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Quiz: Paul Gauguin - art and life

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Question 1
What year was Paul Gauguin born?
1848
Question 2
Although Paul Gauguin was born in Paris, France, some of his greatest artistic influences came from the art and aesthetic of his childhood home countries of:
Lima and Peru
Question 3
Answer the following questions.
Question 4
While Paul Gauguin is now known as a world famous artist, his early career was spent as a:
Stock broker
Question 5
What happened after finishing the painting "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?"
He tried to commit a suicide
Question 6
What's the title of the painting?
Are You Jealous?
Question 7
To escape civilization Gauguin went to the island of _____.
Tahiti
Question 8
Paul Gauguin did not begin his career as an artist until later in his life. In this painting, we begin to see signs of his new style, particularly his use of large areas of pure:
Color
Question 9
What's the title of the painting?
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Question 10
Paul Gauguin married a danish woman, Mette-Sophie Gad, in 1873 and they both had 5 kids together.
True
Question 11
Match the pairs.
1st Tahiti period
A Big Tree
2nd Tahiti period
Nativity
Breton Period
Cows on the Seashore
Paris Period
The Guitar Player
Question 12
Gauguin's father was a __________.
Journalist
Question 13
What's the title of the painting?
Portrait of Atiti
Question 14
What year did Gauguin meet Pissarro?
1874
Question 15
Late in October 1888 Gauguin traveled to Arles, in the south of France, to stay with _________.
Vincent van Gogh