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

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

3. Who was depicted in "Wood Stove"?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Anna.
(c) Christina.
(d) Sara.

4. "The Swinger" from 1969 showed Jimmy Lynch on the porch of a house with what debonair article of clothing?
(a) Jacket.
(b) Socks.
(c) Hat.
(d) Boots.

5. Whom did Wyeth have in mind when he painted "Slight Breeze"?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Christina.
(d) Phyllis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT true about the subject in "Gunning Rocks"?

2. How long did Wyeth work on "Snow Flurries" in 1953?

3. In "Dam Breast" painted in 1970, Wyeth was drawn in by a _______________________.

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

5. Who was the subject in "Gunning Rocks" painted in 1966?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tone did Wyeth paint into "The Swinger" depicting Jimmy Lynch?

2. How did "The Trophy" show some of Karl Kuerner's hidden nature?

3. What is so essentially representative of Maine about the painting, "Incoming Sea"?

4. How did the painting, "Distant Thunder" evolve for Wyeth?

5. What was significant about the time that Wyeth began to paint Siri Erikson in "Siri" in 1970?

6. Why did U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower have Wyeth's painting, "Roasted Chestnuts" hanging in the White House for awhile?

7. What is it about Wyeth's "Rope and Chains" that juxtaposes innocence and brutality?

8. Why did a woman named Phyllis immediately but the painting, "Slight Breeze" when she saw it?

9. What awkward encounter occurred prior to Wyeth's painting George Erikson in "The Finn" in 1969?

10. What drew Wyeth in to paint "Buzzard's Glory" but why was he repulsed to the location?

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