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The Great Wave

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the Japanese Artist we studied?
a)
Takashi Murakami 
b)
Yayoi Kusama
c)
Katsushika Hokusai
d)
Kawanabe Kyosai
2.

Houksai used over how many names to sign his work?

a)

12

b)

3

c)

31

d)

21

3.

When did Hokusai live?

a)

1760-1849

b)

1700-1770

c)

1860-1949

d)

1500-1700

4.

Hokusai began creating art when he was just _______ years old

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

5.

At age 15 he entered the studio of his fellow artist

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Araki Hirohiko

c)

Megumi Yuto

d)

Katsukawa Shunsho

6.

What art technique did he learn and master?

a)

Painting

b)

Woodcut Printmaking

c)

Marble Sculpting

d)

Plaster Casting

7.

Where did he travel in 1830?

a)

Osaka

b)

Mount Fuji

c)

Tokaido

d)

Hakone

8.

What was the Tokaido

a)

A river in Japan

b)

A Highway between Tokyo and Kyoto

c)

The palace where the emperor lived

d)

A street in Kyoto

9.

How many prints and drawings were made in Hokusai's lifetime?

a)

10

b)

50000

c)

3000

d)

30000

10.

What type of lines were characteristic of his work?

a)

Free curved lines

b)

Short strokes

c)

Faded lines

d)

Jagged sharp lines

11.

When was The Great Wave painted?

a)

1800-1812

b)

1790-1800

c)

1700-1750

d)

1826-1833

12.

Which of the following was the first name Hokusai used in 1779?

a)

Shunro

b)

Kako

c)

Shinsei

d)

Gumbatei

13.

Hokusai used the name Fujiwara Litsu in the year

a)

1800

b)

1847-1849

c)

1901-1907

d)

1820-1824

14.

Hokusai's full name was

a)

Shurno Hokusai

b)

Yuto Hokusai

c)

Ando Hokusai

d)

Anthato Hokusai