Surrealism and Freud Quiz

Which of the following artists is NOT mentioned in the introduction?

• Salvador Dali

• Frida Kahlo

• Renee Magritte

• Pablo Picasso

In what year did the Surrealism movement start in Paris?

• 1935

• 1930

• 1924

• 1920

Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis?

• Salvador Dali

• Renee Magritte

• Sigmund Freud

• Andre Breton

What technique did surrealists use to reach the unconscious parts of the mind?

• Impressionism

• Realism

• Automatic writing and drawing

• Cubism

What is depicted in Salvador Dali's painting 'Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee'?

• A sleeping woman surrounded by various symbolic objects

• A landscape with melting clocks

• A group of identical men falling from the sky

• An empty piazza with arcades

Which artist painted 'Golkanda' featuring identical men falling from the sky?

• Salvador Dali

• Renee Magritte

• Frida Kahlo

• Giorgio de Chirico

What was the primary purpose of Freud's theories?

• To help people feel better

• To depict dreamscapes

• To create surrealist art

• To explore automatic writing

Why did Freud refuse to write an introduction for Breton's anthology of dreams?

• He did not like Breton

• He did not understand surrealism

• He showed little interest in artistic adaptations of his theories

• He was too busy

How did Breton describe Freud after meeting him in Vienna?

• A supportive mentor

• An old man without elegance

• A creative genius

• A visionary artist

What did Freud express in his letter to Breton in 1932?

• He wanted to collaborate with surrealists

• He fully understood surrealism

• He was distant from art and did not understand surrealism

• He appreciated surrealist artworks