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Test Bank – Reality Through the Arts, 9th Edition by Dennis J. Sporre

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Enhance your understanding of the arts with this Test Bank for Reality Through the Arts, 9th Edition by Dennis J. Sporre and Natalie Bisciglia. ISBN13: 9780138042363. This resource provides a comprehensive collection of test questions designed to reinforce key concepts, artistic disciplines, cultural perspectives, and critical thinking covered throughout the textbook. The complete table of contents is provided below for easy reference. Ideal for quizzes, assignments, exam preparation, self-study, and instructor support 1. Two-Dimensional Art 2. Three-Dimensional Art 3. Architecture 4. Music and Opera 5. Literature 6. Theater 7. Film 8. Dance 9. Ancient Approaches 10. Artistic Reflections in the Pre-Modern World 11. Artistic Styles in the Emerging Modern World 12. Artistry in an Age of Industry 13. The Arts in a Changing World

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TEST BANK




** All Chapters included

,Table of Contents are given below


1. Two-Dimensional Art
2. Three-Dimensional Art
3. Architecture
4. Music and Opera
5. Literature
6. Theater
7. Film
8. Dance
9. Ancient Approaches
10. Artistic Reflections in the Pre-Modern World
11. Artistic Styles in the Emerging Modern World
12. Artistry in an Age of Industry
13. The Arts in a Changing World

,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that all
chapters are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch13-1)


C h a p t e r T h i r t e e n : The Arts in a Changing World
1 9 0 0 to the Present
Multiple-Choice Questions

1) In Western culture, rejection of_________ describes the tendencies of Modernism.
a) innovation
b) experimentation
c) traditional conventions
d) the new
Answer: c
Topic/Concept: The Arts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

2) Which art movement denied the notion that Western culture reached its peak in ancient Greece and
Rome?
a) Modernism
b) Futurism
c) Cubism
d) Postmodernism
Answer: a
Topic/Concept: The Arts
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

3) Postmodernism disdained:
a) a skeptical viewpoint
b) concern with purity of form
c) a variety of perspectives
d) aesthetic and artistic styles
Answer: b
Topic/Concept: The Arts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

4) Postmodernism embraces:
a) Marxism
b) meta-narratives
c) a variety of perspectives
d) Freudian psychology
Answer: c
Topic/Concept: The Arts
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

, 5) Who was the founder of the Bauhaus School?
a) Jacob Jensen
b) Charles-Édouard Jenneret-Gris
c) Walter Gropius
d) Mies van der Rohe
Answer: c
Topic/Concept: The Arts
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

6) The choreographer Martha Graham was inspired by the dynamic designs created by which artist
working in other mediums?
a) André Breton
b) Isamu Noguchi
c) Merce Cunningham
d) Philippe Cousteau
Answer: b
Topic/Concept: The Arts
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It

7) The art movement that aimed at eliciting in the viewer the same feelings the artist felt in creating
the work is called __________.
a) Futurism
b) Impressionism
c) Expressionism
d) Fauvism
Answer: c
Topic/Concept: The Arts
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

8) What did the sets reflect in German Expressionist films?
a) Masterful designs
b) Realistic backdrops
c) Contrast and drama
d) A state of mind rather than a place
Answer: d
Topic/Concept: The Arts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

9) In visual art, theatre, cinema, and literature, the Expressionists turned to nonnaturalistic techniques
in order to express which sentiment?
a) Societal conventions
b) Moralistic viewpoints
c) Subconscious thoughts and emotions
d) Dream-like impressions
Answer: c

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