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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Wyeth have to postpone the sittings with his subject in the 1981 painting, "Thin as Vanity"?
(a) She had epileptic fits.
(b) She had a quarrel with him.
(c) She lost interest.
(d) She went on a sabbatical.

2. What was Siri's father doing in the painting, "Ericksons"?
(a) Painting a house.
(b) Sitting by a window.
(c) Chopping wood.
(d) Milking a cow.

3. What did Wyeth often do with his paintings?
(a) He smashed them over chairs.
(b) He covered walls with them.
(c) He hid them.
(d) He burned them.

4. What did Wyeth enjoy in "Toll Rope"?
(a) The belfry.
(b) The lobster pots.
(c) The worn boots.
(d) The clean glasses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What childhood item hangs from the tree along with the chains used in pig slaughtering in "Rope and Chains" in 1956?

2. Who was Wyeth's subject in the 1956 painting "Chambered Nautilus"?

3. What was Anna Kuerner staring at in the 1975 painting, "Easter Sunday"?

4. What appears in the 1988 painting, "Cistern"?

5. In "Wood Stove" painted in 1962, Wyeth depicted a house fragile on the outside but _______________________.

(see the answer key)

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