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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Christina Olson?
(a) Wyeth's first wife.
(b) Wyeth's sister-in-law.
(c) Wyeth's first grade teacher.
(d) Wyeth's long-time subject.

2. What did the cooling shed in the painting, "Cooling Shed," remind Wyeth of?
(a) A trip to Europe.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His childhood.
(d) The early settlers.

3. What was usually hidden in Wyeth's paintings?
(a) Any type of impressionism.
(b) The painter's humor.
(c) Animals and people.
(d) Emotional and personal associations.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1933, Wyeth painted "Spring Landscape at _________________".

2. What did the author say about how Wyeth felt about his art?

3. Wyeth completed the "Lobster Traps" painting in what was called his _______________ period.

4. What did Wyeth often do with his paintings?

5. When did Wyeth cultivate his independence?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wyeth unite the paintings "Before Picking" and "After Picking"?

2. What personal association did Wyeth have with the subject matter in "The Sexton"?

3. How was "Spring Beauty" important in terms of Wyeth's evolving style?

4. Why was "Pennsylvania Landscape" so exciting for Wyeth?

5. Why was subject matter most important to Wyeth?

6. What was the significance of "Trodden Weed" and why was the painting so emotional for Wyeth?

7. How did Wyeth use light in his paintings?

8. What period was Wyeth in when he painted "Lobster Traps" in 1939?

9. According to Thomas Hoving, how does Wyeth show that he struggled uncomfortably with his art?

10. Could Wyeth's style be narrowed down to any one technique?

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