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Claude Monet - art and life

When was Claude Monet born?
14th November 1841
14th November 1839
14th November 1838
14th November 1840
14th November 1840
Monet and the Impressionist movement are associated with which city?
London
Paris
New York
Florence
Paris
What's the title of the painting?
Houses of Parliament
Monet's mother died when he was 15.
True
False
True
Monet's early artistic influences included realism and en plein air painting. Which painting reflects these techniques?
Impression, Sunrise
Women in the Garden
Woman in a Green Dress
Water Lilies
Woman in a Green Dress
What's the title of the painting?
Garden in Bloom at Sainte-Addresse
Fontainebleau Forest
Poplars at Giverny
Road to the Saint-Simeon Farm
Poplars at Giverny
What school did Claude Monet attend?
Academy of Art, Florence
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Royal Academy of Art, London
Académie Suisse, Paris
Académie Suisse, Paris
Obliged to serve in the military, in 1861 Monet was sent to _________.
Libya
Morocco
Niger
Algieria
Algieria
What's the title of the painting?
Afternoon at La Grenouillere
Bathers at La Grenouillere
The Grenouillere
Boats at La Grenouillere
Bathers at La Grenouillere
Camille Doncieux was Monet's second wife. She was the subject of a number of his paintings. The had two sons, Michel and Jean.
False
True
False
Title?
Woman with a Parasol
Year?
1875
What year did Claude Monet marry Alice Hoschede?
1894
1891
1892
1893
1892
Claude Monet died of ___________ in 1926.
A car accident
A heart attack
Malaria
Lung cancer
Lung cancer
Which of the following does NOT describe a technique used by the Impressionists?
Textured paint
Thick, blotchy brush strokes
Fine lines and details
Hazy images
Fine lines and details
From an early age, he drew caricatures in his spare time.
True
False
True
What's the title of the painting?
Water Lilies
What year did the Paris Salon accept two of Monet's seascapes for exhibition?
1865
1868
1869
1867
1865
In 1883 Claude moved to ____________ and it became Monet's primary inspiration for the last three decades of his life. What's the name of the described place?
Le Havre
Vichy
Giverny
Rouen
Giverny
Who was Monet's father?
A grocer
A doctor
A lawyer
A farmer
A grocer
Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet often painted in en plein-air together. They were lifelong friends, often setting up their easels side by side.
False
True
True