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

Lawrence Weschler
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 142 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: A Life of Contemporary Artist Robert Irwin Quiz | Eight 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 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irwin feels he got his drive to accomplish from whom?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandmother.

2. That Irwin's childhood recollections reside mainly as _____________________ is a clue that his strong connection to the visual was present very early in life.
(a) Perfect images versus words or conversations.
(b) Words or conversations versus perfect images.
(c) Photographs he has taken.
(d) Drawings he has made.

3. Both parents found Robert a ______ to raise.
(a) Problem.
(b) Joy.
(c) Simple child.
(d) Nuisance.

4. There was only one commonality between father and son and that was what?
(a) Love of music.
(b) Love of work.
(c) Love of sports.
(d) Love of art.

5. Southern Californians can have instantaneous and intimate conversations with whom?
(a) Acquaintances.
(b) Friends.
(c) Total strangers.
(d) Enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robert's mother apparently provided Robert with an ethical foundation and his father indoctrinated him with what?

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

3. Irwin and his brother attend what church with their mother?

4. Robert loves school only for what?

5. What engendered the solitary life that Irwin came to experience is what?

(see the answer key)

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