Modernism Chapter.14 Test Bank 5th Edition

Chapter 14

Modernism

1. What did Albert Einstein and other twentieth-century physicists discover?

A. Newtonian laws of physics did not function at the microscopic level.

B. Newtonian laws of physics only functioned at the cosmic level.

C. Objects preserved the same properties whether at rest or in motion.

D. Physical laws correspond exactly with the world of sense perception.

Learning Objective: Identify key scientists and their contributions in the transition to modern physics

Topic: History

2. According to Freud, civilization was the product of what condition?

A. ego's sublimation of the id.

B. conscious efforts of the superego.

C. undirected power of the id.

D. unchecked libido, or sex drive.

Learning Objective: Characterize the significance of Freud's theories and writings

Topic: Freudian Revolution

Topic: History

3. What was the most distinctive feature of Imagist poetry?

A. Lyricism

B. Pared down, abstract style

C. Revival of fixed meter and rhyme

D. Attention to realistic detail

Learning Objective: Identify techniques and literary approaches in the twentieth century

Topic: Imagists

Topic: Literature

4. The names Gropius and Le Corbusier are associated with what development?

A. Birth of motion pictures

B. First efforts at abstract sculpture

C. International Style in architecture

D. Twelve-tone system in music

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Topic: Art and Architecture

5. In his landmark poem The Rock, T. S. Eliot claimed that the knowledge accumulated by Western civilization brought twentieth-century Westerners closer to what condition?

A. Enlightenment

B. Technological superiority

C. God

D. Ignorance and death

Learning Objective: Identify techniques and literary approaches in the twentieth century

Topic: Literature

6. Freud theorized that the libido was an important drive of the ______.

A. psychology

B. superego

C. ego

D. id

Learning Objective: Characterize the significance of Freud's theories and writings

Topic: Freudian Revolution

Topic: Philosophy and Religion

7. According to Carl Jung, what feature manifests itself throughout history in the form of dreams, myths, and fairytales?

A. Archetypes

B. An individual’s psyche

C. The superego

D. The principle of uncertainty

Learning Objective: Characterize the significance of Freud's theories and writings

Topic: Freudian Revolution

Topic: Philosophy and Religion

8. Which artistic movement thrived on nihilism and irrationalism?

A. Cubism

B. Dada

C. Futurism

D. Fauvism

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Dada

Topic: Expressionism

Topic: fantasy

Topic: Surrealism

9. Leopold Bloom is the central figure in which landmark work, by James Joyce?

A. Metamorphosis

B. The Waste Land

C. The Search for Lost Time

D. Ulysses

Learning Objective: Identify techniques and literary approaches in the twentieth century

Topic: Imagists

Topic: Literature

10. Picasso’s landmark work Les Demoiselles d’Avignon was a precursor to what style?

A. Cubism

B. Fauvism

C. Futurism

D. Impressionism

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Cubism

Topic: Fauvism

Topic: Futurism

Topic: nonobjective art

11. Where was the first totalitarian state of the twentieth century established?

A. Russia

B. China

C. Germany

D. Japan

Learning Objective: Define totalitarianism

Topic: History

12. Vaslav Nijinksy is associated with what art?

A. Music

B. Painting

C. Acting

D. Dance

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Topic: History

Topic: Music and Dance

13. Jules Verne and H. G. Wells were pioneering figures in which literary genre?

A. Symbolist poetry

B. Verse drama

C. Science fiction

D. Stream-of-consciousness narratives

Learning Objective: Identify techniques and literary approaches in the twentieth century

Topic: Literature

14. Which Harlem Renaissance artist painted “The Migration Series,” a visual narrative of the great northward movement of African-Americans after World War I.

