電大藝術(shù)學(xué)概論復(fù)習(xí)參考（選擇填空綜合訓(xùn)練與參考答案）1作為一門獨(dú)立學(xué)科的藝術(shù)學(xué)誕生于。A17世紀(jì)末B18世紀(jì)末C19世紀(jì)末D20世紀(jì)末2德國的首先將美學(xué)與藝術(shù)學(xué)區(qū)別開來，被稱為“藝術(shù)學(xué)之父”A康拉德費(fèi)德勒B黑格爾C格羅賽D狄索瓦3藝術(shù)活動產(chǎn)生于人類的時期。A原始社會B奴隸制前期C奴隸制后期D文明4清明上河圖是我國_朝的繪畫作品。A唐B宋C元D明5亞威農(nóng)少女、格爾尼卡是_繪畫的代表作品。A印象主義B達(dá)達(dá)主義C抽象主義D野獸派6蒙娜麗莎是意大利文藝復(fù)興時期_的作品。A達(dá)芬奇B羅丹C丹納D但丁7埃斯庫羅斯的代表作普羅米修斯取材于_。A圣經(jīng)B希臘神話C原始壁畫D社會生活8登幽州臺歌是我國_代詩人陳子昂的蘊(yùn)含深刻人生哲理的作品。A漢B晉C唐D宋9達(dá)利的油畫記憶的永恒和布努艾爾導(dǎo)演的電影一條安達(dá)魯狗等是_流派的代表作品。A表現(xiàn)主義B存在主義C超現(xiàn)實(shí)主義D荒誕派10人間喜劇是_的重要作品。A狄更斯B托爾斯泰C薩克雷D巴爾扎克11未來世界、超人是_國的影片。A美B英C法D中12在我國，提出“以美育代宗教”這一思想的是_。A王國維B蔡元培C魯迅D胡適13最早提出“寓教于樂”的美學(xué)家是_。A柏拉圖B亞里士多德C賀拉斯D普洛丁14亞里士多德最重要的美學(xué)著作是_。A詩學(xué)B詩藝C詩品D論崇高15“三一律”是歐洲_戲劇的創(chuàng)作法則。A文藝復(fù)興B古典主義C浪漫主義D現(xiàn)實(shí)主義16西斯廷圣母是著名畫家_代表作之一。A達(dá)芬奇B拉斐爾C米開朗基羅D歐里庇德斯17畢加索是_著名畫家。A荷蘭B法國C德國D西班牙18徐渭是我國明代藝術(shù)成就最高的_之一。A小說家B音樂家C畫家D雕塑家1917、18世紀(jì)，歐洲繪畫進(jìn)一步擺脫了宗教的束縛，肖像畫、風(fēng)景畫、風(fēng)俗畫、靜物畫、動物畫都獲得了極大的發(fā)展，涌現(xiàn)出一批杰出的畫家，其中_的戰(zhàn)艦歸航是當(dāng)時的代表作之一。A魯本斯B倫勃朗C透納D夏爾丹20法國浪漫主義繪畫的代表作品梅杜薩之筏是_的作品OA籍里柯B庫爾貝C米勒D雷諾阿21莫奈的作品日出印象、草垛等是法國_的代表作品OA后印象主義B新古典主義C浪漫主義D印象主義22法國后印象主義的代表作品塔希提的婦女的作者是_。A塞尚B高更C德拉克洛瓦D米勒23俄國“巡回畫派”中最著名的作品有近衛(wèi)軍臨刑的早晨、女貴族莫洛佐娃，其作者是_。A列賓B蘇里柯夫C委拉斯貴支D喬托24向日葵是后期印象派畫家_的靜物油畫。A米勒B莫奈C凡高D高更25大衛(wèi)像是意大利文藝復(fù)興時期_的重要作品。A達(dá)芬奇B拉斐爾C羅丹D米開朗基羅26_世紀(jì)下半葉出現(xiàn)了羅丹的名作思想者、巴爾扎克像等。A19B18C。17D1627我國著名的青銅器雕塑作品人面鼎產(chǎn)生于_時期。A殷商B戰(zhàn)國C。東漢D西漢28我國著名的雕塑作品青銅器物架產(chǎn)生于_時期。A殷商B戰(zhàn)國C東漢D西漢29秦始皇陵的兵馬俑塑造于約_年。A公元前200B公元前100C公元200D公元10030我國的彩塑到盛唐達(dá)到了頂峰，此時的代表作品是_。A云崗石窟像B麥積山石窟像C山西晉祠像D敦煌塑像31書法藝術(shù)產(chǎn)生于_。A日本B朝鮮C中國D古羅馬32蘇、黃、米、蔡“四大家”是我國_代的著名書法家。A漢B晉C唐D宋33祭侄文稿的作者是_。A王羲之B顏真卿C柳公權(quán)D張旭34離騷的作者是_A孔子B屈原C司馬遷D蔡文姬35老人與海的作者是_。