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The Railway, by Édouard Manet
Contributed by: Clarkson
  • 1. In what year did Édouard Manet paint 'The Railway'?
A) 1865
B) 1890
C) 1873
D) 1880
  • 2. What artistic movement is Manet associated with?
A) Surrealism
B) Cubism
C) Impressionism
D) Expressionism
  • 3. How does Manet depict the train in the painting?
A) Full detailed locomotive
B) No train is shown
C) As steam and smoke only
D) Multiple train cars
  • 4. What was the original French title of the painting?
A) Le Chemin de Fer
B) Les Rails
C) La Locomotive
D) La Gare
  • 5. What color dominates the woman's dress?
A) Pink and purple
B) Blue and white
C) Green and yellow
D) Red and black
  • 6. What element represents modernity in the painting?
A) Automobiles
B) The railway and steam
C) Electric lighting
D) Telephone wires
  • 7. What technique did Manet use for the background?
A) Detailed architectural rendering
B) Photographic realism
C) Geometric abstraction
D) Loose brushstrokes for steam
  • 8. What does the contrast between figures and railway symbolize?
A) Youth vs. old age
B) Wealth vs. poverty
C) Traditional life vs. industrial progress
D) Nature vs. agriculture
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