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Question #1

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

A. a scene from Homer's Odyssey

B. a poem by the Romantic poet Lord Byron

C. a shipwreck off the coast of Africa

D. a naval battle during Napoleon's military campaign

Question #2

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

A. the heroic action and moral virtue

B. the emotionalism and human suffering

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. the traditions of the Royal Academy of Art

D. Napoleon Bonaparte

Question #4

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

A. the reference to moral values and heroic sacrifice.

B. the physical expressiveness of the bodies.

C. the historical narrative from the past.

D. the inclusion of symbolic details.