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Modern Painters by John Ruskin
  • 1. Who is the author of 'Modern Painters'?
A) Claude Monet
B) John Ruskin
C) John Constable
D) Vincent van Gogh
  • 2. In what year was the first volume of 'Modern Painters' published?
A) 1843
B) 1875
C) 1851
D) 1860
  • 3. Which artist is commonly discussed in 'Modern Painters'?
A) J.M.W. Turner
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Edvard Munch
D) Georgia O'Keeffe
  • 4. What is a significant critique Ruskin had of academic art training?
A) It promotes technical skill
B) It helps preserve art history
C) It stifles true creativity and originality
D) It encourages collaboration among artists
  • 5. In what city was John Ruskin primarily active during the time he wrote 'Modern Painters'?
A) Edinburgh
B) Paris
C) London
D) Florence
  • 6. What did Ruskin believe about nature's influence on artists?
A) It is irrelevant to artistic skill
B) It confuses the artist's vision
C) It limits creativity
D) It should be a primary source of inspiration
  • 7. How many volumes are in the original series of 'Modern Painters'?
A) Six
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
  • 8. Who were the main artists associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood that Ruskin supported?
A) Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso
B) Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin
C) Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko
D) Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt
  • 9. Which of the following was a central idea in Ruskin's aesthetics?
A) Moral and spiritual truth in art
B) Art must follow established rules
C) Art should be commodified
D) Beauty is subjective
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