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