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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. Who was Christina Olson?
(a) Wyeth's first wife.
(b) Wyeth's first grade teacher.
(c) Wyeth's sister-in-law.
(d) Wyeth's long-time subject.

2. What did Wyeth think was not necessary to add to a scene?
(a) Life.
(b) Strength.
(c) Personality.
(d) Realism.

3. Where did Wyeth find the items for "Before Picking"?
(a) His backyard.
(b) His cornfield.
(c) His father's orchard.
(d) A commercial orchard.

4. In 1951 Wyeth had an eight-hour operation on his _______________.
(a) Brain.
(b) Leg.
(c) Heart.
(d) Lung.

5. Wyeth's style eschewed _____________.
(a) Technique.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Realism.
(d) Empathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The danger in Wyeth's style of painting was that _____________________.

2. Wyeth found pencil drawing to be very ________________.

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

4. What does "Spring Beauty" signify for Wyeth's work?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Wyeth unite the paintings "Before Picking" and "After Picking"?

2. What did Wyeth see as representing all of New England in his painting, "Toll Rope"?

3. What period was Wyeth in when he painted "Lobster Traps" in 1939?

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

5. Why was "Spring Landscape at Kuerners" important in Wyeth's young life?

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

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

8. Why was subject matter most important to Wyeth?

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

10. How does Hoving describe Wyeth's work in terms of its romantic qualities?

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