The Artist: Claude Monet

Claude Monet was a ____________________.

• Italian painter

• French painter

• American painter

• Roman painter

What is a caricature?

• Drawings of people with realistic-looking feature.

• Drawings of animals with realistic-looking features.

• Drawings of animals with exaggerated features.

• Drawings of people with exaggerated features.

Monet and his artist friends experimented with different techniques. Their style became known as which one of the following?

• Impressionism

• Realism

• Individualism

• Expressionism

What is the title of this painting?

• Water lilies

• Water lotus

• Water pond

• Lilies

Claude Monet was famous for painting __________________.

• portraits

• still life paintings

• landscapes

• cityscapes

Claude Monet spent his early twenties as a soldier in French North Africa.

• True

• False

“Plein air” is a French expression that means “in the open air.” It is used by artists to describe the art of ______________________.

• Indoor painting

• Sunlight painting

• Garden painting

• Outdoor painting

Claude Monet’s father was supportive and wanted him to become an artist.

• True

• False

The painting Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet became the reason why the artists who painted in this style were named “Impressionists”.

• True

• False

Claude Monet enjoyed________________.

• sailing

• running

• swimming

• gardening