DCHU 18 – Flashcard
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What was the main focus of the women's movement during the 19th century?
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The right to vote
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What term for this period reflects the new mood of cheerfulness in the great cities of Europe?
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the Victorian period
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Who was the author of Thus Spake Zarathrusta (1883-1892)?
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Nietzsche
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What was Friedrich Nietzichs view of the condition of western civilization in the 1880s and 1890s?
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people were enslaved by religion and democracy
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Which European city city was the center of artistic activity in the later nineteenth century?
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Paris
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Whose painted Dejeuner sur l'herbe (luncheon in the grass), which shocked parisian s for its content and style?
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manet
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How did Dejeuner sur l'herbe break with the stylistic traditions of the past?
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the figures were placed in broad, flat colored fields
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What event launched the impressionist movement?
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the exhibition at the cafe guerbois
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Which of Monet's paintings exemplifies his emphasis on conveying light and color?
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water lilies
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What elements are often seen in Auguste Renoir's paintings?
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beautiful young men and women enjoying themselves
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What does Edgar Degas' The Rehearsal suggest about the world of ballet?
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the pain and tedium experienced by ballet dancers
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What were the usual subjects of the paintings of Mary Cassatt?
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women and children
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How do Mary Cassatt's paintings show the influence of Japanese art?
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they use flat planes and broad areas of color
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Which French sculptor of the late 19th century /early 20th century focused on representing human figures?
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Rodin
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Which post-impressionist left France and its civilization for the attractions of Tahiti (and "barbarism")?
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Gauguin
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Which dutch post-impressionist painter typifies the stereotype of artist tortured genius?
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Matisse
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Which Norwegian artist's works show a preoccupation with fear and death?
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munch
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What is the purpose of the symphonic poem (such as Richard Strauss' Don Juan (1886)?
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to combine verse with music
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What nineteenth-century composer wrote the Pathetique symphony?
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Tchaikovsky
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Which two French composers are associated with impressionism in music?
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Ravel and Debussy
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What was the reaction of the Paris audience in 1913 to the first performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring?
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Outrage
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What innovation did Schoenberg introduce to vocal music?
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Sprechstimme
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According to Sigmund Freud, what factors other than reason and logic influence human behavior?
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the subconscious
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What Russian novelist (1831-1881) was able to combine both realism and psychological understanding in his crime and punishment?
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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What French author (1871- 1922) is associated with "stream-of-consciousness" writing?
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Proust
