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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 the author say about how Wyeth felt about his art?
(a) He thought it as passable.
(b) He hated it.
(c) He struggled with it.
(d) He reveled in it.

2. The grave digger in the painting in #44 lived in which state?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Maine.

3. What did the author say about getting to know Andrew Wyeth?
(a) He never actually met him in person.
(b) They got along famously from the start.
(c) It took him a long time to get to know him as a person.
(d) He never really got comfortable with him.

4. Who was Christina Olson?
(a) Wyeth's sister-in-law.
(b) Wyeth's first wife.
(c) Wyeth's long-time subject.
(d) Wyeth's first grade teacher.

5. Wyeth's emotions were revealed in a dispassionate, _____________ manner from his subjects.
(a) Engaged.
(b) Logical.
(c) Detached.
(d) Analytical.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Before Picking" was a painting of ________________.

2. What did Wyeth enjoy in "Toll Rope"?

3. Wyeth's style eschewed _____________.

4. Where was the place in "Toll Rope" located?

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

(see the answer key)

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