- 1. In 1885, at whose cabaret did Toulouse-Lautrec begin to exhibit his work?
A) Aristide Bruant
B) Paul Signac
C) Louis Anquetin
D) Vincent van Gogh
- 2. What pseudonym did Toulouse-Lautrec use for an exposition in 1887?
A) Goupil
B) Mirliton
C) Lautrec
D) Tréclau
- 3. Who did Toulouse-Lautrec meet in 1885?
A) Louise Weber
B) Suzanne Valadon
C) Carmen Gaudin
D) Jane Avril
- 4. In what year did Suzanne Valadon attempt suicide?
A) 1885
B) 1890
C) 1888
D) 1894
- 5. Who invited Lautrec to exhibit at Les XX in 1888?
A) Henry de Groux
B) Theo van Gogh
C) Paul Signac
D) Octave Maus
- 6. Which painting did Theo van Gogh purchase for the Goupil & Cie gallery?
A) Poudre de Riz
B) Le Lit
C) Salón de la Rue des Moulins
D) The Laundress
- 7. Toulouse-Lautrec painted a series of en plein air paintings of which red-headed model?
A) Carmen Gaudin
B) Suzanne Valadon
C) Mireille
D) Yvette Guilbert
- 8. With whom did Toulouse-Lautrec almost duel in 1890?
A) Paul Signac
B) Theo van Gogh
C) Henry de Groux
D) Aristide Bruant
- 9. In the mid-1890s, to which magazine did Toulouse-Lautrec contribute illustrations?
A) Goupil & Cie
B) Mirliton
C) Le Rire
D) Les XX
- 10. What was the name of the brothel favourite of Toulouse-Lautrec?
A) Suzanne
B) Jane
C) Mireille
D) La Goulue
- 11. What is the title of the painting Lautrec created from memory in 1894?
A) Le Lit
B) Salón de la Rue des Moulins
C) Poudre de Riz
D) The Laundress
- 12. In what year did the Moulin Rouge cabaret open?
A) 1885
B) 1889
C) 1894
D) 1892
- 13. What was the nickname of the dancer Louise Weber?
A) The Gluttoness
B) La Goulue
C) Tréclau
D) Mireille
- 14. Which dancer does the text describe as 'much subtler' than La Goulue?
A) Yvette Guilbert
B) Carmen Gaudin
C) Suzanne Valadon
D) Jane Avril
- 15. Who explained that Lautrec's interest in prostitutes had moral roots?
A) Octave Maus
B) Édouard Vuillard
C) Henry de Groux
D) Paul Signac
- 16. In which city was Toulouse-Lautrec born?
A) Paris
B) Lyon
C) Albi
D) Marseille
- 17. What artistic movement is Toulouse-Lautrec commonly associated with?
A) Cubism
B) Post-Impressionism
C) Surrealism
D) Impressionism
- 18. What happened to Toulouse-Lautrec during his adolescence?
A) He suffered a stroke
B) He broke both legs
C) He broke his arm
D) He lost his sight
- 19. What was the subject of many of Toulouse-Lautrec's works in later life?
A) Landscapes and nature
B) Brothels and prostitutes
C) Portraits of royalty
D) Religious iconography
- 20. Which artist gave informal lessons to the young Toulouse-Lautrec?
A) Paul Gauguin
B) Georges Seurat
C) René Princeteau
D) Vincent van Gogh
- 21. What was a specialty subject of René Princeteau that Toulouse-Lautrec revisited?
A) Floral arrangements
B) Still life
C) Shipwrecks
D) Horses
- 22. Where did Toulouse-Lautrec live at age eight?
A) Amélie-les-Bains
B) Albi
C) Paris
D) Lyon
- 23. What family title did Toulouse-Lautrec hold by courtesy?
A) Comte
B) Baron
C) Duc
D) Vicomte
- 24. What health intervention did Toulouse-Lautrec receive in 1875?
A) Physical therapy
B) Thermal baths
C) Surgical limb extension
D) Dietary restriction
- 25. In what year was Toulouse-Lautrec born?
