A. Art presents only part of the world
B. Art describes only what appears and not what is real
C. Art tells lies about the world
D. Art is an exaggeration of the world
Related Mcqs:
- The motto “art for art’s sake” means that artists began to do which of the following ?
A. Produce works of art that were meaningless
B. Reject artistic production that was obligatorily moral in character
C. Avoid all forms of prose
D. Make art profitable above all else - The fine arts flourished in Elizabethan England. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser were some of the more famous playwrights and poets of the time. Drama, music, songs, and art were popular with noblemen and commoners alike. Exploring certain topics, however, was considered taboo in any art form. What was a strictly forbidden subject ?
A. Sexuality
B. Criticism of the queen
C. Murder
D. Witchcraft - According to Langston Hughes’s essay “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” (his answer to George Schuyler’s essay “Negro Art Hokum”), what is the “mountain” that stands in the way of “any true Negro art in America” ?
A. It is the racial discrimination endemic in the white community.
B. It is the racial segregation in the South.
C. It is a widespread “urge toward whiteness” among African Americans.
D. It is a widespread “urge to incorporate and neutralize other cultures” among white Americans. - According to Plato, what is the moral purpose of art ?
A. To connect human beings with a higher ideal
B. To entertain those who enjoy it
C. To criticize society through satire
D. All of the above answers are correct. - Plato has a positive view of art, in so far as_______________?
A. It represents the nature
B. It contributes to the spiritual growth of people
C. It shows a tragedy
D. It imitates nobility - According to Plato, what is the moral purpose of art ?
A. To connect human beings with a higher ideal
B. To entertain those who enjoy it
C. To criticize society through satire
D. To bring to light social oppressions - Richard Wright said he created the character of Bigger in Native Son because______________?
A. He had known many “Biggers” in his life.
B. He was trying to overcome his fears of powerful men.
C. He was proud of all the African American men he had seen stand up to Whites.
D. He wanted to show African American males how not to live. - Which of the following statements is not an accurate reflection of education during the English Renaissance ?
A. It was aimed primarily at sons of the nobility and gentry.
B. Its curriculum emphasized ancient Greek, the language of diplomacy, professions, and higher learning.
C. It was conducted by tutors in wealthy families or in grammar schools.
D. It was ordered according to the medieval trivium and quadrivium - Who was the first literary critic who said that “Art is twice removed from reality” ?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Longinus
D. Horace - “Of all philosopher’s Plato is the most poetic.” Who said this______________?
A. Philiph Sidney
B. Shelley
C. Aristlotle
D. Keats
