DMA Sorting Hat Quiz

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  What are you most excited to study at Hogwarts?

  • A.
    Image Source

    POTIONS [Abraham Portal, Huntingdon wine cistern, 1761-1762, silver, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Patricia D. Beck, 2003.41]
  • B.
    Image Source

    FLYING [Arnaldo Pomodoro, Rotante Massimo III, 1968, bronze, Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, anonymous gift, 1968.35.FA]
  • C.
    Image Source

    HISTORY OF MAGIC [Johan Christian Dahl, Frederiksborg Castle, 1817, Oil on canvas, Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, Mrs. John B. O'Hara Fund, 2014.22.FA]
  • D.
    Image Source

    HERBOLOGY [Osias Beert the Elder, Basket of Flowers, c. 1615, Oil on panel, Dallas Museum of Art, Munger Fund, 1977.33.M]
• 2.
  Choose a magical object:

  • A.
    Image Source

    GOBLET OF FIRE [Charles Robert Ashbee, Sporting cup, 1899, Silver, enamel and carnelian, Ivor Braka Fund and gift of Ivor Braka, 2009.10.A-B]
  • B.
    Image Source

    VANISHING CABINETS [Unknown maker, Cupboard (in the style of Louis XIII), 17th century, Wood and paint, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, 1985.R.598]
  • C.
    Image Source

    TIME TURNER [Gerald Murphy, Watch, 1925, Oil on canvas, Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of the artist, 1963.75.FA]
  • D.
    Image Source

    MIRROR OF ERISED [John Doggett, Looking glass, c. 1800-1815, Pine, glass, paint, and gilding,The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Collection, gift of Mrs. Jake L. Hamon, 1985.B.40.1]
• 3.
  Which magical creature interests you most?

  • A.
    Image Source

    WHOMPING WILLOW [Everett Spruce, Tree and Rocks, 1932, oil on masonite, gift of Maggie Joe and Alexandre Hogue, 1986.232]
  • B.
    Image Source

    DRAGON [Finial: Dragon head, 11th-14th century, bronze, Dallas Art Association Purchase, 1963.24]
  • C.
    Image Source

    PHOENIX [Kantei, Phoenix, c. 1900, silver, gold, gilt, Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, The John R. Young Collection, gift of M. Frances and John R. Young, 1993.86.13.FA]
  • D.
    Image Source

    BASILISK [Pierre-Victore Ledure, Mantle Clock with Figure of Perseus, early 19th century, Lent by David T. Owsley, 156.1994.51]
• 4.
  Select an activity:

  • A.
    Image Source

    GOING ON AN ADVENTURE WITH MY CLOSEST FRIENDS [Guillaume Lethière, Erminia and the Shepherds, 1795, oil on canvas, Foundation for the Arts Collection, Mrs. John B. O'Hara Fund, 2013.1.FA]
  • B.
    Image Source

    WALKING ALONE IN THE FORBIDDEN FOREST [Paul Sérusier, Celtic tale, 1894, oil on canvas, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Mayer, 1983.52.FA]
  • C.
    Image Source

    FEASTING IN THE GREAT HALL [Abraham Hendricksz van Beyeren, Still Life with Landscape, 1650s, oil on canvas, The Karl and Esther Hoblitzelle Collection, gift of the Hoblitzelle Foundation, 1987.3]
  • D.
    Image Source

    PLAYING A ROUND OF WIZARD'S CHESS [Folding backgammon board, 19th century, wood, ivory, cord, inlay, gift of David T. Owsley, 2017.35.8]
• 5.
  What type of pet are you bringing with you to Hogwarts?

  • A.
    Image Source

    OWL [Zuni Pueblo, Owl effigy, 20th century, ceramic, slip and paint, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bywaters, 1963.179]
  • B.
    Image Source

    CAT [Charles Webster Hawthorne, Sardine, 1903, oil on canvas, Courtesy of the Jean and Graham Williford Charitable Trust, 1963.75.FA]
  • C.
    Image Source

    DRAGON TOAD [Mixtec, Crouching frog (one of pair), 1300-1500, ceramic, stucco, and paint, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Art Association Purchase, 1969.13.2]
  • D.
    Image Source

    RAT [Moche, Large jar: figure with rat eating the nose, 400-600 CE, ceramic, slip and paint, The Nora and John Wise Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jake L. Hamon, the Eugene McDermott Family, Mr. and Mrs. Algur H. Meadows and the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated, and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Murchison, 1976.W.116]
• 6.
  Choose a Horcrux:

  • A.
    Image Source

    ROWENA RAVENCLAW'S DIADEM [William Wetmore Story, Semiramis, 1872-1873, marble, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Morynne and Robert E. Motley in memory of Robert Earl Motley, Jr., 1999.117.A-B]
  • B.
    Image Source

    DIARY OF TOM RIDDLE [Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstätte, Concordia Ball program cover, 1909, gilt, copper, leather, and paper, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Mattil 1989.111]
  • C.
    Image Source

    HELGA HUFFLEPUFF'S CUP [Goblet, 15th century with 19th century additions, brass inlaid with silver, The Keir Collection of Islamic Art on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art]
  • D.
    Image Source

    HARRY POTTER [Walter Stuempfig, Boy Reading, n.d., Oil on canvas, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond T. Entenmann, 1984.62]

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Hufflepuff
• 2.
  Slytherin
• 3.
  Ravenclaw
• 4.
  Gryffindor