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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. Where did Wyeth find the items for "Before Picking"?
(a) His cornfield.
(b) A commercial orchard.
(c) His backyard.
(d) His father's orchard.

2. Wyeth's style eschewed _____________.
(a) Technique.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Realism.

3. The door in "Blue Door" in 1952 is at whose home?
(a) Wyeth's.
(b) Waino Mattson's.
(c) Gabe McKinney's.
(d) Christina Olson's.

4. What was most important to Wyeth as an artist?
(a) Subject matter.
(b) Light.
(c) Energy.
(d) Time.

5. Wyeth found pencil drawing to be very ________________.
(a) Rudimentary.
(b) Limiting.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Pedantic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Andrew Wyeth grow up?

2. What did the author say about getting to know Andrew Wyeth?

3. What did Wyeth often do with his paintings?

4. Which of the following did NOT describe an Andrew Wyeth painting?

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

(see the answer key)

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