The Night Watch, by Rembrandt
  • 1. What is the full title of Rembrandt's painting commonly known as 'The Night Watch'?
A) Captain Cocq's Company
B) The Night Patrol
C) Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq
D) The Guard at Dusk
  • 2. In what year was The Night Watch completed?
A) 1652
B) 1632
C) 1642
D) 1662
  • 3. What type of painting is The Night Watch?
A) Group portrait of a civic guard
B) Landscape painting
C) Religious altarpiece
D) Mythological scene
  • 4. Which museum houses The Night Watch?
A) Mauritshuis
B) Louvre
C) Van Gogh Museum
D) Rijksmuseum
  • 5. In which city is The Night Watch displayed?
A) Paris
B) Rotterdam
C) Amsterdam
D) The Hague
  • 6. What artistic technique is prominent in The Night Watch?
A) Chiaroscuro
B) Cubism
C) Impressionism
D) Pointillism
  • 7. Why was the painting originally thought to depict a night scene?
A) It depicts a midnight military exercise
B) Dark varnish had darkened over time
C) The commissioner requested a night scene
D) Rembrandt specifically painted it at night
  • 8. Who is the central figure in the painting?
A) The standard bearer
B) The drummer
C) Captain Frans Banninck Cocq
D) Rembrandt himself
  • 9. What is the girl in the background carrying?
A) A musket
B) A lantern
C) A chicken
D) A flag
  • 10. What military group is depicted in the painting?
A) Naval officers
B) Dutch Royal Army
C) Civic guard of Amsterdam
D) Cavalry regiment
  • 11. What was revolutionary about Rembrandt's composition?
A) Dynamic action instead of static poses
B) All figures facing forward
C) Background completely dark
D) Use of only two colors
  • 12. Which parts were cut off from the original painting?
A) Left side, top, and bottom
B) Only the right side
C) Only the left side
D) All four sides equally
  • 13. What recent conservation project involved The Night Watch?
A) The Rembrandt Restoration
B) Operation Night Watch
C) Golden Age Conservation
D) Dutch Master Project
  • 14. How is the painting currently displayed for conservation?
A) In a specially designed glass chamber
B) Behind bulletproof glass
C) Rotated monthly
D) In complete darkness
  • 15. What technique did Rembrandt use to create depth?
A) Monochromatic color scheme
B) Flat composition
C) Linear perspective only
D) Atmospheric perspective
  • 16. The lieutenant next to Captain Cocq is named:
A) Frans Hals
B) Jan van Goyen
C) Pieter Lastman
D) Willem van Ruytenburch
  • 17. What type of militia were the Kloveniers?
A) Archers
B) Artillery
C) Musketeers
D) Cavalry
  • 18. The painting is notable for its use of:
A) Pure primary colors
B) Light and shadow
C) Geometric shapes
D) Gold leaf
  • 19. The painting was moved to its current location in:
A) 1642
B) 1885
C) 1975
D) 1715
  • 20. What makes the girl in yellow significant?
A) She is the captain's daughter
B) She is holding a secret message
C) She serves as a symbolic mascot
D) She is Rembrandt's wife
  • 21. What weapon is prominently featured?
A) Sword
B) Pistol
C) Musket
D) Cannon
  • 22. What material is the painting created on?
A) Wood panel
B) Canvas
C) Stone
D) Copper plate
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