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Western Aesthetics | Set 2
1. Marx identifies the alienation of modern man in his aesthetic life is the result of:
A. social system
B. capitalist system
C. religious system
D. intellectual system
Correct : B. capitalist system
2. Who identifies man as a creative animal?
A. karl max
B. plato
C. aristotle
D. sigmund freud
Correct : A. karl max
3. According to Marx -------------- enrich the creativity of man.
A. sensation
B. god
C. soul
D. nature
Correct : D. nature
4. Marx says art is mutual contribution of man and-----------------.
A. society
B. nature
C. reason
D. power
Correct : B. nature
5. Marx argues that in the creative process nature is humanized and man is:
A. divinized
B. reformed
C. socialized
D. naturalized
Correct : D. naturalized
6. Proper development of five senses of human, which are the tools for human creativity, is impossible in a ------------- society according to Marx.
A. classless
B. class
C. flexible
D. liberal
Correct : B. class
7. Marx applied his ---------------------- method to the sphere of aesthetics.
A. dialectical materialism
B. dialectical spiritualism
C. phenomenological
Correct : A. dialectical materialism
8. Marx insisted art should be:
A. politically beneficial
B. individually beneficial
C. socially beneficial
Correct : C. socially beneficial
9. Max believes ----------------- affect the very nature of artistic activity of a society.
A. intellectualcapacities
B. social conditions
C. class relations
D. both ‘b’ and ‘c’
Correct : B. social conditions
10. Marx argues that along with representing the social conditions, -------------should help to improve the social conditions.
