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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 Wyeth think that light in a painting could do?
(a) Change the face of a portrait.
(b) Shape the meaning of a picture.
(c) Ruin it.
(d) Make a picture more saleable.

2. "Hoffman's Slough" in 1947 rose from an idea after seeing _________________ in Maine.
(a) A fishing boat.
(b) A swamp.
(c) Lobsters.
(d) A lighthouse.

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

4. In 1942, Wyeth painted "Winter Corn Field" which showcased his _____________________.
(a) Playful nature.
(b) Knowledge of cornfields and woods.
(c) Sense of compassion.
(d) Mastery of oils.

5. "Road Cut" shows a road running through a valley in ___________________________.
(a) Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
(b) Milledgeville, Georgia.
(c) Kennebunkport, Maine.
(d) Lake City, Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Christina Olson?

2. Wyeth's emotions were revealed in a dispassionate, _____________ manner from his subjects.

3. "Pennsylvania Landscape", painted in 1942, was Wyeth's attempt to show ______________________.

4. What united both Wyeth the man and Wyeth the artist?

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

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