Vocabulary- Visual art and architecture

Question 1

A [unique] aspect of Turner’s paintings is

his innovative use of color.

Answer 1

Original, different from anything else

Question 2

A unique [aspect] of Turner’s paintings is

his innovative use of color.

Answer 2

Element, feature

Question 3

A unique aspect of Turner’s paintings is

his [innovative] use of color.

Answer 3

New, different, better than before

Question 4

Gaudi’s [vision] of architecture utilized
organic shapes to create highly decorative
structures.

Answer 4

Concept, idea

Question 5

Gaudi’s vision of architecture [utilized]
organic shapes to create highly decorative
structures.

Answer 5

Use

Question 6

The development of steel construction had
[considerable] impact on contemporary
architecture

Answer 6

Great, significant

Question 7

The development of steel construction had
considerable [impact] on contemporary
architecture

Answer 7

Influence, effect

Question 8

The development of steel construction had
considerable impact on [contemporary]
architecture

Answer 8

Present day

Question 9

Leonardo da Vinci [illustrated] his
notebooks with drawings and sketches
which provide valuable insights into his
creative processes.

Answer 9

To add pictures to a book, to give an example

Question 10

Leonardo da Vinci illustrated his
notebooks with drawings and sketches
which provide valuable [insights] into his
creative processes.

Answer 10

A clear understanding

Question 11

Leonardo da Vinci illustrated his
notebooks with drawings and sketches
which provide valuable insights into his
[creative] processes.

Answer 11

Able to make new ideas

Question 12

The Impressionist art movement [signaled]
, a shift away from naturalism toward a
more abstract representation of human
experience.

Answer 12

Indicate

Question 13

The Impressionist art movement signaled
, a [shift] away from naturalism toward a
more abstract representation of human
experience.

Answer 13

Move

Question 14

The Impressionist art movement signaled
, a shift away from naturalism toward a
more [abstract] representation of human
experience.

Answer 14

Not realistic

Question 15

The Bauhaus [design] movement
attempted to analyze form in terms of
basic universal principles.

Answer 15

Outline, plan

Question 16

The Bauhaus design movement
attempted to [analyze] form in terms of
basic universal principles.

Answer 16

Examine, think about something in detail

Question 17

The Impressionists [sought] to depict the

subjective experience of light and color.

Answer 17

attempt, try (in the past)

Question 18

The Impressionists sought to [depict] the

subjective experience of light and color.

Answer 18

Show, describe

Question 19

The Impressionists sought to depict the

[subjective] experience of light and color.

Answer 19

Form an individual’s point of view

Question 20

[Images] used in surreal art often attempt

to convey aspects of the unconscious

Answer 20

Picture

Question 21

Images used in surreal art often attempt

to [convey] aspects of the unconscious

Answer 21

Communicative, express

Question 22

On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a
[classic] novel of the 1950s. Atthough it
Is a work of fiction, it is based mainly on
the autobiographical description of a
road trip Kerouac took across the United
States and into Mexico.

Answer 22

A book that represents the best of a

particular genre

Question 23

On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a
classic [novel] of the 1950s. Atthough it
Is a work of fiction, it is based mainly on
the autobiographical description of a
road trip Kerouac took across the United
States and into Mexico.

Answer 23

A book about imaginary people and

events

Question 24

On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a
classic novel of the 1950s. Atthough it
Is a work of [fiction], it is based mainly on
the autobiographical description of a
road trip Kerouac took across the United
States and into Mexico.

Answer 24

Stories about imaginary events

Question 25

``` On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a classic novel of the 1950s. Atthough it Is a work of fiction, it is based mainly on the [autobiographical] description of a road trip Kerouac took across the United States and into Mexico. ```

Answer 25

Relating to true events in your life

Question 26

``` The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is [set] during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s when sales of alcohol were prohibited in the United States. The story is narrated by a minor character, Nick Carraway, who describes the other people in the story with contradictory emotions of admiration, jealousy, and en/. ```

Answer 26

Placed, located

Question 27

``` The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s when sales of alcohol were prohibited in the United States. The story is [narrated] by a minor character, Nick Carraway, who describes the other people in the story with contradictory emotions of admiration, jealousy, and en/. ```

Answer 27

Tell a story

Question 28

``` The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s when sales of alcohol were prohibited in the United States. The story is narrated by a minor [character], Nick Carraway, who describes the other people in the story with contradictory emotions of admiration, jealousy, and en/. ```

