Art History - Pointillism
Test Quiz
1. When did the Pointillism art movement take place?
a. 1200s
b. Late 1400s to early 1500s
c. Mid 1600s
d. Late 1800s
e. Mid 1900s
2. What characteristic made Pointillism painting unique?
a. The everyday subjects
b. They painted with small dots of color
c. The really wide brush strokes
d. The social commentary
e. The use of symbols as themes
3. What modern-day technology is similar to Pointillism painting?
a. Light bulbs
b. The Internet
c. Computer screens
d. Ethernet
e. Nuclear power
4. Which artist is known for a pointillism painting of his wife and daughter and then later moved back to traditional painting?
a. Charles Angrand
b. Maximilien Luce
c. Theo Van Rysselberghe
d. Georges Seurat
e. Paul Signac
5. Who was considered the founder of the Pointillism art movement?
a. Charles Angrand
b. Maximilien Luce
c. Theo Van Rysselberghe
d. Georges Seurat
e. Paul Signac
6. What artist painted 'Sunday' and was a major contributor to the Pointillism art movement?
a. Charles Angrand
b. Maximilien Luce
c. Theo Van Rysselberghe
d. Georges Seurat
e. Paul Signac
7. What artist painted 'Morning, Interior' as well a series of paintings of Notre Dame?
a. Charles Angrand
b. Maximilien Luce
c. Theo Van Rysselberghe
d. Georges Seurat
e. Paul Signac
8. What artist is known for experimenting with different sized dots in his Pointillism paintings?
a. Charles Angrand
b. Maximilien Luce
c. Theo Van Rysselberghe
d. Georges Seurat
e. Paul Signac
9. What did Seurat call the Pointillism technique when he first invented it?
a. Dottism
b. Pixilism
c. Divisionism
d. Illusionism
e. Opticalism
10. True or False: In many ways Pointillism was a science as much as it was an art form?
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
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