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Picasso's Biography

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was Picasso’s first word?

a)

Pen

b)

Pencil

c)

Painting

2.

Who taught Picasso to draw and paint?

a)

His mother

b)

His father

c)

Nobody. He learned to draw and paint on his own.

3.

How old was Picasso when he entered the fine Arts Academy in Barcelona?

a)

14

b)

16

c)

18

4.

Why did Picasso start painting sad scenes early in his life as a painter?

a)

His father had died.

b)

He had lost one of his best friends.

c)

He was living away from his family.

5.

Which colours did he use in his paintings at that time?

a)

Bright colours

b)

Red and pink shades

c)

Blue and green shades

6.

Why did Picasso change to warmer colours some years later?

a)

He was tired of painting sad scenes.

b)

He started selling his paintings.

c)

He finally had some money and was also in love.

7.

What made Picasso start developing an African-inspired style?

a)

A trip to an African country

b)

An African friend of Picasso’s

c)

An African art exhibition

8.

What is Cubism known for?

a)

The use of many different colours

b)

The use of geometric shapes

c)

The use of realistic, natural shapes

9.

What is a collage?

a)

Painting geometric shapes on paper cuts

b)

Cutting paper pieces and simply gluing them on a canvas

c)

Pasting paper cuts into a painting

10.

Which objects did Picasso paint the most in his late cubist period?

a)

Pianos

b)

Violins

c)

Guitars

11.

Why did Picasso return to a more conservative style in his classical period?

a)

He admired the style of French painters like Georges Braque.

b)

He was influenced by the works of Rapahel and Michelangelo after a trip to Italy.

c)

He got tired of painting geometric forms.

12.

What style are called dream-like paintings?

a)

Cubism

b)

Surrealism

c)

Impressionism

13.

Why did Picasso paint Guernica in 1937?

a)

To show he was shocked at the city’s bombing during the war.

b)

To show the destruction of the city in war.

c)

To show that he was not against war.

14.

Where and when did Picasso die?

a)

In Barcelona in 1937

b)

In Paris in 1937

c)

In Paris in 1973

15.

 Where was Pablo Picasso born?

a)

Barcelona, Spain

b)

Málaga, Spain

c)

Paris, France