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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Robert Irwin grow up?
(a) Southwest Los Angeles.
(b) Southeast Los Angeles.
(c) Northwest Los Angeles.
(d) Northeast Los Angeles.

2. Irwin was not one of the original artists, but is he chosen to be in the new group?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, but he is later told to leave.
(c) Yes.
(d) Yes, but not at first.

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

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

5. By age _____________, Robert returns to Los Angeles.
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty-one.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what competitions does Irwin average $100 per week in prize money?

2. To what does Robert partially attribute to growing up here in the 1940s?

3. His mother, like most other mothers, loved Robert's childhood drawings, but did the family focus on art or visit museums?

4. He cut short his time in Europe by doing what?

5. It is then that Robert realizes how unhappy he is with what?

(see the answer key)

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