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