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The Great Wave

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the artist who created The Great Wave?

a)

Katsus Hakusai

b)

Vincent Van Gogh

c)

Monet

d)

Katsushika Hokusai

2.

How old was Hokusai when he created The Great Wave?

a)

60

b)

70

c)

86

d)

89

3.

What is in the middle ground of the artwork?

a)

A mountain

b)

A fish

c)

A cloud

d)

A wave

4.

What technique was used to create The Great Wave?

a)

Paint on canvas

b)

Watercolour

c)

Woodblock printing

d)

Using pencils

5.

How many copies of The Great Wave do we estimate were created?

a)

129

b)

300

c)

1000

d)

8000

6.

What is the special colour that was brought from Europe and used to create this print?

a)

Mustard yellow

b)

Prussian blue

c)

Navy blue

d)

Sea foam green

7.

The Great Wave was part of a series of prints by Hokusai where water was always the focus

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What mountain is in the background of the 36 prints from Hokusai's series?

a)

Blue Mountain

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Mount Fuji

d)

Mount Kilimanjaro

9.

When The Great Wave was first created, it was worth...

a)

The price of 2 bowls of noodles

b)

$50

c)

The price of a horse

d)

$1000+

10.

Today, a Great Wave print is worth...

a)

$1.6 Million

b)

$90

c)

$100,000

d)

$4000

11.

Which musical composer was inspired by Hokusai?

a)

Claude Monet

b)

Beethoven

c)

Frederic Chopin

d)

Claude Debussy

12.

All the prints of the Great Wave are exactly identical

a)

True

b)

False