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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paintings 71-124.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Wyeth feel about "Raccoon" painted in 1958?
(a) He was not sure he liked it.
(b) He thought it was really bad.
(c) He thought it was not his finest moment.
(d) He loved it.

2. "Winter Bees" in 1959 is a painting of a ________________.
(a) Honeycomb.
(b) A jar of honey.
(c) Honey on a biscuit.
(d) Bee stinging a child.

3. Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe Helga in "Loden Coat"?
(a) Determined.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Elated.
(d) Strong.

4. What did Wyeth hope to capture in the 1968 painting, "Alvaro and Christina"?
(a) The Olsons' environment.
(b) A true love story.
(c) A lifelong friendship.
(d) A divorce.

5. What did Wyeth think that light in a painting could do?
(a) Ruin it.
(b) Shape the meaning of a picture.
(c) Change the face of a portrait.
(d) Make a picture more saleable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Johnny Lynch's demeanor in "Ice Storm" which seemed to sum up Pennsylvania for Wyeth?

2. Where was the place in "Toll Rope" located?

3. Why was the 1970 painting, "Evening at Kuerners," difficult for Wyeth to paint?

4. Wyeth considered which painting to be one of the best watercolors he ever did?

5. What was the subject of "Marsh Hawk" in 1964?

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