The Railway, by Édouard Manet
  • 1. In what year did Édouard Manet paint 'The Railway'?
A) 1865
B) 1890
C) 1880
D) 1873
  • 2. What artistic movement is Manet associated with?
A) Cubism
B) Impressionism
C) Expressionism
D) Surrealism
  • 3. How does Manet depict the train in the painting?
A) Multiple train cars
B) Full detailed locomotive
C) As steam and smoke only
D) No train is shown
  • 4. What was the original French title of the painting?
A) Les Rails
B) Le Chemin de Fer
C) La Locomotive
D) La Gare
  • 5. What color dominates the woman's dress?
A) Red and black
B) Blue and white
C) Green and yellow
D) Pink and purple
  • 6. What element represents modernity in the painting?
A) Telephone wires
B) Automobiles
C) The railway and steam
D) Electric lighting
  • 7. What technique did Manet use for the background?
A) Geometric abstraction
B) Photographic realism
C) Loose brushstrokes for steam
D) Detailed architectural rendering
  • 8. What does the contrast between figures and railway symbolize?
A) Wealth vs. poverty
B) Youth vs. old age
C) Traditional life vs. industrial progress
D) Nature vs. agriculture
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