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The Magpie, by Claude Monet - Test
  • 1. Who painted 'The Magpie'?
A) Claude Monet
B) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
C) Edgar Degas
D) Édouard Manet
  • 2. In what year was 'The Magpie' completed?
A) 1882
B) 1855
C) 1869
D) 1874
  • 3. What artistic movement is 'The Magpie' most associated with?
A) Baroque
B) Realism
C) Impressionism
D) Romanticism
  • 4. What season is depicted in 'The Magpie'?
A) Winter
B) Autumn
C) Spring
D) Summer
  • 5. What building is partially visible in the background?
A) A church
B) A castle
C) A windmill
D) A farmhouse
  • 6. Where is 'The Magpie' currently housed?
A) Louvre Museum, Paris
B) Metropolitan Museum, New York
C) National Gallery, London
D) Musée d'Orsay, Paris
  • 7. What is notable about the painting's initial reception?
A) It was rejected by the Paris Salon
B) It won first prize
C) It was immediately purchased by the state
D) It was destroyed by critics
  • 8. What technique did Monet use to capture light effects on snow?
A) Broken color brushstrokes
B) Glazing
C) Pointillism
D) Smooth blending
  • 9. How does Monet create a sense of depth in the painting?
A) Linear perspective only
B) Size exaggeration
C) Overlapping figures
D) Atmospheric perspective
  • 10. How many magpies are visible in the painting?
A) None
B) One
C) Two
D) Three
  • 11. What time of day is suggested by the lighting?
A) Sunrise
B) Midday
C) Night
D) Sunset
  • 12. What was Monet's financial situation when painting 'The Magpie'?
A) Government sponsored
B) Recently inherited fortune
C) Wealthy and established
D) Struggling financially
  • 13. What other Impressionist painter was working with Monet at this time?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Paul Gauguin
C) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
D) Paul Cézanne
  • 14. What is the painting's French title?
A) L'Oiseau
B) La Pie
C) La Neige
D) Le Corbeau
  • 15. What type of light effect was Monet primarily trying to capture in this painting?
A) Moonlight
B) Streetlamp light
C) Sunlight on snow
D) Candlelight
  • 16. In which French region was this painting created?
A) Paris
B) Provence
C) Normandy
D) Brittany
  • 17. What creates the visual contrast in the painting?
A) A bright sun in a dark sky
B) A red apple on a tree
C) A blue door on a yellow wall
D) The dark magpie against white snow
  • 18. What time of day does the lighting in the painting suggest?
A) Morning
B) Night
C) Noon
D) Afternoon
  • 19. How does the magpie function in the composition?
A) As a focal point
B) As a symbolic centerpiece
C) As part of a flock
D) As background detail
  • 20. What was innovative about Monet's depiction of shadows in this painting?
A) They are exaggeratedly long
B) They are completely absent
C) They are colored rather than gray
D) They are painted in pure black
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