What helped you decide who the artist is?

the representational style and the subject

Which statement best applies to Kuhn in relation to the Armory Show?

he was responsible for publicity

What was the reaction of the American avant-garde to the Armory Show?

They resented the dominance of European art over American

Most bands of the American armed forces ____.

reconfigure into combat units during wartime

In his 291 Gallery, Stieglitz showed ____.

both European and American artists

On his return to the United States, Stella, like several other modern artists, _____.

chose typical American subject matter

Which statement best applies?

Like most of Dove's work, it is abstracted from nature

Colonel Bogey is a typical European march because it is ______.

more stately than American marches

Which statement best applies to Stieglitz's view of photography?

he felt it was a distinct branch of art

Many of Berlin's popular ballads had elements of _______.

popular styles like swing or ragtime

The Stieglitz Group consisted of _____.

artists shown in Stieglitz's galleries

This excerpt brilliantly exemplifies Ravel's desire to _______.

showcase pianistic skills and techniques

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1
One instrument that was popular in American military bands but not in England was the _____.
flugelhorn
saxophone
trombone
piccolo
2
Alford came to military bands through a ______.
variety of dance and marching bands
public school music program
military music school
civic marching band
3
In general, sky and recognizable forms, though abstracted, is descriptive of the work of _____.
Kuhn
Dove
Stieglitz
Davies
4
George Cohan was most closely associated with _______.
concert halls
music halls
Tin Pan Alley
vaudeville
5
Identify the artist.
O'Keeffe
Kuhn
Dove
Davies
6
What helped you decide who the artist is?
it is a Cubist painting typical of his late work
the extreme Expressionist distortions
the lack of any realism
the representational style and the subject
7
Each movement in En blanc et noir is dedicated to a different _______.
musical form
person
Shakespearean character
fallen hero of WW1
8
John Philip Sousa did NOT compose music for _____.
marches
Tin Pan Alley songs
operettas
dances for pianos
9
Alford's frequent use of which instrument contributed to its inclusion in military bands?
saxophones
euphoniums
clarinets
bassoons
10
This excerpt is from ______.
Concerto for the Left Hand
The Planets
Soldier's Tale
Le tombeau de Couperin
11
The alert for a gas attack is signaled musically by a __________.
cow bell
drum
whistle
clap
12
Which statement best applies to Kuhn in relation to the Armory Show?
he was responsible for publicity
At first, he was reluctant to include Matisse
he did not go to Europe to select the artists
he wanted to exclude Americans
13
As a music teacher, Holst was ______.
a strict taskmaster
an unorthodox instructor
enthusiastic
indifferent
14
Irving Berlin was an unusual songwriter because ______.
he couldn't read music
few of his songs met with success
he wrote his songs in noisy surroundings
many of his songs had questionable lyrics
15
Although beyond our timeframe, in addition to flowers, which is associated with O'Keeffe
animals
snow-capped mountains
portraits
the southwest
16
What was the reaction of the American avant-garde to the Armory Show?
They were pleased that their own sales improved
They began to emulate the European artists
They resented the dominance of European art over American
They finally had their intro to Modern art
17
Most bands of the American armed forces ____.
perform for off-duty military personnel
accept personnel that cannot perform combat duties
are posted in non-war zones
reconfigure into combat units during wartime
18
In his 291 Gallery, Stieglitz showed ____.
only American artists
only photography
only European artists
both European and American artists
19
Although Sousa could play many instruments, his principal instrument was the _____.
sousaphone
piano
violin
trombone
20
Except for a few measures, The Vanished Army is most likely marked ________.
mf
sfp
ff
pp
21
What helped you identify this piece?
the subject and the style
the lack of subject matter and the abstraction
the lively brushstrokes
the deep space
22
The organizers of the Armory Shows were _____.
Davies and Dove
Stieglitz and Marin
Davis and Kuhn
Dove and Stieglitz
23
On his return to the United States, Stella, like several other modern artists, _____.
chose typical American subject matter
turned to monumental landscapes
used primarily exotic scenes
continued in the Romantic tradition
24
Which statement best applies?
Unlike many of his work, there is deep recession in space
It is non-objective, like much of his work
it is an unusual sample of Dove's style
Like most of Dove's work, it is abstracted from nature
25
The painter of German military emblems was _______.
Dove
Hartley
Marin
Stella
26
Views of New York and the Maine coast were favorite subjects of _____.
O'Keeffe
Stieglitz
Marin
Dove
27
In addition to the subject matter, what helped you identify this artist?
the cubist structure
the restraint palette
the realistic style
the recession in space
28
Colonel Bogey is a typical European march because it is ______.
taken from an easily recognized legend
simple in melody and instrumentation
written in a different form than American marches
more stately than American marches
29
"Till We Meet Again" can best be described as a _______.
foxtrot
quickstep
waltz
mambo
30
Watercolor was one of the preferred mediums of which artist?
Kuhn
Stella
Marin
Dove
31
British marches often have intricate _______.
theme and variations
instrumental interplay
cornet and trumpet parts
countermelodies
32
