Question 1

Which architect developed the Prairie Style in buildings such as the Robie House and Fallingwater in an attempt to integrate buildings with their natural landscapes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brancusi
B)   Mondrian
C)   Le Corbusier
D)   WrightE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

In which country did Futurism originate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Italy
B)   Spain
C)   France
D)   GermanyE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

What distinguishes a collage from an assemblage?

Accepted Answer

A)   the use of found objects versus created ones
B)   whether the end product is representative or nonfigurative
C)   the mass and dimensionality of the constituent parts
D)   the political content of the finished pieceE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret was the real name of what architect whose masterpiece was the Villa Savoye?

Accepted Answer

A)   van der Rohe
B)   Gropius
C)   Le Corbusier
D)   MondrianE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The main European impetus for Cubism came from

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A)   Cézanne's new spatial organization.
B)   Matisse's nonnaturalistic colorism.
C)   Monet's experiments with light effects.
D)   Seurat's pointillist approach to color.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

What impact did the Armory Show of 1913 have on American art?

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The Armory Show of 1913, officially know...

Question 7

In works like Broadway Boogie Woogie, Mondrian explored

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A)   the possibilities of merging colors from across the spectrum.
B)   the possibility of conveying vertical and horizontal motion with flat, colorful shapes.
C)   the possibility of painting to create an illusionistic representation of the natural world.
D)   the "universal purity" of curving lines.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Which artist adopted elements of Synthetic Cubism to paint the four murals Aspects of Negro Life for the New York Public Library?

Accepted Answer

A)   Davis
B)   Malevich
C)   Douglas
D)   WrightE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Discuss collage and assemblage in light of Analytic Cubism. Why are those techniques a logical development of Cubism? What do they suggest will become new media in the course of the twentieth century?

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Analytic Cubism, developed by artists su...

Question 10

Futurism exhibited all the following characteristics EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   an attempt to appeal to a broad audience.
B)   a style inspired by the machine age.
C)   an effort to update, rather than abandon, old Academic traditions.
D)   an interest in speed, travel, and dynamism.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

The painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon exhibits all the following characteristics EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   adaptations of traditional poses from Western art.
B)   faces influenced by African masks.
C)   the use of chiaroscuro instead of Fauvist bold strokes of color.
D)   the incorporation of multiple vantage points instead of a single one.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

After being exposed to Cubism, Mondrian insisted that painting was only good insofar as it accurately reflected nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Picasso's Guernica was painted in response to the horrors of World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which artist's Violin and Pitcher (1909-10)  suggests how difficult it can be to distinguish his work from that of Picasso during the period known as Analytic Cubism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brancusi
B)   Cézanne
C)   Braque
D)   MarinettiE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Early collages often made use of snippets from newspapers to enhance the collages' texture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Proponents of the International Style were primarily interested in developing

Accepted Answer

A)   a universal style that would satisfy human needs through mass production.
B)   a form of architecture that would incorporate elements of avant-garde art into aesthetically pleasing structures.
C)   structures that blended in with their natural surroundings.
D)   buildings that sacrificed function to emphasize form.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Review the styles in which Picasso worked. How did his style change over time?

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Picasso worked in a variety of styles th...

Question 18

Who created the assemblage Bull's Head (1943)  from a bicycle seat and handlebars?

Accepted Answer

A)   Braque
B)   Picasso
C)   Marinetti
D)   DuchampE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Like Fauvism, Cubism developed in Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As an attempt to depict the psychological reality of its subject, Picasso's Girl before a Mirror exemplifies which style?

Accepted Answer

A)   Surrealism
B)   Suprematism
C)   De Stijl
D)   Analytic CubismE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 27: Cubism, Futurism, and Related Twentieth-Century Styles

In which country did Futurism originate?

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In works like Broadway Boogie Woogie, Mondrian explored

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Picasso's Guernica was painted in response to the horrors of World War II.

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Which artist's Violin and Pitcher (1909-10) suggests how difficult it can be to distinguish his work from that of Picasso during the period known as Analytic Cubism?

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Proponents of the International Style were primarily interested in developing

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Early collages often made use of snippets from newspapers to enhance the collages' texture.

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Which architect developed the Prairie Style in buildings such as the Robie House and Fallingwater in an attempt to integrate buildings with their natural landscapes?

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The painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon exhibits all the following characteristics EXCEPT

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Who created the assemblage Bull's Head (1943) from a bicycle seat and handlebars?

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Like Fauvism, Cubism developed in Germany.

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As an attempt to depict the psychological reality of its subject, Picasso's Girl before a Mirror exemplifies which style?

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Futurism exhibited all the following characteristics EXCEPT

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After being exposed to Cubism, Mondrian insisted that painting was only good insofar as it accurately reflected nature.

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What distinguishes a collage from an assemblage?

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What impact did the Armory Show of 1913 have on American art?

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Review the styles in which Picasso worked. How did his style change over time?

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Which artist adopted elements of Synthetic Cubism to paint the four murals Aspects of Negro Life for the New York Public Library?

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Discuss collage and assemblage in light of Analytic Cubism. Why are those techniques a logical development of Cubism? What do they suggest will become new media in the course of the twentieth century?

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