Surrealism

Question 1

What is Automatism?a.a group of techniques designed to release art from conscious controlb.a sculptural process c.an artistic form that involves using dreams to create a pieced.art that is created by a machine

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A

Question 2

How did Salvador Dalí come up with his images?a.imagery from his nightmaresb.symbolic imagery from his childhoodc.symbolic imagery from his psychotherapy sessionsd.imagery from the horrors of war

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A

Question 3

What does the image above reflect? a. a violent dream the artist had b. the artist’s interpretation of hell c. the violence of World War I d. the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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C

Question 4

What was Sigmund Freud’s theory of the unconscious?a.He believed true art came only from the unconscious mind.b.He viewed the human mind as engaged in battle between the rational conscious mind and the irrational urges of the unconscious.c.He viewed all human beings as products of their environment.

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B

Question 5

Whose theory stated that the unconscious was the key to improving civilization?a.Salvador Dalíb.Sigmund Freudc.Joan Mirod.Andre Breton

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B

Question 6

How did the artist of the above image create his paintings? a. He dropped ink splotches and created drawings around them. b. He painted upside down. c. He doodled on canvas and turned these abstractions into whatever figure he felt they resembled. d. He closed his eyes while he painted. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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C

Question 7

What was the Manifesto of Surrealism?a.a text that included numerous examples of the applications of Surrealism to poetry and literatureb.a guide to how to lead a Surrealist lifestylec.a art book of Surrealist artd.a text that related the characteristics of Surrealism to the concepts of Marxism

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A

Question 8

Surrealists attacked the emphasis placed on _________________.a.realityb.traditions and eventsc.rationalism in current cultured.all of the above

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C

Question 9

What is the name of the piece above? a. The Melting of Time b. The Persistence of Memory c. The Lapse of Time d. The Madness of Dreams Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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B

Question 10

Who is the artist of the piece above? a. Joan Miro b. Salvador Dalí c. Max Ernst d. Sigmund Freud Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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C

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