Quiz: Which Arty Fairy Are You? <section><h2><h2><strong>Which Arty Fairy Are You?</strong></h2></h2><p></p><p>Dust off your wings, jump off your toadstool and find out which fairy you really are!</p></section><section><h2><h2><strong>You're a Shape-Shifting Spirit </strong></h2></h2><p></p><p>You're not scared of anyone, you want to be free! You even ride bats now and then when you need to get places quickly. You can shape shift which means you can change into other forms and beings. </p><p> </p><p>The artist Henry Singleton painted this fairy. He was inspired by Ariel, a character from a play written by William Shakespeare called <em>The Tempest</em>. Ariel is a spirit of the elements (air, fire, earth and water). The painting shows the moment just after he has been freed from his master. He flies away on a bat singing, 'On the bat’s back I do fly, After summer, merrily.’ </p><p> </p><p>Like lots of fairies, Ariel is a bit of a trickster. In the play, he tricks humans into doing what he wants by changing his form. </p></section><section><h3><h2><strong>You're a Mischievous Meddler </strong></h2></h3><p></p><p>You are crafty, cunning and very very clever! Fairies like you know how to influence the humans around them and play magic tricks.</p><p> </p><p>This painting is called <em>Queen Mab's Cave </em>by J.M.W. Turner. Queen Mab is a character in a play by William Shakespeare. She was a fairy that could create dreams. She is known for playing midnight pranks on sleeping humans by running her chariot over their noses.</p><p> </p><p>In a poem by a poet called Percy Bysshe Shelley, Queen Mab is described as having a fairy palace, ‘radiant with million constellations, tinged with shades of infinite colour’. J.M.W. Turner used the idea of this fairy to experiment with light in a painting.</p></section><section><h3><h2><strong>You're a Party Pixie </strong></h2></h3><p></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;">You love to party all night long with your fairy friends! Music, dancing and letting the good times roll are your priorities. You're at the centre of every party and always the first one to start a fairy ring. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;">This is a painting by William Blake. He was a craftsperson, painter and poet. He is an important figure of the Romantic age. Romantic artists were excited by emotions and tried to reflect the awe and wonder of the natural world.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;">Do you think the fairies in this painting look magical? Their flowing outfits, tip-toe poses and the leaves and petals they wear were all features given to fairies. Paintings like this one influenced our idea of the 'typical' fairy. </span><br/></p></section><section><h3><h2><strong>You're a Daydreaming Fairy</strong></h2></h3><p></p><p>You want to be left alone to day dream your days away, sitting and chatting with your friends! You're happy not dancing around in circles or flying everywhere all the time. </p><p> </p><p>This photograph is called <em>Sugar and Spice, All Things Nice, This Is What Little Girls Are Made Of #7 </em>by artist Mat Collishaw. He shows two fairies sitting and lying on bits of litter: a juice carton, an empty can and a banana peel. Is this where you'd expect to see fairies? </p><p> </p></section><section><h2><h2><strong>How would you describe your wings?</strong></h2></h2></section><section><h3><h2><strong>Which instrument do you play?</strong></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2><strong>Where do you live? </strong></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2><strong>Do you ever let humans see you?</strong></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2><strong>Your best mate is a ... </strong></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2><strong>What's your favourite magical power?</strong></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h2><strong>Do you do more good... or evil? </strong></h2></h3></section> You might like Quiz: Which Arty Cat Are You? Play Quiz: Which Art Superhero Are You? Play Draw a Fairy Tale Have a go Draw Like a Pre-Raphaelite Have a go