The Café-Concert, by Édouard Manet - Test
  • 1. In what year did Édouard Manet paint 'The Café-Concert'?
A) 1890
B) 1878
C) 1885
D) 1865
  • 2. What artistic movement is Édouard Manet most commonly associated with?
A) Surrealism
B) Romanticism
C) Impressionism
D) Baroque
  • 3. What is the central social activity depicted in 'The Café-Concert'?
A) A political debate
B) A theatrical performance
C) A formal ballroom dance
D) Patrons drinking and listening to music
  • 4. How does Manet primarily convey a sense of modern life in this work?
A) By focusing on rural landscapes
B) By using only black and white
C) By painting ancient historical scenes
D) By depicting contemporary leisure activities
  • 5. What is the likely social class of the patrons depicted in the café-concert?
A) Religious clergy
B) Exclusively the aristocracy
C) Peasant farmers
D) Middle and working class
  • 6. What was a 'café-concert' in 19th-century Paris?
A) A café offering musical entertainment
B) A coffee bean auction house
C) A type of concert hall for classical music only
D) A private club for artists
  • 7. What is the relationship between the figures in the painting?
A) They are engaged in intense conversation
B) They appear as isolated individuals in a crowd
C) They are all members of the same family
D) They are all looking at the same object
  • 8. Why was Manet's focus on everyday subjects like the café-concert considered radical?
A) It used colors that were not commercially available
B) It broke from traditional academic subjects
C) It was painted on an unusually large canvas
D) It featured only imaginary scenes
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