Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects, and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself. Its aim was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality into an absolute reality, a super-reality".

Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact. Leader Andre Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was, above all, a revolutionary movement.

Surrealism developed out of the Dada activities during World War I and the most important center of the movement was Paris. From the 1920s onward, the movement spread around the globe, eventually affecting the visual arts, literature, film, and music of many countries and languages, as well as political thought and practice, philosophy, and social theory.

The word 'surrealism' was coined in March 1917 by Guillaume Apollinaire three years before Surrealism emerged as an art movement in Paris. He wrote in a letter to Paul Dermee: "All things considered, I think in fact it is better to adopt surrealism than supernaturalism, which I first used" ["Tout bien examine, je crois en effet qu'il vaut mieux adopter surrealisme que surnaturalisme que j'avais d'abord employe"].

1. Is Surrealism known for it's military conquests?
2. What's it known for then?
3. When did it begin?
4. Who first coined the term?
5. What year did he create the word?
6. Had Surrealism already emerged as an art movement?
7. Where would it later?
8. Who did Apollinaire write a letter to?
9. Which did he feel was better, surrealism or supernaturalism?
10. Are there many surprising elements in surrealist works?
11. Who asserted it was a revolutionary movement?
12. What activities did it develop out of?
13. During which world war?
14. Did the movement spread throughout the world?
15. What did the painting techniques allow the unconscious to do?
16. What conditions did it aim to resolve?
17. Were some of the scenes unnerving?
18. What was created from everyday objects?
19. Were all surrealist works paintings?
20. Is there surrealistic music?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. No
2. Visual artworks and writings
3. early 1920s
4. Guillaume Apollinaire
5. 1917
6. No.
7. in Paris.
8. Paul Dermee
9. Surrealism
10. Yes
11. Andre Breton
12. Dada activities
13. WW1
14. Yes.
15. To express itself
16. Dream and reality into an absolute reality
17. Yes
18. Strange creatures
19. No
20. Yes