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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Wyeth's subject in the 1967 painting, "Post and Rail"?
(a) Karl Kuerner.
(b) Willard Snowden.
(c) Adam Stoughton.
(d) Tom Clark.

2. What was particularly hard for Wyeth to capture in "Snow Flurries"?
(a) Color of the sky.
(b) Swirling snow.
(c) Barren land.
(d) Shadows of clouds.

3. The 1967 painting "The Sweep" featured ______________________.
(a) Birds fixing a nest.
(b) The wet sky over the ocean.
(c) A woman cleaning house.
(d) A baseball game.

4. Who used the Peavey tool shown in the 1965 painting, "The Peavey"?
(a) Veterinarians.
(b) Woodsmen.
(c) Shepherds.
(d) Butchers.

5. Wyeth was both free and ____________________.
(a) Disciplined.
(b) Gifted.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Stingy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the person doing in the painting, "Distant Thunder"?

2. What structure was featured in the 1965 painting, "Weatherside"?

3. What did the cooling shed in the painting, "Cooling Shed," remind Wyeth of?

4. How long did Wyeth work on "Snow Flurries" in 1953?

5. Why did Wyeth stop painting pumpkins after he painted "Pumpkins" in 1968?

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