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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Irwin probably was not familiar with whose philosophy of "The Rotation Method," the philosopher's conclusion that fertility is created through self-limitation shines through in his work?
(a) Koestler.
(b) Katz.
(c) Kierkegaard's.
(d) Kuhn.

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

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

4. How do critics and viewers find the disc displays?
(a) Looming and menacing.
(b) Boring and devoid of energy.
(c) Ravishingly beautiful.
(d) Strange and unusual.

5. To enhance the introspection of their processes, some of the Ferus artists become practitioners of what?
(a) Zen Buddhism.
(b) Zen and other Asian philosophies.
(c) Palm reading.
(d) Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irwin grows discontented with his show at ____________ in Los Angeles.

2. His dissatisfaction compels him to begin an association with what Gallery, which fostered the coming of age of the modernist artist in LA in the sixties?

3. Questions that arise within Irwin himself about his line drawings leads him to advance to what?

4. Through his ongoing process, Irwin ultimately concludes that __________________ is the best possible element to establish gestural integrity and one with the least amount of possibility for literal association.

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

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