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