Deck 15: Globalism: Information, Communication, and the Digital Revolution

Question 1

The assertion that "the world will never be white again" was made by which author of Go Tell It on the Mountain?

A) Martin Luther King, Jr.
B) Langston Hughes
C) James Baldwin
D) Ralph Ellison

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The effort on the part of contemporary physicists to achieve a "theory of everything" is evident in

A) Language Theory.
B) String Theory.
C) Postmodernism.
D) deconstructionism.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The leading action painter of the twentieth century was

A) Rothko.
B) Stella.
C) Cage.
D) Pollock.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The elements of jazz and street slang in the poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks show the influence of

A) Langston Hughes.
B) Ezra Pound.
C) T. S. Eliot.
D) Robert Frost.

Question 5

The feminist Simone de Beauvoir held that women

A) should reject the role of "Other."
B) should learn to exploit male sexism to their own advantage.
C) must find and express the essence of their feminine natures.
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 6

After 1945, there was a shift in major art production from

A) Paris to London.
B) London to Paris.
C) Paris to New York.
D) New York to Paris.

Question 7

In his writings on existentialism, Sartre insisted that each individual is

A) born with an essential nature.
B) controlled by social and economic forces.
C) the sun of his or her own actions.
D) unable to choose between good and evil.

Question 8

Beckett's Waiting for Godot belongs to a dramatic genre known as

A) theater of the absurd.
B) Neorealism.
C) theater of the cruel.
D) guerrilla theater.

Question 9

A major component of hip-hop music is

A) percussive beats.
B) disco, reggae, and rock influences.
C) electronic manipulations of music by disc jockeys.
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 10

The pioneer figure in American Pop art was

A) Rauschenberg.
B) Christo.
C) Warhol.
D) Gehry.

Question 11

Some critics contend that Postmodernism originated with the rejection of the International Style in the field of

A) literature.
B) painting.
C) music.
D) architecture.

Question 12

Minimalism and geometric abstraction have this in common: they

A) are forms of land art.
B) are largely nonrepresentational.
C) make use of assemblage and found objects.
D) usually depend on electronic power.

Question 13

Merce Cunningham's choreography is considered radical because it

A) does not depend on music.
B) excludes female dancers.
C) requires a polyrhythmic score.
D) All these answer are correct.

Question 14

Einstein on the Beach, one of the first operas to employ electronically amplified instrumentation, was written by

A) Philip Glass.
B) John Cage.
C) György Ligeti.
D) Shirin Neshat.

Question 15

Which one of the following figures does NOT belong with the other three?

A) Ellison
B) Brooks
C) Baldwin
D) Neruda

Question 16

Sartre's landmark philosophic treatise is entitled

A) No Exit.
B) Existence Precedes Essence.
C) Being and Nothingness.
D) Existentialism.

Question 17

Arguably the most radical development in music in the last fifty years, as seen in synthesizers and sampling, has been the

A) impact of electronic technology.
B) influence of non-Western music.
C) application of the twelve-tone system.
D) explosion in international dance.

Question 18

Leading artists of China's Pop art movement, such as Wang Guangyi, have assumed the role of

A) defenders of consumerism.
B) social critic.
C) defenders of Maoism.
D) spiritual leader.

Question 19

Which composer wrote aleatory pieces such as 4' 33"?

A) Graham
B) Dunham
C) Cunningham
D) Cage

Question 20

The United States Supreme Court did not ban school segregation until

A) 1900.
B) 1925.
C) 1954.
D) 1975.

Question 21

The "Great Criticism" series by the Chinese artist Wang Guangyi reflects the influence of

A) Pop art.
B) Neorealism.
C) Abstract Expressionism.
D) earthwork art.

Question 22

Globalism is the pervasive condition of our time. Discuss the ways in which globalism has affected the arts.

Question 23

The aesthetic, production, and materials of minimalist artworks are inspired by

A) commercial advertising.
B) computer digitalization.
C) industrial technology.
D) environmental reform.

Question 24

Existentialism, the quest for equality, and information-age technology are three themes in this chapter. What are some of the landmarks generated by each?

Question 25

Discuss the shift from Modernism to Postmodernism that occurred in the last fifty years. What factors have contributed to this shift? How are these reflected in the arts?