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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, pages 36 and 37, how are the women in the images viewed by men in the same images?
(a) The women are awkwardly posing for the men.
(b) The women are serving the men.
(c) The women are the focus of their attention.
(d) The women are generally ignored.

2. What are images a record of?
(a) The object in present-day.
(b) The way a sight was once seen.
(c) The history of the subject.
(d) The memories of the image-creator.

3. Which statement best describes what is eliminated when a work of art is reproduced?
(a) The title of the artwork.
(b) The compostition of the artwork.
(c) The viewer of the artwork.
(d) The presence of an authority on the artwork.

4. Which is an example of a nude painting discussed by Berger et al.?
(a) A self-portrait by Kenneth Clark.
(b) An oil painting by Giacometti.
(c) A portrait of a woman in the park by Manet.
(d) An oil painting by Tintoretto of a woman taking a bath.

5. Which statement summarizes how images are subjective?
(a) An artist represents his own way of seeing, and the viewer sees the art with another way of seeing.
(b) A good artist can pass his way of seeing to the viewer,
(c) People usually see the same images.
(d) Paintings rarely have good titles to define their meaning.

6. In Chapter 2, what is the same between pages 40 to 41 and pages 42 to 43?
(a) All of the pages demonstrate the difference between men and women.
(b) All of the pages are a statement on the historical struggle of artists.
(c) All of the pages are publicity for the female figure.
(d) All of the pages depict wealthy and powerful men.

7. When do artists begin to use the concept of singular perspective?
(a) In the early Renaissance.
(b) In early Abstractionism.
(c) In the early Surrealist movement.
(d) In the early Impressionist movement.

8. What does the traditional depiction of Adam and Eve project as the perception of being naked?
(a) That being naked is natural.
(b) That being naked is shameful.
(c) That being naked is only acceptable for males.
(d) That being naked is only acceptable for females.

9. What could be stated as the theme of pages 40 and 41?
(a) The heightened sensual and provocative essence of a woman.
(b) The warmth and comfort associated with everyday events and occurrences.
(c) The loss of meaning in a world of black and white photography.
(d) The enhanced wealth and power of political figures.

10. How do Berger et al. refer to a woman's dual role?
(a) Image and imaginary.
(b) Surveyor and surveyed.
(c) Needs and wants.
(d) Seen and sight.

11. What is the difference between nude and naked as stated by the authors?
(a) Naked is to be without clothes and nude is a naked woman.
(b) Nude is a work of art depicting a naked person.
(c) Naked means being ashamed of not wearing clothes, but nude is being confident of not wearing clothes.
(d) Naked is to be without clothes, but nude is to be naked as an object to view.

12. Which phrase describes Magritte's painting "The Key of Dreams"?
(a) A forest of trees.
(b) A clock tower.
(c) A four-pane window.
(d) A kitchen sink.

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

14. What is Berger's conclusion about the image of a nude woman looking in a mirror?
(a) That the mirror shows a woman comparing herself to a younger woman.
(b) That the mirror creates a split character in the nude woman.
(c) That the mirror neutralizes the guilt of both spectator and nude.
(d) That the mirror signifies the woman's vanity.

15. According to the authors, what is a woman's internal presence comprised of?
(a) An illusion of what she should be.
(b) A perception of how she should act to be treated like she wants.
(c) A preception of what men like.
(d) An idea of what she looks like to a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can every viewer see a painting in a different way?

2. What is similar about the images on pages 42 and 43?

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

4. Who is Frans Hals?

5. What does Kenneth Clark (not the authors) say about the concepts of naked and nude?

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