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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was particularly hard for Wyeth to capture in "Snow Flurries"?
(a) Shadows of clouds.
(b) Swirling snow.
(c) Color of the sky.
(d) Barren land.

3. "Slight Breeze", painted in 1968, featured an item that was reminiscent of ____________________.
(a) A woman bathing.
(b) A woman on crutches.
(c) A woman dancing.
(d) A woman praying.

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

5. The 1967 painting "The Sweep" featured ______________________.
(a) A woman cleaning house.
(b) A baseball game.
(c) The wet sky over the ocean.
(d) Birds fixing a nest.

6. "Blue Box" in 1956 is a watercolor painting that depicts the inside of _________________.
(a) A school.
(b) A church.
(c) A barn.
(d) A diner.

7. What did Wyeth note about the painting, "Milk Cans"?
(a) Sometimes pictures just happen.
(b) He put a design on the cans that wasn't really there.
(c) You couldn't tell is the cans were empty or full.
(d) You shouldn't cry over spilled milk.

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

9. What is featured in the painting, "Hay Ledge"?
(a) Harnesses.
(b) Milk cans.
(c) Chickens.
(d) A lobster boat.

10. How did the painting, "Buzzard's Glory" get its name?
(a) It was an homage to dead animals.
(b) It was a joke the boy in the painting told him.
(c) It was created in an area called Buzzard's Glory.
(d) It was a nickname of the boy in the painting.

11. How did Wyeth feel about "Raccoon" painted in 1958?
(a) He loved it.
(b) He thought it was really bad.
(c) He thought it was not his finest moment.
(d) He was not sure he liked it.

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

13. "The Finn" from 1969 was a portrait of George Erikson whose daughter, ______________, Wyeth wanted to paint nude.
(a) Siri.
(b) Sami.
(c) Sara.
(d) Suri.

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

15. What was the subject in "The Trophy" in 1963?
(a) Raspberries.
(b) Milk cans.
(c) A blue ribbon.
(d) Moose horns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the subject of the painting, "Garret Room" in 1962?

2. The subject in "Spring Fed" from 1967 looks like water trickling on a/an __________________.

3. What inspired Wyeth to paint "Snow Flurries" in 1953?

4. Which U.S. President had "Roasted Chestnuts" hanging in the White House for awhile?

5. In "Tom and His Daughter" in 1959 how was Tom portrayed?

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