Question 1

Television's An American Family star Lance Loud created controversy in the mid-1970s by

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A)  being open about his homosexuality. 
B)  getting divorced. 
C)  demonstrating support for abortion. 
D)  posing nude for Andy Warhol. 
A)  being open about his homosexuality. 
B)  getting divorced. 
C)  demonstrating support for abortion. 
D)  posing nude for Andy Warhol.

Question 2

Why did Robert Smithson choose the inaccessible,inhospitable Utah location for Spiral Jetty?

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A)  Land was inexpensive there. 
B)  Its barrenness symbolized the American Dream. 
C)  The area was outside the United States parks system. 
D)  Its entropy symbolized the fate of all things. 
A)  Land was inexpensive there. 
B)  Its barrenness symbolized the American Dream. 
C)  The area was outside the United States parks system. 
D)  Its entropy symbolized the fate of all things.

Question 3

In The Feminist Mystique,Betty Friedan rejects Sigmund Freud's idea that women envy men for its

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A)  assumption that women are inferior to men. 
B)  emphasis on female sexuality. 
C)  denial of the chance for inequality to be eliminated. 
D)  acceptance that culture determines gender roles. 
A)  assumption that women are inferior to men. 
B)  emphasis on female sexuality. 
C)  denial of the chance for inequality to be eliminated. 
D)  acceptance that culture determines gender roles.

Question 4

Malcolm X advocated for blacks to

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A)  protest nonviolently. 
B)  assassinate Martin Luther King, Jr. 
C)  create their own black nation. 
D)  put poetry aside. 
A)  protest nonviolently. 
B)  assassinate Martin Luther King, Jr. 
C)  create their own black nation. 
D)  put poetry aside.

Question 5

Why is Richard Long's A Line Made by Walking considered low-impact art?

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A)  It was created on reclaimed land. 
B)  The field soon returned to its natural state. 
C)  It drew on nature's energy. 
D)  It required its viewers to be participants. 
A)  It was created on reclaimed land. 
B)  The field soon returned to its natural state. 
C)  It drew on nature's energy. 
D)  It required its viewers to be participants.

Question 6

According to composer Philip Glass,the score for Robert Wilson's Einstein on the Beach was particularly difficult because of its

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A)  many repeating patterns. 
B)  interweaving of text and music. 
C)  patterns that almost never repeat. 
D)  53 brief thematic fragments. 
A)  many repeating patterns. 
B)  interweaving of text and music. 
C)  patterns that almost never repeat. 
D)  53 brief thematic fragments.

Question 7

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.

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One traditional role that was challenged

Question 8

Eleanor Antin explores gender definitions and construction by

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A)  photographing herself in Hollywood roles. 
B)  deepening her voice with a harmonizer. 
C)  casting herself as both genders in her plays. 
D)  adopting 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 personae and disguises.

Question 9

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

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In Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique

Question 10

Identify two works of land art discussed in the chapter,analyzing the statement made by their construction and their impact on the environment.

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Two works of land art discussed in the c

Question 11

Why did the government continue to fund building the F-111 fighter bomber even though it was declared obsolete?

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A)  It had an unbreakable contract with General Dynamics. 
B)  The F-111 would be the world's largest aircraft. 
C)  It would keep people employed and the company afloat. 
D)  The F-111 could still be used for transport. 
A)  It had an unbreakable contract with General Dynamics. 
B)  The F-111 would be the world's largest aircraft. 
C)  It would keep people employed and the company afloat. 
D)  The F-111 could still be used for transport.

Question 12

Why did Robert Smithson used the spiral shape for its

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A)  association with pagan religions. 
B)  symbolism of rebirth and renewal. 
C)  prevalence in nature and ornamentation. 
D)  reflection of the Great Salt Lake's shape. 
A)  association with pagan religions. 
B)  symbolism of rebirth and renewal. 
C)  prevalence in nature and ornamentation. 
D)  reflection of the Great Salt Lake's shape.

Question 13

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.

