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