Question

Man at the Crossroads by Diego Rivera. A man in the center holds an orb with wing-like structures behind him. Two glass magnifiers are on both sides of the wings. The top left corner has a crowd in gas masks. The top right corner has a crowd gasping. The bottom left and right corners have people sitting and looking at the man. Trees grow underneath the wings. To the right and left sides of the man in this painting are representations of different political ideals. ___________ is represented in the images to the right of the man and ___________ is represented in the images to the left of the man.
a.
Socialism; Democracy

b.
Communism; Capitalism

c.
Democracy; Capitalism

d.
Marxism; Socialism

Answer 1

b. Communism; Capitalism

Rivera contrasts the promise of communism/socialism (workers, revolutionary imagery, Lenin) on one side with capitalist industry, wealthy elites and consumerism on the other.