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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Pennsylvania Landscape", painted in 1942, was Wyeth's attempt to show ______________________.
(a) Bucolic country life.
(b) Boys at play.
(c) The ravages of winter.
(d) All of Pennsylvania in one picture.

3. Who did Wyeth know who was buried in the cemetery where the grave digger was doing his work?
(a) His mother-in-law.
(b) His father.
(c) His son.
(d) His wife.

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

5. Wyeth's emotions were revealed in a dispassionate, _____________ manner from his subjects.
(a) Logical.
(b) Detached.
(c) Analytical.
(d) Engaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the place in "Toll Rope" located?

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

3. "Christmas Morning" in 1944 was Wyeth's first painting that concerned ________________.

4. Which painting follows "Before Picking" in 1942?

5. "Toll Rope" in 1951 shows the inside of a _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wyeth use light in his paintings?

2. What does Thomas Hoving say is the common denominator for Wyeth the man and Wyeth the artist?

3. Who was James Loper and what is the scene in which he appears in "James Loper" painted in 1952?

4. How long does Thomas Hoving say it took him to get to know Andrew Wyeth as an artist?

5. What is the inherent danger when deep emotional and personal associations are used in artistic creations?

6. According to Thomas Hoving, how does Wyeth show that he struggled uncomfortably with his art?

7. Could Wyeth's style be narrowed down to any one technique?

8. What was atypical for Wyeth's source of inspiration for the 1953 painting, "Cooling Shed"?

9. Why was "Pennsylvania Landscape" so exciting for Wyeth?

10. What personal association did Wyeth have with the subject matter in "The Sexton"?

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