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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irwin displays his line drawings at Ferus and at the Sidney Janis Gallery in New York. He attempts to adjust what to duplicate the conditions of his studio?
(a) The room temperature.
(b) The lighting in the room.
(c) The sounds in the room.
(d) The light and room color and configuration.

2. In general, Irwin's post-Whitney works are substantially ______________________ than his pre-Whitney projects.
(a) Larger-scale, more expensive and more complex.
(b) Larger-scale, more expensive and less complex.
(c) Smaller-scale, less expensive and simpler.
(d) Smaller-scale, less expensive and more complex.

3. Upon his return, he immediately enrolls in the Otis Art Institute--claiming he knew he would be an artist even before when?
(a) College.
(b) The military.
(c) High school.
(d) He started school.

4. The men experiment with ___________________, a device that shuts out all outside distractions, including sound and light.
(a) An anechoic chamber.
(b) An arachnid chamber.
(c) An antechamber.
(d) An archival chamber.

5. Irwin invites a young artist, James Turrell, to join him in the project. Irwin and Turrell wind up partnered on a project with Dr. Ed Wortz of Garrett Aerospace Corporation. Irwin admires Wortz's ability to do what?
(a) Challenge him as both an artist and a scientist.
(b) Handle whatever challenge he encounters with ease and without prejudice.
(c) Solve any equation.
(d) Ask unanswerable questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Southern Californians can have instantaneous and intimate conversations with whom?

2. Irwin focuses on a completely white room save for what on all the walls?

3. How much of an effect do the repercussions from World War II have upon Irwin and his buddies?

4. How does the Mojave seem to Irwin?

5. What is L.A.'s funky, avant-garde community of artists?

(see the answer key)

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