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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wyeth found pencil drawing to be very ________________.
(a) Limiting.
(b) Pedantic.
(c) Rudimentary.
(d) Emotional.

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

3. Where did Andrew Wyeth grow up?
(a) Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
(b) Bennington, Vermont.
(c) Princeton, New Jersey.
(d) Portland, Maine.

4. Which of the following is NOT included with the descriptions of the paintings in this book?
(a) The year.
(b) The title.
(c) The price.
(d) A brief description.

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

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

7. Wyeth's style eschewed _____________.
(a) Realism.
(b) Technique.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Empathy.

8. In 1933, Wyeth painted "Spring Landscape at _________________".
(a) Koerners.
(b) Kerrigans.
(c) Kerwins.
(d) Kuerners.

9. What was most important to Wyeth as an artist?
(a) Subject matter.
(b) Time.
(c) Light.
(d) Energy.

10. When did the idea for painting "Trodden Weed" occur to Wyeth?
(a) During the Fall harvest.
(b) During a dream.
(c) After apple picking.
(d) During a walk around Chadds Ford.

11. "Trodden Weed" in 1951 is a portrait of whose shoes?
(a) Wyeth's.
(b) Abe's.
(c) Wade's.
(d) Betsy's.

12. The author said that Wyeth was no _________________.
(a) Teacher.
(b) Role model.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Sycophant.

13. What did the author say about getting to know Andrew Wyeth?
(a) He never actually met him in person.
(b) He never really got comfortable with him.
(c) It took him a long time to get to know him as a person.
(d) They got along famously from the start.

14. Who was James Loper in the painting, "James Loper", in 1952?
(a) Wyeth's stepson.
(b) Wyeth's barber.
(c) Wyeth's protege.
(d) Wyeth's boyhood friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Wyeth when he completed the painting in 1933?

2. What did Wyeth do while painting "Blackberry Branch" in 1943?

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

4. The painting, "Lobster Traps" was completed when Wyeth was what age?

5. What is the name of the 1950 painting of a grave digger?

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