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1
What was a distinguishing feature of Cubist paintings?
They look so life-like
Lack of distortion
2 dimensional flatness
Colours are realistic
2
Fernand Leger's painting 'The City' shows the city seen from multiple perspectives.
The arshness of the modern metropolis
It is a peaceful and serene depiction of urban life
It draws viewer’s eyes away from each chaotic element
The relationship between man and the machine is calm
3
When did the Cubist Movement reach its creative peak?
2000 - 2011
1907-1914
1960 - 1965
1920 - 1935
4
Picasso was Spanish originally. In what country did Cubism start?
Spain, obviously
Indonesia
Australia
France
5
Modern artists believed their style of art was more authentic or honest than realism because:
distortion is honest
the world is crazy
Realism is a lie
it shows that a painting is a painting
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Why is the pictured artwork by Duchamp named ‘Nude Descending a Staircase’?
It is a random name without any real meaning
It is a painting of many women walking down a set of stairs
Duchamp painted staircases
It shows the movement of a woman as she goes down the stairs
7
One common characteristic seen in Cubist paintings and sculpture is:
Illusion of Deep Space
Multiple perspectives of the same scene
Single Point Perspective
All the artists are men
8
Instead of attempting to duplicate images, what did Cubists attempt to do?
two - point perspective
one - point perspective
distil the essence of their subjects with abstract forms
paint photo-realistically
9
Cubist artists simplify natural forms into geometric shapes like cylinders, spheres and cubes.
True
False
10
Picasso painted in the Cubist style because he was not able to paint realistically.
TRUE
FALSE
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Cubism marks the beginning of Modern Art. Artists were now free to paint abstract ideas.
TRUE
FALSE
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Modern Artists did not want to depict the new changes in technology and society.
FALSE
TRUE
13
Which art technique did the Cubist artists use?
photoshop
realistic perspective
multiple perspectives
geometric forms
14
The women’s faces‘ in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon’ look like abstract African masks because:
Picasso is painting realistically
Picasso was heavily influenced by masks from Africa
The women were wearing masks
Picasso went to Africa
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Why did many Cubist paintings feature musical instruments and sheet music?
Cubist artists did not enjoy music
music was important in these artists’ lives
Music is Cubist
They were easy to paint
