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Netherlandish Proverbs, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder - Exam
  • 1. What year was Pieter Bruegel the Elder's painting 'Netherlandish Proverbs' completed?
A) 1559
B) 1572
C) 1565
D) 1540
  • 2. What is the primary medium of 'Netherlandish Proverbs'?
A) Tempera on canvas
B) Watercolor on paper
C) Oil on panel
D) Fresco
  • 3. What does 'armed to the teeth' show in the painting?
A) Knight in full armor
B) Man wearing armor and weapons
C) Hunter with rifle
D) Soldier with sword
  • 4. What does a man with a lantern in daylight represent?
A) Looking for something obvious
B) Night worker
C) Religious ceremony
D) Scientific experiment
  • 5. What does 'the herring hangs by its own gills' mean?
A) Food preservation
B) Self-reliance
C) Fishing technique
D) Animal cruelty
  • 6. What does 'big fish eat little fish' symbolize?
A) The strong prey on weak
B) Food chain
C) Fishing industry
D) Marine biology
  • 7. What does 'to kill two flies with one blow' mean?
A) Efficiency in action
B) Violence
C) Cleaning methods
D) Insect control
  • 8. What does the man with a money bag in water represent?
A) Fishing for treasure
B) Wasting money
C) Money laundering
D) Banking
  • 9. What does 'to have teeth in money' mean?
A) Wealth display
B) Dental health
C) Counterfeit money
D) Being greedy with money
  • 10. Approximately how many proverbs are illustrated in the painting?
A) Around 75
B) About 25
C) Over 100
D) Exactly 50
  • 11. What does the figure 'banging one's head against a brick wall' represent?
A) Anger
B) Determination
C) Futility
D) Construction
  • 12. What does 'arming the roof with pies' symbolize in the painting?
A) Hospitality
B) Poverty
C) Extravagance
D) War preparation
  • 13. Where is 'Netherlandish Proverbs' currently housed?
A) Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
B) Prado, Madrid
C) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
D) Louvre, Paris
  • 14. What does the proverb 'to bell the cat' mean?
A) Decorating animals
B) Making noise
C) Hunting
D) Taking a dangerous risk
  • 15. What does 'the big fish eat the little fish' illustrate?
A) Marine biology
B) Social hierarchy
C) Cooking
D) Fishing industry
  • 16. What is the overall theme of the painting?
A) Religious devotion
B) Human folly
C) Agricultural life
D) Historical battle
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