Q 01/05

Gauguin was born in Paris in which year of revolutions across Europe?

A) 1848

B) 1851

C) 1853

D) 1859

Answer · why

A) 1848

His journalist father fled France when his newspaper was suppressed, bound for Peru.

Q 02/05

In which country did Gauguin spend a privileged early childhood until the age of six?

A) Brazil

B) Peru

C) Argentina

D) Mexico

Answer · why

B) Peru

A relative's son-in-law became president; the family fled during civil conflicts in 1854.

Q 03/05

Gauguin's grandmother Flora Tristan was an activist in which movement?

A) Monarchism

B) Temperance

C) Early socialism

D) Catholic revival

Answer · why

C) Early socialism

She published a popular travelogue of Peru in 1838 and died under police surveillance in 1844.

Q 04/05

Before painting, Gauguin served in the merchant marine and then which force?

A) The Foreign Legion

B) The Paris police

C) The colonial infantry

D) The French navy

Answer · why

D) The French navy

He had signed on as a pilot's assistant at 17 after attending a naval preparatory school.

Q 05/05

What job did Gauguin take in Paris in 1871 that he kept for over a decade?

A) Stockbroker

B) Bank clerk

C) Journalist

D) Customs officer

Answer · why

A) Stockbroker

By 1879 he was earning 30,000 francs a year, and as much again dealing in art.