Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: A Life of Contemporary Artist Robert Irwin Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Lawrence Weschler
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Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: A Life of Contemporary Artist Robert Irwin Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Lawrence Weschler
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This is a semi-transparent material used in Holland and other locales for window dressing.
(a) Gauze.
(b) Silk.
(c) Scrim.
(d) Tulle.

2. How does Robert react when some of his work is actually destroyed by viewers at his displays?
(a) He falls into a depression.
(b) He becomes very angry.
(c) He does not mourn the loss.
(d) He sues.

3. By painstakingly creating red then ___________ dots, all closely aligned, on a ultra-white surface, Irwin is able to create energy.
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Green.

4. At a 1971 display at UCLA's museum, Irwin redoes a utility stairway with what?
(a) A new railing.
(b) New lighting and other minor adjustments.
(c) New stairs.
(d) A new color palette.

5. Questions that arise within Irwin himself about his line drawings leads him to advance to what?
(a) Cubes.
(b) Rectangles.
(c) Dots.
(d) Squares.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Irwin attributes his success at this gallery, at least in part, to what?

3. Irwin asks himself, "How does one paint a painting without ___________?" (p. 87).

4. Irwin was not one of the original artists, but is he chosen to be in the new group?

5. During this time period, Irwin works on __________ projects.

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