All Categories MCQs
Topic Notes: All Categories
General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
61181
The 'Stonewall Riots' of 1969 are widely considered to be the catalyst for:
Answer:
The Gay Liberation Movement
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBT) community in response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City.
61182
Mexican Muralism, a government-funded art movement, featured famous artists like:
Answer:
Diego Rivera
Mexican Muralism was the promotion of mural painting starting in the 1920s, generally with social and political messages. Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros are the 'big three' painters.
61183
'Socialist Realism' was the official art style of:
Answer:
The Soviet Union
Socialist Realism is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official style in that country between 1932 and 1988.
61184
The 'Vienna Secession' was an art movement formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists, including:
Answer:
Gustav Klimt
The Vienna Secession was formed by a group of Austrian artists who resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists. Gustav Klimt was its first president.
61185
Postmodernism is a broad movement that generally consists of:
Answer:
Skepticism, irony, and rejection of grand narratives
Postmodernism is a broad movement that developed in the mid-to-late 20th century, characterized by an attitude of skepticism, irony, or rejection toward the grand narratives and ideologies of modernism.
61186
The 'Fabian Society' is a British socialist organization that advocates for:
Answer:
Gradual reform rather than revolutionary overthrow
The Fabian Society is a British socialist organization whose purpose is to advance the principles of democratic socialism via gradualist and reformist effort in democracies, rather than by revolutionary overthrow.
61187
The 'Aligarh Movement' was established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan to:
Answer:
Promote modern education among Muslims in India
The Aligarh Movement was the push to establish a modern system of education for the Muslim population of British India, during the later decades of the 19th century.
61188
The 'Luddite' movement in 19th-century England is famous for:
Answer:
Destroying textile machinery
The Luddites were a secret oath-based organization of English textile workers in the 19th century who destroyed textile machinery as a form of protest against industrialization.
61189
Hip Hop culture originated in the 1970s in which New York City borough?
Answer:
The Bronx
Hip hop is a culture and art movement that was created by African Americans, Latino Americans, and Caribbean Americans in the Bronx, New York City, in the 1970s.
61190
The 'Grunge' movement of the early 1990s, featuring bands like Nirvana, originated in:
Answer:
Seattle
Grunge (the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock genre and subculture that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American Pacific Northwest state of Washington, particularly in Seattle.