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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. What did Wyeth think that the item in "Toll Rope" represented?
(a) Religious conviction.
(b) New England as a whole.
(c) Hope.
(d) Redemption.

2. "Hoffman's Slough" in 1947 rose from an idea after seeing _________________ in Maine.
(a) A lighthouse.
(b) A swamp.
(c) A fishing boat.
(d) Lobsters.

3. In many ways, Wyeth's paintings were like _________________.
(a) Dreams.
(b) Billboards.
(c) Fables.
(d) Stories.

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

5. Where did Andrew Wyeth grow up?
(a) Bennington, Vermont.
(b) Princeton, New Jersey.
(c) Portland, Maine.
(d) Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Trodden Weed" in 1951 is a portrait of whose shoes?

2. What did Wyeth think about "Winter Corn" in 1948?

3. For how long had Wyeth been painting at the time this book was written?

4. Who is the author of ANDREW WYETH: AUTOBIOGRAPHY?

5. What did Wyeth do while painting "Blackberry Branch" in 1943?

(see the answer key)

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