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