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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In general, what are words used to do?
(a) Avoid danger.
(b) Learn new things.
(c) See the environment.
(d) Explain the environment.

2. What do Berger et al. mean by the phrase "holy relic"?
(a) That museums make money from making original artworks appear holy.
(b) That a reproduced copy devalues the original art.
(c) That a viewer may feel a sense of authenticity and beauty in the presence of an original.
(d) That historical art works belong in churches or holy buildings,

3. After reproductions are made, an original work of art is unique only in its what?
(a) Composition.
(b) Rarity.
(c) Meaning.
(d) Interpretation.

4. Which words best describe Chapter 1 as a whole?
(a) Camera, sight, words.
(b) Sight, history, misinterpretation.
(c) Windows, words, sight.
(d) Sight, words, perspective.

5. What does the word 'image' mean in this book?
(a) Reproduced sight.
(b) Any reproduced art work.
(c) Any object that can be seen.
(d) Any work of art.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do images of the past promote?

2. What affect does a title have on a painting's meaning?

3. Which statement best describes what is eliminated when a work of art is reproduced?

4. What diversifies the meaning of a painting?

5. Where is the spectator located when a work of art uses the single eye perspective?

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