What was Edvard Munch trying to depict in his lithograph The Scream?
a. the feeling of being a social outcast
b. the fear of abandonment
c. the feeling of hearing a loud, piercing shriek from nature
d. a man emitting a loud shriek
e. none of these are correct
c. the feeling of hearing a loud, piercing shriek from nature
a. Incorrect. Munch was not trying to depict the feeling of being a social outcast.
b. Incorrect. Munch was not trying to depict the fear of abandonment.
c. Correct. As noted in Munch’s diary, the figure in the image is frightened by a loud, piercing shriek from nature.
d. Incorrect. Based on Munch’s note about the image, the figure is not shrieking but is frightened by a shriek that seemed to be piercing nature.
e. Incorrect. As noted in Munch’s diary, the figure in the image is frightened by a loud, piercing
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