- 1. In 1885, at whose cabaret did Toulouse-Lautrec begin to exhibit his work?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Louis Anquetin
C) Paul Signac
D) Aristide Bruant
- 2. What pseudonym did Toulouse-Lautrec use for an exposition in 1887?
A) Mirliton
B) Tréclau
C) Lautrec
D) Goupil
- 3. Who did Toulouse-Lautrec meet in 1885?
A) Suzanne Valadon
B) Jane Avril
C) Carmen Gaudin
D) Louise Weber
- 4. In what year did Suzanne Valadon attempt suicide?
A) 1888
B) 1890
C) 1894
D) 1885
- 5. Who invited Lautrec to exhibit at Les XX in 1888?
A) Theo van Gogh
B) Henry de Groux
C) Octave Maus
D) Paul Signac
- 6. Which painting did Theo van Gogh purchase for the Goupil & Cie gallery?
A) The Laundress
B) Poudre de Riz
C) Le Lit
D) Salón de la Rue des Moulins
- 7. Toulouse-Lautrec painted a series of en plein air paintings of which red-headed model?
A) Suzanne Valadon
B) Yvette Guilbert
C) Mireille
D) Carmen Gaudin
- 8. With whom did Toulouse-Lautrec almost duel in 1890?
A) Theo van Gogh
B) Paul Signac
C) Henry de Groux
D) Aristide Bruant
- 9. In the mid-1890s, to which magazine did Toulouse-Lautrec contribute illustrations?
A) Les XX
B) Goupil & Cie
C) Le Rire
D) Mirliton
- 10. What was the name of the brothel favourite of Toulouse-Lautrec?
A) Jane
B) Mireille
C) La Goulue
D) Suzanne
- 11. What is the title of the painting Lautrec created from memory in 1894?
A) The Laundress
B) Poudre de Riz
C) Le Lit
D) Salón de la Rue des Moulins
- 12. In what year did the Moulin Rouge cabaret open?
A) 1885
B) 1889
C) 1894
D) 1892
- 13. What was the nickname of the dancer Louise Weber?
A) Tréclau
B) The Gluttoness
C) Mireille
D) La Goulue
- 14. Which dancer does the text describe as 'much subtler' than La Goulue?
A) Jane Avril
B) Carmen Gaudin
C) Suzanne Valadon
D) Yvette Guilbert
- 15. Who explained that Lautrec's interest in prostitutes had moral roots?
A) Octave Maus
B) Édouard Vuillard
C) Paul Signac
D) Henry de Groux
- 16. In which city was Toulouse-Lautrec born?
A) Paris
B) Marseille
C) Albi
D) Lyon
- 17. What artistic movement is Toulouse-Lautrec commonly associated with?
A) Cubism
B) Post-Impressionism
C) Impressionism
D) Surrealism
- 18. What happened to Toulouse-Lautrec during his adolescence?
A) He broke both legs
B) He broke his arm
C) He suffered a stroke
D) He lost his sight
- 19. What was the subject of many of Toulouse-Lautrec's works in later life?
A) Portraits of royalty
B) Religious iconography
C) Landscapes and nature
D) Brothels and prostitutes
- 20. Which artist gave informal lessons to the young Toulouse-Lautrec?
A) Georges Seurat
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Paul Gauguin
D) René Princeteau
- 21. What was a specialty subject of René Princeteau that Toulouse-Lautrec revisited?
A) Still life
B) Floral arrangements
C) Horses
D) Shipwrecks
- 22. Where did Toulouse-Lautrec live at age eight?
A) Albi
B) Lyon
C) Paris
D) Amélie-les-Bains
- 23. What family title did Toulouse-Lautrec hold by courtesy?
A) Vicomte
B) Comte
C) Duc
D) Baron
- 24. What health intervention did Toulouse-Lautrec receive in 1875?
A) Surgical limb extension
B) Thermal baths
C) Physical therapy
D) Dietary restriction
- 25. In what year was Toulouse-Lautrec born?
