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Q: What is one source that Mary Kelly draws on for her work Post-Partum Document (Fig. 33-30)? A. Buddhism B. Marxism C. Minimalism D. Globalism

Q: What does the form of Eva Hesses No Title (Fig. 33-23) reference? A. fishing nets B. paint drips C. oceanic movements D. traditional dances

Q: What did Andy Warhol create with Brillo Soap Pads Box (Fig. 33-14)? A. an ironic critique B. a reproduction C. a religious parody D. an aggressive confrontation

Q: Critic Lawrence Alloway may have named Pop Art after A. movie popcorn. B. his father. C. a Tootsie Pop. D. a popping balloon.

Q: The text explains that Minimalist art is best understood when considered A. in photographic reproductions. B. in a gallery or museum context. C. alongside the artists manifestoes. D. from a distance.

Q: Because her figures are all silhouettes, which does not identify race, artist Kara Walker forces the viewer to read the narrative by A. looking for the iconography of color. B. comparing the scene to other artists. C. looking for other visual markers. D. reading the text panels.

Q: The art of Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg questioned the influential ideas of A. Clement Greenberg. B. John Cage. C. Louise Nevelson. D. Marcel Duchamp.

Q: What are some of the ways in which artists have examined the role of the female form since the 1950s?

Q: Discuss the purposes and functions of works of installation with examples.

Q: What new media developed during the last half of the twentieth century, and how did artists challenge the idea of art and its acceptance?

Q: Describe performance art that developed during the 1960s. What were the intentions of the artists? Provide examples.

Q: Discuss the development of architecture since the 1950s, and provide examples.

Q: How does William Kentridge use film?

Q: What are some examples of iconography that appear in Matthew Barneys The Cremaster Cycle?

Q: How does Wenda Gu express the globalized world in the installation China Monument: Temple of Heaven (Fig. 33-54)?

Q: Why has Richard Serras Tilted Arc (Fig. 33-48) been so controversial?

Q: How does Lorna Simpson address the question of race in Stereo Styles (Fig. 33-44)?

Q: What defines Postmodern architecture?

Q: What are earthworks?

Q: Discuss the iconography of Nam June Paiks Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S. (Fig. 33-22).

Q: How did Andy Warhol use the image of Marilyn Monroe to comment on popular culture and consumerism?

Q: What effect has digital technology had on the world since the 1950s?

Q: What is the term for artists use of chance, actions, movements, and gestures of their own bodies? A. Process art B. Pop art C. Feminist art D. Happenings

Q: Which movement was led informally by Damian Hirst, among the most sensational of modern artists? A. Neo-Expressionists B. Young British Artists C. Third Text D. Womanhouse

Q: Critics of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Fig. 33-49) were especially outraged by the use of A. the color black. B. the serene setting. C. the size and magnitude. D. the listing of names.

Q: Which artist inspired architect Zaha Hadid, as seen in Vitra Fire Station, Weil-am-Rhein (Fig. 33-51)? A. Marcel Duchamp B. Jackson Pollock C. Bill Viola D. Kazimir Malevich

Q: Barbara Krugers signature style combines black-and-white photographic images with A. traditional folk crafts. B. the red used in advertising. C. calligraphy and poetry. D. provocative images of women.

Q: Ana Mendietas Untitled, from the Tree of Life Series (Fig. 33-29) celebrates the notion that women A. have a deeper identification with nature than men do. B. are more involved in the reproductive process. C. are more intellectual and artistic than men are. D. can withstand great amounts of physical and emotional pain.

Q: Louise Nevelson arrived at works such as Sky Cathedral (Fig. 33-2) after A. piecing together different shapes of glass. B. experimenting with combines. C. stacking boxes of discarded objects. D. collaging photographs.

Q: Eero Saarinen wanted to evoke the excitement of air travel in his expressive and swooping design for A. an art museum. B. a skyscraper. C. an airport terminal. D. a residential house.

Q: According to the text, which of the following developments in contemporary art has resulted from the rise of globalism in the twenty-first century? A. International exhibitions provide opportunities for diverse artistic exchange. B. Studio craft arts have taken a more prominent place in the art world. C. Artists have shifted toward digital formats of film and video. D. Artists engage with social, political, economic, and environmental concerns.

