1. Superrealism is also known as
A. forced perspective.
B. illusionism.
C. trompe l'oeil.
D. photorealism.
2. The vigorous brushstrokes and emotion-laden imagery in the paintings of Anselm Kiefer are reminiscent of the paintings of
A. Superrealism.
B. Expressionism.
C. Neoclassicism.
D. Realism.
3. During the 1940s and 1950s, the center of Western art was
A. Munich.
B. Paris.
C. New York City.
D. Arles.
4. The organization SITE, Sculpture in the Environment, was formed in 1970 for the purpose of
A. promoting the acceptance of kinetic sculpture.
B. finding sources of content in the present.
C. reviving the iconography of the nineteenth century.
D. creating an art-for-art architectural movement.
5. Which of the following artists painted using a technique similar to that used by Jackson Pollock?
A. Helen Frankenthaler
B. Piet Mondrian
C. Georgia O'Keeffe
D. Girogio di Chirico
6. Which of the following political leaders closed the Bauhaus?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Joseph Kennedy
C. Adolph Hitler
D. Franklin Roosevelt
7. Which of the following artists created The Dinner Party?
A. Andy Warhol
B. Salvadore Dalí
C. Pablo Picasso
D. Judy Chicago
8. The _______ movement began in Holland just before World War II.
A. De Stijl
B. Color-Field Painting
C. Abstract Expressionist
D. straight photography
9. Of the following, who was the most famous pop artist?
A. Andy Warhol
B. Robert Rauschenberg
C. Jackson Pollock
D. Claes Oldenburg
10. Andy Warhol's studio in New York City was known as the
A. Mansion.
B. Factory.
C. Machine.
D. Garage.
11. It would be virtually impossible to mount a traveling exhibition of the works of which of the following Artists?
A. Claes Oldenburg
B. Christo and Jeanne-Claude
C. Piet Mondrian
D. Mark Rothko
12. Action painting is a term that best describes the work of
A. Willem de Kooning.
B. Pablo Picasso.
C. Piet Mondrian.
D. Jackson Pollock.
13. Who founded the Bauhaus?
A. Piet Mondrian
B. Walter Gropius
C. Willem de Kooning
D. Vasily Kandinsky
14. Which of these artists is known for painting geometric compositions which incorporate primary colors?
A. Georgia O'Keeffe
B. Gerrit Rietveldt
C. De Stijl
D. Piet Mondrian
15. Which Earth Artist used lightning as part of his or her piece?
A. Walter De Maria
B. Richard Estes
C. Jeanne-Claude
D. Christo
16. Another name for a mobile is a/an
A. 3D form.
B. kinetic sculpture.
C. suspended sculpture.
D. interactive form.
17. Christo and Jeanne-Claude created their works as
A. Earth Artists.
B. photographers.
C. performance artists.
D. architects.
18. By the mid-1950s, which artistic movement was the most powerful force in Western art?
A. The new Surrealism
B. Neorealism
C. Abstract Expressionism
D. Minimalism
19. _______ was the artist who used a "drip technique."
A. Willem de Kooning
B. Pablo Picasso
C. Piet Mondrian
D. Jackson Pollock
20. Which of the following media is not typically associated with electronic art?
A. Video image
B. Electronic sign
C. Computer image
D. Laser collages