Final Exam

Who was the Russian composer who composed The Nutcracker?

Who is considered the greatest jazz singer of all time?

Identify this painting:

Cubism can be applied to both art and poetry.

William Carlos Williams said a poem should "use absolutely no word that does not contribute to the presentation."

Despite going completely deaf by his mid 40s, Beethoven continued composing music even though he could not hear.

Who is considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors?

What is Existentialism?

Is it Impressionism or is it Realism? I'll be sorting these out in a matching question!

Which composer is the transition figure that brought the musical world from the Classical style into Romanticism?

Francisco Goya painted The Third of May, 1808 (1814) for what reason?

I should know the characteristics of the Romantic Period and of Romantic Music (two different sets)

The definition of Feminist is: a person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.

Who was the leader of the Impressionists?

The Harlem Renaissance was originally called what?

Aretha Franklin's voice was declared a natural resource for the state of Michigan.

Identify this piece of art.

Whos two-dimensional silhouetted figures became the signature style of Harlem Renaissance art?

Pablo Picasso was the only inventor of cubism.

What activist group created this?

Identify this painting:

I will match Classical Music terms to the definitions.

Frankenstein was originally published anonymously by what author?

Which artist painted Dance Class?

William Wordsworth is the creator of which of the following?

Avant Garde artists upheld the ideology of Academic Art during the modernist movement.

Langston Hughes is the most recognizable name of the Harlem Renaissance.

Classical composer Mozart wrote 200 hours of music and died at 35.

I will be matching the modernist arts styles with their definition.

Who was the King of Pop Art?

What is "Strange Fruit," sung by Billie Holiday, about?

What does it mean to be modern? I'll be matching those characteristics!

Lev Kuleshov did all of the following except what? (Choose the answer that he DID NOT do).

Identify this Van Gogh painting.

Georges Braque was the first living artist to have a solo exhibition at the Louvre.

Tchaikovsky is one of the most successful composers Russia has ever produced.

Which leader of the feminist art movement was the creator and orchestrator of the installation called The Dinner Party?

Eugene Delacroix said “I may not have fought for my country but at least I shall have painted for her.

Identify this painting.

I need to know the characteristics of Postmodernism and Pop Art!

I will need to know the individual inventions of the post-impressionists!

The two catalysts that moved the world more fully into Modernism were Einstein's Theory of Relativity and World War I.

Which of following artists painted The Third of May?

I will need to know the characteristics of Modernism in the 19th Century.

What trumpet player and vocalist is one of the most influential artists in Jazz history?

Who is the author of We Should All Be Feminists?

Who is the author of The Feminine Mystique?

What musical style gave voice to the experiences of AFrican Americans during the Harlem Renaissance?