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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Incoming Sea", painted in 1966, featured ___________ after the tide turns.
(a) A lighthouse.
(b) A seagull.
(c) A dory.
(d) The sky.

2. What was most important to Wyeth as an artist?
(a) Energy.
(b) Time.
(c) Light.
(d) Subject matter.

3. Wyeth's style eschewed _____________.
(a) Realism.
(b) Technique.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Empathy.

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

5. What united both Wyeth the man and Wyeth the artist?
(a) His genius.
(b) His independence.
(c) His compassion.
(d) His technique.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What flowers were showcased in the 1985 painting, "Sailor's Valentine"?

3. What is the subject of the 1980 painting, "French Connection"?

4. Whose gristmill is the subject of the 1978 painting, "Mill in Winter"?

5. Why did Wyeth have to leave his Maine location?

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