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Dancer in a Café, by Jean Metzinger
Contributed by: Muir
  • 1. What artistic movement is Jean Metzinger's 'Dancer in a Café' most closely associated with?
A) Cubism
B) Surrealism
C) Impressionism
D) Expressionism
  • 2. In what year was 'Dancer in a Café' painted?
A) 1912
B) 1905
C) 1920
D) 1935
  • 3. What is the primary medium of 'Dancer in a Café'?
A) Tempera on wood
B) Oil on canvas
C) Watercolor on paper
D) Charcoal on paper
  • 4. What is the main subject depicted in the painting?
A) A dancer performing
B) A musician playing violin
C) A couple conversing
D) A waiter serving coffee
  • 5. Which artistic technique is prominently used in this painting?
A) Pointillism
B) Sfumato
C) Geometric fragmentation
D) Impasto
  • 6. What was Metzinger's primary goal in creating this work?
A) To express raw emotion
B) To depict dreamlike imagery
C) To show multiple viewpoints simultaneously
D) To capture a fleeting moment
  • 7. How does Metzinger depict the café environment?
A) As a dark expressionist space
B) As a realistic interior
C) As a hazy impression
D) As fragmented geometric shapes
  • 8. What aspect of modern life does this painting celebrate?
A) Rural landscapes
B) Historical events
C) Religious themes
D) Urban entertainment
  • 9. Which art critic wrote about this painting in 1912?
A) John Ruskin
B) Clement Greenberg
C) Guillaume Apollinaire
D) Harold Rosenberg
  • 10. What was innovative about Metzinger's approach to the human figure?
A) Breaking it into geometric forms
B) Making it completely abstract
C) Using photographic realism
D) Creating elongated proportions
  • 11. Which exhibition first featured this painting?
A) Armory Show
B) Salon des Indépendants
C) First Impressionist Exhibition
D) Documenta
  • 12. What role did Metzinger play in the Cubist movement?
A) Theorist and practitioner
B) Opposing critic
C) Sole founder
D) Late follower
  • 13. How does this work relate to Metzinger's writings?
A) It illustrates his theoretical ideas
B) It has no relation to his writings
C) It predates his theoretical work
D) It contradicts his published views
  • 14. Who painted 'Dancer in a Café'?
A) Henri Matisse
B) Georges Braque
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Jean Metzinger
  • 15. Where is the dancer located in the painting?
A) In a studio
B) In a café
C) In a theater
D) In a park
  • 16. How does Metzinger depict space in this painting?
A) Atmospheric perspective
B) Isometric projection
C) Linear perspective
D) Flattened perspective
  • 17. Which musical instrument appears in the painting?
A) Guitar
B) Violin
C) Flute
D) Piano
  • 18. How are the forms in the painting organized?
A) Radial composition
B) Random placement
C) Interlocking planes
D) Symmetrical arrangement
  • 19. What was Metzinger's nationality?
A) German
B) French
C) Spanish
D) Italian
  • 20. Which element suggests movement?
A) Speed lines
B) Blurred edges
C) The dancer's pose
D) Flying objects
  • 21. How is depth suggested in the painting?
A) Linear perspective
B) Size diminution
C) Atmospheric perspective
D) Overlapping planes
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