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Art History: Moderism revision
Art History: Moderism revision
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1
What is a key characteristic of primitivism in modernist art?
Use of industrial materials
Simplified or abstracted forms inspired by non-Western cultures
Highly detailed historical scenes
Photographic realism
2
Which of the following best describes the goals of the Die Brücke (The Bridge) group?
Emotional expression and raw color
Surreal dreamscapes
Return to classical order
Scientific analysis of light and color
3
Which statement best describes the political connections in modernist art movements like Dada and Surrealism?
They supported totalitarian governments
They often opposed war and bourgeois values
They were detached from politics
They were created only for museums
4
What controversial Dada artwork did Marcel Duchamp submit to an art exhibition under a pseudonym in 1917?
The Bride Stripped Bare
Fountain
Bicycle Wheel
L.H.O.O.Q.
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What themes dominate Käthe Kollwitz’s work, especially in her printmaking?
War, poverty, and social justice
Religious iconography
The power of monarchy
Celebration of modern life
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Dadaism emerged as a reaction to what major world event?
The Great Depression
The Russian Revolution
World War I
The rise of capitalism
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Which artist is best known for blending everyday objects into dreamlike, illogical scenes in Surrealism?
Georges Braque
Salvador Dalí
Paul Klee
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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How did Ernst Ludwig Kirchner portray urban life in his expressionist works?
With vibrant, joyous celebrations
With jagged forms and psychological tension
By copying classical proportions
Through idealised rural landscapes
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What painting process is associated with artists like Joan Miró that lets the subconscious guide the brush?
Abstractivism
Cubism
Automatism
Pointillism
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What defines Surrealism as a movement?
Exploration of the unconscious and dreams
Focus on ancient myths
Scientific realism
Political propaganda
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Which artist is known for pioneering photomontage and critiquing gender roles through Dada art?
Marcel Duchamp
Hannah Höch
Käthe Schmidt
Kathe Kollwitz
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Which art movement was founded by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc in 1911?
De Stijl
Surrealism
Dada
Der Blaue Reiter
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How does René Magritte’s work challenge viewers' perceptions of reality?
Through abstract linework
Through photorealism
By painting only landscapes
By using paradox and visual puns
14
Joan Miró’s later works often used which of the following stylistic features?
Bright colours and biomorphic shapes to express poetic freedom
Military imagery and propaganda
Linear perspective and chiaroscuro
Black and white realism
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How does Leonora Carrington’s art reflect feminist and mythological themes?
By copying classical statues
By using dreamlike narratives with symbolic female figures
With rigid geometric patterns
Through abstract expressionism