A) 1864
B) 1838
C) 1901
D) 1867
- 26. Which other painter is mentioned as a Post-Impressionist alongside Toulouse-Lautrec?
A) Claude Monet
B) Paul Cézanne
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Edgar Degas
- 27. What did Toulouse-Lautrec draw in his exercise workbooks as a child?
A) Poetry
B) Mathematical formulas
C) Sketches and caricatures
D) Maps and diagrams
- 28. What was the familial relationship between Toulouse-Lautrec's parents?
A) First cousins
B) Strangers
C) Siblings
D) Uncle and niece
- 29. At what age did Toulouse-Lautrec fracture his right femur?
A) 10
B) 14
C) 13
D) 12
- 30. What is the medical condition sometimes known as 'Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome'?
A) Osteopetrosis
B) Osteogenesis imperfecta
C) Achondroplasia
D) Pycnodysostosis
- 31. How tall were Toulouse-Lautrec's legs when they ceased growing?
A) 1.52 m
B) 1.65 m
C) 1.20 m
D) 1.40 m
- 32. Where was Toulouse-Lautrec staying when his painting progress impressed Princeteau?
A) Paris
B) Nice
C) Marseille
D) Lyon
- 33. Who was the portrait painter Toulouse-Lautrec first studied under in Paris?
A) Léon Bonnat
B) Fernand Cormon
C) Princeteau
D) Émile Bernard
- 34. In what year did Toulouse-Lautrec return to Paris to study art?
A) 1878
B) 1885
C) 1882
D) 1880
- 35. Which area of Paris was known for its bohemian lifestyle and artists?
A) Montmartre
B) Saint-Germain-des-Prés
C) The Latin Quarter
D) Le Marais
- 36. Whose studio did Toulouse-Lautrec move to after Bonnat?
A) Fernand Cormon
B) Émile Bernard
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Princeteau
- 37. What was the name of the woman featured in Toulouse-Lautrec's first painting of a prostitute?
A) Jane Avril
B) Marie-Charlet
C) Louise Michel
D) Suzanne Valadon
- 38. How long did Toulouse-Lautrec study at Fernand Cormon's studio?
A) One year
B) Ten years
C) Five years
D) Three years
- 39. How long did Toulouse-Lautrec stay in the Montmartre area?
A) 20 years
B) 30 years
C) 5 years
D) 10 years
- 40. Which company commissioned Toulouse-Lautrec to create a poster for paper confetti?
A) Drouant
B) J. & E. Bella
C) Simpson & Sons
D) Natansons
- 41. What product did Toulouse-Lautrec advertise in the poster titled 'La Chaîne Simpson'?
A) Absinthe
B) Cognac
C) A bicycle
D) Paper confetti
- 42. Which famous author did Toulouse-Lautrec befriend in London?
A) Maurice Joyant
B) Gustave Geffroy
C) Oscar Wilde
D) Claude Monet
- 43. What did Toulouse-Lautrec do with his cane to hide his alcohol?
A) Used it as a stirrer
B) Carved his name into it
C) Hollowed it out
D) Painted it black
- 44. What nickname did Toulouse-Lautrec's cousins use for him as a child?
A) Henri the painter
B) The gourmet
C) The artist
D) Henri the cook
- 45. Which painter shared a reputation with Lautrec as a 'serious gourmet'?
A) Vuillard
B) Claude Monet
C) Oscar Wilde
D) Maurice Joyant
- 46. How many guests were invited to the famous party at the Natansons' house in 1895?
A) 150
B) 50
C) 300
D) 2,000
- 47. Who published Toulouse-Lautrec's recipe collection after his death?
A) Maurice Joyant
B) Charles Stuckey
C) Alexandra Leaf
D) Gustave Geffroy
- 48. Which signature dish is featured in Lautrec's cookbook?
A) Catalan salad
B) Earthquake cocktail
C) Fried confetti
D) London stew
- 49. What was the occupation of Gustave Geffroy, a member of Lautrec's gourmand group?
A) Historian of the Impressionists
B) Painter
C) Confetti merchant
D) Chef
- 50. How many recipes are featured in the cookbook attributed to Lautrec?