A海明威B杰克倫敦C馬克吐溫D司湯達(dá)36悲愴交響曲是_的代表作之一A貝多芬B巴赫C柴可夫斯基D肖邦37何占豪、陳鋼創(chuàng)作的梁山伯與祝英臺是一首。A小提琴獨(dú)奏曲B二胡獨(dú)奏曲C小提琴協(xié)奏曲D交響曲38提出“外師造化，中得心源”創(chuàng)作理論的唐代著名畫家是。A吳道子B張擇端C周防D張噪39二泉映月是華彥鈞創(chuàng)作的一首獨(dú)奏曲。A京胡B板胡C二胡D古箏40明代戲曲家湯顯祖的代表作之一是。A牡丹亭B三國演義C水滸D竇娥冤41國著名小說家福樓拜創(chuàng)作了名著包法利夫人。A德B法C英D。美42我國現(xiàn)代小說家創(chuàng)作了阿Q正傳、狂人日記、祝福等一系列反映五四前后社會現(xiàn)實(shí)的優(yōu)秀作品。A老舍B茅盾C巴金D魯迅43我國著名作家楊沫的青春之歌是一部。A長篇小說B中篇小說C短篇小說D抒情詩44木蘭詩是我國北朝時期的一首。A五言絕句B散文C抒情詩D敘事詩45古希臘著名劇作家索?？死账沟亩淼灼炙雇跏且徊俊，喜劇B命運(yùn)悲劇C性格悲劇D社會悲劇46喜劇欽差大臣的作者是。A雨果B莫里哀C博馬舍D果戈理47西廂記是我國元代作家_創(chuàng)作的。A關(guān)漢卿B湯顯祖C王實(shí)甫D蒲松齡48電影藝術(shù)誕生于_。A1921年B1895年C1905年D1915年49農(nóng)夫的鞋的作者是_。A凡高B高更C塞尚D羅丹50小說紅樓夢的作者是。A羅貫中B曹雪芹C施耐庵D吳承恩51小說小二黑結(jié)婚是_以真人真事為素材寫出的作品。A趙樹理B馬峰巳西戎D浩然52玩偶之家是19世紀(jì)著名戲劇藝術(shù)家_的作品。A易卜生B曹禺C老舍D莎士比亞53_是西方高度技術(shù)派建筑的杰作之一。A巴黎圣母院B圣彼得教堂C巴黎蓬皮杜藝術(shù)中心D朗香教堂54列寧稱贊的熱情奏鳴曲作者貝多芬是_的音樂家。A英國B德國C匈牙利D法國55岳陽樓記是我國北宋文學(xué)家_的散文名篇。A歐陽修B柳宗元C韓愈D范仲淹56泰坦尼克號是_的影片。A美國B英國C法國D加拿大57創(chuàng)作著名鋼琴曲一分鐘圓舞曲的肖邦是_的音樂家。A奧地利B德國C匈牙利D波蘭58意大利佛羅倫薩美蒂奇教堂內(nèi)的四件大理石雕刻晨、暮、晝、夜是_的作品。A米開朗基羅B羅丹C米隆D烏桐59岡察洛夫在長篇小說_中塑造了懶惰成性、不可救藥的“多余人”的典型形象。A誰之罪B奧勃洛摩夫C靜靜的頓河D罪與罰60_在小說阿Q正傳中塑造了代表中國國民劣根性的典型人物阿Q形象。A魯迅B茅盾C葉圣陶D老舍61荷花水鳥圖是清初著名畫家_別號“八大山人”的代表作之一。A鄭板橋B朱耷C任伯年D吳昌碩62_在文心雕龍里把文學(xué)風(fēng)格分為典雅、遠(yuǎn)奧、精約、顯附、繁縟、壯麗、新奇、輕靡等八種。A鐘嶸B曹丕C劉勰D許慎63我國京劇史上的“四大名旦”是_、程硯秋、荀慧生、尚小云。A白玉霜B梅葆玖C張君秋D梅蘭芳64藝術(shù)接受的主體是藝術(shù)作品的_。A傳播主體B傳播媒介C藝術(shù)信息D傳播受眾65藝術(shù)傳播的對象是_。A藝術(shù)信息B藝術(shù)展覽會C書店D藝術(shù)經(jīng)紀(jì)人66審美的客體是_A鑒賞者B藝術(shù)家C藝術(shù)作品D觀眾67童年、在人間、我的大學(xué)三部小說的作者是_。A莫泊桑B高爾基C托爾斯泰D雨果68福樓拜是_著名作家。A英國B俄國C美國D法國69中國魏晉時期的_哲學(xué)流派對這個時期的詩歌、書法等作品創(chuàng)作中深層的意蘊(yùn)具有重要影響A禪學(xué)B玄學(xué)C儒學(xué)D實(shí)用主義70徐冰的生命潭是一幅_作品。