Modernism Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. You could destroy all the chairs but the concept of chair exists in mind. Which philosophy is it?
2. Branch of modernism that is known as "emotional reality"
3. What does it mean by "facade" ?
4. The limitation of this book is that it only looks at Western modernism, Euro-American art. It does not mention other religions such as Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Native American spirituality
5. Modernism continued until
6. Focuses on observation and exacting detail, photorealism and still life paintings
7. She teaches children with speech impediments. "Impediment" means which of the following
8. The era of Modernism ran from approx .....
9. Aircraft, Cars and Ocean Liners=
10. High modernism is generally considered to have begun AFTER World War II (1950 onward).
11. The what were a group of people who practiced constructing persuasive arguments, regardless of whether or not they were true.
12. A slam poem is an example of .....
13. To Postmodernist there is no such thing as human nature.
14. True or False:many Modern artists had deep religious convictions that put them at odds with their governments.
15. Hemingway, as a modernist, broke with traditional literary forms in his own way by stripping away what he considered artifice; a key method of his was using a straightforward, direct, and sometimes even raw writing style.
16. 2) The B eat Generation
17. Modernism was a reaction to
18. The following are the foundations (elements) of postmodernism, except?
19. Who attends the funeral of Jay Gatsby?
20. A motif of "change" has been popular during the Post-Modernist movement.
21. Uses bright colors to highlight emotions
22. Omniscient narrator
23. Real name George Orwell?
24. ..... deny the enlightenment faith in science and technology as instruments of human progress
25. Is the synchronization of Romanian literature with European literature a characteristic of modernism?
26. A comparison of two things that does not use the words "like" or "as" is called a:
27. True or False:According to Postmodernism, things do not have essence.
28. Who was the thinker who said that basically Modernism had not really ended?
29. Believes that emotions distort reality
30. The following are postmodernist thinkers? except.
31. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly, in an indirect or passing reference, is called a(n):
32. Described crime as being seductive and pleasant for people who are rewarded and excited by it. There is pleasure to be had in committing crime. It is not about background causes, its just the thrill
33. What we see of any reality is just an impression
34. Postmodern literature is marked by several thematic elements, including the following:
35. Postmodernist do not believe we can have objective knowledge.
36. Someone who always wants to argue or get in a fight is .....
37. Lifelike daily scenes now substituted for earlier themes
38. Is a broad movement that has many sub movements
39. The following events directly impacted Postmodern theory
40. PM claims there is no originality.
41. The following is a key issue addressed in Postmodern Art
42. About and for higher classes
43. Also known as the Kauffman Residence is a special house built on a waterfall. The color blends with nature.
44. What did people lose faith in during the Modernism time period?
45. Which is considerated the most rellevant work of Gaudi?
46. Father of Skyscraper
47. A weekend house known for allowing sunlight to pour into the main living quarters. It features stilted architecture with slender columns which created an illusion of lightness
48. What artist founded the Cubism art movement?
49. Rejection of past norms; "make it new" was the slogan
50. Which aspect would Formalism Theory analyze?
51. A method of literary analysis that questions the ability of language to represent reality adequately and seeks to discern and expose the purported underlying ideologies of a text
52. Is a form of literary criticism that focuses on a text's use of structure
53. What is NOT part of the three methods that Schoenberg used to create unity without tonality
54. Experiments in writing
55. The cultural movement that will bear the name of modernism started as an ideology against the cultural standards of the period before the 19th century and became an anti-example of academic traditionalism
56. Without human feeling or sensitivity; cold or cruel
57. Examining the power dynamic in terms of where the subject and audience is looking is referred to as:
58. Which quote from the text most likely explains why modernism emerged?
59. Interaction of text and image is when:
60. What happened to Mrs. Wright's canary?