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Content Area 4: Later Europe and Americas 1750-1940C.E.
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This work represents an art movement known as
Minimalism
Pop Art
digital art
feminist art
2
The painting exhibits all of the following formal characteristics EXCEPT
loose and painterly brushwork
atmospheric perspective
spatially flat composition, and figures
dramatic use of color and light
3
Who is the artist of this work?
Antonio Gaudí
Egon Schiele
Gustav Klimt
Aubrey Beardsley
4
This is referencing what type of part art movements
Cubism
Minimalism
prehistoric
Surrealism
5
the use of steel made it possible for this building to have which of the following innovations
cantilevered terraces surrounding a central courtyard
steam-powered elevators that gave access to multiple floors
an open floor plan and large expanses of glass
an elevated spire supporting a radio transmitter
6
This work by William Hogarth critiques the lavish and pleasure-seeking lives of who?
The Spanish Moors
The Egyptian Pharaohs
The French Aristocracy
The English Monarchy
7
An artist whose work was a catalyst for this artist’s development was
Paul Cézanne
Vassily Kandinsky
Edvard Munch
Georges Seurat
8
Where did van Gogh paint this?
from his window at a mental hospital
from his car on the country road side
from his bedroom window
from his cabin in the mountains
9
This work by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was the first successful
Photograph
Etching
Digital Scan
Lithograph
10
Varvara Stepanova was
employed by the Russian Government to create scrapbooks
employed by the anti-communist group to create protest art
employed by the Russian art academy to create photomontages
employed by the Russian government to create propaganda art
11
Rodin’s representation of the figures was influential on later artists mainly because of the
harmonic proportions and use of contrapposto
grouping that privileges a single viewpoint
emotional impact and lack of idealization
deliberate anonymity and lack of specific attributes
12
Why did Klimt switch to a dramatically different style from his academic schooling?
exploring ways to use his artistic freedom
social protest
He was inspired by the greek art
He moved next to an old Byzantine church
13
This painting by Joseph Wright of Derby exemplifies the ideals of which intellectual movement?
The Renaissance
The Industrial Revolution
The Classical Revival
The Enlightenment
14
This building shares which of the following design characteristics with the Seagram Building?
The integration of a public plaza
A steel-frame structure
Cast-iron ornamentation
An oblique entryway
15
The artist included figures wearing black top hats in the painting to indicate
nationality
social class
association with an art academy
affiliation with a political party
16
The subject matter of the painting includes all of the following EXCEPT
an event from the artist’s own times
an allegorical personification
a biblical parable
a political point of view
17
This work is characteristic of which artistic movement?
Post-Impressionism
Abstract Expressionism
Impressionism
Fauvism
18
The artist of the work is
Robert Rauschenberg
Claes Oldenburg
Jasper Johns
Andy Warhol
19
Most Romantic Landscapes address
the Sublime
agriculture
revolution
the Reformation
20
Similar to the work of Thomas Cole, this work focuses on:
contribution of Native Americans tolandscape preservation
impact of the gold rush on landscapedevelopment
idea of Manifest Destiny
implementation of the Homestead Act
21
The theme of this work by Yayoi Kusama revolves around the theme of
molecular science
environmental art
metallic forcefields
self obsession
22
This series of snap shots coined Edward Muybridge as
The Father of the Motion Picture
The Father of Kentucky Derby
The Father of Settling Bets
The Father of Action Photography
23
This work is concerned with the visual language of
existentialism
classical mythology
nationalism
popular culture
24
This artist was considered part of
the avant-garde
the academy
the Blue Rider
Art Nouveau
25
Ingres refused to disguise who/what his female figure was. What was she?
a murderer, hiding out in Inges' studio
an odalisque, existing for the sultan's sexual pleasure
a prosititute, working the streets in Turkey
The daughter of a Sultan, posing nude as a rebellious act
26
Photographer Stieglitz wanted his photos to affect the viewer in which way?
similar to Abstract Expressionist paintings:visual & sensory
show them that anyone could be a photographer
realize photography was indeed fine art
to call their attention to socio-economic disparities
27
The art-historical movement of the work shown is
Realism
Post-Impressionism
Romanticism
Impressionism
28
The style of the painting is
Pointillist
Cubist
Futurist
Expressionist
29
German Expressionist Kirchner was the founder of
Die Brücke
(The Bridge) which aimed to
Build a bridge between the people and the government
bridge the gap between the past and the modern future
bridge the disconnect between soldiers and civilians
build a bridge from Europe to America
30
Memorial Sheet of Karl Liebknecht was
commissioned by his family
a fictional narrative
propagandistic
a political statement supporting his ideology
31
This artist was considered part of
the Blue Rider
the avant-garde
the academy
Art Nouveau
32
This Romantic landscape shows a view of which location?
The Hudson Valley
Silicon Valley
The Valley of Mexico
The Valley of Sonoma
33
The Spiral Jetty is
a sculpture
an earthwork
an earthenware
an installation
34
The painting is from the series
The Migration
, which was a response to which historic event?
