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1
The work of the photographer Eadweard Muybridge had a major impact on the art of:
A)Renoir
B)Gauguin
C)Degas
D)Seurat
2
Which of the following is untrue about the philosopher Nietzsche?
A)He rejected organized Christianity.
B)He presented a well-reasoned, philosophic system.
C)He prized the superior individual over the democratic masses.
D)A professor of Greek, he wrote poetry.
3
The French artist whose painting gave a name to the impressionist school was:
A)Manet
B)Monet
C)Renoir
D)Courbet
4
Which of the following pairs, linking artist with subject matter, is INCORRECT?
A)Monet and cathedrals
B)Renoir and Parisian society
C)Degas and ballerinas
D)Manet and birds
5
Discoveries in the physics of _____________ profoundly influenced late nineteenth-century art:
A)sound
B)light
C)time
D)smell
6
Impressionist painters were generally most interested in which of the following subjects:
A)peasants at work
B)rustic entertainments
C)leisure activities
D)social injustice
7
Seurat believed that, to best reflect how the eye perceives color, paint should be:
A)blended on a palette
B)blended on the canvas
C)applied as dots of pure color
D)used expressionistically
8
Unlike the Impressionists, Toulouse-Lautrec:
A)depicted Parisian nightlife
B)rejected the values of the Academy
C)distorted fleshtones
D)painted in oil
9
Van Gogh's work features all of the following EXCEPT:
A)short, choppy brushstrokes
B)a smooth veneer
C)flat, bright colors
D)distortion
10
The music of Debussy did NOT:
A)deviate from the traditional practice of returning harmonies to the tonic
B)reveal a fascination with tone color
C)imitate the clarity of the classical sonata form
D)employ shifting harmonies and nebulous effects





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