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WorksheetsTest Your Knowledge: Surrealism Vocab and Magritte
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins
Rene Magritte was born and lived where nearly all of his life?
New York, USA
Brussels, Belgium
London, United Kingdom
Barcelona, Spain
One of the biggest events in Magritte's life that would shape the way he looked at the world was:
His father dying in World War I.
Being sent to live away from his family when he was just a toddler.
The drowning of his mother when he was still quite young.
Creating his first painting at the age of 12 and becoming instantly famous.
Which is true about the Surrealism movement in Art? (mark all that are true.)
It was mostly about feelings, memories, and dreams.
It was about things that looked real, but impossible.
It came about in the late 1920's, after World War I.
it was painted in an abstract way and showed images of things that were not recognizable.
Who is the person we see in many of Magritte's paintings?
His mother
His friend, Salvador Dali
His father, the merchent
Rene Magritte himself
The definition of (a) as a technique in surrealism is: Changing an object's relative size to its surroundings in an unexpected way.
The definition of (a) as a technique in surrealism is: Objects appearing to float or defy gravity.
The definition of (a) as a technique in surrealism is: Placing two objects together or joining them in an impossible or unexpected combination to emphasize their differences.
The definition of (a) as a technique in surrealism is: Taking an object out of its normal environment and placing it somewhere unexpected.
The definition of (a) as a technique in surrealism is: Giving the appearance that you can look through an object or that it is invisible.
The definition of (a) as a technique in surrealism is: an object changing its shape, appearance or physical properties.
Which of the surrealism techniques we covered is shown clearly in this painting, Castle of the Pyrenees by Magritte?
Juxtaposition
Levitation
Transparency
Scale
Which of the surrealism techniques we covered is clearly shown in this painting, Sunrise by the Ocean by Vladimir Kush?
transformation
transparency
levitation
dislocation
Which of the surrealism techniques we covered is clearly shown in this painting by Shengui Hu?
juxtaposition
transparency
scale
dislocation
Which of the surrealism techniques we covered is clearly shown in this painting by Scott Moore?
juxtaposition
dislocation
scale
levitation
