Deck 32: Culture and Identity

Question 1

The "California sound" first appeared in the music of the

A)Beach Boys.
B)Quicksilver Messenger Service.
C)Grateful Dead.
D)Jefferson Airplane.

Answer 1

Beach Boys.

Question 2

Chinese American writer Amy Tan

A)wrote the operatic libretto for The Bonesetter's Daughter.
B)was portrayed on the London stage by Vanessa Redgrave.
C)turned from playwriting to novels in her later years.
D)all of the above

Answer 2

wrote the operatic libretto for The Bonesetter's Daughter.

Question 3

"Pop art" such as the work of Edward Ruscha was associated with the modern artists of San Francisco during the 1950s.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The "beat generation" writers included Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.

Question 5

The California ranch-style house

A)was a copy of an architectural style characteristic of the American South in the 1930s.
B)had its roots in the California bungalow of the early 20^th century.
C)lost popularity in the 1950s.
D)has rarely been copied outside of the state.

Question 6

According to the textbook,the most prominent twentieth- century composer born and educated in California was

A)Darius Milhaud.
B)John Cage.
C)Arnold Schoenberg.
D)Seiji Ozawa.

Question 7

According to the textbook,the essence of California's artistic identity after World War II was rooted in the state's

A)experience of war and depression during the twentieth century.
B)cultural ties with the midwestern United States.
C)energizing sense of freedom from prior tradition and constraint.
D)all of the above

Question 8

Ken Kesey's first novel,which portrayed the struggle of the individual against the forces of conformity,was

A)On the Road.
B)One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.
C)Run River.
D)Where I Was From.

Question 9

By the 1960s the momentum in California art had shifted from northern to southern California.

Question 10

The textbook suggests that East Coast critics have dismissed California art out of regional ignorance and jealousy.

Question 11

According to the textbook,the most important figure in the emergence of contemporary Mexican American literature was Jose Antonio Villareal.

Question 12

The breakthrough film "La Bamba" (1987)was written by

A)Jose Antonio Villareal.
B)Cesar Chavez.
C)Tiburcio Vasquez.
D)Luis Valdez.

Question 13

According to the textbook,the indigenous music of California in the twentieth century was

A)jazz.
B)rock.
C)the twelve-tone scale.
D)atonality.

Question 14

The southern California pop artist whose best-known works include Hollywood (1968)was

A)Larry Bell.
B)Daniel Park.
C)Joan Brown.
D)Edward Ruscha.

Question 15

Writers of the San Francisco Renaissance

A)rejected established literary standards of composition.
B)held "day jobs" in local military installations.
C)followed trends set by the "beat generation."
D)provided funding for the War Memorial Opera House.

Question 16

"Acid rock" was pioneered

A)in Los Angeles.
B)in Europe.
C)at the Altamont concert.
D)in San Francisco.

Question 17

A major theme in Houston's Farewell to Manzanar was the

A)Japanese attack on Singapore.
B)tension between Chinese and Japanese immigrants.
C)tension between acculturation and tradition heightened for Japanese Americans by the tragedy of relocation.
D)struggle by Japanese Americans to be compensated for economic losses resulting from relocation.

Question 18

The primary focus of Gerald Haslam's writings has been

A)the San Francisco Bay area.
B)Los Angeles.
C)his native Central Valley.
D)his midwestern roots.

Question 19

A major theme in the writings of Joan Didion was

A)the ecological salvation of California.
B)a vision of California in decline.
C)the Vietnam War.
D)the culture of the "beat generation".

Question 20

Among architect Frank Gehry's creations was the new

A)Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
B)M.H.de Young Museum in San Francisco.
C)Getty Center in Brentwood.
D)all of the above

Question 21

The Altamont concert of 1969 marked the high point of optimism and love which characterized the mood of 1960s California.

Question 22

What were the main features of the writings of Joan Didion,Gerald Haslam,Ishmael Reed,Luis Valdez,and Maxine Hong Kingston? What distinct California themes are reflected in their works?

Question 23

What original contributions did California make to rock music during the 1960s? Identify the major artists who pioneered these forms.

Question 24

Describe the major architectural styles of California's suburbs and cities since the late 1940s.Which styles were innovative and which ones tended to follow established trends?

Question 25

According to the textbook,California has lagged behind other cultural centers in the composition and performance of advanced forms of contemporary music.

Question 26

California made a major contribution to the revitalization of rock music during the 1960s.

Question 27

The names Stan Kenton and Dave Brubeck are associated with the west coast jazz movement of the 1950s.

Question 28

Summarize the major trends in painting and sculpture in northern and southern California since World War II.How have local elements shaped the work of California artists?

Question 29

The "international style" of architecture for industrial and commercial buildings was a distinctly California architectural innovation.