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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To Irwin and his young male friends, what is the most important thing in life?
(a) Girls.
(b) Music.
(c) Their cars.
(d) School.

3. It is during his association with this gallery that Irwin evolves from a figurative painter to what?
(a) An abstract impressionist.
(b) An abstract expressionist.
(c) A cubist.
(d) A minimalist.

4. Overton Irwin, Robert's father, ran a successful ____________________ business until he lost everything in the Depression.
(a) Flooring.
(b) Construction.
(c) Heating and air conditioning.
(d) Plumbing.

5. After leaving art school, Irwin spends many months and years in Europe over the course of the next ______ years.
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. That Irwin's childhood recollections reside mainly as _____________________ is a clue that his strong connection to the visual was present very early in life.

2. Upon his return, he immediately enrolls in the Otis Art Institute--claiming he knew he would be an artist even before when?

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

4. As a young teen who loves music, Irwin teaches himself to do what?

5. Robert's dissatisfaction with Jepson then leads him to the Chouinard Art Institute, where he focuses on what?

(see the answer key)

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