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Question #1

What is the source of Géricault's subject matter in this painting?

A. a poem by the Romantic poet Lord Byron

B. a naval battle during Napoleon's military campaign

C. a scene from Homer's Odyssey

D. a shipwreck off the coast of Africa

Question #2

Which feature of Géricault's Raft of the Medusa distinguishes it as an example of Romanticism in France?

A. the emotionalism and human suffering

B. the heroic action and moral virtue

C. the depiction of a contemporary event

D. the underlying political critique

Question #3

Understood as a contemporary political critique, Géricault's Raft of the Medusa is an indictment of ______ .

A. the institution of slavery

B. the French Monarchy

C. Napoleon Bonaparte

D. the traditions of the Royal Academy of Art

Question #4

In The Raft of the Medusa, Géricault conveys the range of human emotion through ________

A. the historical narrative from the past.

B. the physical expressiveness of the bodies.

C. the inclusion of symbolic details.

D. the reference to moral values and heroic sacrifice.