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Chapter 27 (Toward Abstraction: The Modernist Revolution, 1904-1914)
1. Modersohn- s direct and powerful Selbstbildnis (27.9) _________.
a. was inspired by primitivism
b. is a precursor of modern art
c. presents a transition from symbolism to expressionism
d. all of the above
2. Which of the following does NOT apply to a Fauve painting by Matisse?
a. a rhythmic arrangement of line
b. a representation of observed reality
c. flat planes of color
d. a radical simplicity
3. Which of the following does NOT apply to the Expressionist works of Kandinsky?
a. They are representational.
b. They have abstract titles.
c. They are based on an analogy with music.
d. They are anti-naturalistic.
4. One result of Cubism was _____________.
a. a return to Renaissance illusionism
b. a naturalistic representation of form
c. nonperspective space
d. the use of bright, exaggerated colors
5. Artists working within the current of Fantasy _________________.
a. often deal with the power of nostalgia
b. have roots in Symbolism and naive art
c. believe that the imagination is more important than the outside world
d. all of the above
6. The sculptor who provided an alternative to Rodin, thereby giving independence to
modern sculpture, was ______________.
a. Matisse
b. Duchamp-Villon
c. Brancusi
d. Gabo
7. s Bird in Space (27.31) ________________.
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a. is an Expressionist sculpture
b. is an image of flight itself
c. was inspired by Cubism
d. is an abstract image of a bird
8. s Unique Forms of Continuity in Space (27.21) _______________.
a. exemplifies Futurist sculpture
b. represents the visual imprint of motion
c. both A and B
d. neither A nor B
9. Duchamp s
a. are crafted of marble
b. exemplify Surrealism
c.
d. shift the context of everyday objects from the utilitarian to the aesthetic
10. In the Fagus Factory (27.36) _______________.
a. there is a structural steel skeleton
b. we witness a crucial step toward Modernism in European architecture
c. the architect believed that a wall is no more than a curtain or climate barrier
d. all of the above
11.
a. British
b. French
c. Spanish
d. Italian
12. Franz Marc was associated with _____________movement.
a. the Fauve
b. Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider)
c. Die Brücke (The Bridge)
d. Cubist
13.
a. German
b. French
c. English
d. Swiss
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14. I and the Village (27.25) is ___________.
a. Futurist
b. Cubist
c. Representational
d. Abstract Expressionist
15. The Steiner House (27.34) is located in _____________.
a. Vienna
b. Berlin
c. Paris
d. London