

German

6.

Kandinsky became a leader in an abstract art group in Germany. What were they called?

a)

The Green Horses

b)

The Yellow Shapes

c)

The Red Revolution

d)

The Blue Rider

7.

This group used color to....

a)

make paintings more realistic

b)

make paintings more violent

c)

make paintings more emotional

d)

make paintings more confusing

8.

For Kandinsky yellow sounds like….

a)

violin

b)

trumpet

c)

piano

d)

guitar

9.

Kandinsky loved using shapes to express feelings....his favorite shape was...

a)

THE SQUARE

b)

THE CIRCLE

c)

THE TRIANGLE

d)

THE RECTANGLE

10.

Kandinisky wanted his art to inspire people to become....

a)

musicians

b)

influencers

c)

social workers

d)

artists

11.

What was the name of the painting we studied in class today?

a)

The Fight of the Ships

b)

Chaos 12

c)

Harmony 27

d)

Improvisation 31

12.

Kandinsky died in 1944 but he never stopped trying to....

a)

paint for wealthy people

b)

travel around the United States

c)

make the world a better place

d)

write about the events in his life

13.

How did Kandinsky express himself in his paintings?

a)

color

b)

shape

c)

line

d)

pattern

e)

all of these

14.

Expressions is a style of art which tries to express......rather than......

a)

war/peace

b)

emotions/reality

c)

details/ideas

d)

outer world/inner world

15.

Kandinsky believed art had the power to....

a)

confuse people

b)

teach us about the past

c)

teach us about art techniques

d)

change people

16.

This man inspired Kandinsky to become an artist. Who was he?

a)

Henri Matisse

b)

Edouard Manet

c)

Claude Monet

d)

Paul Cezanne

17.

How was abstract art different to art from the past? It focused on.....

a)

being realistic

b)

historical battles

c)

feelings and experiences

d)

black and white photographs

18.

Kandinsky was influenced by other artists like....

a)

REMBRANDT

b)

VAN GOGH

c)

DA VINCI

d)

FRIDA KAHLO

19.

How many paintings did Kandinsky sell during his life?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

21

d)

0

20.

Kandinsky wanted people to 'see differently....think differently'. Who else saw the world like this?

a)

Elon Musk

b)

Mark Zuckerberg

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Steve Jobs