Q.1.
Produced shortly after , was created at a larger than life scale. Why was this?
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Because Rodin's success enabled him to buy more material
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To showcase his skills to a world-wide audience
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Because it was meant for display high up on a cathedral wall
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To prove that it was not a cast of a man
Q.2.
Inspired by the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 - 71 and also known as , what is the more common name of this sculpture?
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The Age of Stone
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The Age of Bronze
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The Age of Iron
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The Age of Innocence
Q.3.
This cast of was donated by the French government in 1962 to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta USA. Why was this?
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To commemorate President Kennedy
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To celebrate the museum's centenary
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To commemorate the victims of an aeroplane crash
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To celebrate Rodin's centenary
Q.4.
Rodin's statue of the biblical first woman was never finished . What reason did the artist give for this?
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He found the subject both dull and boring
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His model was pregnant and stopped coming to his studio
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He was too busy on other works
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His failing eyesight made the work impossible
Q.5.
was commissioned by which French city in 1884 to commemorate an event of 1347 during the 100 years war with England?
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Calais
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Dieppe
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Le Havre
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Cherbourg
Q.6.
Perhaps Rodin's most famous sculpture, was originally titled after a character in which work by Dante?
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Paradiso
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Purgatorio
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Inferno
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Convivio
Q.7.
is a representation of a scene from Dante's . It was commissioned in 1880 and expected to be finished by How long did Rodin actually work on the piece?
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3 years
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7 years
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17 years
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37 years
Q.8.
Originally intended as a part of another work, what is the name of this piece which is one of the most famous sculptures of all time?
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The Thinker
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The Waiting Man
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The Philosopher
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The Patient Man
Q.9.
This statue of the novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac was commissioned and then rejected by the Society of Men of Letters of France. What did Rodin do with the rejected sculpture?
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He broke it up in a fit of rage
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He sold it to a more appreciative buyer
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He altered it so that it was accepted
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He stood it in his own back garden
Q.10.
What is the name of this piece which (intentionally) has no arms and no head?
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The Walking Man
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Legs
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The Headless man
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Stride