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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paintings 71-124.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Wyeth do while painting "Blackberry Branch" in 1943?
(a) He ate every berry after he painted it.
(b) Hosted a group of school children.
(c) Gave an interview to a reporter.
(d) Listened to opera on the radio.

2. What was the setting for the 1993 painting, "Whale Rib"?
(a) Vancouver.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maine.
(d) Nova Scotia.

3. "Christmas Morning" in 1944 was Wyeth's first painting that concerned ________________.
(a) Excess.
(b) Death.
(c) Religion.
(d) Poverty.

4. Why was the 1970 painting, "Evening at Kuerners," difficult for Wyeth to paint?
(a) The weather was extremely cold.
(b) He didn't have much inspiration to paint for awhile.
(c) Karl Kuerner was very ill at the time.
(d) His arthritis was really bothering him.

5. "Storm at Sea" was painted in 1965 after Wyeth was mesmerized by __________________.
(a) Seagulls.
(b) A whaling ship.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What structure was featured in the 1965 painting, "Weatherside"?

2. What does "Spring Beauty" signify for Wyeth's work?

3. What was significant about the 1969 painting, "End of Olsons"?

4. Wyeth increasingly experimented with and re-conceptualized _________________.

5. In 1933, Wyeth painted "Spring Landscape at _________________".

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