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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was significant about the 1969 painting, "End of Olsons"?
(a) It was the last painting before Wyeth ended his friendship with the Olsons.
(b) It was the end of Wyeth's contemporary series.
(c) It was the end of Wyeth's blue period.
(d) It was the last painting Wyeth did of the Olson house.

2. What united both Wyeth the man and Wyeth the artist?
(a) His genius.
(b) His compassion.
(c) His technique.
(d) His independence.

3. Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe Helga in "Loden Coat"?
(a) Determined.
(b) Strong.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Elated.

4. "Onions" in 1955 is a painting of Bermuda onions __________________.
(a) On a cutting block.
(b) In a basket.
(c) In a field.
(d) In a barn.

5. Where were the milk cans in "Milk Cans" located?
(a) A farm auction.
(b) Adam's farm.
(c) Wyeth's barn.
(d) Bruener's Dairy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Johnny Lynch doing in the 1971 painting, "Ice Storm"?

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

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

4. Why did Wyeth have to leave his Maine location?

5. In many ways, Wyeth's paintings were like _________________.

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