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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, Paintings 1-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT included with the descriptions of the paintings in this book?
(a) The title.
(b) The price.
(c) The year.
(d) A brief description.

2. What does "Spring Beauty" signify for Wyeth's work?
(a) He began to use watercolors.
(b) He worked on the same vista in each season.
(c) He moves closer to realism.
(d) He incorporated people into his paintings.

3. The danger in Wyeth's style of painting was that _____________________.
(a) He was harassed by critics.
(b) He was easily misunderstood.
(c) He never made much money.
(d) It embarrassed his family.

4. Years after the painting of 1933 was completed, Wyeth sold it to buy __________________.
(a) A tractor.
(b) A house.
(c) Airline tickets.
(d) A studio.

5. "Before Picking" was a painting of ________________.
(a) Corn.
(b) Apples.
(c) Raspberries.
(d) Peaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. The grave digger in the painting in #44 lived in which state?

2. "Hoffman's Slough" in 1947 rose from an idea after seeing _________________ in Maine.

3. Where did Andrew Wyeth grow up?

4. What did the author say about how Wyeth felt about his art?

5. Who did Wyeth know who was buried in the cemetery where the grave digger was doing his work?

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