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

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

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 Chapters 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Robert's focus now becomes what?
(a) The windows.
(b) The viewer.
(c) The lighting and the walls of the room.
(d) The floor and ceiling.

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

4. What is L.A.'s funky, avant-garde community of artists?
(a) The Furmann Gallery.
(b) The Felix Gallery.
(c) The Ferris Gallery.
(d) The Ferus Gallery.

5. Irwin is drawn to what?
(a) The ocean.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) The desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irwin finds _______________ who creates perfect discs for him.

2. It is during his association with this gallery that Irwin evolves from a figurative painter to what?

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

4. The time spent during this period causes what to end?

5. Irwin's open-ended offer with an unknown cost was _________________ many curators.

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