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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wyeth increasingly experimented with and re-conceptualized _________________.
(a) Pencil sketches.
(b) His use of light.
(c) The use of oils.
(d) Portraits.

2. What did Wyeth note about the painting, "Milk Cans"?
(a) Sometimes pictures just happen.
(b) He put a design on the cans that wasn't really there.
(c) You couldn't tell is the cans were empty or full.
(d) You shouldn't cry over spilled milk.

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

4. Which U.S. President had "Roasted Chestnuts" hanging in the White House for awhile?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Truman.

5. What fascinated Wyeth about his subject in the 1978 painting, "The Clearing"?
(a) The afternoon light on the young man's shoulders.
(b) The young man's blonde body hair.
(c) The air of confidence exuded by the young man.
(d) The sadness in the eyes of the young man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Toll Rope" in 1951 shows the inside of a _______________.

3. Which of Wyeth's dogs was featured in the 1986 painting, "Rag Bag"?

4. Which of the following is NOT represented in the 1960 painting, "Pleasant Point"?

5. When did Wyeth cultivate his independence?

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