Lit – Chapter 31 – Flashcards
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Discoveries in the physics of _________ profoundly influenced the late nineteenth-century cultural community.
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light
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The French artist whose painting gave a name to the impressionist school was
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Monet
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Impressionist painters believed that paint should be applied in
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pure brush strokes of color
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Who is the German philosopher who rejected organized religion, attacked Christianity and other institutionalized religions that contributed to the formation of "slave morality"?
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Nietzsche
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Late nineteenth-century painters looked to Japanese woodblock prints for all the following EXCEPT
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heroic subject matter
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The American impressionist whose work did much to popularize that artistic style in North America was
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Mary Cassatt
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The French artist who became entranced with unspoiled nature, especially as it existed in Tahiti, was
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Paul Gauguin
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This French philosopher of the late nineteenth century argued that all reality is constantly in the process of evolving and can only be understood intuitively.
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Bergson
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Which artistic style originated in Belgium and is an ornamental style influenced by the English Arts and Crafts movement and by art of the Middle Ages?
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art nouveau
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The "father of modern painting," who was more concerned with the composition and technique of a painting than its content, was __________.
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Cézanne
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The Dutch postimpressionist who expressed his reaction to a subject rather than to its physical appearance was
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Vincent van Gogh
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According to Nietzsche, what has led Europe to decadence and decline?
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materialism
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Who declared that God is dead?
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Nietsche
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Which of the following poets was not a symbolist poet?
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Ferdinand Hodler
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The impressionist composer who was inspired by the five tone scale of East Asian music was
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Debussy
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Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of the Faun" is a musical interpretation of a poem written by
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Stéphane Mallarmé
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The artist most closely associated with the colorist style known as pointillism is __________.
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Seurat
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Which artist chose lily ponds and his lavish gardens in Giverny as subjects of his paintings?
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Monet
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In which urban setting did Renoir depict the idle pleasures of dancers and diners?
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Le Moulin de la Galette
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Which artist frequently portrayed ballerinas, horse racing, and the theatre?
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Degas
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Paris boulevards at various times of the year and during different lighting is a favorite subject in the art by ____________
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Pissaro
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Which type of art feature flat, unmodulated colors, undulating lines, asymmetrical compositions, and daring use of negative space?
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Japanese Art
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Which artist preferred to portray indoor domestic scenes and interactions between mothers and children?
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Cassatt
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Rodin was primarily a(n)
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sculptor
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Vincent van Gogh, Gauguin, Seurat and Cezanne were
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post-impressionistic artists
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What is the prevailing artistic theme that influenced French art in the last quarter of the nineteenth century?
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art for art's sake
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According to Bergson, ____________ controls humans.
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intuition
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The following excerpt is from which of the following literary works? I would immortalize these nymphs: so bright Their sunlit coloring, so airy light, It floats like drowing down. Love I a dream?
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"The Afternoon of a Faun"
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Who choreographed Debussy's "Prelude to Afternoon of the Faun"?
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Vaslav Nijinsky
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To increase luminosity in his painting "Impression: Sunrise," Monet coated his canvas with egg yolk.
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