René Magritte
René Magritte
  • 1. When was René Magritte born?
A) 1920
B) 1898
C) 1873
D) 1905
  • 2. Where was René Magritte born?
A) Italy
B) Spain
C) Belgium
D) France
  • 3. Which artistic movement was Magritte associated with?
A) Impressionism
B) Abstract Expressionism
C) Surrealism
D) Cubism
  • 4. What is the title of Magritte's famous painting depicting a pipe with the words 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe'?
A) The Human Condition
B) The False Mirror
C) The Treachery of Images
D) The Son of Man
  • 5. What is the title of Magritte's painting showing a man in a suit with an apple covering his face?
A) The Son of Man
B) The Treachery of Images
C) The False Mirror
D) The Lovers
  • 6. Which of the following was one of Magritte's recurring motifs in his paintings?
A) Bowler hat
B) Sunflowers
C) Monkeys
D) Clocks
  • 7. Which other Surrealist artist inspired Magritte?
A) Salvador Dalí
B) Giorgio de Chirico
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Frida Kahlo
  • 8. What is the title of the painting where Magritte shows a steam train coming out of a fireplace?
A) The Treachery of Images
B) Time Transfixed
C) Golconde
D) The Lovers
  • 9. Where did Magritte live for most of his life?
A) Brussels
B) Paris
C) New York
D) London
  • 10. Who was Magritte's wife and frequent model?
A) Frida Kahlo
B) Georgia O'Keeffe
C) Amelia Earhart
D) Georgette Berger
  • 11. What was the name of Magritte's first surreal painting?
A) The Treachery of Images
B) The Lost Jockey (Le jockey perdu)
C) La Reproduction Interdite
D) Les Amants
  • 12. Where did Magritte move to after his poorly reviewed solo exhibition in Brussels?
A) Berlin
B) New York
C) London
D) Paris
  • 13. Which gallery put Magritte under contract along with Jean Arp and Yves Tanguy?
A) Goemans Gallery in Paris
B) Galerie Le Centaure in Brussels
C) London Gallery
D) Julien Levy Gallery in New York
  • 14. What style did Magritte adopt during 1943-44?
A) Realistic portrait style
B) Cubist style
C) Colorful, painterly style known as his 'Renoir period'
D) Monochrome, abstract style
  • 15. What was the name of Magritte's provocative and crude Fauve style period?
A) 'Minimalist period'
B) 'Vache period'
C) 'Conceptual period'
D) 'Renoir period'
  • 16. Which political party did Magritte join in 1932?
A) Liberal Party
B) Fascist Party
C) Communist Party
D) Socialist Party
  • 17. What was Magritte's stance on the functionalist cultural policy of the Communist left?
A) Opposed to any form of art
B) Indifferent
C) Supportive and fully aligned
D) Critical, advocating for artistic autonomy
  • 18. What was Magritte's spiritual belief?
A) Christian
B) Agnostic
C) Muslim
D) Buddhist
  • 19. Which art movements did Magritte influence in the 1960s?
A) Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism
B) Impressionism and Cubism
C) Pop, minimalist, and conceptual art
D) Fauvism and Dada
  • 20. In which year was Magritte 9th in the Walloon version of De Grootste Belg?
A) 1965
B) 1992
C) 2016
D) 2005
  • 21. When did René Magritte marry Georgette Berger?
A) 1967
B) 1936
C) 1940
D) June 1922
  • 22. Who was Georgette Berger's father by profession?
A) Butcher
B) Artist
C) Painter
D) Performance artist
  • 23. In which year did René Magritte die?
A) 1967
B) 1940
C) 1955
D) 1936
  • 24. What phrase is written below the pipe in 'The Treachery of Images'?
A) La trahison des images
B) Ceci n'est pas une pipe (This is not a pipe)
C) Il n'y a pas de pipe
D) Ceci est une pipe
  • 25. What does Magritte's painting 'The Treachery of Images' demonstrate?
A) Objects are always what they seem
B) An image is not the object it represents
C) A pipe can be filled with tobacco
D) Art should always satisfy emotionally
  • 26. What motif is recurring in Magritte's work to challenge the conveyance of meaning?
A) An easel
B) A tree
C) A cloud
D) A pipe
  • 27. Who demonstrated the influence of fairground attractions on Magritte's art?
A) Suzi Gablik
B) Sheila Legge
C) Patricia Allmer
D) Georgette Berger
  • 28. Which contemporary artist was influenced by René Magritte and integrated direct references to his work?
A) John Baldessari
B) Ed Ruscha
C) Andy Warhol
D) Jasper Johns
  • 29. Which artist's use of simple graphic and everyday imagery has been compared to that of pop artists?
A) Ed Ruscha
B) Andy Warhol
C) René Magritte
D) John Baldessari
  • 30. Which album cover by The Jeff Beck Group was inspired by Magritte's work?
A) Beck-Ola
B) Wired
C) Blow by Blow
D) Truth
  • 31. Which Beatles' company logo was inspired by Magritte's Le Jeu de Mourre?
A) Parlophone
B) EMI Records
C) Capitol Records
D) Apple Corps
  • 32. Which 1970 Surrealist play was written by Tom Stoppard?
A) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
B) After Magritte
C) Travesties
D) The Real Thing
  • 33. Which film featured a scene inspired by Magritte's works, particularly during a break-in involving Robin Williams?
A) Jumanji
B) The Truman Show
C) Toys (1992)
D) Forrest Gump
  • 34. Which 1979 album by Gary Numan is a reference to Magritte's painting?
A) Replicas
B) Dance
C) The Pleasure Principle
D) Telekon
  • 35. Who is set to play Magritte in the 2025 television series This Is Not a Murder Mystery?
A) Pierre Gervais
B) Leonardo DiCaprio
C) Robert Downey Jr.
D) Tom Hanks
  • 36. When did the Magritte Museum open to the public?
A) 1 January 2010
B) 30 May 2009
C) 15 June 2008
D) 25 December 2007
  • 37. How many levels does the Magritte Museum have?
A) Five levels
B) Four levels
C) Seven levels
D) Three levels
  • 38. Which painting was stolen from Magritte's former home museum in 2009?
A) Golconda (1953)
B) The Meaning of Night (1927)
C) Olympia (1948)
D) The Empire of Light
  • 39. How much was Olympia reportedly worth when it was stolen?
A) About US$1.1 million
B) US$2 million
C) US$750,000
D) US$500,000
  • 40. When was Olympia returned to the museum?
A) December 2009
B) September 2011
C) March 2013
D) January 2012
  • 41. What did the thieves receive in exchange for returning Olympia?
A) A new painting by Magritte
B) An apology letter
C) A 50,000-Euro payment from the museum's insurer
D) A public recognition
  • 42. Which painting by Magritte in the Menil Collection was created in 1934?
A) Scheherazade
B) The Return
C) The Rape (1934)
D) The Listening Room (1952)
  • 43. Which painting by Magritte was created in 1953 and is part of the Menil Collection?
A) Olympia (1948)
B) The Eternally Obvious (1930)
C) The Meaning of Night (1927)
D) Golconda (1953)
  • 44. Which painting by Magritte in the Menil Collection was created in 1952?
A) The Empire of Light
B) Scheherazade
C) Golconda (1953)
D) The Listening Room (1952)
  • 45. Which painting by Magritte in the Menil Collection was created in 1930?
A) The Eternally Obvious (1930)
B) Golconda (1953)
C) The Meaning of Night (1927)
D) Olympia (1948)
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