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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paintings 21-70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What childhood item hangs from the tree along with the chains used in pig slaughtering in "Rope and Chains" in 1956?
(a) Jump rope.
(b) Ribbons.
(c) Bells.
(d) Doll.

2. Wyeth's reasons for starting a painting could be called _______________.
(a) Clever.
(b) Manic.
(c) Indulgent.
(d) Bizarre.

3. In "Teel's Island" what was Henry Teel hauling up on a bank?
(a) Lobster traps.
(b) Fish cooler.
(c) A punt.
(d) Fishing nets.

4. Why did Wyeth stop painting pumpkins after he painted "Pumpkins" in 1968?
(a) He was told they were part of devil worship.
(b) He realized how common they were.
(c) His wife asked him not to.
(d) He didn't like the color orange.

5. Wyeth considered which painting to be one of the best watercolors he ever did?
(a) The Mill.
(b) Black Velvet.
(c) Fog.
(d) Cranberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Wyeth's subject in "Distant Thunder" in 1961?

2. What was the subject in "The Trophy" in 1963?

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

4. "Cider Barrel" from 1969 depicted a big barrel of cider from whose farm?

5. Whom did Wyeth have in mind when he painted "Slight Breeze"?

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