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The Night Watch, by Rembrandt
Contributed by: Morrison
  • 1. What is the full title of Rembrandt's painting commonly known as 'The Night Watch'?
A) The Guard at Dusk
B) The Night Patrol
C) Captain Cocq's Company
D) Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq
  • 2. In what year was The Night Watch completed?
A) 1632
B) 1652
C) 1662
D) 1642
  • 3. What type of painting is The Night Watch?
A) Mythological scene
B) Landscape painting
C) Group portrait of a civic guard
D) Religious altarpiece
  • 4. Which museum houses The Night Watch?
A) Louvre
B) Van Gogh Museum
C) Mauritshuis
D) Rijksmuseum
  • 5. In which city is The Night Watch displayed?
A) The Hague
B) Rotterdam
C) Amsterdam
D) Paris
  • 6. What artistic technique is prominent in The Night Watch?
A) Chiaroscuro
B) Pointillism
C) Cubism
D) Impressionism
  • 7. Why was the painting originally thought to depict a night scene?
A) It depicts a midnight military exercise
B) Rembrandt specifically painted it at night
C) Dark varnish had darkened over time
D) The commissioner requested a night scene
  • 8. Who is the central figure in the painting?
A) The standard bearer
B) Captain Frans Banninck Cocq
C) The drummer
D) Rembrandt himself
  • 9. What is the girl in the background carrying?
A) A chicken
B) A lantern
C) A flag
D) A musket
  • 10. What military group is depicted in the painting?
A) Naval officers
B) Civic guard of Amsterdam
C) Dutch Royal Army
D) Cavalry regiment
  • 11. What was revolutionary about Rembrandt's composition?
A) Dynamic action instead of static poses
B) Background completely dark
C) All figures facing forward
D) Use of only two colors
  • 12. Which parts were cut off from the original painting?
A) Only the right side
B) All four sides equally
C) Only the left side
D) Left side, top, and bottom
  • 13. What recent conservation project involved The Night Watch?
A) Dutch Master Project
B) Operation Night Watch
C) The Rembrandt Restoration
D) Golden Age Conservation
  • 14. How is the painting currently displayed for conservation?
A) Behind bulletproof glass
B) Rotated monthly
C) In a specially designed glass chamber
D) In complete darkness
  • 15. What technique did Rembrandt use to create depth?
A) Flat composition
B) Linear perspective only
C) Atmospheric perspective
D) Monochromatic color scheme
  • 16. The lieutenant next to Captain Cocq is named:
A) Pieter Lastman
B) Willem van Ruytenburch
C) Jan van Goyen
D) Frans Hals
  • 17. What type of militia were the Kloveniers?
A) Archers
B) Musketeers
C) Cavalry
D) Artillery
  • 18. The painting is notable for its use of:
A) Light and shadow
B) Pure primary colors
C) Gold leaf
D) Geometric shapes
  • 19. The painting was moved to its current location in:
A) 1642
B) 1975
C) 1885
D) 1715
  • 20. What makes the girl in yellow significant?
A) She serves as a symbolic mascot
B) She is holding a secret message
C) She is Rembrandt's wife
D) She is the captain's daughter
  • 21. What weapon is prominently featured?
A) Sword
B) Pistol
C) Musket
D) Cannon
  • 22. What material is the painting created on?
A) Stone
B) Canvas
C) Wood panel
D) Copper plate
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