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