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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Make a picture more saleable.
(d) Ruin it.

3. Which of the following did NOT describe an Andrew Wyeth painting?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Dreamlike.
(c) Free.
(d) Impressionistic.

4. What did Wyeth do while painting "Blackberry Branch" in 1943?
(a) Gave an interview to a reporter.
(b) Hosted a group of school children.
(c) He ate every berry after he painted it.
(d) Listened to opera on the radio.

5. In the painting, "James Loper," Loper holds a horse harness belt and a _______________.
(a) Shovel.
(b) Lantern.
(c) Scythe.
(d) Blanket.

6. Who was the grave digger in the painting?
(a) William Myers.
(b) Walter Morgan.
(c) Waino Mattson.
(d) Wade Masterson.

7. Wyeth was both free and ____________________.
(a) Gifted.
(b) Disciplined.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Stingy.

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

9. "Christmas Morning" in 1944 was Wyeth's first painting that concerned ________________.
(a) Religion.
(b) Death.
(c) Excess.
(d) Poverty.

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

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

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

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

14. What is the name of the 1950 painting of a grave digger?
(a) The Grave Digger.
(b) The Sexton.
(c) Grave Duty.
(d) The End.

15. What does "Spring Beauty" signify for Wyeth's work?
(a) He incorporated people into his paintings.
(b) He worked on the same vista in each season.
(c) He moves closer to realism.
(d) He began to use watercolors.

Short Answer Questions

1. The grave digger in the painting in #44 lived in which state?

2. Who is the author of ANDREW WYETH: AUTOBIOGRAPHY?

3. "Before Picking" was a painting of ________________.

4. What was most important to Wyeth as an artist?

5. Wyeth completed the "Lobster Traps" painting in what was called his _______________ period.

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