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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which statement is NOT true about viewing an image made in the past?
(a) A work of art mystifies one about the past.
(b) Images show a sight that is not presently available.
(c) Images from the past are made clear with a modern understaning of events.
(d) A viewer "sees" himself in the landscape he looks at.

2. What diversifies the meaning of a painting?
(a) The type of museum lighting.
(b) Its type of framing.
(c) Its title.
(d) Its reproduction in many locations.

3. What does the author assert about vision?
(a) Vision is a mechanical function.
(b) Vision is common to all living things.
(c) Vision is a reciprocal function.
(d) Vision is a chemical reaction.

4. What is the theme of pages 42 and 43?
(a) A demonstration of the right to free speech in the United States.
(b) A demonstration of corruption in a democratic society.
(c) A demonstration of the problems in modern art and culture.
(d) A demonstration of objectifying women for publicity purposes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Magritte's painting is an example of what type of artwork?

2. What image is the exception to the images featured on pages 36 and 37?

3. Which of the following is a detail of Gauguin's painting "Nevermore"?

4. In Chapter 2, what are the authors trying to demonstrate with the images on pages 40 and 41?

5. Where is the figure in "Bathsheba" sitting?

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