Vincent Van Gogh

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What is the author's purpose in writing "Vincent van Gogh: Tragic Genius"?

To express an opinion about the lives of artists

To describe van Gogh's artistry and personality

To encourage readers to pursue their interests at any cost

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How is Vincent van Gogh an example of an eccentric?

He made and lived by his own rules.

He was an artist.

He remained poor throughout his life.

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Choose the best one-sentence for the following sentence from the article:

"He believed painting was a noble choice since it would allow him to remain poor - an important consideration for a man who thought money corrupted men's souls."

Van Gogh wanted to remain poor because he had no use for money.

Van Gogh thought that ll poor people, but especially artists, were noble because they had no money.

Van Gogh believed that being a poor painter was an admirable career because he feared the effect money often has on people.

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SYNONYM:

His PRICKLY manner grew more pronounced after he was rejected by a young woman he adored.

bad-tempered

easy-going

dryly humorous

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MAIN IDEA:

After an argument, Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear and gave it to a woman he knew only slightly.

Main Idea

Too Narrow

Too Broad

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MAKING INFERENCES:

Vincent van Gogh was unwilling to work hard.

correct inference

faulty inference

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SYNONYM:

Van Gogh used his MEAGER supplies to produce tender paintings of mothers with children.

insufficient

painting

abundant

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SYNONYM:

Van Gogh's teachers were SCORNFUL of his work.

frightened

contemptuous

full of admiration

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MAKING INFERENCES:

One reason van Gogh had to stay in a mental hospital is because he posed a threat to his own life.

faulty inference

correct inference

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MAKING INFERENCES:

Theo saved many of the letters that Vincent sent to him.

faulty inference

correct inference

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What was the cause of van Gogh's fainting spell in December 1888?

He had lost a lot of blood after cutting off his ear.

He had been quarreling with a friend.

He gave his bloody ear to a woman he knew only slightly.

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MAKING INFERENCES:

Van Gogh's instructors were unable to recognize the artist's genius only because his talents were not fully developed at the time he studied with them.

correct inference

faulty inference

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ANTONYM:

His PRICKLY manner grew more pronounced after he was rejected by a young woman he adored.

dryly humorous

easy-going

bad-tempered

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After he cut off his ear, van Gogh spent most of the year in

the small French town of Auvers-Sur-Oise.

his brother Theo's home.

a hospital for the mentally disturbed.

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How is the author's purpose for writing the article expressed in paragraph 10?

The author encourages the reader to learn van Gogh's creativity.

The author tells about the method van Gogh invented to capture night scenes.

The author expresses an opinion about van Gogh's painting Cafe Terrace at Night.

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After walking 30 miles to the studio of artist Jules Breton, van Gogh

turned back and walked home.

became a missionary.

introduced himself to Breton.

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ANTONYM:

During that time, he had moments of LUCIDITY when he produced beautiful paintings.

clearness of thought

self-confidence

mental confusion

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MAIN IDEA:

Painter Vincent Van Gogh was an artistic genius who often questioned his own talent and sometimes suffered episodes of unusual, even destructive, behavior.

Main Idea

Too Broad

Too Narrow

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What does the author mean by the statement "In art, as in life, he wasn't content to follow other people's rules"?

Van Gogh had trouble getting along in society because he was constantly breaking the law.

Van Gogh wasn't happy because he disagreed with other people's rules.

Van Gogh lived his life and expressed himself artistically without caring much about what other people thought.

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Below are summaries of the article. Choose the summary that says all the most important things about the article but in the fewest words.

After failing to achieve success in several different careers, Vincent van Gogh became an inventive, creative artist. Eventually, however, his self-doubt as an artist and unhappiness with his personal life drove him to commit suicide.

After Vincent van Gogh chose to take up painting, he discovered his true talent.

Vincent van Gogh worked hard to develop his artistic genius, although few others recognized his talent during his lifetime.

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ANTONYM:

Van Gogh used his MEAGER supplies to produce tender paintings of mothers with children.

sufficient

painting

abundant

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SYNONYM:

During that time, he had moments of LUCIDITY when he produced beautiful paintings.

self-confidence

mental confusion

clearness of thought

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The author tells this story mainly by

using his or her imagination and creativity to tell van Gogh's story.

comparing different artists.

retelling some of van Gogh's personal experiences.

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SYNONYM:

He wanted companionship, yet he alienated almost all of his acquaintances with is QUARRELSOME attitude.

self-doubting

agreeable

argumentative

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MAKING INFERENCES:

Artists in van Gogh's day did not expect to make much money.

faulty inference

correct inference

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MAIN IDEA:

Vincent Van Gogh was a man with great talents and great problems.

Too Broad

Main Idea

Too Narrow

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Van Gogh's teachers in France

imitated his work.

admired his work.

disliked his work.

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ANTONYM:

He wanted companionship, yet he alienated almost all of his acquaintances with is QUARRELSOME attitude.

agreeable

argumentative

self-doubting

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ANTONYM:

Van Gogh's teachers were SCORNFUL of his work.

contemptuous

full of admiration

frightened

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Judging by what the article told about Theo, you can predict that he

was saddened by his brother's death.

did not care much about the death of his brother.

became a painter after his brother's death.

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On July 27, 1890, van Gogh

cut off his brother Theo's right ear.

cut off his own right ear.

shot himself in the chest.

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After van Gogh failed at three different careers, he moved to

England

Amsterdam

Belgium