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