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Echo and Narcissus, by John William Waterhouse - Test
Contributed by: Muir
  • 1. What artistic movement is Waterhouse associated with?
A) Impressionism
B) Pre-Raphaelite
C) Cubism
D) Baroque
  • 2. What mythological punishment did Echo receive?
A) Turned into a flower
B) Became invisible
C) Could only repeat others' words
D) Lost her voice completely
  • 3. How does Narcissus die in the myth?
A) Killed by the gods
B) Turning into stone
C) Drowning in the water
D) Wasting away by the pool
  • 4. What flower grows where Narcissus dies?
A) Narcissus flower
B) Rose
C) Violet
D) Lily
  • 5. Which goddess cursed Narcissus?
A) Aphrodite
B) Hera
C) Athena
D) Nemesis
  • 6. What is the primary medium of Waterhouse's painting?
A) Watercolor
B) Tempera
C) Fresco
D) Oil on canvas
  • 7. What is Narcissus leaning on in the painting?
A) A tree
B) The ground
C) Nothing
D) A rock
  • 8. Who rejected Echo's love in the myth?
A) Apollo
B) Zeus
C) Narcissus
D) Pan
  • 9. What is the dominant mood of the painting?
A) Joyful
B) Triumphant
C) Angry
D) Melancholy
  • 10. What type of nymph was Echo?
A) Tree nymph
B) River nymph
C) Mountain nymph
D) Sea nymph
  • 11. How does Waterhouse depict the water's surface?
A) Frozen
B) Flowing rapidly
C) Rippled and disturbed
D) Calm and reflective
  • 12. What is the source of the Echo and Narcissus myth?
A) Virgil's Aeneid
B) Hesiod's Theogony
C) Ovid's Metamorphoses
D) Homer's Iliad
  • 13. What is Echo's expression in the painting?
A) Longing and sorrow
B) Joy and excitement
C) Indifference
D) Anger and frustration
  • 14. What element connects Echo and Narcissus in their fates?
A) Divine punishment
B) Mortal death
C) Physical transformation
D) Unrequited love
  • 15. How does Waterhouse handle light in the painting?
A) Soft, diffused light
B) Moonlight
C) Harsh direct sunlight
D) Artificial light
  • 16. What is Narcissus's fatal flaw?
A) Cowardice
B) Dishonesty
C) Vanity and self-love
D) Greed
  • 17. What is the composition's focal point?
A) Echo's face
B) Narcissus and his reflection
C) The surrounding forest
D) The sky
  • 18. How does Waterhouse depict Echo's physical form?
A) As a shadow
B) Transparent
C) As a voice only
D) Solid but fading
  • 19. What psychological concept derives from this myth?
A) Narcissism
B) Nympholepsy
C) Echoism
D) Mythomania
  • 20. What century did Waterhouse paint his version?
A) 17th century
B) 20th century
C) 18th century
D) 19th century
  • 21. Where is Echo hiding when she watches Narcissus?
A) Underwater
B) In clouds
C) In a cave
D) Behind trees
  • 22. Who was the original author of the Narcissus myth?
A) Homer
B) Hesiod
C) Ovid
D) Virgil
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