Why did Duchamp modify the Mona Lisa in this way?

To emphasize the absurdity of life

The film "Cesky Sen" was primarily a negative commentary on what?

The manipulative power of advertising

What happened to Russian art when this fellow came to power?

It was mostly suppressed, except for styles that supported the regime

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1
Which historical movement does this modern image most closely reflect?
Russian Constructivism
Suprematism
Impressionism
Nativism
2
Why did Duchamp modify the Mona Lisa in this way?
He was bored
Because it is a terrible painting
He thought it looked better this way
To emphasize the absurdity of life
3
The main themes of First Things First included:
A call for graphic designers to be more active socially
A criticism of graphic designers being too complacent
Commentary on too much consumerism
All of the above
4
These images were created by which Russian Constructivist artist?
Gustav Klutsis
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Pablo Picasso
5
What happened in 1917 in Russia that had wide ranging political, social and artistic impacts
Invention of penecillin
Spanish Flu
Tsunami in Moscow
The Communist Revolution
6
The film "Cesky Sen" was primarily a negative commentary on what?
The manipulative power of advertising
Prague's public transit system
The negative aspects of democracy
Illegal use of public space
7
Which artistic expression is this image an example of?
Socialist Realism
Russianism
Stalinism
Cubism
8
What was important to the Italian Futurists?
All of the above
Machines and technology
Rejecting the past
Speed
9
This painting represents which artistic movement?
Grand Vou-vou
Art Nouveau
Cubism
Suprematism
10
Egon Schiele was interested in which themes?
Money, drugs, fun
Sex, death, self-portraiture
Realism, copying history
Political protest, democracy
11
Who is the author of this painting?
Ai Wei Wei
Sun Mu
Jackson Pollock
John Heartfield
12
Which artistic expression is this image an example of?
Rayism
Abstract Expressionism
Social Realism
Socialist Realism
13
Many Constructivist visual images used which techniques?
Strong geometries
Red, white and black colors
All of the above
Photomontage
14
What was important to the Dadaists?
All of the above
Speaking out against war
Acknowledging absurdity in the world
Creating a wider spread of what is considered "art"
15
Which artistic movement was this part of?
Toiletism
Futurism
Arts and Crafts
Dadaism
16
What happened to Russian art when this fellow came to power?
It was mostly suppressed, except for styles that supported the regime
It flourished with great creativity
It became highly abstract
Puppies and butterflies were the preferred motifs
17
Who is the artist who created this?
Gustav Klimt
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Egon Schiele
Bart Simpson
18
What is the name of the artist who created this painting?
Bedrich Dlouhy
Paul Sean DeLave
Brad Pitt
Vaclav Havel
19
What is important about this Russian Constructivist image?
It represented a break with the past
It used abstraction
All of the above
It contained a political message
20
This piece of contemporary (1993) architecture seems influenced by which Russian art movement?
Putinism
Pointy-ism
Suprematism
Abstract Expressionism

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