Q: Which artist made a series of works, called combines, by assembling painting and sculpture? A. Allan Kaprow B. Robert Rauschenberg C. Andy Warhol D. Nam June Paik

Q: What social issue motivated David Wojnarowiczs Untitled (Hands) (Fig. 33-56)? A. the Vietnam War B. the AIDS crisis C. housing for the urban poor D. funding for the arts

Q: The art of Josef Kosuth examined the conceptual relationships between visual images and A. music. B. linguistics. C. physical experience. D. national identity.

Q: What did Joseph Beuys incorporate into performances to explain the inexplicable? A. shamanistic personality B. theatrical setting C. complete environment D. light show with silhouettes

Q: What topic became controversial when Chris Ofilis painting The Holy Virgin Mary (Fig. 33-47) was displayed in the Brooklyn Museum? A. art history B. arts funding C. access to art D. communication

Q: Jean-Michel Basquiats Neo-Expressionist paintings of the early 1980s developed out of his work as a A. musician. B. performer. C. graffiti artist. D. poet.

Q: Which of the following describes the work of Patricia Cronin in Shrine for Girls (Fig. 33-73)? A. expression of redemption B. deconstruction of form C. juxtaposition of aesthetics D. innovation of new media

Q: How did artists of the 1960s and 1970s expand on the idea of feminist art? A. They incorporated geometric form. B. They took a biological approach. C. They performed with male artists. D. They wrote feminist manifestos.

Q: In their temporary installations, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude approach the topic of A. psychology. B. communism. C. religion. D. capitalism.

Q: Color Field painters such as Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman embraced abstraction in a way that was completely different from Jackson Pollocks. Explain what they tried to achieve with their nonrepresentational work.

Q: Explore the significance of Jackson Pollocks drip paintings. How did he make them, and did they move beyond any abstract work made previously?

Q: How did Marcel Duchamps Fountain (Fig. 32-29) change the course of art?

Q: In what ways did artists give their art a deeper social relevance in the period between the wars in the Americas?

Q: How did early twentieth-century artists systematically undermine the traditional rules of Western art?

Q: What is the International Style?

Q: What was Meret Oppenheims intention with Object (Luncheon in Fur) (Fig. 32-59)?

Q: What techniques did the Harlem Renaissance combine to raise awareness of African-American culture?

Q: How did Bauhaus artists incorporate the idea of modern mass production?

Q: How did Russian Constructivists combine Modern styles with practical needs?

Q: How did Mary Colter express a connection to the landscape in her architecture?

Q: Why and how did Duchamp create L.H.O.O.Q.?

Q: How did the Suprematists combine Cubist picture space with complete abstraction?

Q: How does Umberto Boccionis Unique Forms of Continuity in Space (Fig. 32-23) embrace the Futurists idea of the beauty of speed?

Q: What did the Fauvists do to repudiate traditional notions of pictorial representation?

Q: What served as an incubator for fascism and communism in Europe during the early twentieth century? A. the Weimar Republic B. the Nazis concentration camps C. the Great Depression D. the Spanish Civil War

Q: Which artist conceptualized the readymade? A. Brancusi B. Boccioni C. Lger D. Duchamp

Q: Kandinsky believed that looking at a painting should be comparable to experiencing A. music. B. mathematics. C. psychology. D. love.

Q: Which of the following is a term that comes from the French word meaning to glue and describes an important aspect of Synthetic Cubism? A. readymade B. merz C. collage D. bauhaus

Q: What did artist Franz Marc paint because they were primitive? A. landscapes B. symphonies C. animals D. still lifes

Q: What term, which is based on the French word for wild beast, was the name of an art movement that included Henri Matisse? A. Die Brcke B. Fauvism C. Dada D. Orphism

Q: The Abstract Expressionist painters were greatly influenced by which of the following, who described a collective unconscious of universal archetypes shared by all humans? A. Sigmund Freuds B. Carl Jungs C. Clement Greenbergs D. Vassily Kandinskys

Q: Which artist explicitly addressed feminist concerns in her work? A. Georgia OKeeffe B. Hannah Hch C. Anni Albers D. Helen Frankenthaler

Q: How did Walter Gropiuss design for the Bauhaus building convey the dynamism of modern life? A. The three large cubic areas had a balanced asymmetry. B. It used modern materials and technology in a traditional architectural form. C. It emphasized handcrafted workmanship and aesthetic quality. D. It integrated the buildings form organically into the surrounding landscape.

