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The Absinthe Drinker, by Édouard Manet
Contributed by: Forster
  • 1. In what year did Édouard Manet paint 'The Absinthe Drinker'?
A) 1882
B) 1874
C) 1865
D) 1859
  • 2. Which art movement is Manet most commonly associated with?
A) Surrealism
B) Impressionism
C) Cubism
D) Romanticism
  • 3. What color is traditionally associated with absinthe?
A) Blue
B) Red
C) Yellow
D) Green
  • 4. Where is 'The Absinthe Drinker' currently housed?
A) National Gallery, London
B) Metropolitan Museum, New York
C) Louvre Museum, Paris
D) Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
  • 5. What was the social status of the subject in the painting?
A) Military officer
B) Lower class/outcast
C) Royalty
D) Middle class merchant
  • 6. What item is prominently featured with the drinker in the painting?
A) A book
B) A glass of absinthe
C) A weapon
D) A musical instrument
  • 7. What was Manet's artistic intention with this painting?
A) Historical recreation
B) Modern life realism
C) Abstract expression
D) Religious symbolism
  • 8. What was the typical preparation method for drinking absinthe?
A) Dripping water over sugar
B) Heated like mulled wine
C) Mixed with milk
D) Shaken with ice
  • 9. Which herb gives absinthe its distinctive flavor?
A) Wormwood
B) Basil
C) Mint
D) Rosemary
  • 10. What was the painting's original title?
A) The Absinthe Drinker
B) Man with a Glass
C) The Parisian Drunkard
D) The Green Fairy
  • 11. How did this painting influence later artists?
A) Paved way for modern subject matter
B) Popularized religious art
C) Started the Cubist movement
D) Ended portrait painting
  • 12. What was the primary medium used for 'The Absinthe Drinker'?
A) Watercolor on paper
B) Oil on canvas
C) Tempera on wood
D) Charcoal on canvas
  • 13. What type of hat is the figure wearing?
A) A cap
B) A top hat
C) A bowler hat
D) A beret
  • 14. What was absinthe associated with in 19th century France?
A) Royal consumption only
B) Medical treatment
C) Religious ceremonies
D) Bohemian lifestyle and addiction
  • 15. Which artist was Manet's teacher?
A) Jacques-Louis David
B) Eugène Delacroix
C) Thomas Couture
D) Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
  • 16. What is the figure leaning against?
A) A bar
B) A wall
C) A tree
D) A chair
  • 17. Which literary figure inspired Manet's painting?
A) Émile Zola
B) Victor Hugo
C) Charles Baudelaire
D) Gustave Flaubert
  • 18. Which element shows Spanish influence on Manet?
A) Dark background and single figure
B) Use of bright colors
C) Abstract forms
D) Religious symbolism
  • 19. What does the empty space around the figure suggest?
A) Isolation and alienation
B) Freedom and openness
C) Wealth and luxury
D) Community and belonging
  • 20. Why was this painting significant in art history?
A) First abstract work
B) Challenged academic conventions
C) First use of oil paint
D) Largest painting ever made
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