1-6 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí is done in an illusionistic style, typical of Old Master
painting. With which artistic movement is Dalí associated? - ANS surrealism
(T/F): After the death of Surrealism in Europe, Salvador Dalí had a "second life" in the United
States. - ANS True
(T/F): Salvador Dalí called his works "hand-painted dream photographs." - ANS True
The deep landscape seen in The Persistence of Memory is typical of which region of Spain? -
ANS Catalonia
The subject matter detailed in The Persistence of Memory includes: - ANS a carcass
ants
landscape
melting clocks
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, (T/F): The title of The Persistence of Memory helps the viewer to understand the artwork. -
ANS False
What did Salvador Dalí say he had seen at a party that inspired the composition of The
Persistence of Memory? - ANS melting camembert cheese
What motif in Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory represents decay? - ANS ants
Where was the first Surrealist exhibition held in the United Sates? - ANS Wadsworth
Athenaeum
Salvador Dali wrote what book? - ANS "Conquest of the Irrational"
What was the size of Salvador Dalis work, "Persistence of Memory?" - ANS 9.5 x 13 inches
What can you see within Salvador Dalis work "Persistence of Memory?" - ANS his own facial
profile
This kind of shape is mathematically regular and precise. - ANS geometric
These huge 1,300-year-old South American drawings, which include an enormous image of a
spider, were discovered in modern times by overflying commercial aircraft. - ANS Nazca Lines
Barbara Hepworth used line to plan and visualize her three-dimensional artwork. What kind of
three-dimensional artwork did she produce? - ANS sculpture
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