Art and Culture Quiz PDF

Quiz on art and culture 1\. What instrument is often associated with jazz music? a\) Violin b\) Trumpet c\) Flute d\) Guitar (answer: b) Trumpet) 2\. Which art movement is characterized by the use of geometric shapes and bold colors? a\) Abstract Expressionism b\) Dadaism c\) Cubism d\) B...

Quiz on art and culture 1\. What instrument is often associated with jazz music? a\) Violin b\) Trumpet c\) Flute d\) Guitar (answer: b) Trumpet) 2\. Which art movement is characterized by the use of geometric shapes and bold colors? a\) Abstract Expressionism b\) Dadaism c\) Cubism d\) Baroque (answer: c) Cubism)  3\. What year did the first \"Star Wars\" movie release? a\) 1975 b\) 1977 c\) 1980 d\) 1982 (answer: b) 1977) 4\. Which author created the character Sherlock Holmes? a\) Agatha Christie b\) Arthur Conan Doyle c\) Edgar Allan Poe d\) Mark Twain (answer: b) Arthur Conan Doyle)  5\. Who painted \"The Girl with a Pearl Earring\"? a\) Johannes Vermeer b\) Rembrandt c\) Gustav Klimt d\) Edvard Munch (answer: a) Johannes Vermeer) 6\. Which famous street artist is known for his provocative works and anonymity? a\) Shepard Fairey b\) Banksy c\) Jean-Michel Basquiat d\) Keith Haring (answer: b) Banksy)  7\. Which artist is known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? a\) Leonardo da Vinci b\) Vincent van Gogh c\) Michelangelo d\) Pablo Picasso (answer: c) Michelangelo) 8\. Where was the painting \"Girl with Peaches\" painted? a\) estate of V.Serov b\) estate of S.Mamontov c\) estate of A.Chekhov d\) estate of L.Tolstoy (answer: b) estate of S.Mamontov)  9\. Which artist is known for his works in the Cubist style and is considered one of the founders of this trend? a\) Vincent Van Gogh b\) Claude Monet c\) Salvador Dali d\) Pablo Picasso (answer: d) Pablo Picasso) 10\. Which Russian artist is considered the founder of the Russian avant-garde? a\) Ilya Repin b\) Vasily Kandinsky c\) Kazimir Malevich d\) Alexey Savrasov (answer: c) Kazimir Malevich)  11\. Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1994? a\) The Shawshank Redemption b\) Pulp Fiction c\) Schindler\'s List d\) Forrest Gump (answer: d) Forrest Gump) 12\. Which of the following artists is the founder of The Beatles? a\) John Lennon b\) Paul McCartney c\) George Harrison d\) Ringo Starr (answer: b) Paul McCartney)  13\. What style of painting is characterized by the use of light, bright colors and quick strokes that give dynamics to the image? a\) Baroque b\) Impressionism c\) Renaissance d\) Post-Impressionism (answer: b) Impressionism) 14\. What are the three key elements that distinguish Baroque from Renaissance painting? a\) Dynamics, emotionality, chiaroscuro b\) Symmetry, harmony, simplicity c\) Abstraction, geometricity, minimalism d\) Realism, naturalism, static (answer: a) Dynamics, emotionality, chiaroscuro)  15\. What is the meaning of the term \"postmodernism\" in art? a\) A return to classical forms b\) Rejection of a unified aesthetic and the use of irony and parody c\) Striving for abstraction and minimalism d\) Support for traditional artistic techniques (answer: b) Rejection of a unified aesthetic and the use of irony and parody)