Early life
History Significance and Relevance Today
Careers Steps and Roles
100
Thomas Nast went to public school as a child, he found no interest in most "normal" school subjects; what is one subject he was interested in?
a. Health
b. Illustration
c. Math
d. P.E.
Illustration
100
What political party was Thomas Nast associated with?
a) Democratic
b) Republican
c) Federalists
d) Whig
Nast mostly supported the republican party
100
What year did Nast join Harper's Weekly?
a. 1862
b. 1855
c. 1858
d. 1860
1862
200
Nast was born September 27th 1840, where was he born?
a. Landau, Germany
b. Paris, France
c. New York, New York
d. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Landau, Germany
200
What is Thomas Nast's most memorable nickname?
a)The cartoonist
b)Father of the American cartoon
c)Uncle Sam
d)Mr. Thomas
“Father of the American cartoon”
200
What publisher did Nast train with?
a. Harper’s Weekly
b. The New York Weekly Tribune
c. Frank Leslie's Illustrated News
d. American News Company
Frank Leslie's Illustrated News
300
At the age of 13 Nast began going to private school to pursue his passion for illustration, which NYC art school did he attend?
a. School of Visual Arts
b. Juilliard
c. New York Academy of Art
d. National Academy of Design
National Academy of Design
300
Which holiday cartoon character did Thomas Nast bring to life?
a) The Grinch
b) Rudolph
c) Santa Claus
d) The Easter Bunny
Santa Claus!
300
What did Nast want to portray in his drawings and what type of journalism did Thomas Nast pioneer that is still seen today?
a. That everyone was good; Investigative journalism
b. He wanted to show good vs bad, and corruption; American Political Cartooning
c. Exaggerating the news; Yellow Journalism
He wanted to show good vs bad, and corruption; American Political Cartooning
400
When did Nast move to America?
a. 1840
b. 1846
c. He never moved to America
d. 1889
1846
400
Which group did Thomas Nast’s cartoons attack?
a) Chinese workers
b) African American groups
c) other minority groups
d) Women’s groups
Women’s groups
400
Why did President Abraham Lincoln appreciate Nast?
a. Because he spoke the truth in his art
b. Because he thought he was a good artist
c. Because the drawings encouraged young men to join the army
d. Because Nast worked for Lincoln
Because the drawings encouraged young men to join the army
500
In 1859 Nast fell in love with Sarah Edwards, however, they didn’t get married until 1861; what compelled Nast to wait to propose to her?
a. She was having an affair
b. He was too busy at work and didn't have time for a wife at that time
c. He wanted to wait until he was making more money in order to provide for her
d. He was having an affair
He wanted to wait until he was making more money in order to provide for her
500
Which U.S. president was Thomas Nast's longtime friends with who appointed him the position of U.S. council general for Ecuador?
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) James Madison
c) James Monroe
d) Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
500
What drawing campaign launched Nast into national celebrity?
a. The campaign against Willian Magear “Boss” Tweed
b. The campaign against Abe Lincoln
c. The campaign against the NY police
d. All of the above
The campaign against Willian Magear “Boss” Tweed
