Why is Picasso’s Guernica so shocking? Video Quiz

Why is Picasso’s Guernica so shocking? Watch Iseult Gillespie’s TED-Ed Video, and take this video quiz. You will understand why this painting is considered such a soul-breaking masterpiece.

In 1937, in one of the worst civilian casualties of the Spanish Civil War, Fascist forces bombed the village of Guernica in Northern Spain. For Pablo Picasso, the tragedy sparked a frenzied period of work in which he produced a massive anti-war mural, titled “Guernica.” How can we make sense of this overwhelming image, and what makes it a masterpiece of anti-war art? Iseult Gillespie investigates.

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Why is Picasso's Guernica so shocking?

Want to know how exactly why Spanish painter Pablo Picasso's Guernica is so shocking?

1.Picasso painted Guernica in response to events related to the:

First World War Second World War Spanish Civil War Cold War

2.Guernica is an example of which artistic style?

Surrealism Cubism Realism Pointilism

3.Guernica is crowded with figures, including:

People Animals Weapons All of the above

4.Art critics and viewers are generally in agreement about what these figures symbolize:

True False

5.Today, Guernica is considered:

A dated depiction of war A powerful anti-war painting that still has relevance today

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It includes three sections to assess the reading comprehension of the text:

– A true / false activity (5 questions)

– A short answer questionnaire (7 questions)

– A vocabulary question on synonyms (8 questions)

Total: 100 points

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