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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irwin attributes his success at this gallery, at least in part, to what?
(a) His art training.
(b) His natural talent.
(c) The relaxed atmosphere of the West Coast.
(d) The lack of talent in LA.

2. Robert installs a project in a museum to make what case?
(a) That museums are worthwhile.
(b) That the museum should accept him.
(c) That his art can be displayed anywhere.
(d) That the museum is irrelevant.

3. In viewing Irwin's dots, what happened to distinguished art critic Philip Leider?
(a) He fell under the exact spell the artist had hoped for.
(b) He became angry and destroyed one of the paintings.
(c) He became emotionally disturbed and had to leave the gallery.
(d) He became dizzy and fell down.

4. Irwin grows discontented with his show at ____________ in Los Angeles.
(a) Bert Green Fine Art Gallery.
(b) Couturier Gallery.
(c) The Felix Landau Gallery.
(d) Los Angeles Center for Digital Art.

5. Irwin asks himself, "How does one paint a painting without ___________?" (p. 87).
(a) Texture.
(b) Shape.
(c) Color.
(d) A linear mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. At a 1971 display at UCLA's museum, Irwin redoes a utility stairway with what?

2. He adds a thick black tape to the floor to form what?

3. The entrepreneur not only admires Irwin's art but also what?

4. It is then that Robert realizes how unhappy he is with what?

5. This is a semi-transparent material used in Holland and other locales for window dressing.

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