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Edvard Munch Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which year did Edvard Munch write about the infamous instant of existential dread in his diary?

a)

1882

b)

1892

c)

1902

d)

1912

2.

What disease claimed Munch's mother when he was only five years old?

a)

Tuberculosis

b)

Pneumonia

c)

Influenza

d)

Respiratory infection

3.

Where did Munch matriculate in 1880 to study art and design?

a)

Paris

b)

Berlin

c)

Oslo

d)

Cologne

4.

Which art movements influenced Munch's early work?

a)

Impressionism and Cubism

b)

Fauvism and Dadaism

c)

Naturalism and Symbolism

d)

Realism and Surrealism

5.

In which city did Munch participate in an Expressionist exhibition in 1912?

a)

Paris

b)

Oslo

c)

Cologne

d)

Berlin

6.

What did Munch declare in his Saint-Cloud Manifesto?

a)

He would only paint landscapes

b)

He would only paint still life

c)

He would only paint living people who breathe and feel

d)

He would only paint abstract art

7.

What did Munch's father view as a kind of lunacy?

a)

Munch's devotion to religion

b)

Munch's fascination with nature

c)

Munch's interest in literature

d)

Munch's love for art

8.

What did Munch write on his painting 'The Scream' that puzzled curators at the National Museum in Oslo?

a)

A symbol of hope

b)

Can only have been painted by a madman

c)

This is a masterpiece

d)

A reflection of peace

9.

In which year did the Nazis declare Munch's work as degenerate?

a)

1950

b)

1940

c)

1930

d)

1960

10.

When did Edvard Munch pass away?

a)

December 19th, 1943

b)

January 23rd, 1944

c)

November 15th, 1944

d)

February 21st, 1945