The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Edmund de Waal
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The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Edmund de Waal
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author call an art?
(a) Autograph hunting.
(b) House watching.
(c) House sitting.
(d) Star gazing.

2. In which famous painting is Charles depicted?
(a) Luncheon of he Boating Party.
(b) Nymheas.
(c) Venus in Furs.
(d) Falling in Love.

3. What pose does Charles hold in Manet's painting?
(a) He is standing up in a boat flexing his muscles.
(b) He is sitting with his back to the painter.
(c) He is kissing the hand of a young lady.
(d) He is lying onthe grass smoking.

4. Where does the author say is the best place out side of Japan to see Japanese art?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Paris.
(c) Odessa.
(d) London.

5. What was the name of the area in Paris the Ephrussi family moved to?
(a) Le Westend.
(b) Le Novo.
(c) Le Fink.
(d) Le Eastend.

6. What was Charles' nickname?
(a) Waltzing Boy.
(b) Dancing Dave.
(c) Cheeky Charlie.
(d) Fox Trotter.

7. Who ordered the Ring to be be built?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Franz Joseph.
(c) Franz Ferdinand.
(d) Maria Theresa.

8. Who said he would protect the the Viennese Jews?
(a) Josef Stalin.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Karl Lueger.

9. Which does the author state the one thing Emmy was very good at?
(a) Playing golf.
(b) History.
(c) Geography.
(d) Telling stories.

10. What does Edmund compare glass cases in museums to?
(a) Coffins.
(b) Vases.
(c) Mirrors.
(d) Show windows.

11. Why did people say the Japanese created small artwork?
(a) They like to wear their artwork as necklaces.
(b) They had to hide from the authorities.
(c) They are small people.
(d) It is part of their tradition.

12. What was the name of the writer who famously supported Dreyfus?
(a) Proust.
(b) Zola.
(c) Mann.
(d) Goethe.

13. Which modern art movement did Charles most admire?
(a) Dadaism.
(b) Impressionism.
(c) Surrealism.
(d) Expressionism.

14. What was the main export out of Odessa?
(a) Iron.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Salt.
(d) Grain.

15. Why was Freud once called a dirty Jew on a train?
(a) He ate a sandwich in a train carriage.
(b) He kissed a gentile woman.
(c) He spilled his coffee.
(d) He opened a window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of background did Wessell say a person should have to understand history better?

2. What publication does Charles write for?

3. In which art gallery does Monet's Les bains de la Grenouillere now hang?

4. What was Dreyfus accused of?

5. What was expected of Viktor and his friends?

(see the answer keys)

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