Q: What created the radical asymmetry sought after in the De Stijl movement of Gerrit Rietvelds Schrder House, Utrecht (Fig. 32-51)? A. exposed skeletal structure B. large expanses of windows C. richly encrusted surfaces D. horizontal and vertical lines

Q: What theme does Constantin Brancusi incorporate into both The Newborn (Fig. 32-25) and Torso of a Young Man (Fig. 32-26)? A. capitalism B. reproduction C. transience D. humor

Q: Which of the following was a significant factor in providing New York with the foundation to supersede Paris as the center of the world of Modern art? A. the Armory Show B. the 291 Gallery C. the Harlem Renaissance D. the Federal Arts Project

Q: Which Dadaist idea would have a radical influence on art of the later twentieth century? A. the rejection of three-dimensional illusionism in painting B. the belief that art could convey spiritual concerns through non-objective imagery C. the notion that art was not precious but could exist as conceptual ideas and actions D. the role of the subconscious in revealing universal symbols and meaning

Q: How does Synthetic Cubism reference the real world? A. Illusionistic painting techniques are used to render objects. B. The suggestions are of discernible subjects. C. Paintings typically display overt political critique. D. Figural proportions are accurately portrayed.

Q: How did Picassos treatment of space in Les Demoiselles dAvignon (Fig. 32-6) dramatically change the practice of painting in the West? A. It was an alternative to traditional systems of perspective. B. It legitimized non-objectivity as a viable interest in painting. C. It emphasized deconstruction of the human form and the picture plane. D. It implied that art was an intellectual activity not rooted in emotional expression.

Q: Why did the U.S. government hire Dorothea Lange and other photographers during the Great Depression? A. It was a part of a program that provided jobs to unemployed artists. B. They hoped to build public support for federal assistance for rural America. C. They wanted artwork that reflected the national American identity. D. It was part of an effort to create an art market for underdeveloped states.

Q: What ideals are reflected in Le Corbusiers Villa Savoye, Poissy-Sur-Seine (Fig. 32-40) in its geometric design and avoidance of ornamentation? A. Dada B. Bauhaus C. Purist D. Futurist

Q: What motivated Picasso to create his large-scale painting Guernica (Fig. 32-64) for the Spanish Pavilion at the 1938 Paris Exposition? A. It was a celebration of Spains technological innovations in the early twentieth century. B. It was a response to the German bombing of a small Basque town, sponsored by Spanish Nationalists. C. It memorialized the huge loss of life through trench warfare in World War I. D. It was a modern version of traditional history painting recognizing Spanish accomplishments.

Q: In the years after World War II, Francis Bacons paintings evoked the horrors of war and human suffering through A. expressive images of distorted figures. B. raw, heavily worked abstract forms. C. biomorphic images that held personal symbolism. D. large-scale murals inspired by Renaissance frescoes.

Q: A spare, geometric style of Modern architecture in Europe developed in response to A. Pre-Raphaelite B. Neo-Baroque C. Bauhaus D. Art Nouveau

Q: The best-known artist to emerge from the Harlem Community Art Center was A. Dali. B. Lawrence. C. Hepworth. D. Moore.

Q: Who exhibited with the Surrealists but never formally joined the movement, embracing, instead, biomorphic abstraction? A. Lawrence B. Moore C. Hepworth D. Mir

Q: Surrealist painters variety of techniques were known collectively as A. collage. B. automatism. C. primitivism. D. readymades.

Q: Which movement inspired Paula Modersohn-Beckers painting? A. Cubism B. Romanticism C. Primitivism D. Realism

Q: When compared to paintings by Diego Rivera, those of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo are considered A. more historical. B. more modern. C. more personal. D. more abstract.