Famous Forgeries
Instructions: Notable art forgeries, document fakes, and counterfeiters
- 1.
Han van Meegeren was a famous Dutch forger who created fake paintings attributed to which Old Master?
AVan GoghBRubensCVermeerDRembrandt - 2.
The 'Hitler Diaries,' published in 1983, were exposed as forgeries created by whom?
AClifford IrvingBFrank AbagnaleCKonrad KujauDMark Hofmann - 3.
The Piltdown Man, discovered in 1912, was a famous forgery in which field?
AArchaeology of ancient textsBLiteratureCPaleontologyDArt - 4.
Frank Abagnale Jr., whose life was depicted in the movie 'Catch Me If You Can,' was known for forging what?
AAncient manuscriptsBCurrencyCPaintingsDChecks and identity documents - 5.
Mark Hofmann was an American forger and murderer who specialized in forging documents related to which religious group?
AScientologyBJehovah's WitnessesCCatholic ChurchDChurch of Latter-day Saints - 6.
The 'Donation of Constantine,' a forged Roman decree, was proven false in the 15th century by which scholar?
AThomas MoreBMachiavelliCErasmusDLorenzo Valla - 7.
Elmyr de Hory was a famous art forger who primarily forged works by which group of artists?
ABaroque paintersBRenaissance mastersCAncient Greek sculptorsDImpressionists and Post-Impressionists - 8.
The 'Vinland Map,' once believed to prove Viking exploration of North America, is now widely considered to be what?
AA Chinese creationBAuthenticCA medieval copyDA modern forgery - 9.
Eric Hebborn was a British art forger who wrote a manual about his craft. What was it called?
AThe Painted LieBThe Art Forger's HandbookCConfessions of a ForgerDThe Art of Deception - 10.
Clifford Irving wrote a fake autobiography of which reclusive billionaire in the early 1970s?
AHoward HughesBJ. Paul GettyCJohn D. RockefellerDAndrew Carnegie - 11.
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a notorious forged document that originated in which country?
AFranceBRussiaCAustriaDGermany - 12.
Beltracchi, one of the most prolific art forgers of the 21st century, is from which country?
AItalyBGermanyCFranceDSpain - 13.
What scientific technique, developed in the mid-20th century, has been instrumental in detecting forged paintings?
ASpectral analysisBDNA analysisCX-ray fluorescenceDCarbon-14 dating - 14.
The 'Tiara of Saitaphernes,' purchased by the Louvre in 1896, turned out to be a forgery made of what material?
ACopperBGoldCSilverDBronze - 15.
Han van Meegeren's forgeries were so convincing that one of his fake Vermeers was initially acquired by which Nazi leader?
AAdolf HitlerBHermann GöringCJoseph GoebbelsDHeinrich Himmler