Art History - Expressionism
Test Quiz
1. When did the Expressionism art movement take place?
a. 1200s
b. Late 1400s to early 1500s
c. Mid 1600s
d. Early 1900s
e. Late 1900s to early 2000s
2. What famous painting did Edvard Munch paint four versions of?
a. Red Horses
b. The Scream
c. Lady in a Green Jacket
d. The Blue Rider
e. The Storm
3. What characteristic was typical of Expressionist art?
a. Art that conveyed emotion rather than reality
b. Distorted and exaggerated subjects
c. Vivid and shocking colors
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
4. What Austrian artist had his Expressionist art displayed in the German magazine 'The Storm'?
a. Franz Marc
b. August Macke
c. Max Beckman
d. Edvard Munch
e. Oskar Kokoschka
5. What artist painted 'The Large Red Horses' and was a founding member of the Blue Rider group?
a. Franz Marc
b. August Macke
c. Max Beckman
d. Edvard Munch
e. Oskar Kokoschka
6. What German painter claimed to be against the Expressionist movement, but many of his paintings are described as Expressionist?
a. Franz Marc
b. August Macke
c. Max Beckman
d. Edvard Munch
e. Oskar Kokoschka
7. What leading member of the Blue Rider group painted 'Lady in a Green Jacket'?
a. Franz Marc
b. August Macke
c. Max Beckman
d. Edvard Munch
e. Oskar Kokoschka
8. What artist was also known as a Symbolist and painted 'The Scream'?
a. Franz Marc
b. August Macke
c. Max Beckman
d. Edvard Munch
e. Oskar Kokoschka
9. What other art movement took place around the same time in France and was led by Henri Matisse?
a. Pop Art
b. Abstract Art
c. Baroque
d. Realism
e. Fauvism
10. In what country did the Expressionist art movement begin?
a. Germany
b. France
c. Russia
d. Netherlands
e. Denmark
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