Which of the following is a characteristic of Social Realist Ben Shahn's painting The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti?

It uses flat shapes and sharp, angular forms to create abstract figures.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Expressionist Wassily Kandinsky's Improvisation 31?

It uses distortion and exaggeration for emotional impact.

How did Surrealist artist Joan Miró depict objects in Dutch Interior I?

Miró used abstract shapes, curving lines, and amoeba-like forms.

What was Abstract Expressionist Willem de Kooning's approach to painting?

He used aggressive gestures to apply slashing lines in all directions.

Which of the following best describes a characteristic of Regionalism in American Gothic by Grant Wood?

clearly readable compositions that idealized midwestern virtues

What Modernist convention is reflected in Henry Moore's sculpture Mother and Child?

Moore uses abstracted, simplified, and exaggerated forms.

Which of the following conventions of Fauvism did Henri Matisse use in Madame Matisse "The Green Line"?

using simplified shapes filled with bold, expressive color

What type of subject matter did American Scene painter Edward Hopper depict in his paintings?

Hopper painted images of human isolation in modern American society.

How did Spanish artist Pablo Picasso create a political statement about the Spanish Civil War in his painting Guernica?

Conveyed the suffering of civilians through fragmented, distorted shapes.

How did American Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock apply paint to canvas?

Sticks and brushes were used to drip and splatter paint on canvas.

How did Le Corbusier give Notre-Dame-du-Haut sculptural qualities?

Used concrete sprayed onto steel mesh to form the roof in an upswept shape

What characteristic of Paul Cézanne's paintings did Cubist artists such as Pablo Picasso incorporate into their work?

reducing objects to their simplest forms

What conventions of Fauvism does The Red Room by Henri Matisse exhibit?

The painting has a decorative-pattern effect & a flattened sense of space.

Why did architects Rogers and Piano place the escalator outside the Georges Pompidou National Center of Art and Culture?

to make the interior space larger and to add an interesting design element

How did Georges Braque incorporate a characteristic of Synthetic Cubism into Still Life – Le Jour?

He painted some objects with flattened shapes & some with a sense of form.

How did Postmodernist Robert Rauschenberg convey the energy and chaos of modern city life in Estate?

Used vigorous and uneven brushstrokes, and repeated and tilted images.

What Surrealist technique did Salvador Dalí use in The Persistence of Memory?

He painted fantasy scenes using fine brushwork and technical precision.

Which best describes the subject matter in Postmodernist Robert Rauschenberg's Estate?

Features images of American pop culture that the public would recognize

Which of the following is a characteristic of Modernist sculptor Amedeo Modigliani's Head of a Woman?

The facial features are reduced to simple geometric shapes.

What is one difference between the ways Picasso's Portrait of Ambroise Vollard and Hopper's Nighthawks convey space?

Picasso - fractured shapes; Hopper - strong contrast of light and dark

Which best describes a similarity between the approaches to sculpture of Henry Moore and Amedeo Modigliani?

They both simplified and abstracted elements of the human form.

How did Expressionist artist Käthe Kollwitz treat the subject matter in her artwork?

She emotionally addressed issues of social justice and of personal loss.