Relocation of Native Americans to designated territories
Forced immigration of Africans thru the Atlantic slave trade
Mass movement of AfricanAmericans out of rural southern U.S.
Influx of immigrants from Europe to US in the early 20th C.
35
Who painted this work?
Winslow Homer
Claude Monet
Claude Lorrain
Thomas Cole
36
What is the proper I.D. for this work?
Liberty Leading the People. Eugène Delacroix. 1830 C.E.
Victory Leading the Masses. Eugène Delacroix. 1830 C.E.
Victory Leading the Masses. Edvard Munch. 1830 C.E.
Liberty Leading the People. Edvard Munch. 1830 C.E.
37
The patrons responded to Rodin’s mode of representation by
elevating the sculpture on a raised platform
forfeiting the commission and hiring another artist
paying for an additional casting to be displayed in Paris
displaying the sculpture within the town hall
38
The primary medium of this work is
engraving
photo silk-screening
etching
digital scanning
39
In the commission for
The Burghers of Calais
, Auguste Rodin was asked to depict
veterans of the Franco-Prussian War
Elders offering themselves as hostages in the 100 Years’ War
local heroes of the French Resistance during WWII
sinners described in Dante’s Inferno
40
Alfred Stieglitz's formal intent of creating this photograph was
to establish photography as a key predecessor to a painting
recording the aspirations of the subjects as they arrived
capturing how the strong geometric shapes evoked meaning
manipulate the photograph and blur faces of the subjects
41
A conversation over coffee with which artist inspired Meret Oppenheim to go home & create this
Vassily Kandinsky
Vincent Van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
Gustav Klimt
42
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was the official court painter for who?
English King Edward XI and Queen Anne Marie
French King Louis XV and Queen Marie de Medici
French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette
English King Charles XVI and Queen Mary of Wale
43
The work reflects the artist’s interest in
spirituality
a single light source
dream imagery
multiple viewpoints
44
What work is this?
The Seagram Building
The Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building
Villa Savoye
House in New Castle County
45
The opulent use of gold & jewel-like patterning in this work reflects the artist’s interest in
illuminated manuscripts
Byzantine mosaics
Gothic stained glass
Japanese woodblocks
46
Architect Le Corbusier divided a plan for modern homes of the future, he called it
The Five Points of Architecture
The Five Rules of Architecture
The Five Guidelines of Architecture
The Five Rooms of Architecture
47
Diego Rivera's mural in Mexico city can be described as
a historic timeline, structured & organized chronologically
a gathering of the top figures of400 years of MexicanHistory
The Day of the Dead festival
A national parade in the country's capital
48
The artist of this painting is associated with an art-historical movement known as the
Ash Can School
Hudson River School
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Barbizon School
49
The artist of this work is associated with which of the following art-historical movements?
Vienna Secession
Die Brücke
De Stijl
Arts and Crafts
50
The artist of this work, worked primarily in
France
Norway
Germany
Switzerland
51
David’s The Oath of the Horatii referencing techniques based on who?
Caravaggio
Vermeer
Portormo
Peter Paul Rubens
52
Which of the following is a correct in the symbolism used on George Washington's statue?
A walking staff to represent the royalty he descended from
Shoulder pads ala The King of Pop
13 fascia to represent 13 colonies
1,776 grams of marble symbolizing the birth year of the U.S.
53
What artistic period is this painting classified under?
Realism
Romanticism
Expressionism
Tenebrism
54
The artist used all of the following features in the work EXCEPT
a subdued palette
incorporation of text
planes that dissolve into each other
a clear relationship between figure and ground
55
The Swing by Fragonard is a perfect example of which artistic movement?
Neoclassicism
Enlightenment
Romanticism
Rococo
56
What artistic style is this work exemplary of?
Abstract Expressionism
De Stijl
Fauvism
Impressionism
57
Which of the following artists also worked in the style exemplified by the painting?
Pablo Picasso
Georgia O’Keeffe
Emil Nolde
Salvador Dalí
58
Manet’s Olympia horrified contemporary critics and the public because
The inclusion of a black woman was bold and experimental
relied on the Ren view of formal composition which= outdated
The figure was a prostitute, which was new to art history
the main figure is shameless and defiant in her role
59
The painting was surprising to its original audience mainly because
it engendered religious compassion
it depicted laborers on a grand scale
its innovation earned the artist admittance to the Salon
its figures are placed within an idealized landscape
60
Frida Kahlo's work is classified as
Surrealist
Idealist
Realist
Abstract
61
What was Kandinsky's intention and purpose for the viewer with this piece?
to leave them dizzy in a color frenzy
to convey drama and energy
to provide them with a sensory experience like that of music
to portray a horrific nightmare
62
This work is designed to
so that boats can dock alongside it
align with the moon and sun
be far from civilization
to be viewed at all times or day and year
63
This 1840 romantic work by Joseph Mallord William Turner exposes the reality of what?
the colors of an ocean sunset in the midst of the storm.
