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Kullervo Cursing, at and by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
  • 1. Who painted 'Kullervo Cursing'?
A) Hugo Simberg
B) Akseli Gallen-Kallela
C) Albert Edelfelt
D) Edvard Munch
  • 2. What year was 'Kullervo Cursing' completed?
A) 1889
B) 1917
C) 1899
D) 1905
  • 3. Kullervo is a tragic hero from which national epic?
A) Kalevala
B) Nibelungenlied
C) Kalevipoeg
D) Beowulf
  • 4. What artistic movement is Gallen-Kallela associated with?
A) Cubism
B) Surrealism
C) Impressionism
D) National Romanticism
  • 5. Which country's national identity is closely tied to Kalevala?
A) Sweden
B) Norway
C) Finland
D) Estonia
  • 6. What medium did Gallen-Kallela primarily use for this work?
A) Oil on canvas
B) Tempera
C) Fresco
D) Watercolor
  • 7. Kullervo's story represents what theme?
A) Comic relief
B) Tragic destiny
C) Romantic love
D) Heroic victory
  • 8. Which composer wrote music based on Kullervo's story?
A) Jean Sibelius
B) Edvard Grieg
C) Richard Wagner
D) Pyotr Tchaikovsky
  • 9. What artistic technique emphasizes drama in the painting?
A) Collage
B) Pointillism
C) Chiaroscuro
D) Abstract forms
  • 10. Kullervo accidentally seduces who in the story?
A) His sister
B) A witch
C) A goddess
D) His mother
  • 11. What is Kullervo holding in the painting?
A) A staff
B) A spear
C) An axe
D) A sword
  • 12. What emotion does Kullervo's face show in the painting?
A) Joy
B) Indifference
C) Rage and despair
D) Fear
  • 13. What is the painting's Finnish title?
A) Kullervon taistelu
B) Kullervon suru
C) Kullervon kirous
D) Kullervon kuolema
  • 14. Where is the original painting currently housed?
A) Hermitage Museum
B) Metropolitan Museum of Art
C) Louvre Museum
D) Ateneum Art Museum
  • 15. What distinctive feature dominates the painting's composition?
A) A stormy sky
B) A burning village
C) A crowd of people
D) Kullervo's dramatic pose
  • 16. In which century did Gallen-Kallela create this work?
A) 19th century
B) 20th century
C) 18th century
D) 17th century
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