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

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Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: A Life of Contemporary Artist Robert Irwin Quiz | Two 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 Chapters 8 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Later during his disc period, Irwin is able to work with plastic discs, which provide what?
(a) A safer work environment.
(b) Weightlessness.
(c) Ease of transport.
(d) The added element of translucence.

3. It is then that Robert realizes how unhappy he is with what?
(a) Himself.
(b) His work.
(c) Being an artist.
(d) His life.

4. His mother, like most other mothers, loved Robert's childhood drawings, but did the family focus on art or visit museums?
(a) Yes, rarely.
(b) Yes, frequently.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, sometimes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Leider felt that Irwin created the painting to be seen how?

2. Irwin finds _______________ who creates perfect discs for him.

3. In viewing Irwin's dots, what happened to distinguished art critic Philip Leider?

4. Blum regrets that some of the gallery's artists fail to move _______________ where they could be successful.

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

(see the answer key)

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