Modern Art in Latin America — Unit test Answers

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4

Who developed Analytic Cubism?

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Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso

8

What was the first Communist nation?

Answer:

Russia (the Soviet Union)

12

What themes had the largest impact on modern art?

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Answers may vary. Scientific inventions, the human mind, and the aftermath of the war all played a large role in modern art.

14

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.

16

What is Ivan Pavlov most known for?

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His experiments with classical conditioning using dogs

18

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.

22

What is the English name of the painting above, and why did the artist choose that name?

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Answers may vary. The English name of the painting is “the one who eats”, and the artist chose it as a response to one of the leaders of modern art, who claimed that Brazilians would gobble up European culture.

26

Who is pictured above?

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Answer:

Sigmund Freud

28

What do the strong black outlined images in the painting above represent?

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Answers may vary. The stained glass windows seen in many Cuban homes.

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