Question 1

How did performance-piece artist Eleanor Antin explore gender definitions and construction?

Accepted Answer

A) Photographing herself in Hollywood roles 
B) Deepening her voice with a harmonizer 
C) Casting herself as both genders in her plays 
D) Adopting historical personae and disguises 
A) Photographing herself in Hollywood roles 
B) Deepening her voice with a harmonizer 
C) Casting herself as both genders in her plays 
D) Adopting historical personae and disguises D

Question 2

How did Birmingham Police Chief Bull Conner respond to the April 1963 mass demonstration by children?

Accepted Answer

A) Ordered his men to open fire,killing 4 girls 
B) Called in the National Guard to control them 
C) Attacked them with dogs and fire hoses 
D) Ignored them,hoping they would tire 
A) Ordered his men to open fire,killing 4 girls 
B) Called in the National Guard to control them 
C) Attacked them with dogs and fire hoses 
D) Ignored them,hoping they would tire C

Question 3

Summarize the role popular music played in the youth rebellion of the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

Popular music played a significant role in the youth rebellion of the 1960s by providing a soundtrack and a voice for the counterculture movement. Artists such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and The Rolling Stones used their music to express anti-establishment sentiments, promote social change, and challenge traditional values. Their songs often addressed issues such as civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the desire for personal freedom. The music of this era became a unifying force for young people who were seeking to break free from the constraints of their parents' generation and create a new, more progressive society. Concerts and music festivals also became gathering places for like-minded individuals to come together and express their shared ideals. Overall, popular music served as a powerful catalyst for the youth rebellion of the 1960s, inspiring a generation to question authority and push for societal transformation.

Question 4

List and analyze two reasons for the title of Ralph Ellison's novel-Invisible Man.

Accepted Answer

The title "Invisible Man" can be interpr

Question 5

According to Marshall McLuhan,what created the "global village"?

Accepted Answer

A) World War II 
B) Electronic mass media 
C) The Vietnam War 
D) Affordable transportation 
A) World War II 
B) Electronic mass media 
C) The Vietnam War 
D) Affordable transportation

Question 6

Why was Martin Luther King,Jr. ,arrested and jailed in Birmingham in 1963?

Accepted Answer

A) Being a black minister 
B) Organizing a Woolworth's sit-in 
C) Publicly published his letter 
D) Leading a protest march 
A) Being a black minister 
B) Organizing a Woolworth's sit-in 
C) Publicly published his letter 
D) Leading a protest march

Question 7

What commonality of the 39 places of Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party does the triangle-shaped table symbolize?

Accepted Answer

A) Christianity 
B) Vagina 
C) Creativity 
D) Power 
A) Christianity 
B) Vagina 
C) Creativity 
D) Power

Question 8

According to Jean-Paul Sartre in "Black Orpheus," what about black people confirmed their authenticity-defined them?

Accepted Answer

A) Skin color 
B) History of enslavement 
C) African diaspora 
D) Music and religion 
A) Skin color 
B) History of enslavement 
C) African diaspora 
D) Music and religion

Question 9

As reported in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section,how much did Christo and Jeanne-Claude's The Umbrellas cost to build?

Accepted Answer

A) $6 million 
B) $16 million 
C) $26 million 
D) $46 million 
A) $6 million 
B) $16 million 
C) $26 million 
D) $46 million

Question 10

Identify and describe two ways African Americans used passive resistance in their quest for civil rights during the 1960s.Then detail the immediate results of this protest technique.

Accepted Answer

One way African Americans used passive r

Question 11

May 4,1970,why did the National Guard open fire on and kill four Kent State students?

Accepted Answer

A) For pelting the National Guard with rocks 
B) For chanting antiwar slogans 
C) For reasons still not fully known 
D) For burning American flags 
A) For pelting the National Guard with rocks 
B) For chanting antiwar slogans 
C) For reasons still not fully known 
D) For burning American flags

Question 12

Why did some artists such as Robert Smithson begin making site-specific "land art"?

Accepted Answer

A) Enable more people to see his work 
B) Escape the gallery system 
C) Produce more monumental works 
D) Call attention to nature's beauty 
A) Enable more people to see his work 
B) Escape the gallery system 
C) Produce more monumental works 
D) Call attention to nature's beauty

Question 13

In 1963,why did Birmingham,AL,officials stop distributing food to the city's needy?

Accepted Answer

A) To stop the segregation protests led by Martin Luther King,Jr. 
B) In response to the black community's boycott of Birmingham stores 
C) To force the poor black families to relocate to another city 
D) In retaliation for the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church 
A) To stop the segregation protests led by Martin Luther King,Jr. 
B) In response to the black community's boycott of Birmingham stores 
C) To force the poor black families to relocate to another city 
D) In retaliation for the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church

Question 14

An overarching theme of the 1960s and the 1970s is the exploration and redefining of roles in American society.From African Americans to the youth culture to women to men,identify and discuss three traditional roles that were challenged and perhaps changed.

Accepted Answer

One traditional role that was challenged

Question 15

Why beginning in the late 1960s did many U.S.artists begin protesting against museums?

Accepted Answer

A) They disliked having their works enclosed within four walls 
B) The government funded the majority of museums 
C) Museums were refusing to display their antiwar works 
D) They associated the museums with supporters of the war 
A) They disliked having their works enclosed within four walls 
B) The government funded the majority of museums 
C) Museums were refusing to display their antiwar works 
D) They associated the museums with supporters of the war

Question 16

Compare the statements made about "penis envy" in Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique to Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus."