The natural and destructive power of the ocean
The brutal restrictions on romantic artists at the time
The horrors of the transatlantic slave trace
64
Willem De Kooning was focussed on the________ not the finished product
Process
surrealism
realism
sublime
65
Which of the following statements is true about this painting?
It reflects a longing for a lost homeland.
It reflects a transcendental vision of nature
It reveals a controversial subject
It incited outrage from government officials.
66
Marie Cassatt was influenced by the prints of women from what foreign Country?
Priestesses from the Pacific Islands
Maidens from Scotland
Geishas from Japan
Queens from Spain
67
RobertVenturi’s House in NewCastleCounty is most similar to ThomasJefferson’s Monticello in its
internal and external symmetry
incorporation of spolia from other buildings
adaptation of classical design elements
location in a dense urban environment
68
Claes Oldenburg's purpose for this piece is what
to show the abundance of beauty products
a backdrop for protests at Yale against the Vietnam War
to use a new material, plastic
to explain an important scene in history
69
This artist was a part of which movement? What was his aim/purpose in his artwork?
Impressionism: capture the changing colors of light in time
Abstract Expressionist: create a purely optical experience
Surrealist: to combine the real and imaginary in one image
Expressionist: express what he saw through color
70
Rapid brush strokes, emotional intensity, spontaneous creation... this work is considered
surrealism
abstract expressionism
impressionism
post-impressionism
71
The painting shown was created by
Wifredo Lam
Frida Kahlo
Jacob Lawrence
Diego Rivera
72
Based on the style of this work, which artist would you attribute this to?
Van Gogh
Manet
Dagas
Monet
73
The theme of the painting is most strongly related to the
theories of Charles Darwin
hypotheses of Isaac Newton
speeches of Napoleon III
writings of Karl Marx
74
This work by Matisse is considered part of which artistic style?
Impressionism
Fauvism
De Stijl
Abstract Expressionism
75
Wilfredo Lam sought to explore what, in his creation of "The Jungle"
the vegetation in local jungles
ritualistic dancing of his people
color theory
his Afro-Cuban heritage
76
Marry Cassat was apart of what movement
Dada
Surrealism
Fauvism
Impressionism
77
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater demonstrates his conviction that this building should
elevate the individual above worldly concerns
reflect the most advanced building technologies
employ the skills of regional artisans
be an integrative part of the landscape
78
This work by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya embodied which artistic movement?
Realism
Emotionalism
Romanticism
Expressionism
79
Helen Frankenthaler used diluted paint primarily to
demonstrate the spontaneous flow of paint across a surface
reveal the expressive power of vigorous brushwork
form hard-edged geometric compositions using tonal variants
create the illusion of distance and depth in her work
80
In this particular painting from the series, the artist intended to convey the
separation of slaves and slaveholders in the United States
poor conditions of the lower class in the U.S.
discrimination that African Americans found in the U.S.
Effects of urban settings breaking down rural communities
81
This work draws influence from
Machu Picchu in Peru
the ruins of the city of Pomeii
the Great Serpent Mound in Ohio
The Great Stupa at Sanchi
82
Paul Gaugin considered this work his masterpiece. What was it's subject?
Life in a Tahitian nudist colony
Meditation on the life cycle and our purpose
The journey to find himself and his faith in a monastery
His experiences living in Tahiti
83
The panels of this work form a
predella
retablo
plinth
diptych
84
What statement is Andy Warhol making with his work
sheer abundance
assembly-line quickness
realistic detail
desensitizing viewers by over exposure of celebrities
85
In this print, Honoré Daumier address the growing social anxiety over what?
Climate Change
Classical Revival
Modernization
The Enlightenment
86
This artist shows an interest in
psychological states
academic training
social protest
Classical traditions
87
Picasso is the father of
Abstraction
Cubism
Post-Impressionism
Expressionism
88
What was Duchamp's main purpose in creating The Fountain
to show the abundance of products
to make art more abstract
to pose the question "can an idea be art"?
to make fun of everyone who spends hours on making art
89
The style of this work is closest to that of
Surrealism
Impressionism
Symbolism
Romanticism
90
Conversely to Rodin's composition, his patrons had which of the following expectations?
There would be an allegorical figure representing Liberty.
A continuous narrative within an architectural frieze.
The burghers would be represented in a glorified manner.
Figures would be posed as classical nudes.
91
The application of paint is most similar to that of
Édouard Manet’s Olympia
Johannes Vermeer’s Woman Holding a Balance
Paul Gauguin’s Where Do We Come From? What Are We? ...
Jacques-Louis David’s The Oath of the Horatii
92
The structure of Monticello is heavily influenced by Thomas Jefferson’s
Study of classical temples in the south of France
Friendship with Washington and by his architectural theories
Work of archaeologist uncovering the ancient ruins of Pompei
trip to Spain to study Renaissance architecture
93
How did the original viewers respond to this mural
caused controversy because of the negative things in history
People wrote on his mural in revolt against its message
The hotel did not like the statement of "God doesn't Exist"
everyone loved it
