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Quiz about History of Impressionist Art
Quiz about History of Impressionist Art

History of Impressionist Art Trivia Quiz


This quiz contains questions about the Impressionist Art movement in France and around the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by cathdral03. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
cathdral03
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
54,687
Updated
Dec 28 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2755
Last 3 plays: Samoyed7 (10/10), Guest 170 (5/10), Guest 71 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the name of the academy that represented the status quo in French art and detested the Impressionist movement? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who is the most famous American-born Impressionist artist? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the leader of France during the Impressionist movement? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which artist, who was greatly influential on the Impressionist artists, helped start the artistic movement known as Realism? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which Impressionist artist is famous for painting ballet dancers? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which artist is known for his lithography of the Moulin Rouge? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which artist is known for painting Rouen Cathedral over 50 different times in all different conditions? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What artist painted the picture 'Le Moulin de la Galette'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This artist who was inspired by Impressionism may have shot himself while painting the picture 'Wheatfield with Crows'. What was his name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What artist, part of the Neo-Impressionist style, created the technique known as Pointillism? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the name of the academy that represented the status quo in French art and detested the Impressionist movement?

Answer: the Salon

The Salon also gave the awards and prizes at official art exibitions.
2. Who is the most famous American-born Impressionist artist?

Answer: Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1845 and arrived in Paris 1866.
3. Who was the leader of France during the Impressionist movement?

Answer: Napoleon III

Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, ruled France from 1851 to 1870. His Second Empire was replaced by the Third Empire after his defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.
4. Which artist, who was greatly influential on the Impressionist artists, helped start the artistic movement known as Realism?

Answer: Gustave Courbet

Realism showed the uglier side of life.
5. Which Impressionist artist is famous for painting ballet dancers?

Answer: Edgar Degas

6. Which artist is known for his lithography of the Moulin Rouge?

Answer: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

7. Which artist is known for painting Rouen Cathedral over 50 different times in all different conditions?

Answer: Claude Monet

8. What artist painted the picture 'Le Moulin de la Galette'?

Answer: Auguste Renoir

9. This artist who was inspired by Impressionism may have shot himself while painting the picture 'Wheatfield with Crows'. What was his name?

Answer: Vincent Van Gogh

10. What artist, part of the Neo-Impressionist style, created the technique known as Pointillism?

Answer: Georges Seurat

Source: Author cathdral03

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