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Question 1

Suprematist painting owes its existence to what?

The Intentional Fallacy

An artist's desire to create more perfect world

The movement's desire to overturn accepted standards of representation

Society's desire for artists to be a genius-heroes

 

Question 2

Which statement below does NOT reflect why Monet's painting was criticized?

The painting looked unfinished compared to accepted standards.

The subject matter was of very little interest to his audience.

The audience was left with an impression of a scene rather than a detailed representation of reality.

The brushstrokes tried to captured the momentary effects of wind and light.

 

Question 3

What element of art does the painter Malevich use to suggest a three-dimensional relationship between the squares?

Value

Texture

Space

Shape

 

Question 4

How many years separate Monet's cliff walk painting from Malevich's abstract painting of a square?

63

23

36

19

Question 5

How did Malevich's economic circumstances differ from those of Monet's?

Russia's ruling elite purchased Malevich's paintings.

Oil paint was more expensive and harder to come by in Tsarist Russia.

Monet could rely on wealthy, bourgeois patrons.

Monet's France was poorer than Malevich's Russia.