Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh (London, UK — 1888) — Questions and answers

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What did Van Gogh usually do with his 'Sunflowers' paintings?

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  1. He kept them to decorate his studio or gave them as gifts. ✓
  2. He sold them quickly to earn money.
  3. He put them in a museum right away.
  4. He threw them away if he didn't like them.

Answer: He kept them to decorate his studio or gave them as gifts.

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What did Vincent's father want him to do when he grew up?

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  1. Become a painter like Vincent wanted.
  2. Follow in his father's footsteps as a Reverend. ✓
  3. Travel the world and explore.
  4. Become a farmer and work the fields.

Answer: Follow in his father's footsteps as a Reverend.

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What did Vincent do after seeing the suffering of the miners in Borinage?

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  1. He went back to his home and stopped painting.
  2. He became a doctor to help the miners.
  3. He gave up being a preacher to live with them and capture their truth in art. ✓
  4. He convinced them all to become artists.

Answer: He gave up being a preacher to live with them and capture their truth in art.

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What happened to Vincent's painting style after he saw the Impressionists in Paris?

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  1. He started using darker colors and tighter brushstrokes.
  2. He began to use brighter colors and looser brushstrokes. ✓
  3. He stopped painting landscapes and only painted portraits.
  4. He decided to only paint in black and white.

Answer: He began to use brighter colors and looser brushstrokes.

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What was Vincent's dream in Arles, France?

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  1. To open a fancy restaurant.
  2. To create an artist's colony where artists could live and work together. ✓
  3. To become a famous writer.
  4. To build a big, new house for his family.

Answer: To create an artist's colony where artists could live and work together.

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Why did Vincent and Paul Gauguin stop living and working together?

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  1. They both ran out of paint.
  2. Their personalities were very different and they clashed. ✓
  3. Gauguin moved back to Paris to be with his family.
  4. Vincent decided he wanted to paint alone.

Answer: Their personalities were very different and they clashed.

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What happened to Vincent after his argument with Gauguin?

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  1. He painted his most famous 'Sunflowers' immediately.
  2. He went on a long vacation to calm down.
  3. He suffered a mental breakdown and was admitted to an asylum. ✓
  4. He decided to stop painting forever.

Answer: He suffered a mental breakdown and was admitted to an asylum.

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Where can people go to see Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' today?

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  1. In his old studio in Arles.
  2. They are all kept in private collections.
  3. They hang in museums, like the National Gallery. ✓
  4. They were lost many years ago.

Answer: They hang in museums, like the National Gallery.

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