What Did the Artistic and Intellectual Trends of the Inter-War

question 42

Multiple Choice

What did the artistic and intellectual trends of the inter-war years reflect?

• A)A rejection of the avant-garde
• B)A disillusionment with Western Civilization provoked by the horrors of the World War I
• C)A realistic forms of art, as with the Dadaists
• D)An acceptance of modern art forms, especially in Germany and Russia
• E)A rediscovery of Romantic Realism as the major art movement in the West

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