A) 100
B) 150
C) 2,000
D) 300
- 51. Where did the group of gourmands meet every Friday night?
A) The Natansons' house
B) Palais Garnier
C) Drouant
D) A London pub
- 52. What physical accessory did Lautrec use to help him walk?
A) A cane
B) A wheelchair
C) Crutches
D) Leg braces
- 53. What led to Toulouse-Lautrec's collapse in February 1899?
A) Extreme malnutrition
B) Alcoholism
C) A viral infection
D) A physical accident
- 54. Where was Toulouse-Lautrec committed in 1899?
A) Folie Saint James
B) Verdelais sanatorium
C) Château Malromé
D) A Parisian hospital
- 55. How many circus portraits did Toulouse-Lautrec draw while at the sanatorium?
A) 50
B) 39
C) 15
D) 28
- 56. Where was Toulouse-Lautrec staying when he suffered a stroke on 15 August 1901?
A) Neuilly-sur-Seine
B) Paris
C) Albi
D) Taussat
- 57. At what age did Toulouse-Lautrec pass away?
A) 29
B) 50
C) 36
D) 42
- 58. Where did Toulouse-Lautrec die?
A) The museum in Albi
B) Folie Saint James
C) A clinic in Taussat
D) Château Malromé
- 59. Where is Toulouse-Lautrec buried?
A) Paris
B) Verdelais Cemetery
C) Albi
D) Château Malromé
- 60. To whom were Toulouse-Lautrec's last words addressed?
A) Maurice Joyant
B) A nurse
C) His mother
D) His father
- 61. What was his father doing when Toulouse-Lautrec uttered his last words?
A) Killing a fly
B) Reading a newspaper
C) Leaving the room
D) Praying
- 62. How many paintings on canvas did Toulouse-Lautrec create?
A) 363
B) 5,084
C) 737
D) 275
- 63. Which Japanese art genre influenced Toulouse-Lautrec's style?
A) Sumie
B) Bunraku
C) Shodo
D) Ukiyo-e
- 64. Which Impressionist painter is noted for influencing Toulouse-Lautrec through behind-the-scenes ballet dancers?
A) Renoir
B) Monet
C) Degas
D) Pissarro
- 65. What kind of brushstrokes did Toulouse-Lautrec often use?
A) Long, thin brushstrokes
B) Cross-hatched strokes
C) Stippled dots
D) Short, thick impasto strokes
- 66. What was the record-setting price for the painting La Blanchisseuse at a 2005 auction?
A) US$10 million
B) US$5 million
C) US$50 million
D) US$22.4 million
- 67. Which television show featured Toulouse-Lautrec in 2018 regarding two sketchbooks?
A) Masterpiece Theatre
B) Fake or Fortune?
C) The Art Historian
D) Antiques Roadshow
- 68. Who portrayed Toulouse-Lautrec in the 1952 film Moulin Rouge?
A) Roger Planchon
B) Vincent Menjou Cortes
C) José Ferrer
D) John Leguizamo
- 69. What is the historical novel by Pierre La Mure based on the life of Toulouse-Lautrec called?
A) Sacré Bleu
B) Moulin Rouge
C) The Dream Collector
D) Genus
- 70. What is a notable feature of Toulouse-Lautrec's paintings of crowd scenes?
A) Figures were abstract and blurred
B) Only the background figures were detailed
C) He avoided painting groups of people
D) Each figure was highly individualised
- 71. In which film was Toulouse-Lautrec portrayed by John Leguizamo?
A) Midnight in Paris
B) Moulin Rouge! (2001)
C) Lautrec (1998)
D) Moulin Rouge (1952)
- 72. What does the text suggest about the figures in his larger paintings?
A) They could be identified by silhouette alone
B) They were only recognizable by their clothing
C) They were based on imaginary characters
D) They were never identifiable
- 73. Which novel transposes the artist's world into a dystopian near-future London?
A) Genus
B) The Dream Collector
C) Sacré Bleu
D) Moulin Rouge
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