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1
Why is the pictured artwork by Duchamp named ‘Nude Descending a Staircase’?
It shows the movement of a woman as she goes down the stairs
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
2
Picasso painted in the Cubist style because he was not able to paint realistically.
TRUE
FALSE
3
Which art technique did the Cubist artists use?
multiple perspectives
realistic perspective
geometric forms
photoshop
4
One common characteristic seen in Cubist paintings and sculpture is:
Illusion of Deep Space
All the artists are men
Multiple perspectives of the same scene
Single Point Perspective
5
When did the Cubist Movement reach its creative peak?
1920 - 1935
1960 - 1965
2000 - 2011
1907-1914
6
Cubist artists simplify natural forms into geometric shapes like cylinders, spheres and cubes.
True
False
7
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
The relationship between man and the machine is calm
It draws viewer’s eyes away from each chaotic element
8
Modern Artists did not want to depict the new changes in technology and society.
TRUE
FALSE
9
What was a distinguishing feature of Cubist paintings?
2 dimensional flatness
Colours are realistic
They look so life-like
Lack of distortion
10
The women’s faces‘ in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon’ look like abstract African masks because:
The women were wearing masks
Picasso went to Africa
Picasso is painting realistically
Picasso was heavily influenced by masks from Africa
11
Picasso was Spanish originally. In what country did Cubism start?
France
Indonesia
Spain, obviously
Australia
12
Cubism marks the beginning of Modern Art. Artists were now free to paint abstract ideas.
FALSE
TRUE
13
Instead of attempting to duplicate images, what did Cubists attempt to do?
two - point perspective
one - point perspective
paint photo-realistically
distil the essence of their subjects with abstract forms
14
Why did many Cubist paintings feature musical instruments and sheet music?
They were easy to paint
Music is Cubist
Cubist artists did not enjoy music
music was important in these artists’ lives
15
Modern artists believed their style of art was more authentic or honest than realism because:
Realism is a lie
distortion is honest
the world is crazy
it shows that a painting is a painting
