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Impressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism

15 questions Arts Music Grades 9-12

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  1. In which country did Impressionism begin?

    • Spain
    • France
    • Belgium
    • Italy
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    Answer: France

  2. Which painting gave Impressionism its name?

    • The Persistence of Memory
    • Bal du moulin
    • Impression, Sunrise
    • Les Demoiselles
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    Answer: Impression, Sunrise

  3. Painting outdoors was a practice called painting ____.

    • chiaroscuro
    • in situ
    • al fresco
    • en plein air
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    Answer: en plein air

  4. The first independent Impressionist exhibition was held in Paris in 1874.

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: True

  5. Which artist was famous for ballet dancer paintings?

    • Pablo Picasso
    • Edgar Degas
    • André Breton
    • Claude Monet
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    Answer: Edgar Degas

  6. Cubism is credited largely to Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: True

  7. The first phase of Cubism, using muted browns and grays, is called ____ Cubism.

    • Surreal
    • Abstract
    • Analytic
    • Synthetic
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    Answer: Analytic

  8. Synthetic Cubism introduced collage using materials like newspaper.

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: True

  9. Who wrote the 1924 Surrealist manifesto?

    • Max Ernst
    • René Magritte
    • Salvador Dalí
    • André Breton
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    Answer: André Breton

  10. Which painting shows melting clocks?

    • The Persistence of Memory
    • The Treachery of Images
    • Impression, Sunrise
    • Les Demoiselles
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    Answer: The Persistence of Memory

  11. Frida Kahlo happily accepted the Surrealist label.

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: False

  12. Surrealists were interested in the theories of psychologist Sigmund Freud.

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: True

  13. Who mocked Monet's work by calling it an 'impression'?

    • Sigmund Freud
    • Georges Braque
    • Louis Leroy
    • André Breton
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    Answer: Louis Leroy

  14. Paint sold in metal ____ made outdoor painting easier.

    • bottles
    • tubes
    • cans
    • jars
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    Answer: tubes

  15. Which artist is credited with 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon' (1907)?

    • Fernand Léger
    • Juan Gris
    • Georges Braque
    • Pablo Picasso
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    Answer: Pablo Picasso

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