1. Benton often used curving, flowing lines in his figures and machinery. How do these lines affect the energy of the mural?

Question

(2 points)
Responses

They make the scenes feel calm and still
They make the scenes feel calm and still

They create a sense of movement and activity
They create a sense of movement and activity

They make the objects look flat and simple
They make the objects look flat and simple
Question 2
2. Many figures in America Today appear large and rounded, filling the panels. What does this choice of form suggest about Benton’s view of workers?(2 points)
Responses

That they were small and unimportant
That they were small and unimportant

That they were strong and heroic
That they were strong and heroic

That they were tired and weak
That they were tired and weak

Answer 1

1. They create a sense of movement and activity.
   The curving, flowing lines in Benton’s figures and machinery contribute to a dynamic energy in the mural, suggesting motion and life.

2. That they were strong and heroic.
   The large and rounded figures suggest that Benton viewed workers as significant, powerful, and essential to society, emphasizing their strength and heroic nature in the mural.