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