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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. In "Dam Breast" painted in 1970, Wyeth was drawn in by a _______________________.
(a) A a leaden sky.
(b) A rolling hill.
(c) A horse and buggy.
(d) A plume of water froth mixed with ice.

2. "Cider Barrel" from 1969 depicted a big barrel of cider from whose farm?
(a) Tom Clark's.
(b) Phil Gunney's.
(c) Walter Anderson's.
(d) Karl Kuerner's.

3. What did Siri Erikson represent for Wyeth?
(a) Guile.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Sensuality.
(d) A rebirth.

4. Whom did Wyeth have in mind when he painted "Slight Breeze"?
(a) Phyllis.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Christina.

5. What childhood item hangs from the tree along with the chains used in pig slaughtering in "Rope and Chains" in 1956?
(a) Doll.
(b) Bells.
(c) Jump rope.
(d) Ribbons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Wyeth's subject in "Distant Thunder" in 1961?

3. What is featured in the painting, "Hay Ledge"?

4. The 1967 painting "The Sweep" featured ______________________.

5. Which of the following is NOT true about the subject in "Gunning Rocks"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did "The Trophy" show some of Karl Kuerner's hidden nature?

2. Why did a woman named Phyllis immediately but the painting, "Slight Breeze" when she saw it?

3. What drew Wyeth in to paint "Buzzard's Glory" but why was he repulsed to the location?

4. What is the secret behind the painting, "Cider Barrel"?

5. Why did Wyeth and Betsy keep the painting, "Room After Room" for themselves?

6. What was Wyeth's father's concerns about Wyeth's "Edge of the Field" and what did a critic tell Wyeth's father about his son's work?

7. Why was Wyeth so taken by the sight of the leaves floating away in "Floating Leaves"?

8. What was significant about the time that Wyeth began to paint Siri Erikson in "Siri" in 1970?

9. What was Wyeth's challenge in creating "Snow Flurries" in 1953?

10. Why did Wyeth stop painting pumpkins after he created "Pumpkins" in 1968?

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