Humanities Chapters 9-14
Jackson Pollock's Grayed Rainbow is an example of what style of art?
Abstract Expressionism
What is the primary focus of novels written by Toni Morrison?
African American identity
Which of the following best defines abstract art?
Art that is completely nonrepresentational and independent of a subject.
What major change occurred in architecture during the later nineteenth century?
Buildings were constructed with supporting frames made of steel or iron and concrete.
Which Impressionist artist painted series of buildings and outdoor scenes to capture changing light and atmospheric conditions?
Claude Monet
Which artist painted The Third of May, 1808?
Francisco Goya
The dialectical materialism put forth by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels owes a debt to which earlier philosopher?
George Friedrich Hegel
The quest for height of skyscrapers such as Burj Khalifa can be compared to which earlier style of architecture?
Gothic
Which artist referred to his painted works as Realism?
Gustave Courbet
Who is generally regarded as the most influential composer of the twentieth century?
Igor Stravinsky
What purpose does a stupa serve in Buddhist architecture?
It holds relics associated with the Buddha.
Fascism first took root in which country?
Italy
Which of the following writers is associated with the Beat generation?
Jack Kerouac
Vincent Van Gogh's early art was influenced by:
Japanese prints
The fête galante is most associated with which artist?
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Which of the following authors is best known for writing satire?
Jonathan Swift
The Symphony #5 in C Minor, opus 67, is which composer's most famous work?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Which of the following architects is known for taking a Postmodern approach to buildings?
Michael Graves
The term Synthetism is associated with which artist?
Paul Gauguin
Which of the following writers was part of the transcendentalist movement?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Which composer is known for his particularly effective use of leitmotifs?
Richard Wagner
The overall form of National Stadium in Beijing is based on what type of structure?
Roman amphitheater
Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary is considered a counterpoint to:
Romantic sensibility.
The literary movement of Magic Realism began in:
South America.
Salvador Dali's Persistence of Memory is an example of which style of art?
Surrealism
A feminist sensibility is best exemplified by which of the following artworks?
The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago
All of the following are novels by Jane Austen except which one?
The Sorrows of Young Werther
All of the following statements about the philosophes are true except which one?
They advocated for religious education.
All of the following describe the Romantics except which one?
They valued reason and rationalism as a means to individual freedom.
All of the following artworks are examples of the neoclassical style except which one?
Thomas Gainsborough's The Morning Walk
Which artist invented the Paint Streaming Instrument to make art?
Tom Shannon
Neoclassical / Romantic sculpture created in early nineteenth-century Europe often shows:
a revival of antique models.
Which of the following is not put forth by Margaret Somerville as a means to develop an ethical imagination?
an acceptance of ethical pluralism
Which of the following best characterizes architecture built during the earlier nineteenth century?
an interest in archaeology and earlier styles
Denis Diderot is best known for:
compiling a 28-volume encyclopedia.
Which of the following descriptions applies to the poetry of both Kay Ryan and Billy Collins?
complex ideas delivered through deceptively simple verse
The most significant aspect of Paul Cézanne's paintings is his:
compression of space and repetition of lines and shapes.
Which of the following best describes the Rococo style?
delicate, small scale, entertaining subject matter
According to the psychology of Sigmund Freud, the central organized self is known as the:
ego
The eighteenth-century symphony typically consisted of how many movements?
four
The compositions of Philip Glass are often inspired by:
historical figures.
The key idea that forms the foundation of existentialism is that:
human beings are defined by their choices and actions.
What is innovative about Rem Koolhaas's design for the Casa da Musica?
its sculptural form
George Gershwin is known for his compositions that combine classical music with what other type of music?
jazz
Louis Armstrong is best known for what kind of compositions?
jazz improvisations
What subjects were especially favored by Impressionist artists?
moments from daily life
"El Sistema" is a type of:
music school.
Cats and Phantom of the Opera are two of Andrew Lloyd Webber's many:
musicals.
All of the following were key trends in the visual arts of the early twentieth century except which one?
neoclassicism
What is the main notion of Kwame Anthony Appiah's concept of cosmopolitanism?
open and honest conversation can help us learn about the differences among people.
During the Analytical Cubism phase of his career, Pablo Picasso:
simplified forms into faceted, translucent, overlapping planes.
Frédéric Chopin is known for his work in all of the following short musical compositions except which one?
sonatas
What formed the basis for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution?
species must adapt to the environment to successfully breed and survive.
What type of art does the artist known as Banksy create?
spray-painted graffiti art
What major event occurred in 1929?
the Depression
What was the primary impetus that drove social change in the Romantic era?
the Industrial Revolution
What event caused the United States to enter World War II?
the attack on Pearl Harbor
In what key way did English Romantic artists differ from their counterparts in France?
the focus on landscape as subject matter
What aspect of Virginia Woolf's narrative in Mrs. Dalloway best demonstrates her use of the stream of consciousness technique?
the free flow of the main character's mental impressions
The nails driven into the Mangaaka Power Figure refer to all of the following except which one?
wars
