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1. Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is an example of which art movement?
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ImpressionismPost-impressionismExpressionismPost-expressionismCorrect!Wrong!Sotheby's calls "The Scream" as "the defining image of the expressionist movement"
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2. True or false: Van Gogh was an impressionist painter?
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TrueFalseCorrect!Wrong!Van Gogh was a post-impressionist painter.
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3. Define "Dada":
The modern reprisal of primitive art.An underground Russian painter of the early 20th century.An "anti-art" movement born out of disgust and revolt against the climate surrounding WWI.A technique used by pointillist painters. -
4. Who painted "The Last Supper"?
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MichelangeloRaphaelTitianLeonardo da VinciCorrect!Wrong!Obvious, no?
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5. When did the pop art movement begin?
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The 1930sThe mid-1950sThe 1960sThe 1970sCorrect!Wrong!Pop art finds its roots in London in the mid-1950s.
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6. Which artist is known for working primarily with solid blue canvases?
RothkoMarcel DuchampMondrianYves KleinCorrect!Wrong!This mid-century artist is known for creating his own color, International Klein Blue.
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7. Who painted this famed work?
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RenoirManetMonetCézanneCorrect!Wrong!"Luncheon of the Boating Party" is now part of the Phillips Collection.
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8. Identify Picasso's "Guernica":
Correct!Wrong!Probably the artist's most famous work.
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9. Who is NOT an American painter?
Jackson PollockFrancis BaconNorman RockwellEdward HopperCorrect!Wrong!Francis Bacon was an English, post-war painter whose works were often disturbing and graphic.
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10. What is the title of this painting?
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"Death and Life""Whistler's Mother""The Old Maid""Woman in Mourning"Correct!Wrong!Whistler painted his mother in 1871.
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11. Who painted "Nighthawks"?
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George BellowsJohn SloanEdward HopperRené MagritteCorrect!Wrong!This 1942 depiction of a diner is housed at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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12. These paintings are an example of what?
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Flemish RomanticismThe Nazarene movementThe Dutch Golden AgeLate Gothic artCorrect!Wrong!An era which produced some of the greats: Vermeer, Rembrandt, Pieter de Hooch.
