2144 – HUM2590 20th/21st Century Human – Chapter 35
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________, the leading philosopher of the twentieth century, made significant contributions as a playwright, novelist, journalist, and literary critic.
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Sartre
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In which play does a barren set with two clowns demand the audience to make sense of the incomprehensible, with no change, no development, no crisis, and no resolution?
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Waiting for Godot
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The American behavioral psychologist ________ anticipated a society in which the behavior of human beings might be scientifically engineered for the benefit of both the individual and the community.
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Skinner
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Jackson Pollock's daring new method, which came to be called ________, allowed him "to walk around [the canvas], work from the four sides and literally be in the painting."
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Action Pianting
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The most celebrated existentialist film maker, who directed The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries, was
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The artist who walked around the canvas while working in order to literally be "in" the painting was
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Jackson Pollock
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Which of the following was the first important style of painting originating in the United States rather than Europe?
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In the medium of ________, characters undergo little or no change, dialogue contradicts actions, and events follow no logical order.
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theater of the absurd
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Among the most daring of the International Style proponents and last director of the Bauhaus was the Dutch architect
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________ poem "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," published just after the death of his father in 1951, makes a plea for life-affirming action even in the face of death.
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Dylan Thomas'
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Sartre argued that all human action takes place within a universe that is meaningless.
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True
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Which of the following authors is considered pessimistic and tended to lean towards a "dystopian" viewpoint?
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Orwell , Bradbury , Huxley All these answers are correct.
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Which of the following is famous for his sculptures of very elongated human figures?
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Giacometti
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John Cage created __________ music, that is, music based on random choices and procedures
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aleatory
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The American behavioral psychologist ________ anticipated a society in which the behavior of human beings might be scientifically engineered for the benefit of both the individual and the community.
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Skinner
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Existentialists affirm that the sense of total responsibility for one's destiny leads to a sense of __________.
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The artist who walked around the canvas while working in order to literally be "in" the painting was
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Jackson Pollock
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In writing music for twelve radios and twenty-four performers, John Cage was questioning the relationships between
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artistic conception and execution
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The poet who exalted life-affirming action in the face of death was __________.
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