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