June 9, 2025

Test your knowledge of famous artists and masterpieces

Questions
  1. Who painted the famous artwork “The Starry Night”?
    a) Pablo Picasso
    b) Vincent van Gogh
    c) Leonardo da Vinci
    d) Claude Monet
  2. Which novel begins with the line, “Call me Ishmael”?
    a) Moby-Dick
    b) The Old Man and the Sea
    c) The Great Gatsby
    d) War and Peace
  3. What is the name of the sculpture created by Michelangelo that depicts the Biblical hero David?
    a) The Thinker
    b) David
    c) The Pietà
    d) Venus de Milo
  4. Who is the author of the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
    a) William Shakespeare
    b) George Bernard Shaw
    c) Oscar Wilde
    d) Arthur Miller
  5. Which artist is known for pioneering the Cubist movement?
    a) Salvador Dalí
    b) Pablo Picasso
    c) Henri Matisse
    d) Jackson Pollock
  6. In literature, what is the term for a recurring theme or symbol throughout a work?
    a) Motif
    b) Irony
    c) Foreshadowing
    d) Allegory
  7. Which painting is famously associated with the “Mona Lisa”?
    a) Leonardo da Vinci
    b) Raphael
    c) Titian
    d) Caravaggio
  8. Who wrote the epic poem “The Iliad”?
    a) Homer
    b) Virgil
    c) Dante Alighieri
    d) Geoffrey Chaucer
  9. Which art movement is characterized by abstract forms, bold colors, and a focus on emotional expression, and was led by artists like Wassily Kandinsky?
    a) Impressionism
    b) Surrealism
    c) Abstract Expressionism
    d) Expressionism
  10. What is the name of the literary genre that features stories told through verse and often involves heroic deeds, as seen in works like “The Song of Roland”?
    a) Novel
    b) Epic poetry
    c) Short story
    d) Drama
Answers
  1. b) Vincent van Gogh
  2. a) Moby-Dick
  3. b) David
  4. a) William Shakespeare
  5. b) Pablo Picasso
  6. a) Motif
  7. a) Leonardo da Vinci
  8. a) Homer
  9. d) Expressionism
  10. b) Epic poetry