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Which landmark stands where twelve avenues converge?
Eiffel Tower
Sacré-Coeur
Versaille
Arc de Triomphe
Where is the oldest landmark located?
Place de la Concorde
the Louvre
Notre Dame
Eiffel Tower
Which landmark is located on the leftbank?
Place de la Concorde
the Louvre
Notre Dame
Eiffel Tower
Which landmark is located on an island?
Place de la Concorde
the Louvre
Notre Dame
Eiffel Tower
Which park is located between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde?
Jardin du Luxembourg
Jardin du Plante
Fountainebleau
Tuileries
The term "impressionism" was coined by an art critic
upon viewing Impression Sunrise. Who painted it?
Edouard Manet
Claude Monet
Auguste Renoir
Pablo Picasso
Where does it hang?
Musée Picasso
Musée D'Orsay
Musée Marmottan Monet
the Louvre
Which museum has the largest collection of impressionist
paintings?
Musée Picasso
Musée D'Orsay
Musée Marmottan Monet
the Louvre
Who is best known for painting ballet dancers?
Henri Matisse
Edgar Degas
Claude Monet
Paul Gauguin
What well-known impressionist painter was the sister-in-law and
frequent model of Edouard Manet?
Mary Cassatt
Simone de Beauvoir
Berthe Morisot
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Who cut off a portion of van Gogh's ear?
Auguste Renoir
Edgar Degas
Paul Gauguin
Vincent van Gogh
Which section of Paris is translated as "the swamp"?
La Villette
La Rive Gauche
La Rive Droite
Le Marais
Who converted Versaille from a hunting lodge to a magnificent
palace?
Louis XIV
Napoleon
Marquis de Sade
Charles de Gaulle
Where is Jim Morrison buried?
Montparnasse
Pére-Lachaise
Hotel de Ville
Hotel des Invalides
Where is Napoleon's tomb?
Montparnasse
Pére-Lachaise
Hotel de Ville
Hotel des Invalides
Which section is considered the Jewish quarter?
Le Marais
St. Germain
Quartier Latin
Beaubourg
Which is French for "the weekend"?
apré dejeuner
le petite dejeuner
finis du jour
le weekend
The Glass Pyramid completed in 1989 is at the entrance of:
Champs-Elysées
the Louvre
Versaille
Sacré-Coeur
In the central area of Paris, how many bridges span the Seine?
6
13
22
35
There are 20 numbered districts in Paris which are referred to as:
quartiers
champs
arrondissements
eiffels
Answers
Which landmark stands where twelve avenues converge? Arc de Triomphe
Where is the oldest landmark located? The oldest landmark is
an Egyptian obelisk at Place de la Concorde. It was
given to the King of France in 1833 but dates from the time of Rameses II.
Which landmark is located on the leftbank? Eiffel Tower
Which landmark is located on an island? Notre
Dame
Which park is located between the Louvre and Place de la
Concorde? Tuileries
The term "impressionism" was coined by an art critic
upon viewing Impression Sunrise. Who painted it? Claude Monet
Where does it hang? Musée Marmottan
Monet
Which museum has the largest collection of impressionist
paintings? Musée D'Orsay
Who is best known for painting ballet dancers? Edgar Degas
What well-known impressionist painter was the sister-in-law and
frequent model of Edouard Manet? Berthe Morisot was the
sister-in-law of Manet but Mary Cassatt was also an impressionist (American though).
Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American poet. Simon de Beauvoir was a French
writer.
Who cut off a portion of van Gogh's ear? The latest theory is that
his friend Paul Gauguin did it during a drunken fight.
Some still believe that Vincent van Gogh cut off his own
ear. You get credit for either answer.
Which section of Paris is translated as "the swamp"? Le Marais
Who converted Versaille from a hunting lodge to a magnificent
palace? Louis XIV
Where is Jim Morrison buried? Pére-Lachaise
Where is Napoleon's tomb? Hotel des
Invalides
Which section is considered the Jewish quarter? Le Marais
Which is French for "the weekend"? le
weekend
The Glass Pyramid completed in 1989 is at the entrance of: the Louvre
In the central area of Paris, how many bridges span the Seine? 13 though there are 35 bridges within the entire city of Paris.
There are 20 numbered districts in Paris which are referred to
as: arrondissements
0-5 correct: Don't feel bad. You must
have learned something.
6-10 correct: Good job. Some of these
were tricky.
