A Boy with a Flying Squirrel, by John Singleton Copley
  • 1. Who painted 'A Boy with a Flying Squirrel'?
A) Thomas Gainsborough
B) Benjamin West
C) Gilbert Stuart
D) John Singleton Copley
  • 2. What is the medium of 'A Boy with a Flying Squirrel'?
A) Watercolor on paper
B) Oil on canvas
C) Tempera on wood
D) Charcoal on paper
  • 3. Who is the boy depicted in the painting?
A) Paul Revere
B) John Hancock
C) Henry Pelham
D) Samuel Adams
  • 4. What type of squirrel is featured in the painting?
A) Flying squirrel
B) Gray squirrel
C) Red squirrel
D) Fox squirrel
  • 5. Where is this painting currently housed?
A) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
B) National Gallery, London
C) Metropolitan Museum of Art
D) Louvre Museum
  • 6. What artistic style does this painting represent?
A) Impressionism
B) American Colonial
C) Romanticism
D) Baroque
  • 7. What is the background of the painting?
A) Dark and plain
B) Room interior
C) Landscape view
D) Cityscape
  • 8. What was Copley's primary location when he painted this work?
A) Philadelphia
B) Boston
C) New York
D) London
  • 9. What animal family does the flying squirrel belong to?
A) Sciuridae
B) Heteromyidae
C) Muridae
D) Cricetidae
  • 10. What was revolutionary about Copley's approach in this painting?
A) American subject in European style
B) Political symbolism
C) Abstract background
D) Use of new pigments
  • 11. How does Copley handle the reflective surfaces?
A) With precise realism
B) With symbolic colors
C) With impressionistic strokes
D) With minimal detail
  • 12. What art movement was influencing Copley during this period?
A) Cubism
B) Surrealism
C) Expressionism
D) Rococo
  • 13. What is Henry Pelham's relationship to the artist?
A) Cousin
B) Half-brother
C) Nephew
D) Son
  • 14. Why was this painting significant for Copley's career?
A) It won a major art prize
B) It established his international reputation
C) It was his first commissioned work
D) It was purchased by the king
  • 15. What notable feature shows Copley's skill with textures?
A) Wood grain
B) Silk clothing
C) The squirrel's fur
D) The marble floor
  • 16. What artistic element creates intimacy in the composition?
A) Dramatic lighting
B) Large scale
C) Multiple figures
D) Close cropping
  • 17. What type of portrait is this considered?
A) Informal portrait
B) Equestrian portrait
C) State portrait
D) Allegorical portrait
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