The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai - Exam
  • 1. Who created The Great Wave off Kanagawa?
A) Claude Monet
B) Katsushika Hokusai
C) Takashi Murakami
D) Utagawa Hiroshige
  • 2. In which century was The Great Wave created?
A) 18th century
B) 19th century
C) 17th century
D) 20th century
  • 3. What type of artwork is The Great Wave?
A) Oil painting
B) Woodblock print
C) Watercolor
D) Sculpture
  • 4. Which country's art form is The Great Wave?
A) Korean
B) Japanese
C) Vietnamese
D) Chinese
  • 5. What is the prominent mountain in The Great Wave background?
A) Mount Fuji
B) Mount Everest
C) Mount Kilimanjaro
D) Mount Rainier
  • 6. What series does The Great Wave belong to?
A) Eight Views of Omi
B) One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
C) Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
D) Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
  • 7. What type of boats are shown in The Great Wave?
A) Canoes
B) Sailboats
C) Fishing boats
D) Warships
  • 8. What color dominates The Great Wave?
A) Blue
B) Red
C) Green
D) Yellow
  • 9. What artistic tradition does The Great Wave represent?
A) Surrealism
B) Impressionism
C) Cubism
D) Ukiyo-e
  • 10. What European artist was influenced by The Great Wave?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Michelangelo
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Pablo Picasso
  • 11. What cultural movement popularized The Great Wave in Europe?
A) Orientalism
B) Romanticism
C) Realism
D) Japonisme
  • 12. What is the original Japanese title?
A) Umi no Oki
B) Fuji San no Nami
C) Nami no Fuji
D) Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura
  • 13. What printing technique was used?
A) Woodblock printing
B) Etching
C) Screen printing
D) Lithography
  • 14. What makes the blue color in original prints?
A) Prussian blue
B) Lapis lazuli
C) Indigo
D) Cobalt blue
  • 15. What is the wave's relationship to Mount Fuji?
A) Covering it
B) Reflecting it
C) Framing it
D) Pointing to it
  • 16. In which country was 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa' created?
A) France
B) United States
C) Japan
D) China
  • 17. What is the foam of the wave often compared to?
A) Flowers
B) Birds
C) Clouds
D) Claws
  • 18. How many views of Mount Fuji were originally planned in the series?
A) 24
B) 100
C) 36
D) 48
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