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Basquiat- A Radiant Child

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Jean-Michel Basquiat born?

a)

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

b)

Brooklyn, New York

c)

Los Angeles, California

d)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2.

Basquiat got his start as a street artist under a pseudonym (a fictitious name). What was his pseudonym?

a)

JMB-3000

b)

SAMO

c)

JEAN

d)

None of the above

3.

Basquiat was a Junior Member of Brooklyn Museum at age 6.

a)

False

b)

True

4.

Jean-Michel and his mother liked to visit?

a)

His grandmother

b)

Watch plays.

c)

The museum.

5.

What was one of the problems Jean-Michel faced in this story The Radiant Child?

a)

He had a car accident and is scared.

b)

He has to leave his school and move to a new city.

c)

He has to stop drawing and get a job.

6.

Why does Basquiat cross out words on his paintings?

a)

Because they were bad words

b)

Because it made you want to read the words even more

c)

Because they were misspelled

d)

Because it was his art style

7.

Which famous artist was one of Basquiat’s closest friends?

a)

Jay-Z

b)

Kanye West

c)

Andy Warhol

d)

Picasso

8.

What happened to Basquiat as a child?

a)

He won a skating contest.

b)

He was hit by a car.

c)

He met Andy Warhol.

d)

He met Picasso.

9.

How old was Basquiat when he died?

a)

27

b)

22

c)

32

d)

25

10.

What was the reason for his death?

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