Accepted Answer

In Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique

Question 17

Why did rap,or hip-hop,develop during the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) Perform during the Last Poets gatherings 
B) Protest treatment of African Americans 
C) Popularize works by African American poets 
D) Protest the dominancy of white music 
A) Perform during the Last Poets gatherings 
B) Protest treatment of African Americans 
C) Popularize works by African American poets 
D) Protest the dominancy of white music

Question 18

Matching

Accepted Answer

28-d,29-e,

Question 19

How does the narrator in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man end up living in an underground hole in Harlem?

Accepted Answer

A) Only living space he could afford 
B) Accidentally fell into it during a riot 
C) Driven there by three hostile white boys 
D) Withdrew from society after a wrongful arrest 
A) Only living space he could afford 
B) Accidentally fell into it during a riot 
C) Driven there by three hostile white boys 
D) Withdrew from society after a wrongful arrest

Question 20

Why did Christo and Jeanne-Claude chose to erect their umbrellas in California and Japan?

Accepted Answer

A) Symbolize their interdependence in the electronic revolution 
B) Honor California's large Japanese-American population 
C) Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U .S.'s bombing of Japan 
D) Show the dramatic difference in landscape between the two 
A) Symbolize their interdependence in the electronic revolution 
B) Honor California's large Japanese-American population 
C) Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U .S.'s bombing of Japan 
D) Show the dramatic difference in landscape between the two

How did performance-piece artist Eleanor Antin explore gender definitions and construction?

How did Birmingham Police Chief Bull Conner respond to the April 1963 mass demonstration by children?

Summarize the role popular music played in the youth rebellion of the 1960s.

List and analyze two reasons for the title of Ralph Ellison's novel-Invisible Man.

According to Marshall McLuhan,what created the "global village"?

Why was Martin Luther King,Jr. ,arrested and jailed in Birmingham in 1963?

What commonality of the 39 places of Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party does the triangle-shaped table symbolize?

According to Jean-Paul Sartre in "Black Orpheus," what about black people confirmed their authenticity-defined them?

As reported in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section,how much did Christo and Jeanne-Claude's The Umbrellas cost to build?

Identify and describe two ways African Americans used passive resistance in their quest for civil rights during the 1960s.Then detail the immediate results of this protest technique.

May 4,1970,why did the National Guard open fire on and kill four Kent State students?

Why did some artists such as Robert Smithson begin making site-specific "land art"?

In 1963,why did Birmingham,AL,officials stop distributing food to the city's needy?

An overarching theme of the 1960s and the 1970s is the exploration and redefining of roles in American society.From African Americans to the youth culture to women to men,identify and discuss three traditional roles that were challenged and perhaps changed.

Why beginning in the late 1960s did many U.S.artists begin protesting against museums?

Compare the statements made about "penis envy" in Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique to Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus."

Why did rap,or hip-hop,develop during the 1960s?

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Exam 38: Multiplicity and Diversity: Cultures of Liberation and Identity in the 1960s and 1970s

How did performance-piece artist Eleanor Antin explore gender definitions and construction?

How did Birmingham Police Chief Bull Conner respond to the April 1963 mass demonstration by children?

Summarize the role popular music played in the youth rebellion of the 1960s.

List and analyze two reasons for the title of Ralph Ellison's novel-Invisible Man.

According to Marshall McLuhan,what created the "global village"?

Why was Martin Luther King,Jr. ,arrested and jailed in Birmingham in 1963?

What commonality of the 39 places of Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party does the triangle-shaped table symbolize?

According to Jean-Paul Sartre in "Black Orpheus," what about black people confirmed their authenticity-defined them?

As reported in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section,how much did Christo and Jeanne-Claude's The Umbrellas cost to build?

Identify and describe two ways African Americans used passive resistance in their quest for civil rights during the 1960s.Then detail the immediate results of this protest technique.

May 4,1970,why did the National Guard open fire on and kill four Kent State students?

Why did some artists such as Robert Smithson begin making site-specific "land art"?

In 1963,why did Birmingham,AL,officials stop distributing food to the city's needy?

An overarching theme of the 1960s and the 1970s is the exploration and redefining of roles in American society.From African Americans to the youth culture to women to men,identify and discuss three traditional roles that were challenged and perhaps changed.

Why beginning in the late 1960s did many U.S.artists begin protesting against museums?

Compare the statements made about "penis envy" in Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique to Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus."

Why did rap,or hip-hop,develop during the 1960s?

Matching

How does the narrator in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man end up living in an underground hole in Harlem?

Why did Christo and Jeanne-Claude chose to erect their umbrellas in California and Japan?

The Baroque in Italy: The Church and Its Appeal

The Secular Baroque in the North: The Art of Observation

The Baroque Court: Absolute Power and Royal Patronage

The Rise of the Enlightenment in England: The Claims of Reason

The Rococo and the Enlightenment on the Continent: Privilege and Reason

The Rights of Man: Revolution and the Neoclassical Style

The Romantic World View: the Self in Nature and the Nature of Self

Industry and the Working Class: a New Realism

Global Confrontation and Civil War: Challenges to Cultural Identity

In Pursuit of Modernity: Paris in the 1850s and 1860s

The Promise of Renewal: Hope and Possibility in Late Nineteenth-Century Europe

The Course of Empire: Expansion and Conflict in America

The Fin De Siècle: Toward the Modern

The Era of Invention: Paris and the Modern World

The Great War and Its Impact: a Lost Generation and a New Imagination

New York skyscraper Culture and the Jazz Age: Making It New

The Age of Anxiety: Fascism and Depression holocaust and Bomb

After the War: Existential Doubt, artistic Triumph, and the Culture of Consumption

Without Boundaries: Multiple Meanings in a Postmodern World

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