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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Finn" from 1969 was a portrait of George Erikson whose daughter, ______________, Wyeth wanted to paint nude.
(a) Sami.
(b) Sara.
(c) Suri.
(d) Siri.

2. To which museum did Wyeth sell "Rum Runner"?
(a) Brandywine River Museum.
(b) Museum of Modern Art.
(c) The Getty Museum.
(d) Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

3. In "Wood Stove" painted in 1962, Wyeth depicted a house fragile on the outside but _______________________.
(a) As strong as a rock inside.
(b) Filled with spirituality inside.
(c) Full of secrets on the inside.
(d) Held up with love from the inside.

4. Wyeth increasingly experimented with and re-conceptualized _________________.
(a) His use of light.
(b) Portraits.
(c) The use of oils.
(d) Pencil sketches.

5. How long did Wyeth work on "Snow Flurries" in 1953?
(a) Almost a year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose gristmill is the subject of the 1978 painting, "Mill in Winter"?

2. Why did Wyeth give the 1975 painting, "The Kass," to Dr. Margaret Handy?

3. "Half Bushel" is a painting of a half-full bushel of __________________.

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

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

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