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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 piece of furniture is featured in "Front Room" in 1946?
(a) A chair.
(b) A table.
(c) A sofa.
(d) A credenza.

2. What did Wyeth think about "Winter Corn" in 1948?
(a) It was his best painting of corn.
(b) It was his son's suggestion.
(c) It came to him in a dream.
(d) It was almost too depressing to complete.

3. "Before Picking" was a painting of ________________.
(a) Raspberries.
(b) Corn.
(c) Apples.
(d) Peaches.

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

5. "Toll Rope" in 1951 shows the inside of a _______________.
(a) Museum.
(b) Bar.
(c) School room.
(d) Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. The danger in Wyeth's style of painting was that _____________________.

2. What did the author say about how Wyeth felt about his art?

3. Who did Wyeth know who was buried in the cemetery where the grave digger was doing his work?

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

5. The door in "Blue Door" in 1952 is at whose home?

(see the answer key)

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