Early American Modern Architecture — Cumulative exam

Question 1

In the bwami system of the Lega people, what did the masks do?

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They taught lessons and represented moral values or proverbs.

Question 2

What is depicted in the scene above?

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Passengers (white and Black) on a segregated trolley in New Orleans looking out the windows, reflecting 1950s racial divisions

Question 3

What is a dialectical shape?

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A dialectical shape is a form that brings opposite ideas or forces together in one image.

Question 4

What does avant -garde mean?

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new, experimental, or innovative ideas in art and culture that push boundaries

Question 5

What Baroque characteristics can you identify in the image above?

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Answers may vary. The dolphins and the frivolous figures, as well the silks and satins.

Question 6

What is a benday dot?

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Ben-Day dots are small colored dots used in printing to create shading, tones, and secondary colors, commonly seen in comic books and commercial art.

Question 7

What do the two Frida’s in the image above represent?

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Answers may vary. The Frida on the left, in the white dress, represents her European identity, and the Frida on the right, in a traditional Mexican peasant dress, represents her Mexican identity.

Question 8

Which of the following words best describe Primitive art?

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simple and direct

Question 9

Based on your knowledge of the artists in the lesson, which of them created the image above?

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Jacob Lawrence

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the Dada beliefs?

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non-conformist, rebellious

Early American Modern Architecture — Cumulative exam Answers

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