Dada

Question 1

What purpose did the costume serve in the image above?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Answers may vary. The artist used his costume to bring an aspect of childhood into what he called “restrained adult lives”.

Question 2

Where did the term Dada come from, and what does it mean?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It was a nonsense word possibly chosen at random from a dictionary (French for 'hobby horse'); it has no meaning.

Question 3

Which of the following describes ready-made art?a.It displays the artist’s skill.b.It challenges all of the conventions of art.c.It is hand-crafted, and signed by the artistd.all of the above

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

Why was the art produced during the Dada movement considered art at all?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Answers may vary. The art was in the hands of what the artists deemed to be art and did not have to meet a certain set of standards and rules.

Question 5

What was the main goal for the Dada movement?a.producing art that did not show human skill or talentb.changing the perception of art and going against contemporary culturec.producing a reaction of any kind

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B

Question 6

Marcel Duchamp believed that art should appeal to __________ instead of the senses.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the intellect

Question 7

What did Hugo Ball seek to do with his poem?a.start a rebellion against governmental controlb.renounce language that he felt had been devastated by media c.make a statement against societyd.halt the Dada movement in Europe

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B

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