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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) 1880
D) 1873
  • 2. What artistic movement is Manet associated with?
A) Expressionism
B) Surrealism
C) Impressionism
D) Cubism
  • 3. How does Manet depict the train in the painting?
A) As steam and smoke only
B) No train is shown
C) Multiple train cars
D) Full detailed locomotive
  • 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) Green and yellow
B) Blue and white
C) Red and black
D) Pink and purple
  • 6. What element represents modernity in the painting?
A) Telephone wires
B) Automobiles
C) The railway and steam
D) Electric lighting
  • 7. What technique did Manet use for the background?
A) Geometric abstraction
B) Detailed architectural rendering
C) Loose brushstrokes for steam
D) Photographic realism
  • 8. What does the contrast between figures and railway symbolize?
A) Nature vs. agriculture
B) Youth vs. old age
C) Wealth vs. poverty
D) Traditional life vs. industrial progress
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