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