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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Irwin leaves others to interpret while he contemplates what?
(a) Ending his career as an artist.
(b) Moving back to Europe.
(c) Working on his marriage.
(d) Rebuilding a car.

3. A gallery displaying some of Irwin's work includes in his catalog commentary that, "The art is what has happened to __________" (p. 92).
(a) The artist.
(b) The space.
(c) The canvas.
(d) The viewer.

4. He assesses every stroke and analyzes each part against the whole. In the end Irwin wants his work to appear how?
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Very well-planned.
(c) Organized.
(d) Meticulous.

5. Irwin's years of striving for perfection and precision in what is now echoed in his works as an artist?
(a) Being a paratrooper.
(b) Learning to dance.
(c) Studying music.
(d) Detailing his cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irwin experiments with acrylic columns placed in the room and matching the walls, causing the illusion that they dissolve into the room. Unfortunately, some viewers conclude what?

2. The time spent during this period causes what to end?

3. It is during his association with this gallery that Irwin evolves from a figurative painter to what?

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

5. Goldie, Robert's mother, was the thinker and ___________ of the family.

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