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