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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Goldie's latter years, after Irwin becomes a successful artist, she has a difficult time explaining to her friends that her son is an artist, but not a ___________ artist.
(a) Commercial.
(b) Traditional.
(c) Professional.
(d) Good.

2. Does Robert claim any discomfiture in his youth?
(a) Yes, a great deal.
(b) Yes, some.
(c) Yes, very little.
(d) No.

3. Irwin feels that the most important result of his association with Dr. Wortz is what?
(a) The discoveries they made as a team.
(b) Each man radically changed the life of the other forever.
(c) The art they made together.
(d) The lessons they learned.

4. During this time period, Irwin works on __________ projects.
(a) Dot.
(b) Line.
(c) Disc.
(d) Scrim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Maurice Tuchman, curator of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, enlists the cooperation of some __________________ corporate institutions to place artists in an Art and Technology program.

2. Researchers in science like Wortz and researchers in art like Irwin have more in common with each other than they do with the technicians in their own fields. Irwin dubs this relationship __________________. T

3. Irwin takes his lead from master artist _____________, who in creating a multitude of paintings always uses the same subjects--a set of bottles.

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

5. Upon his return to LA, Irwin enrolls in the Jepson Art institute, which is staffed by art luminaries of the day, including Rico Lebrun, Howard Warshaw and who?

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