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A Quiz for French Revolution Art History to learn about the Death of Marat readings
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1
David was originally in charge of all of the activities EXCEPT
Display of the body
Executor of the will
Exhibition of painting
Funeral rites and burial
2
Why was Marat in the bath at the time of his death?
He wasn't, David just depicted him that way
Getting ready for the Festival of Federations
It had been a hard day and he really needed a bubble bath
He suffered from a skin condition
3
David's choice of means in each stage affected the final product
True
False
4
What group did Charlotte Corday support?
Sans Cullotte
Girondin
Montagnards
Jacobin
5
How long was the portrait on display for?
16 months
2 years
1 year
18 months
6
Which was not a major factor that connected artists that began using
Marat
's "Spartan style"
Training from David
The influence of art theory
Studying in Rome
The circulation of prints
7
What artist influenced David in a way that allowed him to compete with Fuseli?
Botticelli
Titian
Raphael
Caravaggio
8
What happened to Charlotte Corday afterwards?
Was exiled
Guillotined
Imprisoned for life
Joined a convent
9
According to Corday, who was responsible for Marat's murder?
The Girondins
Herself
Nobody
All of France
10
What was the other martyr portrait David made before Marat's?
Le Peletier
Le Rochambeau
The Death of Socrates
Tennis Court Oath
11
What was Marat's newspaper called?
Source de Nouvelles Fausses
L'Ami du Paris
L'Ami du Peuple
Le Publiciste Parisien
12
David excluded all of the following from the portrait except...
Drapes
Pistol collection
French map
Marat's shirt
13
How were David's martyr portraits of Marat and Le Peletier different from others of "great men"
They were nude
They were lying down
They were dead or dying
They had short hair
14
What theme wasn't explored in Munch's Marat sequence?
Mortality
Emasculation
Heroicism
Loss
15
Which Greek historian influenced David according to Halliday?
John Stamos
Polybius
Socrates
Cassius Dio
16
Delacroix blamed David for...?
Encouraging an indifference toward painting technique
Being a loud political voice
Starting the martyr portrait movement
Revolutionizing the Academy
17
What was one of the political transformations David was trying to encourage through
Marat
?
Writing was a controversial job during the revolution
Meshing of public and private life to express emotions
Increased use of dark colors in portraiture
The Jacobins' apology to other revolutionary groups
18
Portraitists were at the top of artistic hierarchy and were praised for "independent genius"
True
False
19
Who murdered Jean-Paul Marat?
Claire Lacombe
Olympe de Gouges
Charlotte Corday
Pauline Léon
20
Corday says Marat's last words were...
Begging for his life
Denouncing women
Sentencing Girondins to death
Condemning the Jacobin cause
21
What was not found when
Marat
was passed under infrared?
The original location of the knot of wood
Different position of the box
Grid lines
Marat's nude form
22
What were Marat's last words?
"This dying is boring"
"My dear friend, I am dying!"
"Help! Don't let her escape!"
"Such a nasty woman."
23
Which modern artist explored the eroticism of
Marat?
Degas
Munch
Picasso
Kiefer
24
Vaughan: Sir Joshua Reynolds believes that history painting was closer to ___than history
Education
Facts
Literature
Theatre
25
What day was Marat murdered?
July 13, 1794
June 13, 1793
June 13, 1794
July 13, 1793
26
Lomas compares Corday's composition in Picasso's work to a...?
Demon
Peacock
Bull
Fox
27
How long did it take David to paint the portrait?
3 years
1 year
3 months
2 months
28
How many linguistic messages can be seen in
Marat?
4
3
1
2
29
Which elements do not indicate the former presence of Corday in
Marat
?
The chest wound
Letter in hand
Kitchen knife on the floor
Where the eyes are looking
30
What is the
exemplum virtutis
?
Depiction of a hero sacrificing himself for a noble cause
Depiction of an artist painting a posthumous portrait
Highest honor given to a Girondin
Highest honor given to a Jacobin
31
What revolutionary event preceded Marat's murder?
Trial of Marie Antoinette
Overthrow of Robespierre
The Great Terror
Storming of the Bastille
32
All of the following were ways that portraits commissioned for private viewing showed death BUT
Shadow on deceased person's face
A mirror with no reflection
Young children or loved ones reaching out to the deceased
Tears in the deceased person's eyes
33
Who was David's teacher?
Murat
Gros
Boucher
Vien
34
Was Marat a...?
Trump Support
Jacobin
Girondin
Montagnard
35
What was the highest regarded non-portrait painting genre?
Religious/historic
Everyday life
Animals
Still life
36
What relationship did David and Marat have?
Rivals who respected each other
Star-crossed lovers
Enemies until death
Friends and allies
37
What last act of Corday's did David give to Marat?
Making a passionate speech
Taking a bath
Praying
Giving money to women and children
38
What do The Death of Marat, Le Peletier, and the Oath of Horatii have in common pictorially?
Stark backgrounds
The male nude covered in white cloth
Dying figures
Blades or swords
39
What was the original name of this painting?
Marat corpus necro
L'Ami du Peuple
Marat a son dernier soupir
Marat pas celui-ci
40
Which ancient civilization did Picasso draw influence from in his images?
Aztecs
Greeks
Assyrians
Babylonians
41
Which psychoanalysis of Freud's is used as a comparative example for the artists' motives?
The Jekyll and Hyde
The Wolf-Man
The Predator
The Frankenstein
42
Gretton believes that David represents Corday's dagger in what additional way?
The empty, black background
The letter in Marat's hand
The green cloth
Marat's quill
43
What's Jean Paul Marat's nationality?
German
Swiss
French
Belgian
