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The Man Called Man Ray

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Introduction:
"The ouvre of Man Ray is a unique contribution to 20th Century art."


1. What was Man Ray's real name?
    Raymond Emmanuel Radner
    Raymond Mansfield
    Raymond Manfred
    Emmanuel Radnitzky


2. Where was Man Ray born?
    Staten Island
    Manhattan
    Philadelphia
    Queens


3. What art form did Man Ray begin with?
    poetry
    sculpture
    painting
    music


4. Which famed anarchist did Man Ray know?
    Mother Jones
    Vladimir Lenin
    Leon Coglitz
    Emma Goldman


5. What famous photographer was Man Ray's main inspiration?
    Alfred Stieglitz
    Edward Weston
    Edward Steichen
    Ansel Adams


6. Who was Man Ray's first wife?
    Georgia O'Keeffe
    Kiki of Montpernasse
    Adon LaCroix
    Emma Goldman


7. What art movement is Man Ray most closely identified with?
    Cubism
    Dada
    Futurism
    Abstraction


8. When did Man Ray go to Paris?
    1915
    1921
    1924
    1910


9. Which French artist was a close friend of Man Ray?
    Marcel Duchamp
    Georges Braque
    Maurice Utrillo
    Juan Gris


10. Which French author did Man Ray take the deathbed photograph of?
    Albert Camus
    Marcel Proust
    Jean-Paul Sartre
    Anatole France


11. Which of Man Ray's model-mistresses later became a famous photographer herself?
    Margaret Bourke-White
    Naomi Savage
    Dorothea Lange
    Lee Miller


12. Name the classical French painter Man Ray named a photo after.
    Ingres
    Bougereau
    Delacroix
    Watteau


13. What is the name of the flatiron Man Ray glued a row of nails on?
    The Weapon
    The Gift
    The Bagatelle
    The Threat


14. What did Man Ray name the photographs he made entirely in the darkroom?
    Rayograms
    Manographs
    Rays
    Rayographs


15. What color did Man Ray paint a loaf of French bread?
    orange
    blue
    red
    green


16. What did Man Ray name his metronome with the photo of an eye attached?
    Optical Rhythm
    The Eye
    Object To Be Destroyed
    Hypnotism


17. What body part became the subject of Man Ray's biggest painting?
    foot
    nose
    lips
    ear


18. What game was the basis for one of Man Ray's paintings?
    billiards
    checkers
    chess
    backgammon


19. Which dancer later became Man Ray's wife?
    Moira Shearer
    Ricky Soma
    Joan McCracken
    Juliet Browner


20. Man Ray was known for his florid ties.
    True
    False


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