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  1. Answer the following questions about Impressionism.
  2. HINT: The answers can be found at this web-site.
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~ O N E ~

What inspired the name Impressionism to become attached to the Impressionist art movement?

a painting
a city
the Pope
a Parisian cafe

~ T W O ~

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the nineteenth century innovations that enabled the impressionistic painting style?

portable easels
paint tubes
color theory
printing press

~ T H R E E ~

Which of these paintings shows post-impressionist influences?

A

B

C


~ F O U R ~

Pure Impressionism was thought to have reached the height of what type of pictorial representation?

surrealism
fantasy
realism
pragmatism

~ F I V E ~

Which was the first museum dedicated to American Impressionism, the California School?

The Metropolitan Museum
The Phoenix Art Museum
The Fleischer Museum
The Getty Museum

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