Portrait of Yarrow Mamout, by Charles Willson Peale - Quiz
  • 1. Who painted the portrait of Yarrow Mamout?
A) Gilbert Stuart
B) John Singleton Copley
C) Rembrandt Peale
D) Charles Willson Peale
  • 2. In what year was the portrait of Yarrow Mamout completed?
A) 1819
B) 1803
C) 1776
D) 1825
  • 3. What material did Charles Willson Peale use for this portrait?
A) Charcoal on paper
B) Tempera on wood
C) Oil on canvas
D) Watercolor on paper
  • 4. What language did Yarrow Mamout primarily speak?
A) Arabic
B) French
C) English
D) His native African language
  • 5. How did Charles Willson Peale likely learn about Yarrow Mamout?
A) Through newspaper advertisements
B) Through local Georgetown residents
C) Through family connections
D) Through government records
  • 6. What artistic style characterizes Peale's portrait of Yarrow Mamout?
A) American Neoclassicism
B) Impressionism
C) Baroque
D) Romanticism
  • 7. Yarrow Mamout was known for his ability to read and write in which language?
A) Spanish
B) French
C) Latin
D) Arabic
  • 8. What expression does Yarrow Mamout have in the portrait?
A) Sad and weary
B) Happy and smiling
C) Angry and defiant
D) Calm and dignified
  • 9. What was Charles Willson Peale's other profession besides painting?
A) Naturalist and inventor
B) Architect
C) Doctor
D) Politician
  • 10. Why is the portrait historically important today?
A) Demonstrates painting techniques
B) Records Georgetown architecture
C) Documents early African American Muslim life
D) Shows colonial fashion trends
  • 11. Yarrow Mamout was notable for being a freed slave from which country?
A) Nigeria
B) Senegal
C) Ghana
D) Guinea
  • 12. What was Yarrow Mamout's primary religion?
A) Islam
B) Judaism
C) Traditional African religion
D) Christianity
  • 13. What was Yarrow Mamout's ethnic group?
A) Mandinka
B) Fulani
C) Wolof
D) Yoruba
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