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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After graduating from high school, Robert's buddies convince him to join them in doing what?
(a) Studying art.
(b) Going to college.
(c) Traveling the world.
(d) Signing up for the military.

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

4. Robert's dissatisfaction with Jepson then leads him to the Chouinard Art Institute, where he focuses on what?
(a) Stone carvings.
(b) Dreamy watercolors.
(c) Ceramic sculpture.
(d) Abstract oil paintings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Both parents found Robert a ______ to raise.

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

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

4. To the entrepreneur, Irwin is exceptional and thus was able to do what?

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

(see the answer key)

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