Congratulations on finishing all the Topics in the first Lesson of this Course! You’re now ready to take a short quiz to check your progress. This includes fill-in-the-blank, true or false, multiple-choice and sorting-choice questions, which will help reinforce the key terms, movements, artistic styles and ideas you just learnt.
Please note that once you click on ‘Start Quiz’ below, you won’t be able to refer to the topics or take breaks without having to restart, so prepare to answer all of the questions in one sitting. When you complete the quiz you can review your answers, and are free to retake it as many times as you like before you move on to the next Lesson. Good luck!
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Question 1 of 11
1. Question
What are some of the ways in which Indian modern and contemporary artists have engaged with the region’s rich history and heritage?
B. By drawing inspiration from Indian mythology, folklore, cultural and spiritual traditions
C. By using traditional imagery to highlight contemporary issues
D. By experimenting with traditional mediums, techniques and living traditions
E. All of the above
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2. The artist MF Husain is best known for his ‘Bindu Paintings’.
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3. What does the backlash against MF Husain’s ‘Saraswati’ tell us about art and the political climate in India?
A. The work of artists, and how they are perceived in contemporary India is profoundly influenced by social and political issues.
B. Perceptions and interpretations of artworks can change rapidly over a short period of time with shifts in social and political contexts and agendas.
C. Artworks have often been interpreted on the basis of their makers’ socio-cultural background or religious identity.
D. All of the above
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4. Art schools in India were started by the East India Company to inculcate an appreciation of art and architecture in the country, and to provide formal training.
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5. Drag and drop the name of the artist to the corresponding artwork.
Desmond Lazaro
PT Reddy
Gulammohammed Sheikh
LN Tallur
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6. What are some of the ways in which an understanding or knowledge of iconography can help us read an artwork?
A. It provides greater cultural context through the use of specific symbols and motifs.
B. It helps us identify the style in which the artwork is made.
C. It allows us to learn more about the medium used to create the artwork.
D. All of the above
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7. Artworks from the past have often served as pedagogical tools for artists in India.
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What are some of the themes that these artworks by PT Reddy and SH Raza embody?
A. Sustainability and conservation
B. Neo-Tantric concepts and Indian philosophy
C. Hippie culture of the 1960s and 70s
D. Cultural confluence
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The ways in which audiences perceive certain imagery do not remain static throughout time.
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Question 10 of 11
10. Question
10. How has Gulammohammed Sheikh reinterpreted the visual vocabulary of the Kaavad or the portable shrine in his artworks? You may select more than one answer.
A. By using panels that convey many temporalities, spaces and cultural perspectives within a single artwork
B. By using the format of Kaavad-storytelling to represent layered narratives
C. By using exactly the same materials and techniques as the traditional art form
D. By borrowing the mythological imagery of the Kaavad in his visuals
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Question 11 of 11
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11. Artists responding to concepts and imagery from older traditions tend to replicate them exactly.
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