A) 1867
B) 1864
C) 1901
D) 1838
- 26. Which other painter is mentioned as a Post-Impressionist alongside Toulouse-Lautrec?
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Edgar Degas
C) Paul Cézanne
D) Claude Monet
- 27. What did Toulouse-Lautrec draw in his exercise workbooks as a child?
A) Mathematical formulas
B) Sketches and caricatures
C) Poetry
D) Maps and diagrams
- 28. What was the familial relationship between Toulouse-Lautrec's parents?
A) Siblings
B) Strangers
C) Uncle and niece
D) First cousins
- 29. At what age did Toulouse-Lautrec fracture his right femur?
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 10
- 30. What is the medical condition sometimes known as 'Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome'?
A) Osteopetrosis
B) Osteogenesis imperfecta
C) Achondroplasia
D) Pycnodysostosis
- 31. How tall were Toulouse-Lautrec's legs when they ceased growing?
A) 1.20 m
B) 1.52 m
C) 1.40 m
D) 1.65 m
- 32. Where was Toulouse-Lautrec staying when his painting progress impressed Princeteau?
A) Paris
B) Lyon
C) Nice
D) Marseille
- 33. Who was the portrait painter Toulouse-Lautrec first studied under in Paris?
A) Léon Bonnat
B) Fernand Cormon
C) Émile Bernard
D) Princeteau
- 34. In what year did Toulouse-Lautrec return to Paris to study art?
A) 1880
B) 1878
C) 1885
D) 1882
- 35. Which area of Paris was known for its bohemian lifestyle and artists?
A) Le Marais
B) Montmartre
C) The Latin Quarter
D) Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- 36. Whose studio did Toulouse-Lautrec move to after Bonnat?
A) Princeteau
B) Émile Bernard
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Fernand Cormon
- 37. What was the name of the woman featured in Toulouse-Lautrec's first painting of a prostitute?
A) Louise Michel
B) Marie-Charlet
C) Jane Avril
D) Suzanne Valadon
- 38. How long did Toulouse-Lautrec study at Fernand Cormon's studio?
A) One year
B) Five years
C) Three years
D) Ten years
- 39. How long did Toulouse-Lautrec stay in the Montmartre area?
A) 20 years
B) 10 years
C) 30 years
D) 5 years
- 40. Which company commissioned Toulouse-Lautrec to create a poster for paper confetti?
A) Natansons
B) Simpson & Sons
C) J. & E. Bella
D) Drouant
- 41. What product did Toulouse-Lautrec advertise in the poster titled 'La Chaîne Simpson'?
A) Absinthe
B) Paper confetti
C) Cognac
D) A bicycle
- 42. Which famous author did Toulouse-Lautrec befriend in London?
A) Gustave Geffroy
B) Claude Monet
C) Oscar Wilde
D) Maurice Joyant
- 43. What did Toulouse-Lautrec do with his cane to hide his alcohol?
A) Carved his name into it
B) Painted it black
C) Hollowed it out
D) Used it as a stirrer
- 44. What nickname did Toulouse-Lautrec's cousins use for him as a child?
A) The gourmet
B) The artist
C) Henri the cook
D) Henri the painter
- 45. Which painter shared a reputation with Lautrec as a 'serious gourmet'?
A) Vuillard
B) Claude Monet
C) Maurice Joyant
D) Oscar Wilde
- 46. How many guests were invited to the famous party at the Natansons' house in 1895?
A) 300
B) 150
C) 50
D) 2,000
- 47. Who published Toulouse-Lautrec's recipe collection after his death?
A) Alexandra Leaf
B) Charles Stuckey
C) Maurice Joyant
D) Gustave Geffroy
- 48. Which signature dish is featured in Lautrec's cookbook?
A) Catalan salad
B) Earthquake cocktail
C) London stew
D) Fried confetti
- 49. What was the occupation of Gustave Geffroy, a member of Lautrec's gourmand group?
A) Historian of the Impressionists
B) Chef
C) Painter
D) Confetti merchant
- 50. How many recipes are featured in the cookbook attributed to Lautrec?
