- 1. Who is considered the founding father of French Impressionism?
A) Claude Monet
B) Paul Cezanne
C) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
D) Edouard Manet
- 2. Which art movement directly preceded Impressionism?
A) Baroque
B) Realism
C) Cubism
D) Abstract Expressionism
- 3. Who is known for painting dancers and theatrical scenes in the Impressionist style?
A) Edgar Degas
B) Paul Gauguin
C) Camille Pissarro
D) Henri Matisse
- 4. In which city did the first Impressionist exhibition take place in 1874?
A) Berlin
B) London
C) Paris
D) New York
- 5. Which artist is associated with the technique of 'Impasto' where paint is applied in thick layers?
A) Georges Braque
B) Wassily Kandinsky
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Kazimir Malevich
- 6. Who painted the famous 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' depicting a group of friends sharing a meal by the river?
A) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Mary Cassatt
D) Edouard Manet
- 7. Impressionists aimed to capture the ________ of a scene rather than its exact details.
A) Linearity
B) Static nature
C) Abstraction
D) Essence
- 8. Which museum holds the largest collection of French Impressionist paintings?
A) Louvre Museum
B) The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C) Musée d'Orsay
D) National Gallery, London
- 9. What was a significant technology that influenced Impressionist artists in capturing fleeting moments?
A) Television
B) Internet
C) Video recording
D) Photography
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