Caravaggio quiz plus France and Ansel Adams

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1. Caravaggio painted in numerous locales, among them Roma and a small
island southeast of Italy: a) Sicily b) Malta c) Corsica d) Sardinia.
2. Caravaggio was commissioned to paint primarily by (the) __ . a) Catholic church b) Italian noblemen c) growing Italian middle class d) Roman senators.
3. Caravaggio's style was notable for its dramatic use of light and
shadow, a technique known as __ (spelling counts).
4. The Normandy invasion undertaken by the Allies in WWII took place alongside the English Channel in __ France. a) Southwest b) Northwest c) Mediterranean d) Brittany.
5. Region of France favored by the majority of painters and sculptors:
a) Cote d'Azur b) Provence c) Champagne d) Burgundy.
6. Shutter noise - if minor - due to the internal mirror which must move for an exposure to take place: a) Rangefinder camera b) Single lens reflex camera c) Imax camera.
7. The expensive, prestigious and reliable German camera company
favored by Henri Cartier-Bresson: a) Nikon b) Canon c) Hasselblad d) Leica.
8. This female from Jewish biblical literature decapitated the Assyrian commander named Holofernes: a) Judith b) Leah c) Esther d) Rachel.
9. While working for Leland Stanford in California Eadweard Muybridge was a pioneer in photography that recorded movement . After their falling out, Muybridge shot most of his movement studies for the Univ of __ . a) California b) Texas c) Pennsylvania d) Michigan.
10. Boggis, Bunce and Bean: a) Leland Stanford b) Eadweard Muybridge c) Roald Dahl d) Caravaggio.
11. Escargots à la Bourguignonne: a) Bordeaux b) Burgundy c) Normandy d) Cote d'Azur.
12. The Decisive Moment: a) Eadweard Muybridge b) Roald Dahl c) Caravaggio d) Henri Cartier-Bresson.