Henri Rousseau Quiz

Henri Rousseau Quiz Questions

Self-portrait of Henri Rousseau with a Lamp (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Henri Rousseau born?
a) 12 February 1848
b) 21 May 1844
c) 8 August 1846
d) 7 December 1842

2. Where was Henri Rousseau born?
a) Laval
b) Hermosillo
c) Durango
d) Xalapa

3. What was Henri Rousseau’s nickname?
a) L’Aiglon
b) Le Corse
c) Le Petit Corporal
d) Le Douanier

4. When did Henri Rousseau paint Carnival Evening?
a) 1882
b) 1878
c) 1886
d) 1890

5. Who introduced Henri Rousseau to intellectuals?
a) Alfred Jarry
b) Pablo Picasso
c) Clemence Boitard
d) Ambroise Vollard

6. Which magazine first published an article praising Henri Rousseau?
a) Journal des Savants
b) Le Mercure de France
c) Mercurius librarius
d) Le Monde

7. When did Henri Rousseau paint The Sleeping Gypsy?
a) 1901
b) 1905
c) 1899
d) 1897

8. Which painting of Henri Rousseau was exhibited at Salon d’Automne in 1905?
a) The Sleeping Beauty
b) Judah and Tamar
c) The Hungry Lion
d) Yadivigha’s Dream

9. When did Henri Rousseau die?
a) 5 January 1912
b) 4 April 1918
c) 2 September 1910
d) 15 November 1915

10. Where did Henri Rousseau die?
a) Lyon
b) Avignon
c) La Rochelle
d) Paris

Henri Rousseau Quiz Questions with Answers

1. When was Henri Rousseau born?
b) 21 May 1844

2. Where was Henri Rousseau born?
a) Laval

3. What was Henri Rousseau’s nickname?
d) Le Douanier

4. When did Henri Rousseau paint Carnival Evening?
c) 1886

5. Who introduced Henri Rousseau to intellectuals?
a) Alfred Jarry

6. Which magazine first published an article praising Henri Rousseau?
b) Le Mercure de France

7. When did Henri Rousseau paint The Sleeping Gypsy?
d) 1897

8. Which painting of Henri Rousseau was exhibited at Salon d’Automne in 1905?
c) The Hungry Lion

9. When did Henri Rousseau die?
c) 2 September 1910

10. Where did Henri Rousseau die?
d) Paris