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1
Which of the following is a characteristic of Social Realist Ben Shahn's painting The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti?
It employs a bold, Expressionist color palette to enhance the drama.
He placed the important figures in the center, showing them realistically.
It makes a strong statement about a historical event of the 18th century.
It uses flat shapes and sharp, angular forms to create abstract figures.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of Expressionist Wassily Kandinsky's Improvisation 31?
It uses a neutral color palette and subtle contrasts in value.
The absence of pure black makes the colors stand out.
The geometric composition provides order and structure.
It uses distortion and exaggeration for emotional impact.
3
How did Surrealist artist Joan Miró depict objects in Dutch Interior I?
Miró used images from his dreams without reference to the real world.
Miró used cut and glued papers in vibrant colors.
Miró used abstract shapes, curving lines, and amoeba-like forms.
Miró used perspective and shading to create a sense of depth and form.
4
What was Abstract Expressionist Willem de Kooning's approach to painting?
He completed his works in one session, rarely changing an image.
He used aggressive gestures to apply slashing lines in all directions.
He planned compositions in a sketchbook before beginning a painting.
He avoided using black paint to enhance his bold, saturated color palette.
5
Which of the following best describes a characteristic of Regionalism in American Gothic by Grant Wood?
poignant imagery that recorded struggles of the Great Depression
clearly readable compositions that idealized midwestern virtues
idealized imagery that promoted prowar propaganda
bold, expressive compositions that mirrored European abstraction
6
What Modernist convention is reflected in Henry Moore's sculpture Mother and Child?
Moore used bronze for the sculpture to emphasize strength.
It demonstrates the influence of realistic nineteenth-century sculpture.
Moore uses abstracted, simplified, and exaggerated forms.
The sculpture combines dramatic poses with calm facial expressions.
7
Which of the following conventions of Fauvism did Henri Matisse use in Madame Matisse "The Green Line"?
outlining the figure to make it more important than the background
using simplified shapes filled with bold, expressive color
using details that place the subject in its historical context
using a traditional portrait pose
8
What type of subject matter did American Scene painter Edward Hopper depict in his paintings?
Hopper recorded images of the poor during the Great Depression.
Hopper painted images of human isolation in modern American society.
Hopper painted lifelike portraits of famous American political leaders.
Hopper depicted optimistic scenes of the American Midwest.
9
How did Spanish artist Pablo Picasso create a political statement about the Spanish Civil War in his painting Guernica?
Conveyed the suffering of civilians through fragmented, distorted shapes.
Created a sense of calm by arranging figures in the pyramid configuration
Incorporated imagery that had literal rather than symbolic interpretations
Combined newspaper clippings and photographs of the war into his painting
10
How did American Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock apply paint to canvas?
Sticks and brushes were used to drip and splatter paint on canvas.
He stapled a large piece of canvas to the wall and flung paint at it.
Sponges and housepainting brushes were used to apply oil paint.
Carefully placed brushstrokes created the illusion of motion on the canvas.
11
How did Le Corbusier give Notre-Dame-du-Haut sculptural qualities?
He incorporated his own sculptures into niches in the chapel walls.
Le Corbusier used right angles throughout the structure.
Used concrete sprayed onto steel mesh to form the roof in an upswept shape
Designed rock walls to surround the chapel and covered them with whitewash
12
What characteristic of Paul Cézanne's paintings did Cubist artists such as Pablo Picasso incorporate into their work?
isolating each shape in the composition
depicting many details to add interest
reducing objects to their simplest forms
using subjective color to convey emotion
13
What conventions of Fauvism does The Red Room by Henri Matisse exhibit?
The painting has a decorative-pattern effect & a flattened sense of space.
The woman's loneliness reflects Matisse's despair after two World Wars.
Using warm and cool colors and modeling the object create a sense of form.
The painting demonstrates the use of perspective and a deep sense of space.
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Why did architects Rogers and Piano place the escalator outside the Georges Pompidou National Center of Art and Culture?
to help save on heating and cooling costs
to make the interior space larger and to add an interesting design element
to make the escalator easier to service
to move people into and out of the building more quickly
15
How did Georges Braque incorporate a characteristic of Synthetic Cubism into Still Life – Le Jour?
Braque depicted objects from a single vantage point.
He painted some objects with flattened shapes & some with a sense of form.
He used traditional perspective techniques to create depth in the painting.
Braque used nonrepresentational color for each of the painting's objects.
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How did Postmodernist Robert Rauschenberg convey the energy and chaos of modern city life in Estate?
He included unsettling images laden with religious and historical symbolism
Used vigorous and uneven brushstrokes, and repeated and tilted images.
He avoided repeating the same image and used a monochromatic color palette.
He included lots of black, and methodically planned out each composition.
17
What Surrealist technique did Salvador Dalí use in The Persistence of Memory?
He used a bold palette to appeal to people who were open to abstract art.
Dalí used brushstrokes that seem inappropriate to the subject.
He painted fantasy scenes using fine brushwork and technical precision.
Dalí included symbolism that is easily deciphered by viewers.
18
Which best describes the subject matter in Postmodernist Robert Rauschenberg's Estate?
Estate's images are meaningful only to people who live in New York City.
Depicts a nonrepresentational scene without recognizable subject matter
Includes images that convey depressing aspects of modern urban environments
Features images of American pop culture that the public would recognize
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Which of the following is a characteristic of Modernist sculptor Amedeo Modigliani's Head of a Woman?
The strong diagonals add dimension and movement to the sculpture.
The facial features are reduced to simple geometric shapes.
The detail markings on the head symbolize African folklore.
The pyramid configuration organizes the composition.
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What is one difference between the ways Picasso's Portrait of Ambroise Vollard and Hopper's Nighthawks convey space?
Picasso - fractured shapes; Hopper - strong contrast of light and dark
Picasso's lighting creates depth; Hopper's simple shapes flatten space.
Picasso uses lines to create depth. Hopper uses color to flatten space.
Picasso's figure emerges from a dark background; Hopper's figures blend in.
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Which best describes a similarity between the approaches to sculpture of Henry Moore and Amedeo Modigliani?
They both incorporated Classical conventions into their work.
They both simplified and abstracted elements of the human form.
They both modeled figures in clay and then cast them in bronze.
They both created strong contrasts between solids and voids.
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How did Expressionist artist Käthe Kollwitz treat the subject matter in her artwork?
She depicted ordinary scenes of Prussian life with objectivity.
She painted portraits of the German aristocracy with dignity and honor.
Used symbolism showing spiritual imagery that conveyed her feelings.
She emotionally addressed issues of social justice and of personal loss.

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