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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Floating Leaves" painted in 1958, Wyeth thought that the floating and disappearance was both exciting and _________.
(a) Boring.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

2. Who was the subject of the painting, "Garret Room" in 1962?
(a) Christina Olson.
(b) Tom Clark.
(c) Karl Kuerner.
(d) Betsy Wyeth.

3. Who used the Peavey tool shown in the 1965 painting, "The Peavey"?
(a) Veterinarians.
(b) Butchers.
(c) Woodsmen.
(d) Shepherds.

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

5. In "Wood Stove" painted in 1962, Wyeth depicted a house fragile on the outside but _______________________.
(a) As strong as a rock inside.
(b) Filled with spirituality inside.
(c) Held up with love from the inside.
(d) Full of secrets on the inside.

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

7. Who was Wyeth's subject in "Distant Thunder" in 1961?
(a) Christina.
(b) Betsy.
(c) Helga.
(d) Abe.

8. What did Wyeth do with the 1967 painting, "Room After Room", featuring Christina Olson.
(a) He gave it to Christina.
(b) He donated it to the Smithsonian.
(c) He burned it.
(d) He and his wife kept it.

9. In "Tom and His Daughter" in 1959 how was Tom portrayed?
(a) Dignified.
(b) Playing.
(c) Mourning.
(d) Laughing.

10. Whose house was featured in "Brown Swiss" in 1957?
(a) The Kuerners.
(b) The Segers.
(c) The Portmans.
(d) The Wyeths.

11. Who was the subject of the painting, "Roasted Chestnuts"?
(a) Evan Paulson.
(b) Allen Messersmith.
(c) Abe Maino.
(d) Sam Delgado.

12. Who was the subject in "Gunning Rocks" painted in 1966?
(a) Will Adams.
(b) Wade Amherst.
(c) Wren Abernathy.
(d) Walter Anderson.

13. Who was Wyeth's subject in the 1967 painting, "Post and Rail"?
(a) Karl Kuerner.
(b) Willard Snowden.
(c) Adam Stoughton.
(d) Tom Clark.

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

15. Which U.S. President had "Roasted Chestnuts" hanging in the White House for awhile?
(a) Truman.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Nixon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state was the scene in "Marsh Hawk" located?

2. "Blue Box" in 1956 is a watercolor painting that depicts the inside of _________________.

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

4. "Winter Bees" in 1959 is a painting of a ________________.

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

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