Full Test Bank Ch15 Globalism

Chapter 15

Globalism

1. In his writings on existentialism, what condition did Sartre insist is fundamental to each individual?

A. An essential nature is inborn.

B. Behavior is controlled by social and economic forces.

C. Character is the sum of his or her own actions.

D. Anxiety is created because a person is unable to shape their own lives.

Learning Objective: Identify key ideas and themes of existential philosophy

Topic: Existentialism

Topic: Philosophy and Religion

2. Why is Merce Cunningham’s choreography considered radical?

A. It does not depend on music.

B. It excludes female dancers.

C. It requires a polyrhythmic score.

D. It relies on narrative structure.

Learning Objective: Describe characteristics of Merce Cunningham's modern choreography

Topic: Music and Dance

3. Where is the search by contemporary physicists for a “theory of everything” evident?

A. Language Theory

B. String Theory

C. Postmodernism

D. deconstructionism

Learning Objective: Recognize basic aspects of String Theory

Topic: Philosophy and Religion

4. The elements of jazz and street slang feature prominently in the poetry of which writer?

A. Gwendolyn Brooks

B. Ezra Pound

C. T. S. Eliot

D. Robert Frost

Learning Objective: Identify important liberation movements

Learning Objective: Outline the historical context of the quest for racial equality in the United States

Topic: Literature

5. The feminist Simone de Beauvoir held that women should do what?

A. Reject the role of "Other"

B. Learn to exploit male sexism to their own advantage

C. Find and express the essence of their feminine natures

D. Establish a quiet space for their own creative puruits

Learning Objective: Define feminism

Topic: Literature

6. The assertion that “the world will never be white again” was made by which author of Notes of a Native Son?

A. Martin Luther King, Jr.

B. Langston Hughes

C. James Baldwin

D. Ralph Ellison

Learning Objective: Outline the historical context of the quest for racial equality in the United States

Topic: equality

Topic: Literature

7. Some critics contend that Postmodernism originated with the rejection of the International Style in which field?

A. Internet art

B. Physics

C. Music

D. Architecture

Learning Objective: Discuss stylistic features of Postmodern architecture

Topic: Art and Architecture

8. What is a major component of hip-hop music?

A. Atonal patterns of sounds

B. Chance procedures

C. Microtonality

D. Intense, rhythmic beats

Learning Objective: Recall the origins of rock music

Topic: Music and Dance

9. When did the United States Supreme Court finally ban school segregation?

A. 1900

B. 1925

C. 1954

D. 1975

Learning Objective: Outline the historical context of the quest for racial equality in the United States

Topic: equality

Topic: History

10. Minimalism and Geometric Abstraction share what commonality?

A. They are forms of land art.

B. They are largely nonrepresentational.

C. They make use of assemblage and found objects.

D. They usually depend on electronic power.

Learning Objective: Explain the process of color field painting

Topic: Abstract Expressionism

Topic: Art and Architecture

11. Who was the pioneer figure in American Pop art?

A. Robert Rauschenberg

B. Robert Smithson

C. Andy Warhol

D. Frank Gehry

Learning Objective: Describe Postmodernism

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Pop Art and assemblage

12. What has been the most radical development in music in the last fifty years, as seen in synthesizers and sampling?

A. Electronic technology

B. Non-Western scales

C. Twelve-tone system

D. Prepared piano

Learning Objective: Describe elements of electronic music

Topic: Music and Dance

13. Leading artists of China’s Pop art movement, such as Wang Guangyi, have assumed what role?

A. Defenders of consumerism

B. Social critic

C. Defenders of Maoism

D. Spiritual leader

Learning Objective: Describe Postmodernism

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Pop Art and assemblage

14. Who was the leading action painter of the twentieth century?

A. Mark Rothko

B. Frank Stella

C. John Cage

D. Jackson Pollock

Learning Objective: Describe Postmodernism

Topic: Abstract Expressionism

Topic: Art and Architecture

15. What is the title of Sartre’s landmark philosophic treatise?

A. No Exit

B. Existence Precedes Essence

C. Being and Nothingness

D. Existentialism

Learning Objective: Describe Postmodernism

Learning Objective: Identify key ideas and themes of existential philosophy

Topic: Existentialism

Topic: Literature

16. Beckett’s Waiting for Godot belongs to which dramatic genre?

A. Theater of the absurd

B. Neorealism

C. Theater of the cruel

D. Guerrilla theater

Learning Objective: Describe Postmodernism

Topic: Existentialism

Topic: Literature

17. Which figure does NOT belong with the other three?

A. Ralph Ellison

B. Gwendolyn Brooks

C. James Baldwin

D. Pablo Neruda

Learning Objective: Describe Postmodernism

Learning Objective: Explain the challenges of globalism in the twenty-first century

