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