Which of These Works Shows Most Clearly Modernism's Interest in "Primitivism

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of these works shows most clearly modernism's interest in "primitivism?"

• A) Miró's Birth of the World
• B) Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
• C) Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire
• D) Malevich's Black Square

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Definitions:

Telegraphic Speech

A child’s first word combinations, which omit (as a telegram did) unnecessary words.

Universal Grammar

A theory in linguistics suggesting that the ability to acquire language is innate to humans and that all languages share a common underlying structure.

Noam Chomsky

An American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and political activist known for his theory of generative grammar and critique of behaviorism.

Strange Situation

A psychological experiment developed by Mary Ainsworth to assess attachment styles in young children by observing their reactions to separations and reunions with their caregivers.