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The Absinthe Drinker, by Édouard Manet
  • 1. In what year did Édouard Manet paint 'The Absinthe Drinker'?
A) 1859
B) 1882
C) 1865
D) 1874
  • 2. Which art movement is Manet most commonly associated with?
A) Cubism
B) Romanticism
C) Surrealism
D) Impressionism
  • 3. What color is traditionally associated with absinthe?
A) Red
B) Green
C) Yellow
D) Blue
  • 4. Where is 'The Absinthe Drinker' currently housed?
A) Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
B) Metropolitan Museum, New York
C) National Gallery, London
D) Louvre Museum, Paris
  • 5. What was the social status of the subject in the painting?
A) Military officer
B) Middle class merchant
C) Royalty
D) Lower class/outcast
  • 6. What item is prominently featured with the drinker in the painting?
A) A book
B) A musical instrument
C) A glass of absinthe
D) A weapon
  • 7. What was Manet's artistic intention with this painting?
A) Modern life realism
B) Historical recreation
C) Religious symbolism
D) Abstract expression
  • 8. What was the typical preparation method for drinking absinthe?
A) Heated like mulled wine
B) Mixed with milk
C) Shaken with ice
D) Dripping water over sugar
  • 9. Which herb gives absinthe its distinctive flavor?
A) Mint
B) Wormwood
C) Basil
D) Rosemary
  • 10. What was the painting's original title?
A) Man with a Glass
B) The Green Fairy
C) The Absinthe Drinker
D) The Parisian Drunkard
  • 11. How did this painting influence later artists?
A) Paved way for modern subject matter
B) Ended portrait painting
C) Started the Cubist movement
D) Popularized religious art
  • 12. What was the primary medium used for 'The Absinthe Drinker'?
A) Charcoal on canvas
B) Tempera on wood
C) Watercolor on paper
D) Oil on canvas
  • 13. What type of hat is the figure wearing?
A) A bowler hat
B) A cap
C) A top hat
D) A beret
  • 14. What was absinthe associated with in 19th century France?
A) Medical treatment
B) Royal consumption only
C) Religious ceremonies
D) Bohemian lifestyle and addiction
  • 15. Which artist was Manet's teacher?
A) Eugène Delacroix
B) Jacques-Louis David
C) Thomas Couture
D) Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
  • 16. What is the figure leaning against?
A) A tree
B) A wall
C) A bar
D) A chair
  • 17. Which literary figure inspired Manet's painting?
A) Gustave Flaubert
B) Victor Hugo
C) Émile Zola
D) Charles Baudelaire
  • 18. Which element shows Spanish influence on Manet?
A) Abstract forms
B) Dark background and single figure
C) Use of bright colors
D) Religious symbolism
  • 19. What does the empty space around the figure suggest?
A) Wealth and luxury
B) Community and belonging
C) Freedom and openness
D) Isolation and alienation
  • 20. Why was this painting significant in art history?
A) First use of oil paint
B) First abstract work
C) Challenged academic conventions
D) Largest painting ever made
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