Identify the artist.
Stella
O'Keeffe
Hartley
Dove
33
Which statement best applies to Stieglitz's view of photography?
he did not feel it recorded reality
like the Academy, he felt it inferior to painting
he felt it was a distinct branch of art
he believed it was a useful tool for artists
34
One of the most reviled styles in the Armory show was ______.
Impressionism
Symbolism
Expressionism
Cubism
35
Close-ups of flowers are characteristic of the work of which artist?
Davies
O'Keeffe
Hartley
Marin
36
Dove was essentially a ______.
cubist
portrait painter
realist
landscape painter
37
Many later musicians were influenced by Claude Debussy's use of _______.
chromaticism
striking key shifts
quarter tones
arpeggios
38
Alford's marches surpass Sousa's continental bandmasters in ______.
special effects
range of expression
use of bagpipes
exotic instrumentation
39
Many of Berlin's popular ballads had elements of _______.
popular styles like swing or ragtime
ethnic music from immigrants in New York City
Russian folk music
vaudeville stylings
40
The Stieglitz Group consisted of _____.
artists shown in Stieglitz's galleries
a group of artists who organized their own shows
a group of artists exhibiting in the National Academy
a collection of painters who occasionally worked together
41
"How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm" is a conversation between ________.
a mother and her soldier son
two soldiers
a grandma and a mother of a soldier
two parents of a soldier
42
Unlike Dove, Hartley tended to ______.
use a low horizon line
view reality literally
prefer portraiture
abstract from nature
43
The form of dance NOT represented by "Soldier's Tale" by Igor Stravinsky is _______.
tango
paso doble
waltz
quickstep
44
Which one of the artists studied was an Impressionist?
Hassam
Davies
Hartley
Marin
45
The Planets is a(n) _____.
orchestral theme with variations
symphonic tone poem in several parts
orchestral suite
symphonic cycle
46
A typical Sousa march did NOT include ______.
trios a 4th above the opening
4- or 8- bar introduction
trios in a minor key
four 16- or 32- bar strains
47
This excerpt brilliantly exemplifies Ravel's desire to _______.
utilize abrupt key changes
showcase pianistic skills and techniques
interject modal phrases into the passages
develop variations from a single theme
48
Who was the president when the Armory show opened?
Warren Harding
William Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
49
The style of this painting is ______.
Fauvism
Impressionism
Expressionism
Realism
50
A personal vocabulary of forms from nature is characteristic of the work of which artist?
Stella
Davies
Hassam
O'Keeffe
51
Identify the artist.
Kuhn
Hartley
Davies
Marin
52
The artist whose work was always all about nature was _______.
Hartley
Dove
Stella
Marin
53
"Extractions from nature" applies to the work of ______.
Dove
Stella
Kuhn
Davies
54
Butterworth's The Banks of Green Willow is a musical illustration of a(n) ______.
eponymous folk melody
hymn
dance sequence
carol
55
Which one of the artists studied was NOT a painter
Stieglitz
O'Keeffe
Marin
Dove
56
Which artist was not a member of the Stieglitz Group?
Dove
Hassam
Hartley
Marin
57
In addition to being a futurist, Stella was also associated with ______.
the Precisionists
the Cubists
the Symbolists
the Fauves
58
Tipperary is in reference to a city in ______.
Scotland
France
England
Ireland
59
What was the Armory Show?
the first group exhibit of Stieglitz's artists
an exhibit of contemporary American photography
an exhibit of modern weapons
the introduction of European modernism to America
60
Who is the artist?
Hassam
O'Keeffe
Marin
Dove
61
The Brooklyn Bridge was a favorite subject of what artist?
Dove
Stieglitz
Stella
Hartley
62
Stieglitz became interested in O'Keeffe's work when he saw which of her works?
charcoal drawings
Western scenes
Lake George scenes
flower close-ups
63
The most influential proselytizer for American modernism was ______.
Davies
Dove
Stella
Stieglitz
64
The lyrics of "Give My Regards to Broadway" are ______.
sentimental
nationalistic
sympathetic
patriotic
65
The idea to give modern art a splashy debut was _______.
the Armory Show
the forming of 291 Gallery
the publication of Camera Work
the Photo-Secession group
66
Long Island : Dove :: Maine : ______.
Hartley
Marin
O'Keeffe
Stella
67
"It's a Long Way to Tipperary" is written in _______.
with a vamp
verse-chorus form
AB coda form
A B (bridge) C form
68
Dove, Hartley, and Marin were all part of the Stieglitz Group. They also had what in common?
some of their work was non-objective
They were not in the Armory Show
they were never exposed to the European avant-garde
they all studied in Paris
69
The valved bass instrument used in American military bands was the ______.
French horn
sousaphone
euphonium
mellophone
70
Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" illustrates ______.
how much Holst was influenced by English folk songs
the solemnity of the king of the gods
the vivacity of a court dance
how one theme is developed with many variations
71
Identify the artist.
Hartley
Davies
O'Keeffe
Marin
72
Hassam was not shown in Stieglitz 291 because ______.
although American, he was not a modernist
he no longer painted when Stieglitz opened his gallery
unlike other artists, he had not studied in Europe
he was a German sympathizer
73
This excerpt is from a song written by _______.
Bryan
Europe
Cohan
Berlin
74
One of the reasons the Armory Show was important was it ______.
showed European and American art were very similar
introduced a new way of exhibiting art
introduced European Modernism to the USA public and artists
validated current American art

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