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1
Albert Einstein's physical theories suggested that
A)Newton's laws of physics operate even under extreme conditions.
B)time and space are relative to the observer.
C)objects retain their fundamental properties regardless of their velocity.
D)time and space exist independently of one another.
E)energy and matter were unrelated phenomena.
2
The primary significance of Sigmund Freud's psychological theories was his argument that
A)psychological problems must be treated chemically.
B)at birth, the human mind is a blank slate.
C)myths reflect the collective unconscious of humankind.
D)instinctual drives shape behavior.
E)human beings actions are guided principally by rationality.
3
The Holocaust resulted from Hitler's
A)system of gulags.
B)establishment of a proletarian dictatorship.
C)belief in Aryan racial superiority.
D)utopian view of a classless society.
E)All these answers are correct.
4
In works like "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and The Rock, T.S. Eliot evokes a sense of
A)frivolous enjoyments.
B)confidence and hope for the future.
C)the hollowness of modern life.
D)pride in the accomplishments of Western civilization.
E)the pleasures of twentieth-century innovations.
5
James Joyce's novel Ulysses used Freudian free association to develop the literary device known as
A)dream analysis.
B)stream of consciousness.
C)symbolism.
D)relativity.
E)collage.
6
Pablo Picasso's Demoiselles d'Avignon
A)depicts prostitutes in a bordello.
B)fragments the image into geometric shapes.
C)was inspired by African artifacts.
D)was a precursor to cubism.
E)All these answers are correct.
7
Artists such as Piet Mondrian and Wassily Kandinsky sought to
A)portray multiple viewpoints.
B)assemble miscellaneous fragments into art.
C)purge the canvas of subject matter.
D)depict movement in space.
E)glorify technology.
8
Expressionists such as Edvard Munch sought to
A)depict the perception of light.
B)express intense internal feelings.
C)portray multiple viewpoints.
D)purge the canvas of subject matter.
E)spread the gospel of irrationality.
9
Dada artists such as Marcel Duchamp saw artists as
A)creators of meaning.
B)destroyers of tradition.
C)visionaries of the future.
D)the nation's conscience.
E)the "voice" of the people.
10
Which of the following are associated with the development of film?
A)Boccioni and Dali
B)Matisse and Chagall
C)Kahlo and Wright
D)Eisenstein and Riefenstahl
E)Gropius and Le Corbusier
11
A defining characteristic of Bauhaus architecture was that
A)buildings should be built out of brick or stone rather than with more modern materials.
B)a building should reflect the qualities of the nation in which it was built.
C)a building's form should follow its function.
D)a building should be richly ornamented to counter the soullessness of modern life.
E)buildings should avoid formal precision and geometric precision in order to capture the personality of the architect.
12
Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
A)was drawn from Russian folk tales.
B)combined throbbing rhythms and dissonance.
C)was choreographed with angular movement.
D)was criticized as offensive.
E)All these answers are correct.
13
Which of the following psychological terms is primarily associated with Carl Jung?
A)id
B)archetype
C)ego
D)libido
E)sublimation
14
Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes are both primarily associated with
A)fauvism.
B)symbolist literature.
C)the Harlem Renaissance.
D)the First World War.
E)method acting.
15
Henri Matisse was one of the originators of which artistic style?
A)fauvism
B)cubism
C)surrealism
D)futurism
E)expressionism





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