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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Wyeth drawn in by Johnny Lynch, the subject for "Buzzard's Glory" in 1969?
(a) His bowed legs.
(b) His large hands.
(c) His jet-black hair.
(d) His shy smile.

2. The subject in "Spring Fed" from 1967 looks like water trickling on a/an __________________.
(a) Road.
(b) Log.
(c) Altar.
(d) Sarcophagus.

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

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

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

6. "Winter Bees" in 1959 is a painting of a ________________.
(a) Honey on a biscuit.
(b) Bee stinging a child.
(c) A jar of honey.
(d) Honeycomb.

7. What was Willard Snowden doing in the 1964 painting, "Woodchopper"?
(a) Resting under a tree.
(b) Eating lunch.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Chopping wood.

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

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

10. What structure was shown in "Storm at Sea"?
(a) A lighthouse.
(b) A house.
(c) A barn.
(d) A church.

11. "Storm at Sea" was painted in 1965 after Wyeth was mesmerized by __________________.
(a) A whaling ship.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) Seagulls.

12. What did Wyeth hope to capture in the 1968 painting, "Alvaro and Christina"?
(a) The Olsons' environment.
(b) A divorce.
(c) A true love story.
(d) A lifelong friendship.

13. What was the name of the last portrait Wyeth painted of Christina Olson?
(a) Adieu Christina.
(b) Goodbye, Christina.
(c) Anna Christina.
(d) Finis Christina.

14. What was Wyeth's message in "Weatherside"?
(a) People can weather any storm if they want to.
(b) Everything has some redeeming quality.
(c) Things do not last.
(d) You should always check the weather before boating.

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

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 the subject in "Gunning Rocks" painted in 1966?

3. At whose home was the item located in "The Trophy"?

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

5. The 1967 painting "The Sweep" featured ______________________.

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