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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Frans Hals?

2. According to Berger et al., how must a woman observe herself in order to see herself in the eyes of a man?

3. To what area is the single eye of perspective unique?

4. Who is meant to benefit from the focus of a nude painting?

5. Why does the author discuss the work of Frans Hals?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how combining a variety of images to present a concept can be more powerful than using a single image.

2. How is a work of art from the past mystifying to the modern viewer?

3. Describe how there is a gap between words and sight, as explained in Chapter 1.

4. Explain how the commission by Frans Hals could easily be misunderstood by the modern viewer.

5. Describe the combination of images present in Chapter 2 on pages 40 and 41.

6. According to Berger et al., how can the story of Adam and Eve explain the shamefulness associated with being naked?

7. What is similar in all of the images in Chapter 2 on pages 36 and 37?

8. Describe how the single eye of perspective changes with the invention of the camera.

9. Explain how the women in the images are viewed by the men in the images on pages 36 and 37.

10. Describe the metaphor of the lighthouse and the single eye of perspective.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the two example self-portraits of Rembrandt and explain how they are used by the authors to demonstrate the struggle and journey of early European oil painters.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how there is a gap between words and sight as described by Berger et al. Use Magritte's painting "The Key of Dreams" as an example in your writing.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay to define and describe the term "publicity image." Complete the following three parts in your essay.

Part 1 - Describe the authors' definition of publicity images and their use in society.

Part 2 - Explain how and why the term "visual message" is used interchangeably with "publicity image."

Part 3 - Define and describe "publicity image" in your own words.

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