Topic: equality

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

18. Which composer wrote aleatory pieces such as 4’ 33”?

A. John Corigliano

B. Benjamin Britten

C. Merce Cunningham

D. John Cage

Learning Objective: Describe stylistic features of minimal music

Topic: Music and Dance

19. After 1945, there was a shift in major art production between which two cities?

A. Paris to London.

B. London to Paris.

C. Paris to New York.

D. New York to Paris.

Learning Objective: Recognize pioneers of Abstract Expressionism: Gorky, Hofmann, and de Kooning

Topic: Art and Architecture

20. Einstein on the Beach, one of the first operas to employ electronically amplified instrumentation, was written by which composer?

A. Philip Glass

B. John Cage

C. György Ligeti

D. Shirin Neshat

Learning Objective: Describe elements of electronic music

Topic: Music and Dance

21. The aesthetic, production, and materials of minimalist artworks are inspired by which field?

A. Commercial advertising

B. Computer digitalization

C. Industrial technology

D. Environmental reform

Learning Objective: Discuss the impact of television and computers in the information age

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Postmodernism

22. The “Great Criticism” series by the Chinese artist Wang Guangyi reflects the influence of which genre?

A. Pop art.

B. Neorealism.

C. Abstract Expressionism.

D. earthwork art.

Learning Objective: Identify important liberation movements

Learning Objective: Understand the significance of the global village

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Pop Art and assemblage

23. Existentialism, the quest for equality, and information-age technology are three themes in this chapter. What are some of the landmarks generated by each?

Learning Objective: Describe stylistic features of minimal music

Learning Objective: Explain the impact of digital technology and computers on film

Learning Objective: Identify important liberation movements

Learning Objective: Identify key ideas and themes of existential philosophy

Learning Objective: Identify key stylistic features of absurdist performance

Learning Objective: Outline the historical context of the quest for racial equality in the United States

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

24. Discuss the shift from Modernism to Postmodernism that occurred in the last fifty years. What factors have contributed to this shift? How are these reflected in the arts?

Learning Objective: Describe Postmodernism

Learning Objective: Identify key ideas and themes of existential philosophy

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

Topic: Postmodernism

25. Globalism is the pervasive condition of our time. Discuss the ways in which globalism has affected the arts.

Learning Objective: Explain the challenges of globalism in the twenty-first century

Learning Objective: Understand the significance of the global village

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

Category # of Questions

Learning Objective: Define feminism 1

Learning Objective: Describe characteristics of Merce Cunningham's modern choreography 1

Learning Objective: Describe elements of electronic music 2

Learning Objective: Describe Postmodernism 7

Learning Objective: Describe stylistic features of minimal music 2

Learning Objective: Discuss stylistic features of Postmodern architecture 1

Learning Objective: Discuss the impact of television and computers in the information age 1

Learning Objective: Explain the challenges of globalism in the twenty-first century 2

Learning Objective: Explain the impact of digital technology and computers on film 1

Learning Objective: Explain the process of color field painting 1

Learning Objective: Identify important liberation movements 3

Learning Objective: Identify key ideas and themes of existential philosophy 4

Learning Objective: Identify key stylistic features of absurdist performance 1

Learning Objective: Outline the historical context of the quest for racial equality in the United States 4

Learning Objective: Recall the origins of rock music 1

Learning Objective: Recognize basic aspects of String Theory 1

Learning Objective: Recognize pioneers of Abstract Expressionism: Gorky, Hofmann, and de Kooning 1

Learning Objective: Understand the significance of the global village 2

Topic: Abstract Expressionism 2

Topic: Art and Architecture 11

Topic: equality 3

Topic: Existentialism 3

Topic: History 5

Topic: Literature 9

Topic: Music and Dance 8

Topic: Philosophy and Religion 2

Topic: Pop Art and assemblage 3

Topic: Postmodernism 2