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- 1. Kandinsky Purging the canvas of all recognizable subject matter was the aim of artists such as?
- 4. and disillusionment In his landmark poem *The Rock*, T. S. Eliot claimed that the knowledge accumulated by Western civilization brought twentieth-century Westerners closer to?
- 6. search for a unified theory The effort on the part of contemporary physicists to achieve a "theory of everything" is evident in?
- 8. clear, and sharp imagery The most distinctive feature of Imagist poetry was its?
- 9. Warhol The pioneer figure in American Pop art was?
- 11. Which artistic movement thrived on nihilism and irrationalism?
- 15. fragmented, experimental, and a break from traditional forms What are some characteristics of art in the first half of the twentieth century?
- 16. The use of cinematic shots in rapid succession is known as?
- 17. system of acting Konstantin Stanislavsky is associated with?
- 18. ideology and totalitarian regime The Holocaust resulted from Hitler's?
- 20. Méliès What early filmmaker created the pioneering narrative film, *A Trip to the Moon*, based on a novel by Jules Verne?
- 21. York and Paris After 1945, there was a shift in major art production between which two cities?
- 24. and Modern Dance Vaslav Nijinksy is associated with what art?
- 25. of primal instincts According to Freud, civilization was the product of the?
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- 2. fiction and westerns The pioneering narrative films of George Méliès and Edwin S. Porter were early examples of which popular genres?
- 3. Cage Which composer wrote aleatory pieces such as 4' 33"?
- 5. syncopation, swing rhythm, and blues scale What are the major characteristics of jazz music?
- 6. role of women Writer Simone de Beauvoir challenged which social concept?
- 7. Pollock The leading action painter of the twentieth century was?
- 10. of social conventions According to Marcel Duchamp and other Dada figures, the artists should be the?
- 12. folk music For much of his music, Aaron Copland found inspiration in?
- 13. traditional dance Merce Cunningham's choreography is considered radical because it?
- 14. of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War Picasso's landmark painting, *Guernica*, immortalized the?
- 19. and universal symbols Jung argued that the collective unconscious manifested itself in?
- 22. behavior and personality development Freud theorized that the libido was an important drive of?
- 23. Pollock Who was the leading action painter of the twentieth century?
- 26. After 1945, there was a shift in major art production from?
