Question 1

With what did Bauhaus School founder Walter Gropius equate his architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Politics
B)  Romance
C)  Nationalism
D)  Religion

Question 2

In his painting to what event does Picasso link the tragedy of Guernica?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman defeat of the Masada Jews
B)  Crucifixion of Christ
C)  Assassination of Pancho Villa
D)  Ritualized Spanish bullfighting D

Question 3

Define Bertolt Brecht's concept of epic theater,and list the four ways his plays aimed to achieve his desired effect.

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Question 4

On what condition would Picasso allow Guernica to be on permanent display in a museum in his native Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Picasso himself was dead
B)  Spanish people regain civil liberties
C)  Francisco Franco was dead
D)  Spain became a republic

Question 5

Identify and explain three ways the Great Depression recovery Work Projects Administration (WPA)aided the arts,listing a specific example of each way.

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1. Employment for artists: The WPA provi...

Question 6

Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany in September 1939?

Accepted Answer

A)  For persecuting the German Jews
B)  For invading Czechoslovakia and Poland
C)  For launching a blitzkrieg against London
D)  For positioning battleships off France's coast

Question 7

Why can the film Gojira (Godzilla) be viewed as a commentary about the American bombing of Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  American-created Godzilla destroys New York
B)  Japanese conquer the monster with technology
C)  Radiation-breathing Godzilla destroys Tokyo
D)  Atomic-bomb test awakens the Japanese monster

Question 8

Why did the bourgeois German youth flock to the Wandervogel movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  To defy their conservative parents
B)  To discuss plans for a revolt
C)  To recapture a premodern past
D)  To train in secret for military duty

Question 9

Why did Adolph Hitler claim Jews were to blame for what he perceived as Germany's post-World War I moral decline?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their involvement in the art scene
B)  Their association with communism
C)  Their sympathy with the French
D)  Their control of most lending banks

Question 10

Why did Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicate to the Social Democratic Party in 1919?

Accepted Answer

A)  Appease the Spartikusbund uprising
B)  Satisfy the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
C)  Avoid imprisonment by invading Czechs
D)  Support the new Weimer Republic government A

Question 11

Why did movie theaters thrive during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brief escape from reality
B)  Prices relatively inexpensive
C)  Subsidized by the WPA
D)  Sources of current news

Question 12

In total,what was the final death toll of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 million
B)  Twenty million
C)  Forty million
D)  Fifty million

Question 13

Why did Le Corbusier design his buildings without supporting walls?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide interior-space flexibility
B)  Conserve concrete and steel
C)  Make the rooms seem larger
D)  Adhere to the principles of Zen

Question 14

How many Jews are estimated to have been exterminated at Auschwitz-Birkenau?

Accepted Answer

A)  85,000
B)  444,000
C)  1-2.5 million
D)  6 million

Question 15

Why did the Nazis decry and later burn Expressionist still lifes?

Accepted Answer

A)  For being created by Jewish artists
B)  For being tainted with leftist politics
C)  For not representing Nature realistically
D)  For celebrating the rewards of capitalism C

Question 16

Describe a Le Corbusier building according to his "Five Points of a New Architecture."

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

How did Mohandas Gandhi convince the British to decolonize India in 1947?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leading guerrilla resistance
B)  Using passive resistance
C)  Ceding Pakistan to Britain
D)  Starting a civil war in India

Question 18

Why most likely did composer Sergei Prokofiev write the simplistic symphonic fairy tale Peter and the Wolf?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encourage Russian children to appreciate classical music
B)  Satisfy Soviet authorities who called his music too complicated
C)  Symbolize the Soviet ability to triumph over other countries
D)  Celebrate the spirit and capability of the Russian peasants

Question 19

Why did the Germans level the Basque town of Guernica in 1937?

Accepted Answer

A)  Show the world their air power
B)  Destroy the French outpost there
C)  Take out a bridge used by Spanish rebels
D)  Frighten the Spanish into siding with them

Question 20

Describe and analyze the ritualized bullfighting metaphor that Pablo Picasso uses in his Guernica.

Accepted Answer

In his iconic painting Guernica, Pablo P...

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