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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. "The Finn" from 1969 was a portrait of George Erikson whose daughter, ______________, Wyeth wanted to paint nude.
(a) Sami.
(b) Siri.
(c) Suri.
(d) Sara.

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

3. How did Wyeth feel about "Raccoon" painted in 1958?
(a) He thought it was really bad.
(b) He loved it.
(c) He thought it was not his finest moment.
(d) He was not sure he liked it.

4. Whose house was featured in "Brown Swiss" in 1957?
(a) The Portmans.
(b) The Segers.
(c) The Wyeths.
(d) The Kuerners.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What structure was shown in "Storm at Sea"?

2. Who was the subject in "Gunning Rocks" painted in 1966?

3. Who was Wyeth's subject in the 1967 painting, "Post and Rail"?

4. What inspired Wyeth to paint "Snow Flurries" in 1953?

5. What childhood item hangs from the tree along with the chains used in pig slaughtering in "Rope and Chains" in 1956?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower have Wyeth's painting, "Roasted Chestnuts" hanging in the White House for awhile?

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

4. What is it about Wyeth's "Rope and Chains" that juxtaposes innocence and brutality?

5. How did Wyeth create "Weatherside" about the Olson house and what did the house represent for Wyeth?

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

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

8. What is so essentially representative of Maine about the painting, "Incoming Sea"?

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

10. How did the painting, "Distant Thunder" evolve for Wyeth?

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