A) 2,000
B) 150
C) 300
D) 100
- 51. Where did the group of gourmands meet every Friday night?
A) A London pub
B) Palais Garnier
C) The Natansons' house
D) Drouant
- 52. What physical accessory did Lautrec use to help him walk?
A) A wheelchair
B) A cane
C) Crutches
D) Leg braces
- 53. What led to Toulouse-Lautrec's collapse in February 1899?
A) A viral infection
B) Alcoholism
C) Extreme malnutrition
D) A physical accident
- 54. Where was Toulouse-Lautrec committed in 1899?
A) Folie Saint James
B) Verdelais sanatorium
C) Château Malromé
D) A Parisian hospital
- 55. How many circus portraits did Toulouse-Lautrec draw while at the sanatorium?
A) 28
B) 39
C) 15
D) 50
- 56. Where was Toulouse-Lautrec staying when he suffered a stroke on 15 August 1901?
A) Taussat
B) Albi
C) Neuilly-sur-Seine
D) Paris
- 57. At what age did Toulouse-Lautrec pass away?
A) 36
B) 42
C) 29
D) 50
- 58. Where did Toulouse-Lautrec die?
A) Château Malromé
B) A clinic in Taussat
C) The museum in Albi
D) Folie Saint James
- 59. Where is Toulouse-Lautrec buried?
A) Château Malromé
B) Verdelais Cemetery
C) Albi
D) Paris
- 60. To whom were Toulouse-Lautrec's last words addressed?
A) His father
B) Maurice Joyant
C) His mother
D) A nurse
- 61. What was his father doing when Toulouse-Lautrec uttered his last words?
A) Killing a fly
B) Leaving the room
C) Reading a newspaper
D) Praying
- 62. How many paintings on canvas did Toulouse-Lautrec create?
A) 275
B) 363
C) 5,084
D) 737
- 63. Which Japanese art genre influenced Toulouse-Lautrec's style?
A) Shodo
B) Ukiyo-e
C) Sumie
D) Bunraku
- 64. Which Impressionist painter is noted for influencing Toulouse-Lautrec through behind-the-scenes ballet dancers?
A) Renoir
B) Monet
C) Pissarro
D) Degas
- 65. What kind of brushstrokes did Toulouse-Lautrec often use?
A) Short, thick impasto strokes
B) Stippled dots
C) Cross-hatched strokes
D) Long, thin brushstrokes
- 66. What was the record-setting price for the painting La Blanchisseuse at a 2005 auction?
A) US$22.4 million
B) US$50 million
C) US$10 million
D) US$5 million
- 67. Which television show featured Toulouse-Lautrec in 2018 regarding two sketchbooks?
A) Fake or Fortune?
B) Masterpiece Theatre
C) The Art Historian
D) Antiques Roadshow
- 68. Who portrayed Toulouse-Lautrec in the 1952 film Moulin Rouge?
A) John Leguizamo
B) Roger Planchon
C) Vincent Menjou Cortes
D) José Ferrer
- 69. What is the historical novel by Pierre La Mure based on the life of Toulouse-Lautrec called?
A) Sacré Bleu
B) Genus
C) The Dream Collector
D) Moulin Rouge
- 70. What is a notable feature of Toulouse-Lautrec's paintings of crowd scenes?
A) He avoided painting groups of people
B) Only the background figures were detailed
C) Figures were abstract and blurred
D) Each figure was highly individualised
- 71. In which film was Toulouse-Lautrec portrayed by John Leguizamo?
A) Lautrec (1998)
B) Moulin Rouge (1952)
C) Midnight in Paris
D) Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- 72. What does the text suggest about the figures in his larger paintings?
A) They were based on imaginary characters
B) They were never identifiable
C) They could be identified by silhouette alone
D) They were only recognizable by their clothing
- 73. Which novel transposes the artist's world into a dystopian near-future London?
A) Moulin Rouge
B) Genus
C) Sacré Bleu
D) The Dream Collector
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