A. politics
B. art
C. education
D. religion
Correct : B. art
11. Marxian theory of aesthetics has strongly embedded with his ideology of: 9
A. transcendentalism
B. socialism
C. social realism
D. formalism
Correct : C. social realism
12. According to Marx --------------- representation of social conditions is the responsibility of art and artist.
A. realistic
B. imaginary
C. vague
D. subjective
Correct : A. realistic
13. According to Marx art is the part of -------------------- , and was therefore influenced by the economy.
A. logical structure
B. imaginative structure
C. superstructure
D. religious
Correct : C. superstructure
14. In his writings Marx mentioned the --------------- took away the aesthetic sense.
A. capitalism
B. socialism
C. egoism
D. liberalism
Correct : A. capitalism
15. Marx explains ------------------ makes impossibility of disinterested appreciation of beauty.
A. socialism
B. egoism
C. liberalism
D. capitalism
Correct : D. capitalism
16. Marx considered capitalism brought -------------------- value to art.
A. aesthetic
B. monitory
C. transcendental
D. ethical
Correct : B. monitory
17. Marx believed art should serve the ------------------- of awakening society to their pain.
A. spiritual function
B. ethical function
C. social function
D. both ‘a’ and
Correct : C. social function
18. Marx said art cannot be beautiful until ------------------- has been established.
A. communism
B. socialism
C. materialism
D. both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Correct : D. both ‘a’ and ‘b’
19. In Marx’s opinion ------------- brought monitory value to art.
A. proletarian revaluation
B. capitalism
C. industrialism
D. scientific revaluation
Correct : B. capitalism
20. Artist as the ----------------------- of the society according to Marx.
A. teacher
B. torch bearer
C. intellectual head
D. spiritual leader
Correct : B. torch bearer
21. Marxism observed work of art is a consumer object in a:
A. socialist society
B. capitalist society
C. spiritualist society
D. hedonist society
Correct : B. capitalist society
22. Which ideology stated that Artist is always a part of the culture?
A. idealism
B. formalism
C. phenomenalism
D. marxism
Correct : D. marxism
23. Identify the work of A. G. Baumgarten.
A. poetics
B. timaeus
C. beauty and art
D. reflections on poetry
Correct : D. reflections on poetry
24. Hegel’s aesthetic position deeply rooted in his metaphysical view of: 10
A. subjective idealism
B. objective idealism
C. absolute idealism
D. universal
Correct : C. absolute idealism
25. According to Hegel ---------------- give full expression of Geist.
A. romantic art
B. classical art
C. symbolic art
D. modern art
Correct : A. romantic art
26. Hegel regards ‘Geist’ is half articulated in:
A. romantic art
B. modern art
C. symbolic art
D. both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Correct : C. symbolic art
27. Geist gets full expression in:
A. architecture
B. sculpture
C. drama
D. poetry
Correct : D. poetry
28. Theory of Imitation is also called as:
A. theory of mimesis
B. theory of mimestics
C. theory of mimenis
D. theory of
Correct : A. theory of mimesis
29. Who rehabilitate imitation as the foundation of moral education?
A. plato
B. kant
C. aristotle
D. marx
Correct : A. plato
30. Aristotle explains music, dance, and poetry are the instruments for:
A. enjoyment only
B. character formation
C. character depletion
D. pleasure
Correct : B. character formation
31. Freud applied ------------------------- to his theory of aesthetics.
A. phenomenological method
B. psychoanalytical method
C. dialectical method
Correct : B. psychoanalytical method
32. For Freud physical world is:
A. changing
B. unreal
C. real
D. neither real nor unreal
Correct : C. real
33. Bring out the fundamental drives from which all human action are derived by the opinion of Freud.
A. love and hate
B. sex and aggression
C. fear and dread
D. pleasure and pain
Correct : B. sex and aggression
34. In the opinion of Freud------------------------- treated as the binary code of entire human action
A. peace and agitation
B. love and death
C. fear and anguish
D. pleasure and pain
Correct : B. love and death
35. Freud related his theory of appreciation of art to the:
A. pleasure principle
B. ethical principle
C. economic principle
D. social principle
Correct : A. pleasure principle
36. According to Freud art appreciation ultimately leads:
A. moral satisfaction
B. intellectual satisfaction
C. sublimated sexual satisfaction
D. emotional satisfaction
Correct : C. sublimated sexual satisfaction
37. -------------------- is both healthy and necessary for civilization, according to Freud.
A. dreams
B. sublimation
C. repression
D. ethical satisfaction
Correct : B. sublimation
38. Freud argues that ---------------------- substitutes desires as socially desirable activities.
A. dreams
B. repression
C. psychological exercises
D. sublimation
Correct : D. sublimation
39. Freud asserts that, successfully sublimated sexuality is a:
A. force
B. negative force
C. positive force
D. directive force
Correct : C. positive force
40. Freud said --------------------- has a peculiar, mildly intoxication quality of feeling.
A. enjoyment of beauty
B. suppression of emotions
C. repression of enjoyment
D. enjoyment of dreams
Correct : A. enjoyment of beauty
41. Freud said, ----------- allows repressed behavior to be expressed in a constructive way.
A. instincts
B. dream
C. art
D. freedom
Correct : C. art
42. Art giving a -------------------- affect to both the artist and the viewers, said Freud.
A. soothing
B. narcotic
C. negative
D. passive
Correct : B. narcotic
43. According to Freud art is a -------------- fulfilled in a physical and tangible way.
A. emotion
B. imagination
C. action
D. wish
Correct : D. wish
44. Freud called basic primitive desire of the personality as:
A. libido
B. id
C. ego
D. super ego
Correct : B. id
45. -------------------- longs for pleasure gratification according Freud.
A. id
B. ego
C. super ego
D. libido
Correct : A. id
46. In his theory of art Freud observed that, the pleasure in music involves the release of:
A. ego
B. super ego
C. libido
D. id
Correct : C. libido
47. Creating art without conscious thought is called:
A. aesthetic automatism
B. aesthetic spontaneity
C. artistic sublimity
D. artistic
Correct : A. aesthetic automatism
48. Freudian version of aesthetical theory is known as:
A. artistic automatism
B. theory of sublimation
C. aesthetic automatism
D. aesthetic formalism
Correct : C. aesthetic automatism
49. Who employed the concept of Aesthetic automatism in art?
A. freud
B. aristotle
C. marx
D. hegel
Correct : A. freud
50. Aesthetic automatism made a strong influence upon:
A. romanticism
B. expressionism
C. realism
D. surrealism
Correct : D. surrealism
51. -------------------- is a positive force according to Freud.
