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