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The Gulf Stream, by Winslow Homer
  • 1. What medium did Winslow Homer primarily use for 'The Gulf Stream'?
A) Charcoal drawing
B) Oil painting
C) Sculpture
D) Watercolor
  • 2. In what year was 'The Gulf Stream' completed?
A) 1885
B) 1905
C) 1872
D) 1899
  • 3. Where is 'The Gulf Stream' currently housed?
A) Metropolitan Museum of Art
B) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
C) National Gallery
D) Louvre Museum
  • 4. What body of water does the Gulf Stream refer to in the painting?
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Gulf of Mexico
D) Caribbean Sea
  • 5. What marine creatures surround the boat in the painting?
A) Dolphins
B) Sharks
C) Sea turtles
D) Whales
  • 6. What artistic movement is Homer associated with?
A) Impressionism
B) Surrealism
C) Cubism
D) American Realism
  • 7. What is the dominant color palette of the painting?
A) Reds and oranges
B) Blues and greens
C) Grays and blacks
D) Browns and yellows
  • 8. How does the painting convey a sense of danger?
A) Lightning striking nearby
B) Volcanic eruption
C) Sharks circling the boat
D) Pirates attacking
  • 9. Where did Homer create many of his marine paintings?
A) Prouts Neck, Maine
B) Newport, Rhode Island
C) Key West, Florida
D) Cape Cod, Massachusetts
  • 10. How is the horizon line positioned in the composition?
A) Diagonal horizon
B) No visible horizon
C) High horizon emphasizing sea
D) Low horizon emphasizing sky
  • 11. What does the distant ship symbolize?
A) Imminent salvation
B) Commercial trade
C) Unreachable rescue
D) Military threat
  • 12. What was Homer's primary profession before painting?
A) Illustrator
B) Sailor
C) Fisherman
D) Architect
  • 13. How many versions of 'The Gulf Stream' did Homer paint?
A) Seven
B) Three
C) One
D) Five
  • 14. What historical context influenced this painting?
A) World War I
B) Industrial Revolution
C) Post-Civil War America
D) Great Depression
  • 15. What symbolic meaning is often attributed to the sharks?
A) Economic opportunity
B) Religious symbols
C) Impending doom
D) Marine biodiversity
  • 16. How does the painting address race?
A) Promotes stereotypes
B) Avoids racial themes
C) Black man as universal human subject
D) Celebrates colonialism
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