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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word best describes the images on pages 72 and 73?
(a) Beastly.
(b) Devout.
(c) Fantasy.
(d) Reality.

2. What is extraordinary about painting subjects such as children?
(a) Artists must entertain the subject while completing the painting.
(b) Patrons do not typically comission paintings of children.
(c) The artist must capture their likeness with little time viewing the subject.
(d) Children are not a symbol of wealth or well-being, and so are rarely commissioned.

3. Which work is by Courbet, as shown in Chapter 6 on pages 124 and 125?
(a) "The Witches Sabbath."
(b) "The Temptation of Saint Anthony."
(c) "La Fortune."
(d) "Girl in White Stockings."

4. Which of the following is a detail of Gauguin's painting "Nevermore"?
(a) The painting includes a man at the woman's side.
(b) The female figure is facing her back to the viewer.
(c) The viewer can see many sides of the female figure.
(d) The painting includes a crow sitting above the female nude.

5. What is the appearance of the figures in pages 72 to 73?
(a) Stern portraits.
(b) Prominent figures dressed according to their time period.
(c) Ornamentally dressed females.
(d) Idealistic nudes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is surprising to see mixed in with the images on pages 40 and 41?

2. In pages 36 and 37, how is the female figure presented?

3. How is Maddox Brown's painting different than the other images on pages 66 and 67?

4. What would be a surprising image to display on pages 42 and 43?

5. What could be said about the contents of Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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