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

Lawrence Weschler
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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 G

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 Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The time spent during this period causes what to end?
(a) Many friendships.
(b) His art career.
(c) His interest in making art.
(d) His marriage.

2. Southern Californians can have instantaneous and intimate conversations with whom?
(a) Total strangers.
(b) Acquaintances.
(c) Friends.
(d) Enemies.

3. What is the undisputed capital of art in America?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Miami.

4. His dissatisfaction compels him to begin an association with what Gallery, which fostered the coming of age of the modernist artist in LA in the sixties?
(a) DF2 Gallery.
(b) The Ferus Gallery.
(c) Papillon Gallery.
(d) Subliminal Projects Gallery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Irwin is aware that he possesses the very positive characteristic of what?

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

3. Robert was a ______________ child who could perceive danger and cope with it.

4. Irwin sees this as a tool to use toward what?

5. Leider felt that Irwin created the painting to be seen how?

(see the answer key)

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