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