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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paintings 21-70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Pennsylvania Landscape", painted in 1942, was Wyeth's attempt to show ______________________.
(a) Boys at play.
(b) The ravages of winter.
(c) Bucolic country life.
(d) All of Pennsylvania in one picture.

2. In the painting, "James Loper," Loper holds a horse harness belt and a _______________.
(a) Scythe.
(b) Lantern.
(c) Shovel.
(d) Blanket.

3. Who was Wyeth's wife?
(a) Sara.
(b) Betty.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Doris.

4. Whose house was featured in "Brown Swiss" in 1957?
(a) The Kuerners.
(b) The Portmans.
(c) The Segers.
(d) The Wyeths.

5. What is the name of the 1950 painting of a grave digger?
(a) Grave Duty.
(b) The Grave Digger.
(c) The End.
(d) The Sexton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Wyeth's subject in the 1967 painting, "Post and Rail"?

2. What inspired Wyeth to paint "Snow Flurries" in 1953?

3. What did the author say about how Wyeth felt about his art?

4. What united both Wyeth the man and Wyeth the artist?

5. "Winter Bees" in 1959 is a painting of a ________________.

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