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Ophelia, by John Everett Millais - Exam
Contributed by: Clarkson
  • 1. In which year did John Everett Millais complete his painting 'Ophelia'?
A) 1855
B) 1860
C) 1852
D) 1848
  • 2. Which Shakespeare play features the character Ophelia?
A) Romeo and Juliet
B) King Lear
C) Hamlet
D) Macbeth
  • 3. What artistic movement was Millais associated with when he painted Ophelia?
A) Romanticism
B) Impressionism
C) Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
D) Baroque
  • 4. Who was the model for Ophelia in Millais' painting?
A) Fanny Cornforth
B) Jane Morris
C) Effie Gray
D) Elizabeth Siddal
  • 5. What type of flowers is Ophelia holding in the painting?
A) Roses and lilies
B) Orchids and carnations
C) Poppies and daisies
D) Sunflowers and tulips
  • 6. Where is Millais' Ophelia currently housed?
A) Uffizi Gallery, Florence
B) Tate Britain, London
C) Louvre Museum, Paris
D) National Gallery, Washington
  • 7. What natural setting did Millais choose for the background of Ophelia?
A) A lake in Scotland
B) A riverbank in Surrey
C) A pond in Kent
D) A stream in Wales
  • 8. How did Millais achieve the detailed botanical elements in Ophelia?
A) Painted outdoors from nature
B) Used botanical illustrations
C) Imagined the plants
D) Copied from other paintings
  • 9. What literary source directly inspired Millais' composition?
A) Greek mythology
B) A Victorian poem
C) Act IV, Scene VII of Hamlet
D) A sonnet by Shakespeare
  • 10. Which other Pre-Raphaelite artist was closely associated with Millais?
A) William Hogarth
B) J.M.W. Turner
C) Dante Gabriel Rossetti
D) John Constable
  • 11. What symbolic meaning do the flowers in Ophelia's hands carry?
A) Love and marriage
B) Death and innocence
C) Wealth and power
D) War and peace
  • 12. How did Millais paint the underwater elements?
A) Copied from scientific drawings
B) Painted entirely from memory
C) Used a glass tank in his studio
D) Used photographs as reference
  • 13. Which character describes Ophelia's death in Hamlet?
A) The gravedigger
B) Queen Gertrude
C) Ophelia's ghost
D) Hamlet himself
  • 14. What is the overall mood of the painting?
A) Joyful and celebratory
B) Melancholy and beautiful
C) Violent and aggressive
D) Comic and lighthearted
  • 15. Which flower symbolizes death in the painting?
A) Poppy
B) Rose
C) Daisy
D) Ivy
  • 16. What was innovative about Millais' approach to landscape in Ophelia?
A) Copying old masters
B) Direct observation from nature
C) Pure imagination
D) Use of photography only
  • 17. What body of water is depicted in the background of 'Ophelia'?
A) A river
B) A pond
C) The sea
D) A lake
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