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Whose theory stated that the unconscious was the key to improving civilization?

A
Salvador Dalí
B
Sigmund Freud
C
Joan Miro
D
Andre Breton
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What is grattage?

A
creating pattern by using everyday materials and dried paint to create texture
B
creating pattern by laying metal underneath of the canvas
C
creating pattern by scraping off layers of paint from a canvas that is laid over a textured surface
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How did Salvador Dalí come up with his images?

A
imagery from his nightmares
B
symbolic imagery from his childhood
C
symbolic imagery from his psychotherapy sessions
D
imagery from the horrors of war
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What is the name of the piece above?

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A
The Melting of Time
B
The Persistence of Memory
C
The Lapse of Time
D
The Madness of Dreams
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Surrealists attacked the emphasis placed on _________________.

A
reality
B
traditions and events
C
rationalism in current culture
D
all of the above
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What is Automatism?

A
a group of techniques designed to release art from conscious control
B
a sculptural process
C
an artistic form that involves using dreams to create a piece
D
art that is created by a machine
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What was Sigmund Freud’s theory of the unconscious?

A
He believed true art came only from the unconscious mind.
B
He viewed the human mind as engaged in battle between the rational conscious mind and the irrational urges of the unconscious.
C
He viewed all human beings as products of their environment.
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How does the artist of the image above express the relationship between the conscious and subconscious mind?

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A
by using specific colors to represent each
B
by using strange and uneasy juxtaposition
C
by using a different style of paint
D
all of the above
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Surrealists felt that it was important to emphasize the ____________________.

A
sensual qualities of themselves
B
voice in their heads
C
subjectivity of art
D
concept of life as fleeting
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What does the image above reflect?

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A
a violent dream the artist had
B
the artist’s interpretation of hell
C
the violence of World War I
D
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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What was Sigmund Freud’s theory of the unconscious?

A
He believed true art came only from the unconscious mind.
B
He viewed the human mind as engaged in battle between the rational conscious mind and the irrational urges of the unconscious.
C
He viewed all human beings as products of their environment.
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What is grattage?

A
creating pattern by using everyday materials and dried paint to create texture
B
creating pattern by laying metal underneath of the canvas
C
creating pattern by scraping off layers of paint from a canvas that is laid over a textured surface
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How did the artist of the above image create his paintings?

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A
He dropped ink splotches and created drawings around them.
B
He painted upside down.
C
He doodled on canvas and turned these abstractions into whatever figure he felt they resembled.
D
He closed his eyes while he painted.
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How does the artist of the image above express the relationship between the conscious and subconscious mind?

Question illustration
A
by using specific colors to represent each
B
by using strange and uneasy juxtaposition
C
by using a different style of paint
D
all of the above
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How did Salvador Dalí come up with his images?

A
imagery from his nightmares
B
symbolic imagery from his childhood
C
symbolic imagery from his psychotherapy sessions
D
imagery from the horrors of war
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What is the name of the piece above?

Question illustration
A
The Melting of Time
B
The Persistence of Memory
C
The Lapse of Time
D
The Madness of Dreams

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