SparkNotes: Vincent van Gogh: Quiz

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1. What was the name of Vincent van Gogh's stillborn older brother?

(A) Cornelius Vincent

(B) Theodorus

(D) Anthon

2. How much older was Vincent than his brother Theo?

(A) six years

(B) four years

(D) none of the above–he was younger

3. Who was van Gogh's favorite writer as a young man?

(A) Shakespeare

(B) Dickens

(D) Michelet

4. What was the name of the first woman with whom Vincent fell in love?

(A) Eugenie Loyer

(B) Kee Vos

(D) Rachel

5. In which of the following cities did Vincent live immediately before leaving for Paris?

(A) Drenthe

(B) Antwerp

(D) The Hague

6. Where did van Gogh complete The Potato Eaters?

(A) The Hague

(B) Arles

(D) Nuenen

7. With which of the following artists did van Gogh study while in Paris?

(A) Anton Mauve

(B) Anthon van Rappard

(D) Peter Paul Rubens

8. Which of the following artists was most closely affiliated with the neo- Impressionist (also known as Pointillist or Divisionist) movement that influenced van Gogh while in Paris?

(A) Georges Seurat

(B) Edouard Manet

(D) Claude Monet

9. With whom did van Gogh become closest friends in Paris?

(A) Camille Pissarro

(B) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

(D) Paul Gauguin

10. Which of the following had the least influence on van Gogh's art in Paris?

(A) Japanese prints

(B) Absinthe

(D) Conversations and meetings with artists at Pere Tanguy's shop

11. What color was Vincent's house in Arles?

(A) yellow

(B) blue

(D) green

12. With which of the following artists did van Gogh NOT exhange self-portraits while in Arles?

(A) Paul Gauguin

(B) Charles Laval

(D) Alfred Sisley

13. Which of the following did Vincent NOT paint while in Arles?

(A) Joseph Roulin

(B) Willemina van Gogh

(D) Patience Escalier

14. As what objects did van Gogh symbolically represent himself and Gauguin in his paintings?

(A) chairs

(B) beds

(D) ears

15. We have NO indication of van Gogh having had which ailment?

(A) syphilis

(B) epilepsy

(D) cholera

16. Which of the following important events did not take place while Vincent was in the St. Remy asylum?

(A) the death of his father

(B) the birth of his nephew, Vincent Willem

(D) the exhibition of his work at the Artistes Independents exhibit

17. Which of the following was Vincent reported to have eaten during attacks in St. Remy?

(A) his shoes

(B) his paint

(D) his doctor

18. Whose review of his work does van Gogh read and appreciate while in St. Remy?

(A) J.J. Isaacson

(B) Jules Michelet

(D) Emile Zola

19. Whose work did Vincent NOT copy meticulously while in St. Remy?

(A) Rembrandt's

(B) Delacroix's

(D) Eugene Boch's

20. Under what name did Vincent insist on signing and cataloguing his work?

(A) van Gogh

(B) Vincent van Gogh

(D) Lazarus

21. What is the name of the doctor who supervised Vincent while he was in Auvers?

(A) Dr. Gachet

(B) Dr. Trabuc

(D) Dr. Ravoux

22. Where did Vincent stay while in Auvers?

(A) a hospital

(B) a private residence

(D) a brothel

23. What important technical change did Vincent make to some of his final paintings?

(A) the subject matter

(B) the kind of paint used

(D) the dimensions of his canvasses

24. Where was Vincent when he shot himself?

(A) at the Ravoux inn

(B) at Dr. Gachet's house

(D) in the hospital

25. Where is Theo van Gogh buried today?

(A) next to his wife, Johanna, in Paris

(B) in Utrecht, where he died

(D) next to Vincent, in Auvers