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WorksheetsBasquiat- A Radiant Child
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Where was Jean-Michel Basquiat born?
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Brooklyn, New York
Los Angeles, California
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Basquiat got his start as a street artist under a pseudonym (a fictitious name). What was his pseudonym?
JMB-3000
SAMO
JEAN
None of the above
Basquiat was a Junior Member of Brooklyn Museum at age 6.
False
True
Jean-Michel and his mother liked to visit?
His grandmother
Watch plays.
The museum.
What was one of the problems Jean-Michel faced in this story The Radiant Child?
He had a car accident and is scared.
He has to leave his school and move to a new city.
He has to stop drawing and get a job.
Why does Basquiat cross out words on his paintings?
Because they were bad words
Because it made you want to read the words even more
Because they were misspelled
Because it was his art style
Which famous artist was one of Basquiat’s closest friends?
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Andy Warhol
Picasso
What happened to Basquiat as a child?
He won a skating contest.
He was hit by a car.
He met Andy Warhol.
He met Picasso.
How old was Basquiat when he died?
27
22
32
25
What was the reason for his death?