Answer 28

A person in a story

Question 29

``` The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s when sales of alcohol were prohibited in the United States. The story is narrated by a minor character, Nick Carraway, who describes the other people in the story with [contradictory] emotions of admiration, jealousy, and en/. ```

Answer 29

Opposing

Question 30

Ernest Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls was [inspired] by his experiences in the Spanish Civil War.

Answer 30

The source of the idea

Question 31

Ernest Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls was inspired by his [experiences] in the Spanish Civil War.

Answer 31

Past events that have happened to you

Question 32

``` John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath is a [realistic] description of the economic depression of the 1930s seen from the perspective of one family of migrant workers. ```

Answer 32

An accurate picture of reallity

Question 33

``` John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath is a realistic description of the economic depression of the 1930s seen from the [perspective] of one family of migrant workers. ```

Answer 33

Point of view

Question 34

``` The novel Ulysses by Irish [author] James Joyce is written in an experimental form of prose using a technique known as stream-of-consciousness, which portrays a continuous flow of thoughts. ```

Answer 34

Write of a book

Question 35

``` The novel Ulysses by Irish author James Joyce is written in an experimental form of [prose] using a technique known as stream-of-consciousness, which portrays a continuous flow of thoughts. ```

Answer 35

Ordinary written language, not poetry

Question 36

``` The novel Ulysses by Irish author James Joyce is written in an experimental form of prose using a [technique] known as stream-of-consciousness, which portrays a continuous flow of thoughts. ```

Answer 36

Method

Question 37

``` The novel Ulysses by Irish author James Joyce is written in an experimental form of prose using a technique known as stream-of-consciousness, which [portrays] a continuous flow of thoughts. ```

Answer 37

Describe

Question 38

``` Emily Bronta's novel Wuthering Heights was at first published under the [pseudonym] Ellis Bell in order to keep the author's real name anonymous. The book was praised for the originality of its subject matter and narrative style. ```

Answer 38

An invented name that someone uses instead of a real name

Question 39

``` Emily Bronta's novel Wuthering Heights was at first published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell in order to keep the author's real name [anonymous]. The book was praised for the originality of its subject matter and narrative style. ```

Answer 39

Undentified, unnamed

Question 40

``` Emily Bronta's novel Wuthering Heights was at first published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell in order to keep the author's real name anonymous. The book was praised for the [originality] of its subject matter and narrative style. ```

Answer 40

Completely new and different

Question 41

``` Emily Bronta's novel Wuthering Heights was at first published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell in order to keep the author's real name anonymous. The book was praised for the originality of its subject matter and narrative [style]. ```

Answer 41

Way of doing something

Question 42

Modern dance [emerged] as an art form in the early 20th century. It represented a rejection of the conventional principles of classical ballet.

Answer 42

become known

Question 43

Modern dance emerged as an art form in the early 20th century. It represented a [rejection] of the conventional principles of classical ballet.

Answer 43

Turn againt, refuse to accept

Question 44

Martha Graham developed modern dance techniques that were based on [concepts] of contraction and release

Answer 44

idea

Question 45

Martha Graham developed modern dance techniques that were based on concepts of [contraction] and release

Answer 45

become smaller or tighter

Question 46

Martha Graham developed modern dance techniques that were based on concepts of contraction and [release]

Answer 46

let go

Question 47

Modem dance [performances] utilize a range of choreographic techniques to create a unique form of self-expression

Answer 47

show, display, concert

Question 48

Modem dance performances utilize a range of [choreographic] techniques to create a unique form of self-expression

Answer 48

relating to dance movement

Question 49

Jazz music [combined] elements of African and European music traditions and transformed popular music in the 1920s.

Answer 49

mix, join toghether

Question 50

Jazz music combined elements of African and European music traditions and [transformed] popular music in the 1920s.

Answer 50

change completely

Question 51

Blues is a musical [genre] that evolved from the | songs of poor black laborers in the American South.

Answer 51

type, category especcially of music or literature

Question 52

Blues is a musical genre that [evolved] from the | songs of poor black laborers in the American South.

Answer 52

gradually develop over a period of time

Question 53

Tango is a form of music that [incorporates] classical | and jazz music rhythms.

Answer 53

include

Question 54

Tango is a form of music that incorporates classical | and jazz music [rhythms].

Answer 54

regular pattern (of sounds)

Question 55

Traditional Native American music typically [consists] of singing accompanied by percussion instruments, such as drums and rattles.

Answer 55

is formed of, comprise

Question 56

Traditional Native American music typically consists of singing [accompanied] by percussion instruments, such as drums and rattles.

Answer 56

happens at the same time

Question 57

Traditional Native American music typically consists of singing accompanied by percussion [instruments], such as drums and rattles.

Answer 57

tool