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 is a vitrine?
(a) A netsuke polish.
(b) A pair of tweezers.
(c) A glass cabinet.
(d) An alcoholic drink.

2. What does the staircase in the medical insurance office curl up like?
(a) A winner's ribbon.
(b) A sleeping python.
(c) A trail of saliva.
(d) A coil of smoke.

3. What was Renoir accused of by his peers?
(a) Stealing their girlfriends.
(b) Painting to order.
(c) Forgery.
(d) Inhumane painting.

4. Where does the author say was the best place to buy Japanese art?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) Japan.
(d) USA.

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

6. What painter did Charles help out when he was broke?
(a) Van Gogh.
(b) Renoir.
(c) Manet.
(d) Monet.

7. What sport did the Jewish students take up to counter anti-Semitic feeling?
(a) Karate.
(b) Kickboxing.
(c) Fencing.
(d) Boxing.

8. Where were Renoir's portraits of Louise's two daughters exhibited?
(a) The Salon.
(b) The National Gallery.
(c) The Factory.
(d) The Louvre.

9. What building's ceiling did Baudry decorate?
(a) The Paris Opera.
(b) The Eiffel Tower
(c) The Paris Cathredral.
(d) The Louvre.

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

11. What businessman was given the title of King of the Jews?
(a) Joel Coen.
(b) Rupert Murdoch.
(c) Emile Zola.
(d) James de Rothschild.

12. In which city does Edmund live?
(a) Paris.
(b) Tokoyo.
(c) Berlin.
(d) London.

13. What was the name of the artist that Charles wrote about?
(a) Peter Piper.
(b) Albert Durer.
(c) Adolf Hitler.
(d) Thomas Mann.

14. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) Eureka.
(b) A Box of Children's Sweets.
(c) Thoughful Ponderings.
(d) Examining the Japnese.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of art did Louise and Charles have a shared passion for?

2. In which city does Hotel Ephrussi have its counterpart?

3. What country did Charles decide to travel to shortly after arriving in Paris?

4. Who said he would protect the the Viennese Jews?

5. Who was elected mayor of Vienna in 1897?

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