A. Langston Hughes

B. Zora Neale Hurston

C. Jacob Lawrence

D. Louis Armstrong

Learning Objective: Explain why World Wars I & II were called "total wars"

Topic: History

Topic: World War II

15. What event is immortalized in Picasso’s landmark painting, Guernica?

A. Fall of Moscow during the Russian Revolution

B. Aerial bombing of a small Spanish town

C. Revolt of underpaid Spanish workers

D. Destruction of Hiroshima

Learning Objective: Define totalitarianism

Topic: Art and Architecture

16. According to Marcel Duchamp and other Dada figures, what should be the role of artists?

A. Conscience of the nation

B. Eyes of the people

C. Advocates for peace

D. Destroyers of tradition

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Dada

Topic: Expressionism

Topic: fantasy

Topic: Surrealism

17. Purging the canvas of all recognizable subject matter was the aim of which artists?

A. Picasso and Matisse

B. Duchamp and Kahlo

C. Mondrian and Kandinsky

D. Dalí and Magritte

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Cubism

Topic: Fauvism

Topic: Futurism

Topic: nonobjective art

18. Fauvist artworks are most notable for their bold use of what element?

A. dreamlike images.

B. distorted geometrical shapes.

C. color.

D. abstract imagery.

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Cubism

Topic: Fauvism

Topic: Futurism

Topic: nonobjective art

19. Wright’s extraordinary house, “Fallingwater,” depended on the inventive use of what device?

A. Cantilever

B. Roman arch

C. Sheet glass

D. Ribbon windows

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Topic: Art and Architecture

20. What filmmaking technique features the use of cinematic shots in rapid succession?

A. Montage

B. Collage

C. Assemblage

D. Frottage

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Topic: Art and Architecture

21. What early filmmaker created the pioneering narrative film, A Trip to the Moon, based on a novel by Jules Verne?

A. Edwin S. Porter

B. George Méliès

C. Thomas Edison

D. Marcel Duchamp

Learning Objective: Identify techniques and literary approaches in the twentieth century

Topic: Literature

22. Which of the following attitudes is LEAST characteristic of art in the first half of the twentieth century?

A. An interest in the purely formal aspects of artistic expression

B. The influence of new theories of time and space

C. The disjunctive juxtaposition of motifs

D. Confidence in an orderly and predictable universe

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Topic: Art and Architecture

23. What was NOT a major component of early jazz music?

A. Improvisation

B. Syncopation

C. The blues

D. Atonality

Learning Objective: Compare Modernist music to previous traditionally monotonal and homorhythmic music

Topic: Music and Dance

24. Where did Aaron Copland find inspiration for much of his music?

A. Cubist paintings

B. American folk songs

C. the twelve-tone system

D. Russian folk music

Learning Objective: Compare Modernist music to previous traditionally monotonal and homorhythmic music

Topic: Music and Dance

25. Which landmarks of the era prior to 1950 illustrate most dramatically the idea of Modernism as an assault on tradition? How so?

Learning Objective: Compare Modernist music to previous traditionally monotonal and homorhythmic music

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Learning Objective: Identify techniques and literary approaches in the twentieth century

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

26. Write an essay on Modernism that uses the words “innovation,” “disjunction,” and “nihilism” to discuss some of the landmarks of the early twentieth century. Be sure to select one representative work from each of the arts.

Learning Objective: Compare Modernist music to previous traditionally monotonal and homorhythmic music

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Learning Objective: Identify techniques and literary approaches in the twentieth century

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

27. Discuss the landmarks of the early twentieth century from the point of view that despite the wide variety of styles, artists became more preoccupied with form than with content.

Learning Objective: Compare Modernist music to previous traditionally monotonal and homorhythmic music

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism

Learning Objective: Identify techniques and literary approaches in the twentieth century

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

Category # of Questions

Learning Objective: Characterize the significance of Freud's theories and writings 3

Learning Objective: Compare Modernist music to previous traditionally monotonal and homorhythmic music 5

Learning Objective: Define totalitarianism 2

Learning Objective: Explain why World Wars I & II were called "total wars" 1

Learning Objective: Identify key scientists and their contributions in the transition to modern physics 1

Learning Objective: Identify movements in the visual arts that are part of modernism 13

Learning Objective: Identify techniques and literary approaches in the twentieth century 8

Topic: Art and Architecture 13

Topic: Cubism 3

Topic: Dada 2

Topic: Expressionism 2

Topic: fantasy 2

Topic: Fauvism 3

Topic: Freudian Revolution 3

Topic: Futurism 3

Topic: History 6

Topic: Imagists 2

Topic: Literature 8

Topic: Music and Dance 6

Topic: nonobjective art 3

Topic: Philosophy and Religion 2

Topic: Surrealism 2

Topic: World War II 1