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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, Paintings 1-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author say about getting to know Andrew Wyeth?
(a) They got along famously from the start.
(b) He never actually met him in person.
(c) It took him a long time to get to know him as a person.
(d) He never really got comfortable with him.

2. In 1942, Wyeth painted "Winter Corn Field" which showcased his _____________________.
(a) Mastery of oils.
(b) Knowledge of cornfields and woods.
(c) Sense of compassion.
(d) Playful nature.

3. Wyeth found pencil drawing to be very ________________.
(a) Rudimentary.
(b) Limiting.
(c) Pedantic.
(d) Emotional.

4. In many ways, Wyeth's paintings were like _________________.
(a) Dreams.
(b) Fables.
(c) Billboards.
(d) Stories.

5. What did Wyeth think was not necessary to add to a scene?
(a) Strength.
(b) Life.
(c) Realism.
(d) Personality.

Short Answer Questions

1. The door in "Blue Door" in 1952 is at whose home?

2. Where did Wyeth find the items for "Before Picking"?

3. "Trodden Weed" in 1951 is a portrait of whose shoes?

4. Wyeth's style eschewed _____________.

5. "Christmas Morning" in 1944 was Wyeth's first painting that concerned ________________.

(see the answer key)

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