A. sexuality
B. libido
C. sublimate sexuality
D. sublimate spirituality
Correct : C. sublimate sexuality
52. Aesthetics for Freud is a form of:
A. release of ego
B. wish fulfillment
C. dream fulfillment
D. release of super ego
Correct : B. wish fulfillment
53. Freud stated that, ----------------------- is a way to project neurosis, pain and trauma on to a canvas or music.
A. sublimation
B. expression
C. daydreaming
D. both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Correct : A. sublimation
54. The school of ----------------- treats beauty as an experience rather than an objective quality of the object.
A. representationalism
B. idealism
C. phenomenalism
D. rationalism
Correct : C. phenomenalism
55. ------------------------- is not just any reaction but very vital and important experience.
A. intellectual experience
B. aesthetic experience
C. artistic creation
D. musical
Correct : B. aesthetic experience
56. To call something beautiful or artistic is to declare that it is a source of:
A. enjoyment
B. spiritualistic experience
C. intellectual experience
D. aesthetic
Correct : D. aesthetic
57. An object as aesthetically valuable always depends upon the extent of the ---------------------------- of the aesthetic experience itself.
A. quantitative excellence
B. qualitative excellence
C. empirical excellence
D. spiritualistic excellence
Correct : B. qualitative excellence
58. Indian thinkers called the aesthetic experience as:
A. rasanubhuti
B. sancharibhava
C. rasa
D. vibhava
Correct : A. rasanubhuti
59. For -------------------- aesthetical experience is undesirable.
A. kant
B. hegel
C. plato
D. aristotle
Correct : C. plato
60. Who elevated aesthetic experiences to a healthy cathartic influence?
A. kant
B. hegel
C. plato
D. aristotle
Correct : D. aristotle
61. Most of the modern theories of aesthetics consider both ------------------------- as the source of aesthetic experience.
A. art and beauty
B. art and music
C. music and poetry
D. poetry and drama
Correct : A. art and beauty
62. According to modern Aesthetic thinkers main feature of aesthetic experience is:
A. pleasure
B. satisfaction
C. disinterested pleasure
D. self-realization
Correct : C. disinterested pleasure
63. The element of --------------------- makes an intrinsic value in each aesthetic experience.
A. disinterested pleasure
B. quantitative pleasure
C. subjective pleasure
D. individualistic enjoyment
Correct : A. disinterested pleasure
64. Among modern thinkers who identified aesthetic experience as disinterested pleasure.
A. hegel
B. freud
C. marx
D. hutcheson
Correct : D. hutcheson
65. Hutcheson emphasized the need of a/an ---------------- for acquiring aesthetic experience.
A. common sense
B. inner sense
C. contemplative mind
D. intuitive sense
Correct : B. inner sense
66. Kant called the object of disinterested satisfaction as:
A. art
B. charming
C. music
D. beautiful
Correct : D. beautiful
67. ‘Art is an experience in its most articulate and adequate form’. Who proposed this view?
A. kant
B. hutcheson
C. john dewey
D. marx
Correct : C. john dewey
68. The linguistic expression of aesthetic experience is called:
A. aesthetic statement
B. aesthetic judgment
C. aesthetic assertion
D. aesthetic
Correct : B. aesthetic judgment
69. The terms such as beautiful, attractive, pretty, grand and sublime, etc. are commonly called:
A. aesthetic terms
B. aesthetic words
C. aesthetic symbols
D. aesthetic
Correct : D. aesthetic
70. --------------------- is an expression of how the thing appears to us.
A. aesthetic experience
B. aesthetic judgment
C. aesthetic appreciation
Correct : B. aesthetic judgment
71. The terms used for expressing our appreciation are called:
A. aesthetic predicates
B. aesthetic terms
C. aesthetic words
D. aesthetic
Correct : A. aesthetic predicates
72. Which is treated as a negative aesthetic predicate?
A. unique
B. grotesque
C. expressive
D. charming
Correct : B. grotesque
73. Who emphasis the role of economic structure in the process of creation of a work of art and also appreciation of the same?
A. idealists
B. rationalists
C. formalists
D. marxists
Correct : D. marxists
74. What is common between the moral and aesthetic judgments?
A. the analytical nature
B. the evaluative character
C. the speculative nature
D. the explanatory character
Correct : B. the evaluative character