A油畫B攝影C水彩畫D版畫71農(nóng)民暴動農(nóng)民戰(zhàn)爭是德國藝術(shù)家柯勒惠支的_作品A銅版畫B油畫C水粉畫D水彩畫72“在真正有才能的作家的筆下，每個人物都是典型；對于瀆者，每個典型都是一個熟悉的陌生人”是文藝?yán)碚摷襙的著名淪斷。A別林斯墓B恩格斯C歌德1魯迅73大理石雕像沉思是_的作品。A錢紹武B羅丹C羅中立D米隆74琵琶行是我國唐朝著名詩人_的作品。A李白B白居易C杜甫D李商隱75在水中塑造了一位西雙版納的傣族婦女的優(yōu)美形象的著名舞蹈藝術(shù)家是_。A馬蘭B陳愛蓮C楊麗萍D刀美蘭76莎士比亞的“四大悲劇”是指哈姆雷特、奧賽羅、李爾王和。A麥克白B欽差大臣C費(fèi)加羅的婚禮D溫莎的風(fēng)流娘兒們77_的游魂是一幅具有象征意義的作品。A畢加索B莫奈C高更D凡高78典論論文是_的著名藝術(shù)批評理論著作。A鐘嶸B曹丕C孔子D司空圖79清明上河圖是我國_朝的繪畫作品。A唐B宋C元D明80格爾尼卡是_的代表作品。A畢加索B高更C塞尚D莫奈81貝多芬的歡樂頌是他的_交響曲中的一段大合唱。A第三B第五C第六D第九82二泉映月是華彥鈞阿炳演奏的一首_獨(dú)奏曲。A京胡B板胡C二胡D箏83阿細(xì)跳月是我國_族的民間舞蹈。A彝B傣C苗D白84等待戈多、禿頭歌女是_戲劇的代表作品。A表現(xiàn)主義B存在主義C象征主義D荒誕派85影片戰(zhàn)艦波將金號是20世紀(jì)20年代_重要作品。A意大利B法國C美國D蘇聯(lián)86一江春水向東流是_導(dǎo)演的影片。A謝添B謝晉C謝鐵驪D蔡楚生87老人與海是美國著名作家_20世紀(jì)50年代的重要作品。A海明威B?？思{C杰克倫敦D海勒188在我國，提出“以美育代宗教”這一思想的是_。A王國維B蔡元培C魯迅D胡適89灰姑娘是德國著名童話作家_的作品。A安徒生B夏爾貝洛C金斯萊D格林兄弟90把藝術(shù)作品的風(fēng)格劃分為“典雅”、“遠(yuǎn)奧”、“精約”、“顯附”、“繁縟”、“壯麗”、“新奇”、“輕靡”八種類型的文藝?yán)碚摷沂莀。A陸機(jī)B鐘嶸C劉勰D謝赫91最早明確提出“寓教于樂”的美學(xué)家是_。A柏拉圖B亞里士多德C賀拉斯D普洛丁92亞里士多德最重要的美學(xué)著作是_。A詩學(xué)B詩藝C詩品D論崇高19319世紀(jì)西方最有影響的、以莫奈為代表人物的畫派是_。A巡回展覽流派B印象派C野獸派D抽象派94聊齋志異是我國_朝的小說作品A清B宋C元D明95朗香教堂是建于_的現(xiàn)代建筑之一。A英國B荷蘭C德國D法國96最后的晚餐是意大利畫家的_作品。A拉斐爾B達(dá)芬奇C魯本斯D喬爾喬涅97_的游春圖是我國早期山水畫的代表。A董源B王維C展子虔D范寬98祭侄文稿是我國唐代著名書法家_的行書作品，被人譽(yù)為“天下第二行書”。A顏真卿B柳公權(quán)C黃庭堅D王羲之99雀之靈是我國白族舞蹈家楊麗萍創(chuàng)作的_。A獨(dú)舞B雙人舞C三人舞D群舞100話劇玩偶之家是_創(chuàng)作的。A易卜生B曹禺C莎士比亞D老舍101獅身人面像是_的雕塑作品。A泰國B法國C南非D埃及102祝福是我國現(xiàn)代小說家_的代表作之一。A茅盾B巴金C蕭紅D魯迅103小二黑結(jié)婚是我國文學(xué)史上_的代表作之一。A新月派B山藥蛋派C鴛鴦蝴蝶派D創(chuàng)造社104我國當(dāng)代畫家_的父親畫出了我國農(nóng)村千萬個父親的典型形象。A齊白石B李可染C范曾D羅中立105清初畫家_的荷花水鳥圖創(chuàng)造出了物我合一、悲涼慘淡的意境A石濤B朱耷C鄭板橋D任伯年11106_在中國古代文論詩品二十四則中把藝術(shù)風(fēng)格概括為24種類型。A曹丕B劉勰C鐘嶸D司空圖107揚(yáng)州八怪之一的_早年畫竹、中年畫馬，且繪畫風(fēng)格因生活境況的變遷與人生體驗的變化而幾度發(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