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1
1917 marks the
A)beginning of World War I.
B)onset of the Russian Revolution.
C)the first years of the Great Depression.
D)the rise of National Socialism.
2
The term avant-garde refers to
A)newness.
B)advancing troops in World War I.
C)the technological changes that led to urbanization.
D)the turn-of-the-century art dealers.
3
Picasso's earliest distinctive style is referred to as
A)Surrealist.
B)Rose Period.
C)Cubist.
D)Blue Period.
E)Fauve.
4
Which is NOT an aspect of African sculptures admired by European artists in the early twentieth century?
A)They are geometric.
B)They are abstract.
C)They are naturalistic.
D)They are magical.
5
What was the most striking quality of Fauvism?
A)line
B)abstraction
C)light
D)color
E)jungle subject matter
6
The Woman with the Hat is a painting of
A)Matisse's wife.
B)a Paris street.
C)Horses.
D)Icarus.
E)a still life.
7
Die Brücke refers to a
A)German painting of a bridge.
B)German painting of a street.
C)German art movement.
D)German artist.
8
Nolde's style is best described as
A)Fauvist.
B)Cubist.
C)Symbolist.
D)Expressionist.
9
The NKV refers to
A)the Bridge.
B)the New Artists' Association.
C)the Blue Rider.
D)the Bolshevik party.
10
Which is correct regarding Franz Marc's views of color?
A)yellow is sunny and cheerful
B)blue is depressive
C)red is aggressive
D)gray should be reserved for trees
11
Which is NOT true of Kollwitz?
A)She came from a financially comfortable family.
B)She was a formal member of the Expressionists.
C)She depicted the problems of the working classes.
D)She sympathized with German peasants.
E)Her textures tend to be harsh.
12
Matisse's arabesques refer to
A)dancers.
B)musicians.
C)a kind of curve.
D)bright colors.
13
Matisse's Jazz imagery is an example of
A)Symbolism.
B)Fauvism.
C)découpage.
D)Cubism.
E)the Blue Rider.
14
Which artist is correctly matched with his or her nationality?
A)Marc—French
B)Matisse—Moroccan
C)Kandinsky—Russian
D)Nolde—Dutch
E)Picasso—French
15
As far as one can tell, the first completely nonfigurative painter was
A)Kandinsky.
B)Marc.
C)Matisse.
D)Picasso.
E)Nolde.





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