The Starry Night — Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France — 1889 — Questions and answers

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Where can you find 'The Starry Night' painting today?

Choices

  1. In Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
  2. At the Museum of Modern Art in New York City ✓
  3. In an art collector's private home
  4. At the local library

Answer: At the Museum of Modern Art in New York City

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Where did Amir say Van Gogh painted 'The Starry Night' from?

Choices

  1. A grand art studio
  2. A bustling city park
  3. His asylum window ✓
  4. A quiet forest

Answer: His asylum window

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According to Van Gogh's quote, what did he believe was essential before one could paint like him?

Choices

  1. Having the most expensive paints
  2. Learning to read and understand nature ✓
  3. Drawing many straight lines
  4. Only painting happy things

Answer: Learning to read and understand nature

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Where did Amir and Linnea find themselves after imagining the painting's origins?

Choices

  1. In a busy city street
  2. Amidst the gentle lavender fields of Provence ✓
  3. On a snowy mountain peak
  4. In a dark art museum

Answer: Amidst the gentle lavender fields of Provence

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What did Linnea say 'The Starry Night' was a 'window into'?

Choices

  1. A big house
  2. His heart ✓
  3. A secret garden
  4. A faraway land

Answer: His heart

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How does 'The Starry Night' continue to inspire people centuries later?

Choices

  1. By being kept in a secret vault
  2. By being displayed in galleries and studied by historians ✓
  3. By appearing only in history books
  4. By being forgotten over time

Answer: By being displayed in galleries and studied by historians

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What did Amir and Linnea understand 'The Starry Night' to be a symbol of?

Choices

  1. A magic trick
  2. Hope, resilience, and the power of art to transform pain into beauty ✓
  3. A difficult math problem
  4. A simple landscape

Answer: Hope, resilience, and the power of art to transform pain into beauty

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What do Van Gogh's words, 'There is no blue without yellow and without orange,' remind us of?

Choices

  1. That blue is the most important color
  2. That some colors don't look good together
  3. That even in darkness, there is always light to be found ✓
  4. That painting is very hard to do

Answer: That even in darkness, there is always light to be found

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