Are You Ready To Take The Art History Quiz Questions?
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There have been some very great works of art throughout history and some of them are still well preserved for us to view and appreciate them today. In the sixth-grade art history class we have been able to cover some of the works. Take up the test below and get to find out just how much you can recall.
- 1.What was the name of the art movement that was developed by artists who painted outside, capturing the changing colors of light in nature?
- A.
Expressionism
- B.
Post-Impressionism
- C.
Impressionism
- D.
Futurism
- 2.What was the name of Vincent Van Gogh's younger brother who was an art dealer and to whom Vincent frequently wrote letters?
- A.
Tom
- B.
Theo
- C.
Thor
- D.
Tim
- 3.We have studied several movements in art history. What is the chronological order of these movements? A) Expressionism, Post-Expressionism, Impressionism, African Mask Inspired Art, Cubism, Futurism B) Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, African Mask Inspired Art C) Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, African Mask Inspired Art, Cubism, Futurism D) Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, Futurism, African Mask Inspired Art, Cubism
- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 4.Who made the extremely simple sculptures "Bird in Space" and "Fish?"
- A.
Giorgio de Chirico
- B.
Wassily Kandinsky
- C.
Constantin Brancusi
- D.
Pablo Picasso
- 5.Who painted African masks over women's faces in the painting "Les Desmoiselles d'Avignon?"
- A.
Paul Gauguin
- B.
Claude Monet
- C.
Renee Magritte
- D.
Pablo Picasso
- 6.Who was the Russian artist who moved to Germany in the early 1900's, who painted abstract lines, shapes, checkerboards and bullseyes?
- A.
Marcel Duchamp
- B.
Wassily Kandinsky
- C.
Constantin Brancusi
- D.
Edgar Degas
- 7.Who used African masks to inspire the elongated faces of his paintings and sculptures?
- A.
Amadeo Modigliani
- B.
Giorgio de Chirico
- C.
Giacomo Balla
- D.
George Seurat
- 8.Who worked as a minister in a coal mining town in Belgium?
- A.
Jackson Pollock
- B.
Paul Signac
- C.
Vincent Van Gogh
- D.
Franz Marc
- 9.Which of the following pieces of artwork was important for bridging two movements in art history?
- A.
Umberto Boccioni's "Unique Forms of Continuity in Space" - sculpture of a walking man
- B.
George Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte" - dot painting
- C.
Pablo Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" - a bunch of naked ladies
- D.
Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" - swirly sky with stars
- 10.What movements did the painting (referred to in question #9) bridge?
- A.
Cubism and Futurism
- B.
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
- C.
Art Inspired by African Masks and Cubism
- D.
Futurism and Dadaism
- 11.What was one reason that "Fountain" was created?
- A.
To add a water element to traditional sculpture
- B.
To inspire viewers to voice their opinions
- C.
To experiment with new methods in making porcelain sculpture
- 12.What movement does this describe: Artists veered away from representational subjects and started experimenting with shape, color, balance and personal voice.
- A.
Futurism
- B.
Cubism
- C.
Expressionism
- D.
Post-Impressionism
- 13.In the early 1900's in Paris, what were artists sharing that eventually lead to the Cubism movement?
- A.
Lead to make white paint
- B.
Brushes
- C.
Wood boards
- D.
African masks
- 14.Who was the artist in the list below who had too many girlfriends and wives?
- A.
Vincent Van Gogh
- B.
Edgar Degas
- C.
Wassily Kandinsky
- D.
Pablo Picasso
- 15.Who was the artist who enjoyed his time in a psychiatric institution?
- A.
Renee Magritte
- B.
Salvadore Dali
- C.
Vincent Van Gogh
- D.
Paul Gauguin
- 16.What was the name of the movement that came about as a reaction to WWI?
- A.
Post Impressionism
- B.
Dadaism
- C.
Futurism
- D.
Cubism
- 17.Who was the nasty artist who went with Vincent Van Gogh to Arles and who encouraged Vincent to paint with fewer strokes?
- A.
Paul Gauguin
- B.
Paul Cezanne
- C.
Andy Warhol
- D.
Constantin Brancusi
- 18.What was the name of the Post Impressionist artist who flattened his brushstrokes, thereby foreshadowing Expressionism?
- A.
George Seurat
- B.
Pablo Picasso
- C.
George Braque
- D.
Paul Cezanne
- 19.What was the name of the doctor who treated the French Impressionist artists for free?
- A.
Dr. Spock
- B.
Dr. Seuss
- C.
Dr. Zhivago
- D.
Dr. Gachet
- 20.What was the name of Vincent Van Gogh's brother who was stillborn exactly one year before Vincent was born?
- A.
Theo
- B.
Paul
- C.
Vincent
- D.
Bob
- 21.What did Umberto Boccioni make?
- A.
A sculpture of a fish
- B.
A sculpture of a bird
- C.
A sculpture of a dude walking
- D.
A sculpture of a woman with a long neck
- 22.Who was known for painting dots?
- A.
Manet
- B.
Seurat
- C.
Monet
- D.
Degas
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