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The Gulf Stream, by Winslow Homer
Contributed by: Forster
  • 1. What medium did Winslow Homer primarily use for 'The Gulf Stream'?
A) Oil painting
B) Watercolor
C) Charcoal drawing
D) Sculpture
  • 2. In what year was 'The Gulf Stream' completed?
A) 1885
B) 1872
C) 1905
D) 1899
  • 3. Where is 'The Gulf Stream' currently housed?
A) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
B) Metropolitan Museum of Art
C) National Gallery
D) Louvre Museum
  • 4. What body of water does the Gulf Stream refer to in the painting?
A) Gulf of Mexico
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Caribbean Sea
  • 5. What marine creatures surround the boat in the painting?
A) Sharks
B) Dolphins
C) Whales
D) Sea turtles
  • 6. What artistic movement is Homer associated with?
A) Cubism
B) Impressionism
C) American Realism
D) Surrealism
  • 7. What is the dominant color palette of the painting?
A) Grays and blacks
B) Reds and oranges
C) Blues and greens
D) Browns and yellows
  • 8. How does the painting convey a sense of danger?
A) Sharks circling the boat
B) Lightning striking nearby
C) Pirates attacking
D) Volcanic eruption
  • 9. Where did Homer create many of his marine paintings?
A) Cape Cod, Massachusetts
B) Newport, Rhode Island
C) Key West, Florida
D) Prouts Neck, Maine
  • 10. How is the horizon line positioned in the composition?
A) Low horizon emphasizing sky
B) Diagonal horizon
C) No visible horizon
D) High horizon emphasizing sea
  • 11. What does the distant ship symbolize?
A) Unreachable rescue
B) Military threat
C) Commercial trade
D) Imminent salvation
  • 12. What was Homer's primary profession before painting?
A) Illustrator
B) Sailor
C) Fisherman
D) Architect
  • 13. How many versions of 'The Gulf Stream' did Homer paint?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) One
D) Three
  • 14. What historical context influenced this painting?
A) World War I
B) Post-Civil War America
C) Industrial Revolution
D) Great Depression
  • 15. What symbolic meaning is often attributed to the sharks?
A) Impending doom
B) Marine biodiversity
C) Economic opportunity
D) Religious symbols
  • 16. How does the painting address race?
A) Promotes stereotypes
B) Avoids racial themes
C) Black man as universal human subject
D) Celebrates colonialism
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