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One way African Americans used passive r

Question 14

In his mural F-111,James Rosenquist equates the military with consumer culture by

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A)  juxtaposing consumer products with the fighter plane. 
B)  painting product advertisements on the plane's body. 
C)  symbolizing the war with various product labels. 
D)  showing American consumers in awe of the bomber. 
A)  juxtaposing consumer products with the fighter plane. 
B)  painting product advertisements on the plane's body. 
C)  symbolizing the war with various product labels. 
D)  showing American consumers in awe of the bomber.

Question 15

On May 4,1970,the National Guard opened fire on and killed four Kent State students for

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A)  pelting the National Guard with rocks. 
B)  chanting antiwar slogans. 
C)  reasons that have never been fully explained. 
D)  burning American flags. 
A)  pelting the National Guard with rocks. 
B)  chanting antiwar slogans. 
C)  reasons that have never been fully explained. 
D)  burning American flags.

Question 16

Yale University's architecture graduate students commissioned Claes Oldenburg to create Lipstick (Ascending)on Caterpillar Tracks as

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A)  an antiwar statement. 
B)  a protest against women in the military. 
C)  a practical joke. 
D)  a protest against a modern art exhibition. 
A)  an antiwar statement. 
B)  a protest against women in the military. 
C)  a practical joke. 
D)  a protest against a modern art exhibition.

Question 17

As re-created in Jeff Wall's photograph based on Invisible Man,Ralph Ellison's narrator needs light to

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A)  keep away the nightmares. 
B)  brighten his existence. 
C)  keep the rats at bay. 
D)  confirm his reality. 
A)  keep away the nightmares. 
B)  brighten his existence. 
C)  keep the rats at bay. 
D)  confirm his reality.

Television's An American Family star Lance Loud created controversy in the mid-1970s by

Why did Robert Smithson choose the inaccessible,inhospitable Utah location for Spiral Jetty?

In The Feminist Mystique,Betty Friedan rejects Sigmund Freud's idea that women envy men for its

Malcolm X advocated for blacks to

Why is Richard Long's A Line Made by Walking considered low-impact art?

According to composer Philip Glass,the score for Robert Wilson's Einstein on the Beach was particularly difficult because of its

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.

Eleanor Antin explores gender definitions and construction by

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

Identify two works of land art discussed in the chapter,analyzing the statement made by their construction and their impact on the environment.

Why did the government continue to fund building the F-111 fighter bomber even though it was declared obsolete?

Why did Robert Smithson used the spiral shape for its

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.

In his mural F-111,James Rosenquist equates the military with consumer culture by

On May 4,1970,the National Guard opened fire on and killed four Kent State students for

Yale University's architecture graduate students commissioned Claes Oldenburg to create Lipstick (Ascending)on Caterpillar Tracks as

As re-created in Jeff Wall's photograph based on Invisible Man,Ralph Ellison's narrator needs light to

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The Rights of Man: Revolution and the Neoclassical Style

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

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The Course of Empire: Expansion and Conflict in America

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Exam 39: Multiplicity and Diversity: Cultures of Liberation and Identity in the 1960s and 1970s

Television's An American Family star Lance Loud created controversy in the mid-1970s by

Why did Robert Smithson choose the inaccessible,inhospitable Utah location for Spiral Jetty?

In The Feminist Mystique,Betty Friedan rejects Sigmund Freud's idea that women envy men for its

Malcolm X advocated for blacks to

Why is Richard Long's A Line Made by Walking considered low-impact art?

According to composer Philip Glass,the score for Robert Wilson's Einstein on the Beach was particularly difficult because of its

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.

Eleanor Antin explores gender definitions and construction by

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

Identify two works of land art discussed in the chapter,analyzing the statement made by their construction and their impact on the environment.

Why did the government continue to fund building the F-111 fighter bomber even though it was declared obsolete?

Why did Robert Smithson used the spiral shape for its

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.

In his mural F-111,James Rosenquist equates the military with consumer culture by

On May 4,1970,the National Guard opened fire on and killed four Kent State students for

Yale University's architecture graduate students commissioned Claes Oldenburg to create Lipstick (Ascending)on Caterpillar Tracks as

As re-created in Jeff Wall's photograph based on Invisible Man,Ralph Ellison's narrator needs light to

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

Defining a Nation: American National Identity and the Challenge of Civil War

Global Confrontation and Modern Life: the Quest for Cultural Identity

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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