Surrealism — Unit test

Question 1

A _________ is a piece that is made of many separate elements that have been pasted together.

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collage

Question 2

What is the name of the piece above?

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Shooting Star

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

In a rapidly changing society, modern artists questioned _________ and __________.

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tradition; conventions

Question 5

The “Manifesto of Surrealism” was based on the Freudian theory about the _________ _________.

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unconscious mind

Question 6

What do the stern gazes on the faces of the women in the painting above depict?

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The stern gazes make the women appear assertive and confrontational, challenging the viewer instead of presenting them as passive, idealized figures.

Question 7

What purpose did the costume serve in the image above?

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

Question 8

What did Joan Miro believe the purpose of doodling was?

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To tap into the subconscious and create without conscious control

Question 9

Surrealists emphasized _____________ instead of ____________.

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irrationalism; rationalism

Question 10

What artist created the image above?

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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Surrealism — Unit test Answers