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