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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. Although Irwin probably was not familiar with whose philosophy of "The Rotation Method," the philosopher's conclusion that fertility is created through self-limitation shines through in his work?
(a) Koestler.
(b) Kuhn.
(c) Katz.
(d) Kierkegaard's.

2. From what competitions does Irwin average $100 per week in prize money?
(a) Dancing competitions.
(b) Rock band competitions.
(c) Piano competitions.
(d) Singing competitions.

3. The entrepreneur not only admires Irwin's art but also what?
(a) His love of New York.
(b) His determination and ambition to succeed.
(c) His religious background.
(d) His easy-going personality.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Another critic, William Wilson of the LA Times, reported that Irwin's "paintings _____________."

3. By age _____________, Robert returns to Los Angeles.

4. Although many art critics disagree, Irwin connects his love of what to his later emergence as an artist--especially in the realm of folk art?

5. Irwin's discomfort with paintings that encompass the edges of the canvas leads him to move on to painting what?

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