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René Magritte
Contributed by: Downes
  • 1. When was René Magritte born?
A) 1873
B) 1920
C) 1898
D) 1905
  • 2. Where was René Magritte born?
A) Italy
B) Belgium
C) France
D) Spain
  • 3. Which artistic movement was Magritte associated with?
A) Surrealism
B) Abstract Expressionism
C) Cubism
D) Impressionism
  • 4. What is the title of Magritte's famous painting depicting a pipe with the words 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe'?
A) The Human Condition
B) The Son of Man
C) The Treachery of Images
D) The False Mirror
  • 5. What is the title of Magritte's painting showing a man in a suit with an apple covering his face?
A) The False Mirror
B) The Son of Man
C) The Lovers
D) The Treachery of Images
  • 6. Which of the following was one of Magritte's recurring motifs in his paintings?
A) Sunflowers
B) Bowler hat
C) Clocks
D) Monkeys
  • 7. Which other Surrealist artist inspired Magritte?
A) Frida Kahlo
B) Salvador Dalí
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Giorgio de Chirico
  • 8. What is the title of the painting where Magritte shows a steam train coming out of a fireplace?
A) Time Transfixed
B) The Treachery of Images
C) Golconde
D) The Lovers
  • 9. Where did Magritte live for most of his life?
A) Paris
B) Brussels
C) New York
D) London
  • 10. Who was Magritte's wife and frequent model?
A) Georgette Berger
B) Frida Kahlo
C) Georgia O'Keeffe
D) Amelia Earhart
  • 11. What was the name of Magritte's first surreal painting?
A) Les Amants
B) The Lost Jockey (Le jockey perdu)
C) La Reproduction Interdite
D) The Treachery of Images
  • 12. Where did Magritte move to after his poorly reviewed solo exhibition in Brussels?
A) Berlin
B) Paris
C) New York
D) London
  • 13. Which gallery put Magritte under contract along with Jean Arp and Yves Tanguy?
A) Galerie Le Centaure in Brussels
B) London Gallery
C) Julien Levy Gallery in New York
D) Goemans Gallery in Paris
  • 14. What style did Magritte adopt during 1943-44?
A) Monochrome, abstract style
B) Colorful, painterly style known as his 'Renoir period'
C) Cubist style
D) Realistic portrait style
  • 15. What was the name of Magritte's provocative and crude Fauve style period?
A) 'Conceptual period'
B) 'Renoir period'
C) 'Minimalist period'
D) 'Vache period'
  • 16. Which political party did Magritte join in 1932?
A) Liberal Party
B) Socialist Party
C) Communist Party
D) Fascist Party
  • 17. What was Magritte's stance on the functionalist cultural policy of the Communist left?
A) Critical, advocating for artistic autonomy
B) Supportive and fully aligned
C) Opposed to any form of art
D) Indifferent
  • 18. What was Magritte's spiritual belief?
A) Agnostic
B) Buddhist
C) Christian
D) Muslim
  • 19. Which art movements did Magritte influence in the 1960s?
A) Fauvism and Dada
B) Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism
C) Pop, minimalist, and conceptual art
D) Impressionism and Cubism
  • 20. In which year was Magritte 9th in the Walloon version of De Grootste Belg?
A) 2016
B) 1992
C) 2005
D) 1965
  • 21. When did René Magritte marry Georgette Berger?
A) 1967
B) 1936
C) 1940
D) June 1922
  • 22. Who was Georgette Berger's father by profession?
A) Painter
B) Artist
C) Performance artist
D) Butcher
  • 23. In which year did René Magritte die?
A) 1940
B) 1967
C) 1955
D) 1936
  • 24. What phrase is written below the pipe in 'The Treachery of Images'?
A) Ceci est une pipe
B) La trahison des images
C) Il n'y a pas de pipe
D) Ceci n'est pas une pipe (This is not a pipe)
  • 25. What does Magritte's painting 'The Treachery of Images' demonstrate?
A) Art should always satisfy emotionally
B) Objects are always what they seem
C) A pipe can be filled with tobacco
D) An image is not the object it represents
  • 26. What motif is recurring in Magritte's work to challenge the conveyance of meaning?
A) A cloud
B) A pipe
C) A tree
D) An easel
  • 27. Who demonstrated the influence of fairground attractions on Magritte's art?
A) Sheila Legge
B) Patricia Allmer
C) Georgette Berger
D) Suzi Gablik
  • 28. Which contemporary artist was influenced by René Magritte and integrated direct references to his work?
A) Ed Ruscha
B) Jasper Johns
C) John Baldessari
D) Andy Warhol
  • 29. Which artist's use of simple graphic and everyday imagery has been compared to that of pop artists?
A) Ed Ruscha
B) Andy Warhol
C) René Magritte
D) John Baldessari
  • 30. Which album cover by The Jeff Beck Group was inspired by Magritte's work?
A) Truth
B) Wired
C) Blow by Blow
D) Beck-Ola
  • 31. Which Beatles' company logo was inspired by Magritte's Le Jeu de Mourre?
A) Capitol Records
B) EMI Records
C) Apple Corps
D) Parlophone
  • 32. Which 1970 Surrealist play was written by Tom Stoppard?
A) Travesties
B) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
C) The Real Thing
D) After Magritte
  • 33. Which film featured a scene inspired by Magritte's works, particularly during a break-in involving Robin Williams?
A) The Truman Show
B) Forrest Gump
C) Toys (1992)
D) Jumanji
  • 34. Which 1979 album by Gary Numan is a reference to Magritte's painting?
A) Replicas
B) Dance
C) The Pleasure Principle
D) Telekon
  • 35. Who is set to play Magritte in the 2025 television series This Is Not a Murder Mystery?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Pierre Gervais
C) Leonardo DiCaprio
D) Robert Downey Jr.
  • 36. When did the Magritte Museum open to the public?
A) 30 May 2009
B) 1 January 2010
C) 25 December 2007
D) 15 June 2008
  • 37. How many levels does the Magritte Museum have?
A) Seven levels
B) Three levels
C) Five levels
D) Four levels
  • 38. Which painting was stolen from Magritte's former home museum in 2009?
A) Olympia (1948)
B) The Meaning of Night (1927)
C) Golconda (1953)
D) The Empire of Light
  • 39. How much was Olympia reportedly worth when it was stolen?
A) US$750,000
B) About US$1.1 million
C) US$2 million
D) US$500,000
  • 40. When was Olympia returned to the museum?
A) March 2013
B) September 2011
C) December 2009
D) January 2012
  • 41. What did the thieves receive in exchange for returning Olympia?
A) A new painting by Magritte
B) A 50,000-Euro payment from the museum's insurer
C) A public recognition
D) An apology letter
  • 42. Which painting by Magritte in the Menil Collection was created in 1934?
A) The Return
B) The Listening Room (1952)
C) Scheherazade
D) The Rape (1934)
  • 43. Which painting by Magritte was created in 1953 and is part of the Menil Collection?
A) Olympia (1948)
B) The Meaning of Night (1927)
C) The Eternally Obvious (1930)
D) Golconda (1953)
  • 44. Which painting by Magritte in the Menil Collection was created in 1952?
A) The Empire of Light
B) Scheherazade
C) The Listening Room (1952)
D) Golconda (1953)
  • 45. Which painting by Magritte in the Menil Collection was created in 1930?
A) The Meaning of Night (1927)
B) Golconda (1953)
C) The Eternally Obvious (1930)
D) Olympia (1948)
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