Art and Design Foundation

Question 1

1Pop Art used images from

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A. advertising, comics and popular culture B. nature only C. religious texts D. ancient Egypt

Question 2

2Impressionism took its name from Claude Monet's painting

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A. Impression, Sunrise B. Guernica C. The Scream D. The Starry Night

Question 3

3Andy Warhol's images of soup cans and celebrities belong to

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A. Fauvism B. Pop Art C. Baroque art D. Renaissance art

Question 4

4The German design school associated with "form follows function" and clean, simple design is the

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A. Barbizon school B. Academy of Rome C. Bauhaus D. Royal Academy

Question 5

5Salvador Dalí is a leading artist of

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A. Cubism B. Surrealism C. Pop Art D. Impressionism

Question 6

6Abstract Expressionism, associated with Jackson Pollock, emphasised

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A. religious icons B. precise realism C. spontaneous gestures and large canvases D. small miniatures

Question 7

7Dadaism was a movement that

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A. painted only saints B. copied nature exactly C. rejected traditional art and embraced absurdity D. used only sculpture

Question 8

8Surrealism, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, explored

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A. dreams and the unconscious mind B. religious icons C. still life only D. realistic portraits

Question 9

9Vincent van Gogh is known for

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A. "Guernica" B. "The Last Supper" C. "The Starry Night" D. "Mona Lisa"

Question 10

10Expressionism focused on

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A. showing emotions through distorted forms and bold colours B. photography C. exact realism D. mathematical patterns only