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