Echo and Narcissus, by John William Waterhouse
  • 1. What artistic movement is Waterhouse associated with?
A) Pre-Raphaelite
B) Impressionism
C) Cubism
D) Baroque
  • 2. What mythological punishment did Echo receive?
A) Could only repeat others' words
B) Lost her voice completely
C) Became invisible
D) Turned into a flower
  • 3. How does Narcissus die in the myth?
A) Drowning in the water
B) Wasting away by the pool
C) Killed by the gods
D) Turning into stone
  • 4. What flower grows where Narcissus dies?
A) Violet
B) Rose
C) Lily
D) Narcissus flower
  • 5. Which goddess cursed Narcissus?
A) Athena
B) Aphrodite
C) Nemesis
D) Hera
  • 6. What is the primary medium of Waterhouse's painting?
A) Tempera
B) Watercolor
C) Fresco
D) Oil on canvas
  • 7. What is Narcissus leaning on in the painting?
A) Nothing
B) The ground
C) A rock
D) A tree
  • 8. Who rejected Echo's love in the myth?
A) Apollo
B) Zeus
C) Pan
D) Narcissus
  • 9. What is the dominant mood of the painting?
A) Joyful
B) Melancholy
C) Triumphant
D) Angry
  • 10. What type of nymph was Echo?
A) Sea nymph
B) Tree nymph
C) River nymph
D) Mountain nymph
  • 11. How does Waterhouse depict the water's surface?
A) Calm and reflective
B) Rippled and disturbed
C) Frozen
D) Flowing rapidly
  • 12. What is the source of the Echo and Narcissus myth?
A) Homer's Iliad
B) Hesiod's Theogony
C) Ovid's Metamorphoses
D) Virgil's Aeneid
  • 13. What is Echo's expression in the painting?
A) Indifference
B) Longing and sorrow
C) Joy and excitement
D) Anger and frustration
  • 14. What element connects Echo and Narcissus in their fates?
A) Physical transformation
B) Divine punishment
C) Unrequited love
D) Mortal death
  • 15. How does Waterhouse handle light in the painting?
A) Soft, diffused light
B) Harsh direct sunlight
C) Moonlight
D) Artificial light
  • 16. What is Narcissus's fatal flaw?
A) Cowardice
B) Vanity and self-love
C) Dishonesty
D) Greed
  • 17. What is the composition's focal point?
A) The surrounding forest
B) Narcissus and his reflection
C) The sky
D) Echo's face
  • 18. How does Waterhouse depict Echo's physical form?
A) As a voice only
B) Transparent
C) As a shadow
D) Solid but fading
  • 19. What psychological concept derives from this myth?
A) Echoism
B) Mythomania
C) Nympholepsy
D) Narcissism
  • 20. What century did Waterhouse paint his version?
A) 17th century
B) 20th century
C) 19th century
D) 18th century
  • 21. Where is Echo hiding when she watches Narcissus?
A) In a cave
B) Behind trees
C) In clouds
D) Underwater
  • 22. Who was the original author of the Narcissus myth?
A) Ovid
B) Virgil
C) Homer
D) Hesiod
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