Dancer in a Café, by Jean Metzinger
  • 1. What artistic movement is Jean Metzinger's 'Dancer in a Café' most closely associated with?
A) Surrealism
B) Impressionism
C) Expressionism
D) Cubism
  • 2. In what year was 'Dancer in a Café' painted?
A) 1905
B) 1920
C) 1935
D) 1912
  • 3. What is the primary medium of 'Dancer in a Café'?
A) Oil on canvas
B) Tempera on wood
C) Watercolor on paper
D) Charcoal on paper
  • 4. What is the main subject depicted in the painting?
A) A dancer performing
B) A waiter serving coffee
C) A couple conversing
D) A musician playing violin
  • 5. Which artistic technique is prominently used in this painting?
A) Sfumato
B) Pointillism
C) Impasto
D) Geometric fragmentation
  • 6. What was Metzinger's primary goal in creating this work?
A) To depict dreamlike imagery
B) To show multiple viewpoints simultaneously
C) To capture a fleeting moment
D) To express raw emotion
  • 7. How does Metzinger depict the café environment?
A) As fragmented geometric shapes
B) As a hazy impression
C) As a realistic interior
D) As a dark expressionist space
  • 8. What aspect of modern life does this painting celebrate?
A) Historical events
B) Urban entertainment
C) Rural landscapes
D) Religious themes
  • 9. Which art critic wrote about this painting in 1912?
A) Clement Greenberg
B) Guillaume Apollinaire
C) Harold Rosenberg
D) John Ruskin
  • 10. What was innovative about Metzinger's approach to the human figure?
A) Creating elongated proportions
B) Breaking it into geometric forms
C) Making it completely abstract
D) Using photographic realism
  • 11. Which exhibition first featured this painting?
A) Documenta
B) Salon des Indépendants
C) First Impressionist Exhibition
D) Armory Show
  • 12. What role did Metzinger play in the Cubist movement?
A) Theorist and practitioner
B) Late follower
C) Opposing critic
D) Sole founder
  • 13. How does this work relate to Metzinger's writings?
A) It contradicts his published views
B) It predates his theoretical work
C) It illustrates his theoretical ideas
D) It has no relation to his writings
  • 14. Who painted 'Dancer in a Café'?
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Georges Braque
C) Henri Matisse
D) Jean Metzinger
  • 15. Where is the dancer located in the painting?
A) In a theater
B) In a studio
C) In a café
D) In a park
  • 16. How does Metzinger depict space in this painting?
A) Flattened perspective
B) Linear perspective
C) Atmospheric perspective
D) Isometric projection
  • 17. Which musical instrument appears in the painting?
A) Piano
B) Guitar
C) Violin
D) Flute
  • 18. How are the forms in the painting organized?
A) Random placement
B) Interlocking planes
C) Symmetrical arrangement
D) Radial composition
  • 19. What was Metzinger's nationality?
A) Spanish
B) French
C) Italian
D) German
  • 20. Which element suggests movement?
A) The dancer's pose
B) Blurred edges
C) Flying objects
D) Speed lines
  • 21. How is depth suggested in the painting?
A) Atmospheric perspective
B) Linear perspective
C) Overlapping planes
D) Size diminution
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